Yandel
Santos

Yandel Santos, Grand Oaks (TX), 2027
Positional Profile: C/2B RHH/INF/C good build/frame to add strength in future. Shows developing actions as infielder with solid base to work from. Catching hands work receiving, arm works throwing. Raw arm strength will improve in future. Solid bat/power combo in future with adjustments. Shows ability to make solid contact now, can improve. Good player developing.
Body: 5-11, 165-pounds. Good build/frame. Avg width to shoulders and back. Will add more strength with growth and maturity. Good physical projections.
Hit: RHH. Open stance start, lands in good position to hit after stride. Hits into firm front side with solid posture. Rotational back foot showing movement to 3rd base, blocks of lower 1/2 use with this move. Work to develop ability to drive foot forward, towards mound. Foot can work away, towards 3rd base on balls away for balance. Hands/barrel with slight wrap creating length to swing. Work to soften warp allowing for shorter swing. Work to take direct path to zone with hands, barrel will follow. Pull approach, can improve location recognition, using all fields hitting where pitched. 65.4 mph bat speed with 10 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 84.3 mph. 327' max distance. Solid bat/power combo in future with adjustments to both hit approach and swing. Will improve contact consistency and ability to impact baseball with adjustments.
Arm: RH. C-72 mph. INF-77 mph. INF…Arm works well. Shows ability to throw from all angles. Recommend long toss program to increase arm speed and raw arm strength. Catch…arm works well. Project raw arm strength to be avg in future.
Defense: 2.00-2.08 pop times. INF…Good feet getting to baseball. Breaks down well to field. Would like to see development of playing thru baseball firmed with feet. Hands work, can field baseball out front more, gets little deep. Nice actions developing as infielder. Catcher…receives well with good glove to hand exchange. Feet work well throwing.
ATH: 7.34 runner in the 60. Upright runner, work on creating a slight tilt forward with head to pull upper body forward slightly while running. Unclench fists while running. Moves and runs fine. Will get faster with maturity.
Vizual Edge: 74.45 Edge Score

Yandel Santos, Grand Oaks (TX), 2027
Positional Profile: C/2B RHH/C…will add strength in future. Receives well. Pop times will continue to improve with quickness to release developed and raw arm strength increasing. Upside to bat/power combo with adjustments. Solid tools to watch develop.
Body: 5-10, 150-pounds. Good build/frame to add needed strength in future. Projects to have to good with maturity and strength.
Hit: RHH. Wide base, short stride, lands in good position to hit. Hits into firm front side. Linear movement to back foot, would like to see land on ball of back foot that is making linear move. Overall solid swing. Nice job of using lower 1/2. Barrel/hands in good launch position. Some marginal length to swing with slight uphill path. Would like to see more direct path to hit zone with barrel, work to get on plane looking for line drive contact. 63.1 mph bat speed with 8 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 75.6 mph. 311' max distance. Couple of opportunities for adjustments present. Solid bat/power combo in future.
Arm: RH. C-72 mph. Arm works, lacks arm speed presently. Will develop arm speed with added strength. Long toss program would also help arm speed/raw arm strength.
Defense: 2.04-2.09 pop times. Receives well, feel for glove present. Nice job of blocking. Good release/exchange to throw. Nice upside behind plate.
ATH: 7.59 runner in the 60. 1.82 and 4.20 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. Runs hard, hips back.

Yandel Santos, Grand Oaks (TX), 2027
Positional Profile: C/2B 2027 Catcher showing solid tools/ability to develop. Lot to like with what he shows now. Will improve with strength and adjustments.
Body: 5-9, 166-pounds. Solid build/frame with ability to gain strength. Good frame/build for catcher.
Hit: RHH. Upright stance with feet starting just wider than shoulders. Knee lift stride about 6 inches. Gets into solid position to hit. Rotational backside, good job of using lower 1/2 in swing. Speed of hips in swing will improve with strength improving lower 1/2 acceleration improving ability to impact baseball. Hands start in good position with barrel wrapped to start creating length. Scoop swing with pull approach. Can shorten path, improve path resulting in more line drive contact. 62.6 mph bat speed with 6 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 82.2 mph. 327' max distance. Power will come with strength and approach adjustments, same with hard contact consistency.
Arm: RH. C-71 mph. Arm works well with plus accuracy. Arm strength will improve. Project him having avg pop times in future.
Defense: 2.05-2.11 pop times. Solid receiver, glove to hand exchange solid, can improve quickness of feet setting to throw.
ATH: 7.87 runner in the 60. 1.82 and 4.30 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. Runs hard. 25.60 max vertical.
Vizual Edge: 69.8 Edge Score