After being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, Eddinson Paulino didn’t play a lot as a consequence of an harm.
That is Blue Jays Nation’s annual Pre-Season Prospect Countdown, this time trying on the high 40 prospects within the group. We’ll have a look at the participant’s stats, my observations, and different publication’s scouting experiences if out there.
Let’s check out our Twenty ninth-best prospect, Eddinson Paulino!
Attending to know Eddinson Paulino…
Place: Infield
Bats: Left
Born: July 2, 2002
Acquired: Commerce with Pink Sox
Earlier rating: twenty seventh
Paulino signed with the Boston Pink Sox in the course of the 2018 Worldwide Free Company interval and made his skilled debut in 2019 the place he slashed .287/.394/.380 with no house runs in 128 plate appearances. Paulino had an identical 2021 season, slashing .336/.436/.549 with no house runs in 133 plate appearances.
Nonetheless, the ability got here on for Paulino in 2022, as he slashed .266/.359/.469 with 13 house runs in 539 plate appearances with Boston’s Single-A crew for a 127 wRC+. As he had carried out all through his profession so far, he had BB% of 11.9% and a stable strikeout fee of 19.5%.
The facility surge continued in 2023 with the Pink Sox’s Excessive-A crew, as Paulino slashed .257/.338/.420 with 12 house runs in 500 plate appearances for a 108 wRC+, as his Ok% jumped to 22.6% whereas his BB% sat at 10%.
Paulino began the 2024 season with their Double-A crew, slashing .263/.349/.391 with three house runs in 278 plate appearances for a 114 wRC+. Earlier than the commerce deadline, he was traded together with Cutter Coffey and Gilberto Batista to the Blue Jays for Danny Jansen.
He spent most of his tenure with the Blue Jays on the injured record, showing in 36 plate appearances between Single-A and Double-A. Paulino represented the Blue Jays within the Arizona Fall League, the place he slashed .226/.293/.302 with one house run in 58 plate appearances.
Paulino ranked as MLB Pipeline’s Seventeenth-best Blue Jays prospect in the course of the mid-season replace. He’s a participant that may hit for common with left-handed swing and eye on the plate. Nonetheless, he stands at simply 5’10”, 155 lb so he gained’t be hitting a ton of house runs until he provides to his body. Paulino additionally performed second base, shortstop, third base, and a little bit of centre subject final season, with second base being his finest place. He has utility participant written throughout him.
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