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Atlanta Braves Top 100 Prospects: #53 Omar Obregon

By Benjamin Chase

Sep 22, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; A ball sits on the infield in the third inning in a game between the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 22, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; A ball sits on the infield in the third inning in a game between the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 3, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians head groundskeeper Brandon Koehnke works on the infield in the fifth inning at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 3, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians head groundskeeper Brandon Koehnke works on the infield in the fifth inning at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

Scouting Report

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Obregon is listed as 5’10 and 150 pounds. He is a switch hitter and right-handed thrower.

Hitting
Obregon has a compact stance, with a quick knee lift in his swing. He has a very level swing, which does not generate much power at all, even gap power, as evidenced by the fact that even with very good speed, he’s only totaled 18 doubles and 7 triples in 972 career minor league plate appearances without a single home run. Omar does not walk a ton (7.6% rate), but he also doesn’t strike out much (11.6%), so he is really a solid #2 hitter in the lineup, making plenty of contact, moving the runner along, and he’s found himself in a perfect role behind Albies in the lineup the last two seasons.

Base Running/Fielding
Obregon has very solid speed, likely a 55-60 grade on the 20-80 scale, but he has work to do on his running instincts, as shown by his 19 caught stealing in 50 attempts in 2015. He’s also been caught 31 times in 79 career attempts, so he’s not a great base stealer. That said, he does well as a base runner on first or second base moving on contact, but even on his own hits, he struggles to gauge whether he should take the next base.

Obregon was a shortstop by nature until Ozhaino Albies came to Rome in 2015. He flashes that range in the field natural to a shortstop, and he has much more arm than a typical shortstop, though he did struggle at times with his arm accuracy, very likely still making the adjustment to the other side of the top of the diamond. Obregon has some very natural move to his right, so playing him at second base really closes up the middle of the field.

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