Luis Urias Stats & Scouting Report College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects

Scouting Report: Urias has the gifts of a potential .300 hitter. Short but mighty, the 5-foot-9 Urias takes advantage of his compact strike zone with a quick, level swing that produces hard line drives to all fields. He has an elite eye and rarely chases, forcing pitchers to come to him and punishing hittable pitches

Track Record: The Padres purchased Urias' rights from Mexico City for $100,000 when he was 16 in a deal facilitated by club owner Alfredo Harp Helu, a minority stakeholder in the Padres. Urias wasted no time validating the deal. He won the California League batting title and MVP award as a 19 year old, represented Mexico in the World Baseball Classic the following spring and led the Texas League in on-base percentage in his age-20 season. Last year Urias hit a team-best .298 at Triple-A El Paso, started the Futures Game, and made his major league debut at 21.

Scouting Report: Urias has the gifts of a potential .300 hitter. Short but mighty, the 5-foot-9 Urias takes advantage of his compact strike zone with a quick, level swing that produces hard line drives to all fields. He has an elite eye and rarely chases, forcing pitchers to come to him and punishing hittable pitches when they do. Urias' build and swing aren't conducive to home runs, but with his quick bat he can square up a fastball and drive it out when he finds a ball where he wants it. Defensively, Urias is an above-average second baseman with sure hands, clean footwork and an impressive vertical leap to go with an above-average arm. He can fill in as an average shortstop, although his range there is stretched.

The Future: Urias' pure stroke and elite eye give him a chance to contend for batting titles at his peak. He'll be the Padres everyday second baseman in 2019.

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