Vinnie Pasquantino

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Kansas City Royals #10 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Pasquantino was an unheralded 11th-round pick out of Old Dominion in 2019. He stood an ungainly 6-foot-4, 245 pounds, but his bat held promise and earned quiet praise from evaluators. He returned from the coronavirus shutdown an improved hitter and defender and broke out in 2021. He hit .300/.394/.563 with 24 home runs and 84 RBIs as he rose from High-A to Double-A and had as many walks as strikeouts (64).
  
  Scouting Report: Pasquantino is a determined hitter with a high level of focus at the plate. He regularly takes professional at-bats and his strikeout-to-walk rate is rare for a power hitter in the modern era. Instead of making a lot of mechanical changes to his swing, Pasquantino instead has focused on seeing the ball well, keeping his eyes behind the ball, letting pitches travel deep and taking pitches in the right situations. He works hard on improving his defense and is now at least an average defender at first base, with the work ethic to continue improving. He provides a big target for infielders throwing to first and is athletic enough for the position. While he’ll always be a well below-average runner, he makes up for the lack of speed with good baserunning instincts and reads on the bases. What makes Pasquantino even more special is his gregarious personality, outstanding makeup and passion for the game.
  
  The Future: Pasquantino didn’t miss a beat after his midseason promotion. He has a chance to be a power-hitting first baseman or DH.

• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Pasquantino was an unheralded 11th-round pick out of Old Dominion in 2019. He stood an ungainly 6-foot-4, 245 pounds, but his bat held promise and earned quiet praise from evaluators. He returned from the coronavirus shutdown an improved hitter and defender and broke out in 2021. He hit .300/.394/.563 with 24 home runs and 84 RBIs as he rose from High-A to Double-A and had as many walks as strikeouts (64).
  
  Scouting Report: Pasquantino is a determined hitter with a high level of focus at the plate. He regularly takes professional at-bats and his strikeout-to-walk rate is rare for a power hitter in the modern era. Instead of making a lot of mechanical changes to his swing, Pasquantino instead has focused on seeing the ball well, keeping his eyes behind the ball, letting pitches travel deep and taking pitches in the right situations. He works hard on improving his defense and is now at least an average defender at first base, with the work ethic to continue improving. He provides a big target for infielders throwing to first and is athletic enough for the position. While he’ll always be a well below-average runner, he makes up for the lack of speed with good baserunning instincts and reads on the bases. What makes Pasquantino even more special is his gregarious personality, outstanding makeup and passion for the game.
  
  The Future: Pasquantino didn’t miss a beat after his midseason promotion. He has a chance to be a power-hitting first baseman or DH.
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  It's all about the hit tool for Pasquantino, and he proved he was more than capable of hitting for power and getting on base with a strong season at High-A Quad Cities.