Luis Mieses

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Chicago White Sox #20 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Mieses has shown continual improvement as he's moved slowly through the White Sox system, after debuting in the Dominican Summer League in 2017. The lefthanded-hitting outfielder spent most of the season at High-A Winston-Salem before finishing the year at Double-A Birmingham, with solid numbers at both stops.
  
  Scouting Report: Mieses flashes some of the best bat-to-ball skills and pure hitting ability in the organization. He showed improvement across the board in 2022, although he's still overly aggressive at the plate with a walk rate that consistently hovers between just 3-6%. He has loft in his swing and the ball comes off the bat hard, with below-average power now that could become solid-average in the future. One concern is that his groundball rate was up at both stops in 2022--particularly with High-A Winston Salem where he posted a 44.6% groundball rate. Mieses already has a major league body, having added around 50 pounds to his frame since the start of his career. An average defender with an average arm, he fits best in left field but also got some time at first base for the first time in his career. A below-average runner, speed is not part of his game but he's not a basiclogger.
  
  The Future: Mieses has progressed one level at a time, and that pace is not likely to change much in 2023. He'll return to Birmingham but could see Triple-A before the end of the season. Mieses has not yet been added to the 40-man roster.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 50. Power: 55. Speed: 40. Fielding: 45. Arm: 50.
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  Ranked Chicago White Sox #23 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: It’s been a slow climb for the tall, lanky Mieses since signing for $428,000 in 2016. He finally reached full-season ball in 2021.
  
  Scouting Report: Mieses broke camp with the High-A squad, but his struggles there in May had him heading down the road from Winston-Salem to Kannapolis. Mieses righted the ship in Low-A and returned to Winston-Salem a much-improved hitter, best exemplified by the .930 OPS he compiled during the month of August. Like other hitters with similar physiques, Mieses has a long swing that’s often prone to poor barrel control and bad misses. He needs to continue to stay balanced in the box yet swing with authority to best use his bat speed and raw power. Mieses has plenty of juice, posting a .227 isolated slugging in Winston-Salem, hitting 15 home runs in 2021, a new career high. He’s a fringy defender taking shorter strides in the outfield, but his above-average arm will keep him in right field.
  
  The Future: Mieses has a bat to dream on if he continues making adjustments and refining his swing to work with his long levers. The White Sox left him unprotected for the Rule 5 draft.
  
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  Ranked Chicago White Sox #20 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: Mieses was part of an impressive class of international outfielders the White Sox signed in 2016 that also included Anderson Comas and Josue Guerrero. Like his counterparts, Mieses was signed in part because of a projectable frame that offered offensive upside. He's yet to translate his tools into skills or production but still has plenty of time to grow and mature to unlock his potential.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Mieses showed evaluators a short, compact swing from the left side with strong hands and wrists. The swing doesn't have much lift to it, though, which partially explains why he hasn't hit for the power evaluators expected that he'd grow into when he was an amateur. The power is going to have to start showing up because he doesn't fit in center field. He's not a graceful runner and doesn't have the range to make the plays required at the position.
  
  THE FUTURE: Much like Comas, Mieses is going to need plenty of time to develop. If the White Sox want to be aggressive, they could push him to low Class A Kannapolis. If not, they could start him back at their Arizona complex before a return to Great Falls. He has the upside of a classic corner outfielder with lefty power.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Mieses has shown continual improvement as he's moved slowly through the White Sox system, after debuting in the Dominican Summer League in 2017. The lefthanded-hitting outfielder spent most of the season at High-A Winston-Salem before finishing the year at Double-A Birmingham, with solid numbers at both stops.
  
  Scouting Report: Mieses flashes some of the best bat-to-ball skills and pure hitting ability in the organization. He showed improvement across the board in 2022, although he's still overly aggressive at the plate with a walk rate that consistently hovers between just 3-6%. He has loft in his swing and the ball comes off the bat hard, with below-average power now that could become solid-average in the future. One concern is that his groundball rate was up at both stops in 2022--particularly with High-A Winston Salem where he posted a 44.6% groundball rate. Mieses already has a major league body, having added around 50 pounds to his frame since the start of his career. An average defender with an average arm, he fits best in left field but also got some time at first base for the first time in his career. A below-average runner, speed is not part of his game but he's not a basiclogger.
  
  The Future: Mieses has progressed one level at a time, and that pace is not likely to change much in 2023. He'll return to Birmingham but could see Triple-A before the end of the season. Mieses has not yet been added to the 40-man roster.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 50. Power: 55. Speed: 40. Fielding: 45. Arm: 50.
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Mieses has shown continual improvement as he's moved slowly through the White Sox system, after debuting in the Dominican Summer League in 2017. The lefthanded-hitting outfielder spent most of the season at High-A Winston-Salem before finishing the year at Double-A Birmingham, with solid numbers at both stops.
  
