Adael Amador
21-Year-Old
2024 Stats
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
A 6-foot middle infielder with one of the best approaches and hit tools in the minors, Amador has a chance to contend for batting titles in his prime. Unfortunately, injuries limited him to 69 games (including rehab assignments), but he was able to reach Double-A as a 20-year-old. The skilled switch hitter made notable exit velocity gains last year, notching a career-best 110.4-mph maxEV while upping his hard-hit rate and average exit velocity. Even with those gains, he doesn't barrel the ball regularly enough to the pull side to project for more than 15-20 homer pop at peak, and he's not the type of burner on the bases who projects to top 20 steals in a season, even if he's on base all the time. Amador's overall fantasy profile is similar to Rockies era DJ LeMahieu, where batting average/OBP and runs scored will be his banner stats. He was added to the 40-man roster and could make his big-league debut this summer. Ezequiel Tovar is the superior defender, so Amador's long-term home is likely second base. Read Past Outlooks
Sent to Double-A
The Rockies optioned Amador to Double-A Hartford on Friday, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
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Amador received a late promotion to Hartford last season and will return to the affiliate to begin 2024. The 20-year-old spent most of the season at High-A Spokane, where he had a .905 OPS with nine home runs and 12 steals in 54 games.
Amador received a late promotion to Hartford last season and will return to the affiliate to begin 2024. The 20-year-old spent most of the season at High-A Spokane, where he had a .905 OPS with nine home runs and 12 steals in 54 games.
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Garnering praise
Amador has been named the Rockies' Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America, relays Kyle Newman of The Denver Post.
ANALYSIS
Amador logged a .292 batting average with 15 home runs and 26 stolen bases this season at Low-A Fresno. The 19-year-old shortstop joined the Rockies organization out of the Dominican Republican in 2019.
Amador logged a .292 batting average with 15 home runs and 26 stolen bases this season at Low-A Fresno. The 19-year-old shortstop joined the Rockies organization out of the Dominican Republican in 2019.
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Amador is an extremely advanced hitter for his age (19), showcasing an excellent combination of patience and in-zone contact. Most scouts agree he projects as a plus hitter. Beyond the hit tool, there are some undetermined aspects of his scouting report. Five of his 15 homers came in the extremely homer-friendly park in Stockton (a road park in the Cal League), and his 15.9 Hard% is quite poor for a top-100 prospect. He was 26-for-38 (68.4%) on stolen-base attempts, which is a pretty poor success rate for an above-average runner against Single-A batterymen. Another knock on Amador is that he will probably move from shortstop to second base. Sometimes players with this profile can turn into Vaughn Grissom, and sometimes they turn into utility players. The Rockies have favorable affiliate parks at High-A and Triple-A with a neutral Double-A park, so Amador will have chances to keep raising his perceived dynasty stock before reaching the majors.
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Grabs spot on 40-man
The Rockies selected Amador to their 40-man roster Tuesday.
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Activated, advances to Double-A
Amador (hand) was assigned to Double-A Hartford on Saturday after being activated from High-A Spokane's 7-day injured list.
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Undergoes surgery on hamate
Amador, who was placed on High-A Spokane's 7-day injured list June 23, underwent surgery to repair his right hamate bone in early July, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
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Recovering from injury
Amador got a little dinged up during spring training and will be held back in extended camp before being assigned to High-A Spokane, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.
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Maintaining strong stats in A ball
Amador is hitting .304/.419/.469 with 12 homers, 21 steals and a 62:50 BB:K through 85 games for Single-A Fresno.
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