So, is Luis going to be our angel?

[Frayed Knot]

Luisangel Jose Acuna - BB-Ref gives him the Spanish pronunciation: loo-EESE-ahn-hel

5' 8" / 185 (that's pretty damn solid for 5' 8" ... unless he's just fat which I doubt). BR/TR, won't turn 22 until next March



Got good bloodlines obviously. Big bro is likely to be this year's NL MVP (unless six other guys from his own club beat him out for it)

and Ronald Sr. was signed by the Mets back in the late 90s and, though never made MLB, stayed in the minors until age 27 and in

Caribbean winter leagues until fairly recently (still just 44 y/o).



Started this year as Jonathan Mayo's (mlb.com) 71st best prospect then got bumped up to #44 in their mid-season report.

A good season in AA at age 21 will do that for a guy: .315/.377/.453 in 402 PA at Frisco/Texas Lg. Also 42 steals in 47 attempts

Was actually promoted to AA late last season when still just 20 after putting up a 900 OPS in A+ Hickory NC (Sally Lg)

.224/.302/.349 in 169 PAs during his first shot at AA so a nice adjustment this season in his first full season above A ball.



Is going to be assigned to Binghamton with Syracuse looking like almost a certainty for next April at which point he'll hopefully

dictate his own schedule as to when he gets called up.

What remains to be seen is where they'll use him on the field. Looks like he's played mostly 2B & OF

[metirish]

Apparently Ronald is saying that his little brother is more advanced than he was at that age , it's on X so could be BS

[Frayed Knot]

Daniel Murphy also claimed that younger brother was a better hitter than him. Baby bro never made the majors.

So even if Ronald Jr did say it that doesn't make it true.



Also, Ronald at age 21 was in his second ML season.

[metirish]

Great points, it means nothing I suppose

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Key Flaw says this fella's ceiling ain't high enough for a $36M trade. But being a good-ish major leaguer is worth something too

[Centerfield]

I read he hits the ball on the ground a lot. So if he fixes that, maybe the power blooms.



Or. He flies out more and his BA goes down.



Speculating is hard. Speculating about a guy I've never seen play and didn't know existed until Saturday is even harder.

[batmagadanleadoff]

You should go and re-read the glowing scouting reports on former Mets prospect Amed Rosario. He was gonna be Honus Wagner. Nobody knows shit.

[metirish]

Sure looks good in the beautiful uniform

[Chad ochoseis]

Frayed Knot wrote: Ronald Sr. was signed by the Mets back in the late 90s and, though never made MLB, stayed in the minors until age 27 and in Caribbean winter leagues until fairly recently (still just 44 y/o).

Can he pitch?

[Frayed Knot]

Chad ochoseis wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Ronald Sr. was signed by the Mets back in the late 90s and, though never made MLB, stayed in the minors until age 27 and in Caribbean winter leagues until fairly recently (still just 44 y/o). Can he pitch?

Yes, but he's considered too young for our staff.

[smg58]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Key Flaw says this fella's ceiling ain't high enough for a $36M trade. But being a good-ish major leaguer is worth something too

It's not the $36M we're still spending on Scherzer, but the $21M we won't be spending on him and what we do with it that matters. If we get comparable value to Scherzer from that next year, all Acuña has to do is show up and we get what we needed to get from the deal.

[Frayed Knot]

The Mayo scouting report



Acuña signed out of Venezuela in 2018 for $425,000 -- more than quadrupling the $100,000 bonus the Braves gave his older brother Ronald four years earlier.

Luisangel may not have his older brother's superstar ceiling, but he does have the potential for solid tools across the board. He stood out as one of the best

all-around players in the 2022 Arizona Fall League and was in the midst of his best season yet as a 21-year-old in Double-A when the Rangers dealt him to

the Mets for Max Scherzer this July.



Acuña attacks pitches with an explosive right-handed stroke and an aggressive approach. He'll draw his share of walks and doesn't strike out excessively,

but he chases and swings and misses too frequently against non-fastballs and doesn't always make quality contact. If he can settle down a bit and drive

the ball in the air on a more regular basis, he could be a .270 hitter with 20 or more homers per season.



Combining solid speed with savvy on the bases, Acuña swiped 126 bags in 151 attempts during his two-plus years in full-season ball before the trade.

Earlier in his career, he faced some questions about his ability to remain at shortstop, but he has shown that he has the solid range and arm to do so.

He has the tools and athleticism to play all over the diamond, and with Francisco Lindor in New York, Acuña could wind up at second base or in center field.









Ronald Sr.: https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=acuna-001ronhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=acuna-001ron