  Scouting Report: Mieses flashes some of the best bat-to-ball skills and pure hitting ability in the organization. He showed improvement across the board in 2022, although he's still overly aggressive at the plate with a walk rate that consistently hovers between just 3-6%. He has loft in his swing and the ball comes off the bat hard, with below-average power now that could become solid-average in the future. One concern is that his groundball rate was up at both stops in 2022--particularly with High-A Winston Salem where he posted a 44.6% groundball rate. Mieses already has a major league body, having added around 50 pounds to his frame since the start of his career. An average defender with an average arm, he fits best in left field but also got some time at first base for the first time in his career. A below-average runner, speed is not part of his game but he's not a basiclogger.
  
  The Future: Mieses has progressed one level at a time, and that pace is not likely to change much in 2023. He'll return to Birmingham but could see Triple-A before the end of the season. Mieses has not yet been added to the 40-man roster.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 50. Power: 55. Speed: 40. Fielding: 45. Arm: 50.
• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 40/High
  
  Track Record: It&#39s been a slow climb for the tall, lanky Mieses since signing for $428,000 in 2016. He finally reached full-season ball in 2021.
  
  Scouting Report: Mieses broke camp with the High-A squad, but his struggles there in May had him heading down the road from Winston-Salem to Kannapolis. Mieses righted the ship in Low-A and returned to Winston-Salem a much-improved hitter, best exemplified by the .930 OPS he compiled during the month of August. Like other hitters with similar physiques, Mieses has a long swing that&#39s often prone to poor barrel control and bad misses. He needs to continue to stay balanced in the box yet swing with authority to best use his bat speed and raw power. Mieses has plenty of juice, posting a .227 isolated slugging in Winston-Salem, hitting 15 home runs in 2021, a new career high. He&#39s a fringy defender taking shorter strides in the outfield, but his above-average arm will keep him in right field.
  
  The Future: Mieses has a bat to dream on if he continues making adjustments and refining his swing to work with his long levers. The White Sox left him unprotected for the Rule 5 draft.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: It’s been a slow climb for the tall, lanky Mieses since signing for $428,000 in 2016. He finally reached full-season ball in 2021.
  
  Scouting Report: Mieses broke camp with the High-A squad, but his struggles there in May had him heading down the road from Winston-Salem to Kannapolis. Mieses righted the ship in Low-A and returned to Winston-Salem a much-improved hitter, best exemplified by the .930 OPS he compiled during the month of August. Like other hitters with similar physiques, Mieses has a long swing that’s often prone to poor barrel control and bad misses. He needs to continue to stay balanced in the box yet swing with authority to best use his bat speed and raw power. Mieses has plenty of juice, posting a .227 isolated slugging in Winston-Salem, hitting 15 home runs in 2021, a new career high. He’s a fringy defender taking shorter strides in the outfield, but his above-average arm will keep him in right field.
  
  The Future: Mieses has a bat to dream on if he continues making adjustments and refining his swing to work with his long levers. The White Sox left him unprotected for the Rule 5 draft.
  
• July, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Mieses was part of an impressive class of international outfielders the White Sox signed in 2016 that also included Anderson Comas and Josue Guerrero. Like his counterparts, Mieses was signed in part because of a projectable frame that offered offensive upside. He’s yet to translate his tools into skills or production but still has plenty of time to grow and mature to unlock his potential.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Mieses showed evaluators a short, compact swing from the left side with strong hands and wrists. The swing doesn’t have much lift to it, though, which partially explains why he hasn’t hit for the power evaluators expected that he’d grow into when he was an amateur. The power is going to have to start showing up because he doesn’t fit in center field. He’s not a graceful runner and doesn’t have the range to make the plays required at the position.
  
  THE FUTURE: Much like Comas, Mieses is going to need plenty of time to develop. If the White Sox want to be aggressive, they could push him to low Class A Kannapolis. If not, they could start him back at their Arizona complex before a return to Great Falls. He has the upside of a classic corner outfielder with lefty power.
• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Mieses was part of an impressive class of international outfielders the White Sox signed in 2016 that also included Anderson Comas and Josue Guerrero. Like his counterparts, Mieses was signed in part because of a projectable frame that offered offensive upside. He's yet to translate his tools into skills or production but still has plenty of time to grow and mature to unlock his potential.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Mieses showed evaluators a short, compact swing from the left side with strong hands and wrists. The swing doesn't have much lift to it, though, which partially explains why he hasn't hit for the power evaluators expected that he'd grow into when he was an amateur. The power is going to have to start showing up because he doesn't fit in center field. He's not a graceful runner and doesn't have the range to make the plays required at the position.
  
  THE FUTURE: Much like Comas, Mieses is going to need plenty of time to develop. If the White Sox want to be aggressive, they could push him to low Class A Kannapolis. If not, they could start him back at their Arizona complex before a return to Great Falls. He has the upside of a classic corner outfielder with lefty power.