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3/28/21

Mack's Mock Pick #56 - SS - Jose Torres


 Jose Torres


Mack's spin - 

Torres is flat out the best defensive shortstop in this draft. That alone warrants a pick in, at least, the first three rounds.

I project his bat ticking up this season to move him into the second.

 

SS      NC State

  

3-21-21 - Tyler Jennings @TylerJennings24

 

Jose Torres tripled last at-bat and this time, he hits his second HR of the year. Missed beginning of year with an oblique injury and has struggled at the plate, but he's looked better today. Still a smooth defender, but did airmail a throw earlier

 

 3-21-21 - Tyler Jennings @TylerJennings24

Jose Torres is starting to heat up. 4th hit of the weekend is a double off the wall in left center field. Smooth in the field today as well, gunned out Henry Davis earlier with a brilliant pick and throw to end the first.

 

 3-5-21 - Tyler Jennings @TylerJennings24 :

 

Jose Torres, who has been dealing with an oblique injury for a bit, has just left the yard. Has looked good today at the plate and in the field. Had a long flyout to center earlier in the game

 

 2-15-21 - CBS - Top 50 -

 

38. Jose Torres, SS, NC State

 

Teams have changed how they evaluate hitters; they've changed how they evaluate pitchers; they've even changed how they approach the draft. What they haven't changed is an affinity for pro-caliber shortstops. Torres is a smooth operator at the six; one who looks as though he was pre-programmed with what was coming next. His bat is just okay (he fanned in roughly a third of his plate appearances as an overage freshman), but he should be able to field his way into a professional career. The Rays drafted Alika Williams 37th overall last year; Torres should go in a similar range.

 

 2-3-21 - Baseball America @BaseballAmerica

 

Jose Torres is a defensive whiz.

 

MLB scouting departments voted the @NCStateBaseball shortstop as the best NCAA defender in the 2021 draft class.

 

 1-20-21 - D1 Baseball's top 100 College Prospects -

 

13 Jose Torres* SS H NC State ACC

 

 1-14-21  -  Baseball America

 

Jose Torres

 

North Carolina State

 

SS

Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 168 | B-T: R-R

Commit/Drafted: Brewers '19 (24)

Age At Draft: 21.8

 

Torres was a slick defender back in high school, enough to put him on the draft radar for many teams (the Brewers drafted him in the 24th round) despite what was considered a light bat. He was the No. 449 prospect in the 2019 BA 500, and was on his way to a loud freshman season with North Carolina State this spring before the season ended. Torres hit .333/.369/.533 with three home runs in 17 games, showing much better offensive tools than he previously has showcased, though that line came with a 20-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio which will need to be improved. The separator for Torres is still his defensive ability at shortstop. He has exceptional hands and footwork, with twitchy actions and a strong arm that will be more than enough for him to stick at the position at the next level. Some wonder whether a below-average run tool will inhibit his defensive ability, but most scouts seem to think he’s a lock to stick at shortstop. Draft-eligible in his second year with the Wolfpack, Torres won’t have much track record at all given the coronavirus-shortened season but if he keeps hitting and cuts down the strikeouts he should go off the board among the first several rounds.

    

 12-18-20 -

 

college baseball info - top player from each school -

 

23. NC State

 

Jose Torres, SS (2021): Torres is a gem defensively, and if his bat catches up to his glove, he’ll be a slam-dunk 1st rounder in July.


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