Diego Rincones, OF
DOB: 6/14/1999
BATS: R / THROWS: R
ACQUIRED: International Signing, July 2015
LAST LEVEL: Double-A
VOLATILITY: High
STATS
GiantFutures 2022 Ranks: #4 Corner Outfielder, #23 Overall
Performance: Diego Rincones has been nothing if not consistent through his pro career. He has a career .290/.359/.432 batting line over five seasons, and his 2021 was right in line with that. Rincones started the year in High-A, and hit .300/.385/.533 over 25 games that was interrupted by a stint in the Olympics, where Rincones played for Team Venezuela under Richmond Flying Squirrels manager Jose Alguacil. Not long after his return to Eugene, Rincones headed up to Richmond to rejoin Alguacil, and he continued to hit to a tune of .290/.373/.505.
Rincones has always been a consistent contact hitter and on-base guy, but the big change for him in 2021 was power, as he hit 15 home runs on the year in 76 games, more than double his career-high of 7, which he did in 124 games in 2019. He’s still getting stronger, but he could have 20-home run power ability. And notably, he struck out just 56 times to 26 walks in 276 at-bats.
Strengths and Weaknesses: Rincones is just a good hitter. He hits for contact and is adding power as well. That is his biggest asset, and he made the jump to Double-A to prove himself as well. A bat like that is hard to ignore, and even though this was his fifth season in the system, this year was the first one where the 22-year old felt like he was making noise.
The downside with Rincones is that he’s not a good defensive player. His thick build has led to decreasing range, and he’s likely limited to left field with San Francisco. His only defensive strength is a plus arm, but he doesn’t get to enough baseballs for his arm to be a big factor. A lack of versatility, even between the outfield corners, may not be a good thing for a Kapler-led team.
2022 Outlook: With a successful Double-A half-season in the books, Rincones is likely headed to Triple-A Sacramento, and on the verge of the Majors.
Future Profile: It’s hard to project Rincones because of his defense, but he has the hitting ability that should make some level of an impact in the bigs. Left field could be that destination, but with baseball possibly moving towards a DH, that could be a home for Rincones. The question is whether he will have enough power to justify it.
GiantFutures 2022 Ranks: #4 Corner Outfielder, #23 Overall
Performance: Diego Rincones has been nothing if not consistent through his pro career. He has a career .290/.359/.432 batting line over five seasons, and his 2021 was right in line with that. Rincones started the year in High-A, and hit .300/.385/.533 over 25 games that was interrupted by a stint in the Olympics, where Rincones played for Team Venezuela under Richmond Flying Squirrels manager Jose Alguacil. Not long after his return to Eugene, Rincones headed up to Richmond to rejoin Alguacil, and he continued to hit to a tune of .290/.373/.505.
Rincones has always been a consistent contact hitter and on-base guy, but the big change for him in 2021 was power, as he hit 15 home runs on the year in 76 games, more than double his career-high of 7, which he did in 124 games in 2019. He’s still getting stronger, but he could have 20-home run power ability. And notably, he struck out just 56 times to 26 walks in 276 at-bats.
Strengths and Weaknesses: Rincones is just a good hitter. He hits for contact and is adding power as well. That is his biggest asset, and he made the jump to Double-A to prove himself as well. A bat like that is hard to ignore, and even though this was his fifth season in the system, this year was the first one where the 22-year old felt like he was making noise.
The downside with Rincones is that he’s not a good defensive player. His thick build has led to decreasing range, and he’s likely limited to left field with San Francisco. His only defensive strength is a plus arm, but he doesn’t get to enough baseballs for his arm to be a big factor. A lack of versatility, even between the outfield corners, may not be a good thing for a Kapler-led team.
2022 Outlook: With a successful Double-A half-season in the books, Rincones is likely headed to Triple-A Sacramento, and on the verge of the Majors.
Future Profile: It’s hard to project Rincones because of his defense, but he has the hitting ability that should make some level of an impact in the bigs. Left field could be that destination, but with baseball possibly moving towards a DH, that could be a home for Rincones. The question is whether he will have enough power to justify it.
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