Comments on: Reports From Instructs: Miguel Sano

By: garrioch13

garrioch13 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:35:20 +0000

He won’t be a 3B in MN. The next best bet is Travis Harrison who may not stick and another international guy from this year, Amaurys Minier. I haven’t seen enough of his glove or arm to know if he can stick.

By: Jon L.

Jon L. — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:19:53 +0000

But he goes on to question whether he has the quickness for third base, suggesting he’ll settle in as a first baseman or a slow right fielder with a plus arm.

By: joser

joser — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:42:57 +0000

That depends.

By: Samuel Deduno

Samuel Deduno — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 03:53:18 +0000

I’ve heard others say he doesn’t care about his defense which can be explained by lack of focus. From watching him, it is obvious that he is very lackadaisical in the field during in and outs and between innings. He barely leans down on groundballs, sometimes lobs the ball to first base, tries to make the plays look as flashy as possible. With a player who has struggled so badly with defense, it would seem that he should be more focused on it.

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 03:13:28 +0000

How can you state as fact that Sano’s defense suffered from lack of focus? That seems like a lame excuse for errors and hard to support even if you were watching every game of his. What is he not mentally ready when the pitch is made? It’s not like being unaware of the scenario translates to errors anyway. I guess I’m looking for clarification on his defense.

By: Bryz

Bryz — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:52:53 +0000

Not true about the accent. In “Ballplayer Pelotero,” Sano’s name does have the accent over the ‘o.’ They pronounce the name in the film as “suh-no.”

By: Bobby Ayala

Bobby Ayala — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:31:43 +0000

These are very helpful reports, keep them coming, thanks!