Víctor Robles

Víctor Robles
Washington Nationals
Outfielder
Born: (1997-05-19) May 19, 1997
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Víctor Enrique Robles Brito (born May 19, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Washington Nationals organization.

Career

Robles signed with the Washington Nationals as an international free agent in 2013.[1] He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Dominican Summer League Nationals. He started 2015 with the Gulf Coast Nationals and was later promoted to the Auburn Doubledays.[2][3][4] Robles started 2016 with the Hagerstown Suns[5] and earned a promotion to the Potomac Nationals.[6] He hit .280 with 9 home runs combined for both teams.

Following the trade that sent pitcher Lucas Giolito to the Chicago White Sox in December 2016, Robles is the top-ranked prospect in the Nationals' farm system.[7][8] Baseball writer Jim Callis said that same month that he believes Robles could be considered the top overall prospect in baseball by the end of the 2017 season, as then-top prospects graduate to the major leagues and Robles continues to develop in the minor leagues.[9] In July 2017, MLB Pipeline listed Robles as the fifth-ranked prospect in baseball.[10]

Robles was named to the World team's roster for the 2017 All-Star Futures Game.[11] On July 24, 2017, the Nationals promoted Robles to the Harrisburg Senators of the Class AA Eastern League.[12]

Scouting report

Robles is considered a five-tool player, with speed as his best asset and power lagging somewhat behind the others.[13] His speed has been compared to Nationals center fielder and shortstop Trea Turner, one of the fastest runners in Major League Baseball.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Adam Kilgore and James Wagner (July 2, 2013). "Nationals sign seven international free agents". Washington Post. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Byron Kerr: 18-year-old Dominican outfielder Victor Robles shining for Auburn". MASNsports. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Stock Watch: Washington Nationals' Victor Robles a natural with Auburn Doubledays - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Victor Robles, an 18-year-old Nationals outfield prospect, quickly drawing attention". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Kerr, Byron. "19-year-old Robles has "come along really well" in first season with Hagerstown". Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Victor Robles plays hard enough to make Nationals excited and nervous". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "MLB.com 2016 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  8. ↑ TALK NATS Blog (December 8, 2016). "Nationals new Top Prospects list with Victor Robles #1 Fedde #2 C Kieboom #3 Neuse #4 Stevenson #5". Twitter. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ Kerr, Byron (December 7, 2016). "MLBPipeline.com’s Jim Callis likes what he sees in Victor Robles, Andrew Stevenson". MASN Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ Melnick, Kyle (July 25, 2017). "Robles up to No. 5 on Top 100 Prospects list". MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  11. ↑ Reddington, Patrick (June 29, 2017). "Washington Nationals’ prospect Victor Robles on World roster for 2017 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game". Federal Baseball. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Nationals promote top prospect Robles". MiLB.com. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  13. ↑ Elhardt, Magnus (February 3, 2016). "Nats' Victor Robles ranked 2nd among MLB prospects in raw tools". Federal Baseball. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  14. ↑ Dykstra, Sam (October 18, 2016). "Toolshed Stats: Robles ranks as Spd-iest". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
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