- Full name Raymond Joseph Gil
- Born 01/13/1999 in Miami, FL
- Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Jacksonville
- Drafted in the 37th round (1,101st overall) by the Oakland Athletics in 2017.
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A power-oriented corner infielder at Miami, Gil is a 6-foot, 209-pound third baseman who entered 2020 coming off of a career year. As a sophomore in 2019, Gil hit .318/.396/.565 with 13 home runs, though much of that was fueled by an unsustainably high .431 BABIP. Either way, scouts were excited to see that sort of power production from the third baseman, but he didn’t get enough time in 2020 to replicate that success and he hit just .179/.300/.375 out of the gate in 16 games. There’s plenty of pressure on Gil’s bat moving forward, as many scouts are skeptical that he can stick at the hot corner and believe first base might be a better fit. He has a track record of striking out at a high clip—30 percent over his Miami career—and teams might not see enough home run production on his resume to overlook his swing-and-miss concerns. Additionally, Gil struggled in two summers in the Cape Cod League, where he’s a career .185/.318/.337 hitter. He does have above-average raw power, but it’s unlikely he’s able to make the most of it.
