This is a series where I take some deeper dives into prospects to explain what I see behind the numbers. This article will focus on Orioles’ catching prosect, Samuel Basallo. Basallo is a 6’3” left-handed hitting catcher who is one of only two 20-year-olds in AAA (Bryce Eldridge is the other). He was invited to major league camp and impressed the team; however, he was limited due to a stress reaction in his elbow. Basallo has some positional flexibility as this season he has been used 25 games at catcher, 16 games at 1B, and 18 games at DH (10...
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