The Mariners can be calling up outfield prospect Jonatan Clase, in response to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel (X hyperlink). It looks like Clase will change Dominic Canzone on the energetic roster, as Canzone suffered a left AC joint sprain in immediately’s sport and can absolutely be positioned on the 10-day injured checklist. No additional roster transfer will have to be made since Clase is already on Seattle’s 40-man.
Clase’s first look in a sport will mark his official MLB debut, and the spotlight of a professional profession that started as a global signing in 2018. Over 1483 plate appearances within the minors, Clase has hit .263/.376/.457 with 39 homers and 183 stolen bases (out of 221 makes an attempt). These numbers embody a .308/.404/.641 slash line in 47 PA for Triple-A Tacoma this season, which marked Clase’s first style of Triple-A ball.
The mixture of this sizzling begin and Canzone’s harm have now punched Clase’s ticket to the Present, although questions stay about his all-around readiness. Baseball America and MLB Pipeline every rank Clase because the tenth-best prospect within the Mariners’ farm system based mostly on his unimaginable 70-grade pace and spectacular general set of instruments, however as BA’s scouting report notes, “he’s an aggressive and energetic participant, who alternately excites and frustrates.”
Clase (who turns 22 subsequent month) has struck out in 25.55% of his profession minor league plate appearances, making him a little bit of a three-true-outcomes model of participant provided that he attracts a justifiable share of walks and has some good uncooked energy. At solely 5’9″ and 150 kilos, Clase doesn’t match the same old bodily mannequin for an influence hitter, so if the ability doesn’t translate in opposition to Main League pitching, Clase might want to enhance his contact to raised maximize his pace. As MLB Pipeline’s report places it, “sustaining a sound strategy and never promoting out for energy and getting away from his finest talents can even be very important.”
Clase turned a switch-hitter in 2022 and his profession splits are typically fairly even, although his numbers are lots higher as a left-handed batter in his small pattern of Triple-A at-bats. This might point out that he’ll slide into Canzone’s function because the left-handed hitting aspect of a left discipline platoon with righty-swinging Dylan Moore. Clase doesn’t have an amazing throwing arm so he has performed solely left and middle discipline, and his glovework is taken into account stable sufficient to deal with some middle on the massive league stage.
