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Guardians Prospect Deyvison De Los Santos Expresses Outfield Interest

Cleveland Executive Vice President and Assistant General Manager Matt Forman recently described the 20-year-old's willingness to potentially transition to the outfield.

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Ten days ago, the Cleveland Guardians selected Deyvison De Los Santos from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Major League phase of the 2023 MLB Rule 5 Draft.

Throughout his Minor League career, the 20-year-old has played 1,886.0 innings at third base and 552.0 innings at first base.

However, he appears to be open to a position change.

Guardians Executive Vice President and Assistant General Manager Matt Forman recently appeared on Bally Sports Great Lakes’ “Guardians Report,” during which he described De Los Santos’ willingness to play in the outfield.

“Deyvison’s a right-handed hitting corner infielder,” Forman said. “He’s predominantly played third base, but he’s played a little bit of first. In our conversations with him to this point, he’s expressed some interest in even getting exposure to the outfield.”

This year, in his first full Double-A season, the Guardians’ 12th-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline hit 20 home runs with a .728 OPS for Double-A Amarillo.

Oct 22, 2022; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos plays for the Salt River Rafters during an Arizona Fall League baseball game at Phoenix Municipal Stadium / © Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

If De Los Santos were to become an outfielder, he would add another power bat to this position group within Cleveland’s 40-man roster.

Johnathan Rodríguez, Cleveland’s 25th-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline, had Guardians system-bests of 29 home runs and a .897 OPS across Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus this season.

Jhonkensy Noel, Cleveland’s 29th-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline, hit 27 home runs with a .723 OPS in his first full Triple-A season with Columbus this year. He also has experience at third base like De Los Santos.

George Valera, Cleveland’s fifth-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline, has a combined 54 home runs over his past three Minor League seasons, with an OPS of at least .746 each year.

While a position change is not guaranteed, De Los Santos seems prepared to do whatever it takes for the Guardians to get the most out of his talent.

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Logan Potosky
LOGAN POTOSKY

Logan Potosky is an aspiring play-by-play sports broadcaster who, to date, has called approximately 350+ hours of professional, college, and high school sporting events. He is currently the Play-by-Play Broadcaster for the Lake County Captains, the High-A Affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. He graduated from John Carroll University in May of 2023 with a degree in Communication, with a concentration in Digital Media, and a minor in Entrepreneurship.

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