According to reports, the The Boston Red Sox reached an agreement with one of the most athletic prospects in the international class of this year. According to MLB.com and Baseball America, the Red stockings have reached a $ 1.5 million deal with right fielder Miguel Bleis. The 16-year-old Dominican Republic native is considered a consensus prospect among the top 20 in this year’s class.
It measures 6 feet 3 (1.90 meters high) and weighs 175 pounds (79 pounds), with a projectable frame that suggests more tools in all areas. Baseball America describes him as one of the best athletes in the class:
(With) an athletic and elegant structure, with a great physical advantage “.
Meanwhile, MLB.com says it is one of the biggest and strongest players on the market, but it has also been blessed with an advanced approach to the dish and MLB.com wrote:
Bleis has a plan once he gets into the batting box with a sense of the strike zone and it shows. ”
While the draft is typically the focus of how teams provide an agricultural system, the international market has produced a lot of stars in recent years, from Ferran Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres to Juan Soto, of the nationals of Washington and Ronald Acuña Jr, of the Braves of Atlanta. All three reached the Major Leagues at age 20 or less, while Soto recorded a base percentage of 406 at age 19.
It is too early to say how quickly Bleis will develop, but it represents another step towards rebuilding the farm. According to Baseball America, the Red Sox have also reached agreements with a handful of other prospects, including Venezuelan receiver Enderso Lira, Dominican shortstop Luis Ravelo and Venezuelan right-handed pitcher Álvaro Mejías.