Yeison Morrobel

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Texas Rangers #22 prospect in 2024
  BA Grade: 45/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Morrobel earned the highest bonus in Texas’ 2021 international class and showed signs of promise early in his pro career, which was spent at the lowest levels of the minor leagues. The outfielder was part of an extremely young pack of prospects assigned to Low-A Down East. He took his lumps during the season but missed roughly half the year with injuries to his hamstring and shoulder, the latter of which required season-ending surgery.
  
  Scouting Report: Morrobel showed the best control of the strike zone among the young prospects at Low-A, but he did not show nearly enough impact and homered just once in 128 at-bats. The Rangers are heartened by his solid swing mechanics and excellent decisions, but he doesn’t have high-end bat speed and absolutely has to start putting bigger charges into balls. That’s especially true if he moves to a corner-outfield spot, which some scouts believe will be a necessity as he matures and adds strength. Evaluators see an average defender in right field because of above-average arm strength. He’s an average runner.
  
  The Future: Morrobel was healthy enough to see action at Texas’ fall instructional league camp and should return to Low-A Down East in 2024. It is imperative that he adds strength and power to help him profile in an outfield corner. Otherwise, he fits more as a backup.
  
  Scouting Grades Hit: 55 | Power: 45 | Run: 50 | Field: 50 | Arm: 55
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  Ranked Texas Rangers #13 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 55/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Morrobel was the biggest target in the Rangers' 2021 international class and has lived up to expectations so far at the lowest levels of the minor leagues. He walked more often than he struck out in the DSL in 2021 and then continued to solid swing decisions in 2022, when he posted a strikeout-to-walk rate of exactly 2-to-1 in a year spent mostly in the Arizona Complex League. He was one of three Rangers prospects--along with Gleider Figuereo and Anthony Gutierrez--to place among the Top 10 in the ACL.
  
  Scouting Report: None of Morrobel's tools jumps off the page, but he's got a solid foundation on which to build and the possibility of plenty of strength gains to come leads evaluators to believe there will be more power throughout his game. He's got a sound lefthanded swing that allows him to handle breaking balls from both righthanders and lefthanders and permitted him an in-zone miss rate of just 14%. Morrobel will continue to play center field but will likely head to a corner-outfield spot as his body takes the expected strength gains. External scouts believe he'll have the arm and corresponding power to play in right field. He's an average runner now but might slow down as he matures.
  
  The Future: Morrobel finished the year at Low-A Down East and will return to the level in 2023. He'll work to continue adding the necessary strength to reach his ceiling of an everyday right fielder.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 55. Power: 50. Speed: 50. Fielding: 50. Arm: 60.
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  Ranked Texas Rangers #16 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Morrobel was the jewel of the Rangers’ most recent international signing class, which was delayed until Jan. 15 because of the pandemic. He was lauded as an amateur for an athletic frame, a knack for finding the barrel and power that could grow as he matures and gets stronger. He debuted in the Dominican Summer League, where he showed bat-to-ball skills and a knowledge of the strike zone that led to more walks (30) than strikeouts (25).
  
  Scouting Report: Morrobel’s debut season showed the skill set the Rangers coveted. Now it’s a matter of letting him develop and add weight and strength to his frame. They also want to tweak his swing a little bit to get the barrel in the zone for a longer period of time. In the long run, they see a player who has an enticing combination of tools, skills and feel for the game in much the same way as fellow Rangers prospect Evan Carter. His average speed could play in center field or be an asset in a corner if his body gets too big to stay up the middle.
  
  The Future: After a year in the DSL, Morrobel will move stateside in 2022. He’ll likely split the year between extended spring training and the Arizona Complex League. His development path is just beginning, but the Rangers like their early returns.
  
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  Ranked Texas Rangers #20 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: As an amateur in the Dominican Republic, Morrobel earned a reputation as one of the best pure hitters in the country. He was the Rangers' top acquisition when the 2020-21 international signing period opened on Jan. 15.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Morrobel has a lean, athletic build and innate barrel control from the left side. He has good bat speed and makes frequent contact against live pitching, squaring up good velocity with the ability to recognize spin well for his age. It's a high-contact approach geared to put the ball in play and spread the ball around the field. His gap power has started to trend up as he's gotten stronger and he has the physical projection to hit 20-plus home runs in the future, though right now it's more of a hit-over-power offensive game. Morrobel is athletic and a slightly above-average runner who could start in center field, though his body type suggests he will end up more physical and lose a step, which would shift him to a corner. He has at least a plus arm now that would fit in right field.
  
  THE FUTURE: Morrobel earns high marks for his bat, but he’s still a teenager who needs to be tested against better competition. He will get his first taste of pro ball in 2021.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 55/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Morrobel was the biggest target in the Rangers' 2021 international class and has lived up to expectations so far at the lowest levels of the minor leagues. He walked more often than he struck out in the DSL in 2021 and then continued to solid swing decisions in 2022, when he posted a strikeout-to-walk rate of exactly 2-to-1 in a year spent mostly in the Arizona Complex League. He was one of three Rangers prospects--along with Gleider Figuereo and Anthony Gutierrez--to place among the Top 10 in the ACL.
  
