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Juan Brito has started off his season pretty hot. In 35 ABs in CBus, he has a .314/.405/.457 slash line for an .862 OPS. He's also sporting a 123 wRC+. He has 5 doubles and 4 RBIs.

In a limited sample size, he has a 7.1% K rate and a 14.3% BB rate. Historically, he has had a K rate in the 20s, while his BB rate has remained between 12-15%.

Juan likely would have made his debut last year, but a hamstring injury that required surgical repair kept him from doing so. Last season in CBus, in 82 ABs, he had a .256/.357/.463 slash line for an .821 OPS. He also had a 115 wRC+.

Let's also not forget that 2 years ago (his last full season played), he slapped 40 doubles, 21 HRs, and 84 RBIs, and only had 5 GIDPs 🤯, all while racking up 141 hits.

All that being said, Juan can play RF, 1B, 2B, and 3B. Interestingly enough, he has played 6 out of the 9 games this season at 3B. The most experience that he has in all of his MiLB career is at 2B.

Now that all the good stuff is out there, we can talk about his defense. Over the entirety of his MiLB career and his 309 games at 2B, he has a fielding percentage of .973, and out of his 656 attempts, he had 32 errors total.

Some will say he's not a good defender, but on paper (i.e., fielding percentage), he looks decent. He won't be the best, but he also won't be the worst to play at 2B. MLB Pipeline has him rated at a 45, while Baseball America has him rated at a 55 for fielding. 

Juan is our number 16 prospect, and his bat should play in MLB. Remember, he is the original piece that we got from the Rockies in the NoJo trade. I would expect him to get reps at 2B, 3B, RF, and some DH. 1B is kinda crowded at the moment with Rhys and Manzo. 

Welcome to The Show Juan!

H/T Prospect Savant/ Fangraphs/ TJstats 

JK

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Juan Brito gets the call!!