Atlanta Braves Second Baseman Omar Obregon
Who Is He?
Obregon was signed by the Braves as a July 2nd international free agent from Nicaragua in 2011. He made his first professional appearance in 2012 for the DSL team and put up a line of .269/.419.290 with 7 steals and a 21/19 BB/K while playing the majority of his games at shortstop.
He was brought to the US by the Braves to the GCL Braves in 2013. He hit .227/.325/.245 with 5 steals and a 13/13 BB/K ratio in 130 PA while playing shortstop.
The arrival of Ozhaino Albies alongside Obregon in 2014 shifted him to second base at Danville, and he put up a .297/.384/.346 line with 5 steals and a 24/25 BB/K ratio over 217 plate appearances.
Next: Obregon's scouting report
The Braves moved Obregon up to Rome and he played very well in his first full-season league, hitting .274/.336/.317 with 31 steals (in 50 attempts) over 502 plate appearances, playing second base until Albies’ injury, when he moved seamlessly to shortstop for the rest of the season.