Royals prospect Vazquez takes Top 100 prospect deep

[Kevin O'Brien]

Royals shortstop Daniel Vazquez is having a good campaign in the Arizona Fall League, as talked about by Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline. Here's a snippet from the piece.

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...Vazquez hit his second homer of the fall, tying his total from the regular season, on Saturday afternoon. It's not quite approaching Tatis or Machado levels, but the infielder did bring his line for the Surprise Saguaros up to .306/.427/.435 with the pair of long balls and 14 RBIs. His eighth stolen base, a swipe of third, led to a throwing error and another run in Surprise's 6-4 victory over Peoria.

"I was getting ready for the sinker," Vazquez said. "He attacked me with the sinker in the first at-bat, then I made the adjustment. He got the better of me in that first at-bat, then I got him in that at-bat."

It wasn't a cheapy, either. Vazquez's blast was 106.1 mph off the bat and traveled 392 feet, according to Statcast, landing on the berm beyond the left-center field fence. And the sinker came from Top 100 pitching prospect Rhett Lowder, who has big league time, to boot.

 

Vazquez had a solid campaign in Quad Cities last year, posting a 98 wRC+ in 105 games. He also has a Gold Glove-caliber glove and could contribute to the big league club in 2027.