Sep 7 2018 12:03am
MINORS: The Eyes Have It—Oneil Cruz, Calvin Mitchell, and Pirates Prospect Notebook
Sep 7 2018
With the minor league regular season ending earlier this week and The Eyes Have It column wrapping up, I’ll be emptying out my scouting notebook over the next three weeks. Today, we’ll look at few hitters I scouted recently on the Pirates Single-A West Virginia squad:
Oneil Cruz (PIT, SS)
Unranked Pirates Prospect (Single-A)
Dates Seen: 8/10/18 & 8/13/18
ETA: 2021
Preseason Grade: 8E
Current Grade: 9E
No player has seen his prospect status balloon faster in the South Atlantic League this season than Pirates SS prospect Oneil Cruz. Cruz, acquired by the Pirates in a deadline deal last season with the Dodgers, is like no other shortstop I’ve seen. Listed at 6’6’’, 175 Ibs, the 19-year-old towers over all other middle infielders with his...
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