Luis Encarnacion
| AB | 501 |
|---|---|
| AVG | .242 |
| OBP | .308 |
| SLG | .385 |
| HR | 16 |
- Full name Luis Manuel Encarnacion
- Born 08/09/1997 in San Juan De La Maguana, Dominican Republic
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: R / Throws: R
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The Phillies signed Encarnacion for $1 million in 2013, handing out the largest bonus in franchise history for a Latin American teen. They hoped he would transform, albeit slowly, into a third baseman with the power to hit in the middle of the order. As such, the Phillies aggressively assigned him to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League in 2014, where at 17 years old he was one of its youngest players. And he performed like it, hitting .229/.294/.343 in 40 games with 4-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He's going to take plenty of refinement at the plate, and scouts inside and outside the organization are convinced that his lack of speed and agility will make him either a left fielder--he's got a strong arm--or a first baseman. Still, if he develops into the kind of hitter the Phillies believe he will, he'll profile at either position. He's due for a repeat of the GCL in 2015.
