BA notes on Aroon Escobar as a “complex league standout”
Slashing .338/.495/.481, he has more than twice as many walks as strikeouts. As one would expect with that kind BB/K rate, Escobar’s plate skills are pristine. The 19-year-old righthanded hitter has an elite in-zone miss rate of 15.8% and a chase rate of only 17.6%. Escobar’s underlying power numbers are also promising, as his 104.4 mph EV is well above age and league average. He has good quality of contact and gets the ball in the air, but struggles to elevate his hardest hit drives. “