CSS Button No Image Css3Menu.com

Baseball Prospectus home
  
  
Click here to log in Click here to subscribe

Tomás Nido

Born: 04/12/1994 (Age: 23)
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" Weight: 211
Primary Position: C
Physical/Health
Average build, bit of a stomach. Strong lower half, limited projection.
Evaluator Greg Goldstein
Report Date 08/15/2017
Dates Seen 2x in August
Affiliate Binghamton Mets (AA, Mets)
MLB ETA Risk Factor OFP Video
2018 High 50 Yes
Tool Future Grade Report
Hit 40 Extreme open stance. Uses toe-tap, noise in swing affects contact skills. Frequently drops hands, swing gets unhinged; high-effort. Plus bat speed, pull hitter, long to ball at times, turns on pitches well. Swing is fairly compact for a power stroke; capable of creating loud/hard contact when he squares. Beaten frequently by the CB, pulls head when trying to drive, gets under hittable pitches. Sells out for power often, high-K hitter, body is wild during swing. Won’t hit for consistent solid contact. Aggressive approach limits tool grade to below-average
Power 50 Plus raw, plays to a power over contact. Leveraged swing hits with home run launch angle. Heavy load allows him to drive pitches when he connects; gets a ton of weight behind swing. Questionable barreling ability limits him to average game power.
Baserunning/Speed 30 Timed 4.52. Typical runner for a catcher, better athlete than pure speed indicates.
Glove 55 1.95, 2.00, 2.04 pop times. Athletic behind the dish, quick out of stance. Needs to get body in front of ball better, a little too loose on occasion; raw ability leaves room for improvement behind the plate.
Arm 55 Above-average arm strength, fringe-average accuracy. Clean arm action; expect slight improvement with continued development. Can throw on a rope, carry/velo present to nab fast runners.
Overall

At 23 years old, Nido still has some development to do in terms of his approach at the plate and behind the dish. However, there’s enough raw talent here to project him as a potential starter due to his power/field profile. Nido has the bat speed and strength to hit for more power than the typical catcher, and projects as a capable defender. His swing is wild and there’s not much feel for hitting, which makes him high-risk; his raw pop might not translate in-game. But the tools are there; Nido just needs to refine his overall game over the next few years.

Baseball Prospectus Home  |  Terms of Service  |  Privacy Policy  |  Customer Service  |  Newsletter  |  Masthead  |  Contact Us