Miguel Bleis Stats & Scouting Report College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects

BA Grade: 55/Extreme

Track Record: Based on Bleis’ electrifying bat speed and five-tool potential, the Red Sox signed him for $1.5 million in 2021--their biggest bonus for a Dominican amateur since Rafael Devers in 2013. Bleis’ dynamic potential remained evident in two years of Rookie complex ball in 2021 and 2022, as well as at the start of the 2023 campaign in Low-A Salem. However, a subluxation in his left shoulder resulted in season-ending surgery in June. Bleis had resumed baseball activities--including swinging--by the fall and was expected to be healthy for spring training.

Scouting Report: Bleis has tools that give him franchise-changing upside, but with performance and injury risks that offer little floor. His bat speed creates the ability to launch fastballs of any velocity. He’s one of the fastest runners in the Red Sox system, and his combination of speed and jumps creates a high defensive ceiling. However, he has the floor-crumbling traits of a typical teenager. He’s a free-swinger who has a lot of work to do to improve against breaking balls. Moreover, while the Red Sox were optimistic about Bleis’ recovery from a surgery that was similar to that of Fernando Tatis Jr., any shoulder surgery carries some risk of altering a player’s swing and approach. Defensively, Bleis is a glider in center field who has been particularly adept at coming in on fly balls, while still working on routes on balls over his head. Still, his speed creates significant upside both in the outfield--particularly given his excellent arm strength--and on the bases.

The Future: Bleis carries a significant amount of bust risk in his profile but also a ceiling unrivaled in the system. After his lost 2023 campaign, assuming a return to health, he should open 2024 back in Salem but with a chance to reach High-A Greenville by the end of the year.

Scouting Grades Hit: 40 | Power: 60 | Run: 60 | Field: 60 | Arm: 60

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