Dean Jones Report

Dean’s Dozen: Our Top 12 Orioles prospects for the 2017 season

By Dean Jones

Posted on November 3, 2016

No. 7

Jomar Reyes, 3B

2016 Statistics: .228, 10 HRs, 51 RBIs, 16 2Bs in 126 games (Frederick)
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Although Reyes doubled his home run total from 2015, he had an overall rough year statistically with Frederick. But it’s important to remember that Reyes, who won’t turn 20 until February, spent the season as the youngest player in the Carolina League. I’m not ready to give up on Reyes yet, but he’ll need to hit better against right-handers (.213 in 338 at-bats in 2016). Baseball America noted that “recognizing breaking balls was the key to his struggles with right-handers” this past season, but the publication said he made some adjustments with hitting coordinator Jeff Manto during the fall instructional league. A return to the Keys appears likely to start 2017. Reyes will need to show that he can get on base consistently – he had an abysmal .271 on-base percentage this past year – in order to keep his status as one of the organization’s most promising position players.

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