Edwardo Salcedo

I pulled this from Minor League Ball

He's really young and has plenty of time to screw things up, but.. ..my opinion, which is admittingly biased, is that Salcedo can probably walk on water (maybe a little weekend river jog w/ Heyward). You have to see him to understand, but let me attempt to describe him. Everyone knows he’s 18 yrs, 6’3, and around 200 pounds, but people don’t realize how ripped this dude is. He’s got the all-natural super athletic body type that just isn’t fair (coming from a skinny white guy).

He has a power swing, which some will insist limits his ability to hit for average. Typically, I would agree with this assessment, however, Salcedo is an exception. Typical power hitters just don’t have the tools he has to work with. Salcedo’s wrists look like something built by Craftsman. His bat speed is so f’n quick. For an 18 year old, his pitch recognition is off the charts, specifically off-speed pitches.

Defensively, he struggled big time at short and will most likely move to third (he’s too big ladies). We brought him over here as an 18 year old kid and put him on a full season squad (after VISA problems forced him to play for our DSL team for half a season). He made a ton of errors, but is a smooth fielder with an insane arm that will def. keep on the left side of the infield. Again, you must witness him to truely see his awesome potential as a fielder.

On top of all this, Salcedo seems to be an excellent team player, constantly chatting with teammates and coaches. Watching him play, I won’t hesitate to say that he LOVES the game.