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PROSPECT: Cristian Santana, 2B/3B/SS, Detroit Tigers
ANALYSIS: Cristian Santana signed with the Tigers in January 2021 out of the Dominican Republic. He immediately showed impressive patience at the plate that summer in the DSL, walking at a 13.9% rate while adding in 23 extra-base hits and 12 steals in 54 games.
Last year, Santana was moved off short and began playing around the infield defensively. However, he struggled with consistent contact despite continuing to show excellent plate discipline.
The Tigers returned Santana to Single-A, and he has shown more of the same — an impressive walk rate, strong athleticism, poor contact rate, and slashing .115/.332/.189 as of July 1. Since then he's come alive, hitting .265/.475/.542 with five home runs.
VERDICT: Santana has excellent hands but probably no defensive home. His contact rate worries me enough to stay away for now.
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