Adrian Santana Stats & Scouting Report

AB	417
AVG	.24
OBP	.3
SLG	.305
HR	0

Full name Adrian Santana
Born 07/18/2005 in Hialeah, FL
Profile Ht.: 5'11" / Wt.: 155 / Bats: S / Throws: R
School Doral (Fla.) Academy
Drafted in the CB-A round (31st overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2023 (signed for $2,002,950).

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School: Doral (Fla.) Academy Source: HS

Commit/Drafted: Miami
Age At Draft: 18
BA Grade:55/Extreme
Tools:Hit: 50. Power: 40. Run: 70. Field: 60. Arm: 50.

Santana is one of the youngest players in the class who will still be 17 years old on draft day, and he pairs switch-hitting ability with excellent defense at shortstop and an exciting tool set. Listed at just 5-foot-11, 160 pounds, Santana is small and slender with an undersized frame compared to most of his peers, though scouts noted that he put on some solid weight in the offseason and began to hit the ball harder because of it. He hit 11 home runs this spring with Doral Academy and will sneak a few balls over the fence down the lines in batting practice, but he’s mostly a line drive hitter from both sides of the plate, with a loose and fluid bat path that’s rhythmic and quick as a lefty and a righty. Santana is a 70-grade runner who turned in a 6.3-second run time at the 60-yard dash at East Coast Pro in 2022—the second-best run time of the event. He’s also a terrific defensive shortstop who has the actions, slick hands and footwork necessary to stick at the position in the long run. He’s got average arm strength and is viewed as one of the top defensive shortstops in the high school class, with plus defensive upside at the position. Santana is committed to Miami, but has garnered top-two rounds attention, with some possibility that he sneaks into the back of the first.

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Organization Prospect Rankings

BA Grade: 55/Extreme

Track Record: The son of former Cleveland minor league outfielder Osmany Santana, who peaked at Double-A in 2001, Adrian headed into his senior year at Doral (Fla.) Academy in 2023 with a solid shot of making it to campus at Miami. He answered many of the questions about his bat by leading Doral County preps with 11 home runs while showing one of the best gloves in the draft class. The Rays drafted Santana 31st overall, making him the fourth shortstop they’ve picked in their past five competitive balance picks and paying him $2 million to forgo his college commitment to Miami.

Scouting Report: Santana is one of the smoother shortstops to come out of high school in the past few years. He’s not yet Carson Williams’ equal defensively, but he has a chance to get there thanks to his exceptional twitchiness, body control and smooth hands. His arm is above-average, and there’s reason to believe it will get better as he gets stronger. The switch-hitting Santana faces many more questions offensively. His lefthanded swing will need a whole lot of work in the cage. It has more length to it than the righthanded swing he uses much less often, and he struggles with his timing from the left side. Santana weighs just 155 pounds but has shown surprising pop for such a slight frame. Still, his lack of strength will be a challenge early in his pro career. He is a plus-plus runner who should steal bushels of bases.

The Future: Santana would have been better served by the old minor league structure where he could spend his first full pro season in the Appalachian or New York-Penn leagues. Now, the Rays will have to decide whether to push him to Low-A Charleston or send him back to the Florida Complex League. He’s more than ready defensively, but his bat may not be up to the Carolina League challenge.

Scouting Grades Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 70 | Field: 60 | Arm: 55

Draft Prospects

School: Doral (Fla.) Academy Source: HS

Commit/Drafted: Miami
Age At Draft: 18
BA Grade:55/Extreme
Tools:Hit: 50. Power: 40. Run: 70. Field: 60. Arm: 50.

Santana is one of the youngest players in the class who will still be 17 years old on draft day, and he pairs switch-hitting ability with excellent defense at shortstop and an exciting tool set. Listed at just 5-foot-11, 160 pounds, Santana is small and slender with an undersized frame compared to most of his peers, though scouts noted that he put on some solid weight in the offseason and began to hit the ball harder because of it. He hit 11 home runs this spring with Doral Academy and will sneak a few balls over the fence down the lines in batting practice, but he’s mostly a line drive hitter from both sides of the plate, with a loose and fluid bat path that’s rhythmic and quick as a lefty and a righty. Santana is a 70-grade runner who turned in a 6.3-second run time at the 60-yard dash at East Coast Pro in 2022—the second-best run time of the event. He’s also a terrific defensive shortstop who has the actions, slick hands and footwork necessary to stick at the position in the long run. He’s got average arm strength and is viewed as one of the top defensive shortstops in the high school class, with plus defensive upside at the position. Santana is committed to Miami, but has garnered top-two rounds attention, with some possibility that he sneaks into the back of the first.