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Otto Lopez, IF
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Scouting report
I watched Lopez play for Escogido via livestream several times this winter, and he's the same player as described last year, so his report is the same, too: Curiously, in 2019 the Blue Jays narrowed Lopez's defensive responsibilities from six different positions (all but catcher and first base) to just three (2B/SS/LF), with most of the reps coming at short, where Lopez is below average. Yes, his 2019 numbers were likely aided by Lansing to some degree, but he does have great feel for contact (12% strikeout rate), which he's shown throughout his entire career, and he takes some pretty hellacious rips on occasion. Lacking impact power at present and the physical projection to anticipate it in the future, Lopez's realistic future role is that of a contact-oriented, multi-positional role player. It means Lopez will have to become a playable defender at short and (hopefully) center field, because without more power, he'll end up in the Eric Young Jr. roster fringe area. (Fall Instructional League, LIDOM)