Juan Uriarte

Minor League Top Prospects

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  Ranked National League #16 prospect in 2017
  The Mets signed Uriarte out of the Mexican League in 2014. He slid down some internal lists after a down year in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League in 2016, but he more than made up for it with a progressively strong summer. Uriarte never will be an offensive juggernaut, with projections of an average hit tool and fringe-average power. Though he's able to swat the ball to all fields when necessary, he has a penchant for pulling the ball past the defense. All five of his home runs landed over the left field fence. Uriarte has an eye for the ball and controls the zone, moderating his strikeout totals. Uriarte grades as an average receiver who can block balls and handle a pitching staff well, leaving the possibility that he can become an above-average defender with more time. His plus arm helped him throw out 33 percent of basestealers.