Alejo Lopez AA 2B/3B hitting .429

[DocRed]

Selected in the 27th round in 2015 this kid is quietly having a pretty good year at AA. .429 BA and 1.002 OPS. He's also been a solid contact hitter in his career hitting .303 with a .372 OPS although he doesn't hit for much power. Does not strike out much either with 162 career SO's in 1397 PA's. Not young but just turned 25.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=lopez-008ale

No clue how good his D but here is a 2018 write up that Doug G did that suggests he has at least solid D. Career fielding percentage at 2B of .978 which isn't bad. For comparison BP had a career .988 and Jonathan India's MiLB was .971.

https://www.redsminorleagues.com/201...s-alejo-lopez/

[camisadelgolf]

The next Ron Torreyes?

[Bourgeois Zee]

The next Ron Torreyes?

Torreyes has played six seasons in the majors.

[DocRed]

3 for 4 last night with a double, 2 walks and 3 RBI's after cooling off a bit.

[camisadelgolf]

Torreyes has played six seasons in the majors.

It's a great accomplishment. I wish that success for anyone who wants it, especially Lopez.

[adkindo]

If things continue to go well, we might finally have someone on the roster that can play 2nd/3rd Base.

[DocRed]

promoted to AAA and still hitting. Combined slash line .376/.456/.468 on the year

[mth123]

Things continue to go well. I want to know more about Lopez. Looking at what I do know, he's a little guy who is 25 years old, has never been highly regarded and most of his success is batting average driven. Basing this on nothing but an impression, I get a serious Norris Hopper without the speed vibe. He doesn't really fit any positions where the Reds have a need, but might be a better bench option than Mark Payton. He's certainly younger, more versatile, can switch hit and isn't as redundant with Shogo as Payton is.

Anybody with more detailed info, please share.

[Tony Cloninger]

Being a bench player is tough enough as a veteran. This seems like the type of player who needs some regular starts to show anything. Of course you could say that about Payton too.

[RED VAN HOT]

I know that in today's game, the conventional thought is that a player who can't hit for any power will be eaten up in the majors. Lopez may be the exception. He has a very low K rate over his career (11%) and this year he has walked more often than he has struck out. He's a true switch hitter. Prior to this year he moved slowly through the minors despite hitting well at each level. There's a lot to be said for a tough out in the leadoff spot. It sets the table and puts pressure on the pitcher. Does anyone have info on his defense? his speed?

[DocRed]

Alejo Lopez didn't just appear out of nowhere. He is a career .306 hitter with a .378 OBP over 7 years in the minors. He just turned 25 too.

[Benihana]

Things continue to go well. I want to know more about Lopez. Looking at what I do know, he's a little guy who is 25 years old, has never been highly regarded and most of his success is batting average driven. Basing this on nothing but an impression, I get a serious Norris Hopper without the speed vibe.

I was thinking more the infield version of Dave Sappelt

[DocRed]

Continues to hit at AAA .403/.500/.629 which is better than he hit at AA this year.

Another thing I love about Lopez is he doesn't strike out much and walks a decent amount. 23 BB vs 16 SO this year. He also has some gap power as evidence by 17 doubles in 195 PA's. And he has a little speed to boot.

[JaxRed]

Online article about him today says he has more hits this year than anyone in the minors.

[Kinsm]

Unfortunately he has zero power and can't play SS.

I do want the Reds to add him to the 40 man at some point this year just to see if he can hit big league pitching though, I'll take a cheap bench 2B/3B who can get on base.