Hey, Nineteen: Luis Guillorme

[Edgy MD]

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Having a rep of being a premier defensive shortstop got me to the fringes of the big leagues. But getting fat last year kinda held me back. I've got great hands but they're attached to a barrel of a torso. Got to watch those carbs.



And now Adeiny Hecheverria is in camp and so is Danny Espinosa, and along with Amed Rosario and Andres Gimenez, the title of "Best shortstop in the system" is a healthy race.



Even with the team needing a backup shortstop, I've got to show something. I either have to to show I'm as head-and-shoulders above the pack defensively as scouting reports (used to) indicate, or I have to show myself to be a more well-rounded player. You know what was depressing? Last year, when Mickey would burn through his short bench in regulation, and in the ninth, with the game still within reach, I'd be the only guy left to pinch hit. It's the kind of roster configuration that gives a Cy Young winner a 10-9 record.



Fun fact — it was Hecheverria who threw the bat I caught two years ago. Now that we're in camp together, we can warm up by having a bat catch.



So this year ... beard or no beard? Fat or no fat? Bat or no bat?



New York or Syracuse.

[smg58]

I bet he gets the nod ahead of Hecheverria. His K/BB ratio was actually pretty encouraging, and the .219 BABIP is not likely to be duplicated. He'll be decent if given a chance. But if he spends a lot of time playing third base again, it will mean things have gone wrong.

[kcmets]

Picture of Luis signing Fboy's hat in Syracuse will go viral on the CPF.

His highlight in 2019.

[seawolf17]

Syracuse for most of the season. 27 big-league AB scattered across the summer and fall.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I think his chances with this club are pretty lousy now that the group that drafted him and brung him along are no longer here. Plus as noted he got fat and stopped improving. See him being traded to a club whose backup SS gets hurt before he gets into a Mets game this year

[Johnny Lunchbucket]