  Scouting Report: None of Morrobel's tools jumps off the page, but he's got a solid foundation on which to build and the possibility of plenty of strength gains to come leads evaluators to believe there will be more power throughout his game. He's got a sound lefthanded swing that allows him to handle breaking balls from both righthanders and lefthanders and permitted him an in-zone miss rate of just 14%. Morrobel will continue to play center field but will likely head to a corner-outfield spot as his body takes the expected strength gains. External scouts believe he'll have the arm and corresponding power to play in right field. He's an average runner now but might slow down as he matures.
  
  The Future: Morrobel finished the year at Low-A Down East and will return to the level in 2023. He'll work to continue adding the necessary strength to reach his ceiling of an everyday right fielder.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 55. Power: 50. Speed: 50. Fielding: 50. Arm: 60.
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 55/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Morrobel was the biggest target in the Rangers' 2021 international class and has lived up to expectations so far at the lowest levels of the minor leagues. He walked more often than he struck out in the DSL in 2021 and then continued to solid swing decisions in 2022, when he posted a strikeout-to-walk rate of exactly 2-to-1 in a year spent mostly in the Arizona Complex League. He was one of three Rangers prospects--along with Gleider Figuereo and Anthony Gutierrez--to place among the Top 10 in the ACL.
  
  Scouting Report: None of Morrobel's tools jumps off the page, but he's got a solid foundation on which to build and the possibility of plenty of strength gains to come leads evaluators to believe there will be more power throughout his game. He's got a sound lefthanded swing that allows him to handle breaking balls from both righthanders and lefthanders and permitted him an in-zone miss rate of just 14%. Morrobel will continue to play center field but will likely head to a corner-outfield spot as his body takes the expected strength gains. External scouts believe he'll have the arm and corresponding power to play in right field. He's an average runner now but might slow down as he matures.
  
  The Future: Morrobel finished the year at Low-A Down East and will return to the level in 2023. He'll work to continue adding the necessary strength to reach his ceiling of an everyday right fielder.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 55. Power: 50. Speed: 50. Fielding: 50. Arm: 60.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Morrobel was the jewel of the Rangers’ most recent international signing class, which was delayed until Jan. 15 because of the pandemic. He was lauded as an amateur for an athletic frame, a knack for finding the barrel and power that could grow as he matures and gets stronger. He debuted in the Dominican Summer League, where he showed bat-to-ball skills and a knowledge of the strike zone that led to more walks (30) than strikeouts (25).
  
  Scouting Report: Morrobel’s debut season showed the skill set the Rangers coveted. Now it’s a matter of letting him develop and add weight and strength to his frame. They also want to tweak his swing a little bit to get the barrel in the zone for a longer period of time. In the long run, they see a player who has an enticing combination of tools, skills and feel for the game in much the same way as fellow Rangers prospect Evan Carter. His average speed could play in center field or be an asset in a corner if his body gets too big to stay up the middle.
  
  The Future: After a year in the DSL, Morrobel will move stateside in 2022. He’ll likely split the year between extended spring training and the Arizona Complex League. His development path is just beginning, but the Rangers like their early returns.
  
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: As an amateur in the Dominican Republic, Morrobel earned a reputation as one of the best pure hitters in the country. He was the Rangers' top acquisition when the 2020-21 international signing period opened on Jan. 15.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Morrobel has a lean, athletic build and innate barrel control from the left side. He has good bat speed and makes frequent contact against live pitching, squaring up good velocity with the ability to recognize spin well for his age. It's a high-contact approach geared to put the ball in play and spread the ball around the field. His gap power has started to trend up as he's gotten stronger and he has the physical projection to hit 20-plus home runs in the future, though right now it's more of a hit-over-power offensive game. Morrobel is athletic and a slightly above-average runner who could start in center field, though his body type suggests he will end up more physical and lose a step, which would shift him to a corner. He has at least a plus arm now that would fit in right field.
  
  THE FUTURE: Morrobel earns high marks for his bat, but he's still a teenager who needs to be tested against better competition. He will get his first taste of pro ball in 2021.
• January, 2021 Scouting Report
  The Rangers are in on multiple players who are expected to sign seven-figure deals, with the biggest bonus expected to go to Morrobel, likely in the $1.5 to $2 million range. Morrobel has plenty of space to add strength to a lean, athletic frame. He has good bat speed and feel for finding the sweet spot in games, with a line-drive approach and gap power that has started to increase with strength gains. He's an average runner who could play center field or move to a corner depending on how his body and speed develop. Morrobel trains with Edgar Mercedes.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: As an amateur in the Dominican Republic, Morrobel earned a reputation as one of the best pure hitters in the country. He was the Rangers' top acquisition when the 2020-21 international signing period opened on Jan. 15.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Morrobel has a lean, athletic build and innate barrel control from the left side. He has good bat speed and makes frequent contact against live pitching, squaring up good velocity with the ability to recognize spin well for his age. It's a high-contact approach geared to put the ball in play and spread the ball around the field. His gap power has started to trend up as he's gotten stronger and he has the physical projection to hit 20-plus home runs in the future, though right now it's more of a hit-over-power offensive game. Morrobel is athletic and a slightly above-average runner who could start in center field, though his body type suggests he will end up more physical and lose a step, which would shift him to a corner. He has at least a plus arm now that would fit in right field.
  
  THE FUTURE: Morrobel earns high marks for his bat, but he’s still a teenager who needs to be tested against better competition. He will get his first taste of pro ball in 2021.