BA GRADE
50
Risk: High
HIT: 55.
POW: 50.
SPD: 40.
FLD: 60.
ARM: 60.
Born: March 6, 1998. B-T: R-R. Ht.: 6-1. Wt.: 180. Signed: Dominican Republic, 2014. Signed by: Pablo Peguero/Felix Peguero/Jonathan Bautista.
The Giants have been aggressive promoting Fabian because they trust in his feel for the game and hitting ability. Whenever he’s been pushed, he’s responded. He was the best player on their DSL team in 2015 and on the Rookie-level AZL Giants in 2016. Sent to low Class A Augusta as a 19-year-old in 2017, Fabian struggled in the first half but kept improving and hit .370/.382/.510 in August to finish the season.
Fabian impresses coaches with his ability to learn, adapt and adjust. Evaluators are generally confident he’ll hit because he has a knack of putting bat to ball, even though that means he currently swings at pitches he should take. Scouts who like him see a future plus hitter with average power, which could work in right field because he’s plus defender there with a plus, accurate arm. What he lacks is the typical right field power profile, as he’s more a hitter than a slugger with 15-18 home run projections in his future once he matures.
Fabian’s strong finish showed he’s ready to jump to high Class A San Jose. He’s going to have to become more selective about what pitches he swings at, but he’s young enough to figure that out.
Year |
Club (League) |
Class |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2015 |
Giants (DSL) |
R |
.269 |
65 |
242 |
47 |
65 |
2016 |
Giants (AZL) |
R |
.340 |
42 |
159 |
30 |
54 |
2017 |
Augusta (SAL) |
LoA |
.277 |
122 |
480 |
51 |
133 |
Minor League Totals |
.286 |
229 |
881 |
128 |
252 |
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Year |
Club (League) |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
2015 |
Giants (DSL) |
10 |
2 |
3 |
37 |
15 |
2016 |
Giants (AZL) |
13 |
5 |
2 |
35 |
7 |
2017 |
Augusta (SAL) |
30 |
0 |
11 |
61 |
10 |
Minor League Totals |
53 |
7 |
16 |
133 |
32 |
|
Year |
Club (League) |
SO |
SB |
CS |
OBP |
SLG |
2015 |
Giants (DSL) |
47 |
2 |
0 |
.348 |
.364 |
2016 |
Giants (AZL) |
28 |
3 |
1 |
.364 |
.522 |
2017 |
Augusta (SAL) |
88 |
5 |
4 |
.297 |
.408 |
Minor League Totals |
163 |
10 |
5 |
.324 |
.417 |
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