Otto Lopez is a 24-year-old utility infielder/outfielder, right-handed hitter from the Dominican Republic. He’s been playing some outfield for the last couple of years. The team figured if he was...
is a 24-year-old utility infielder/outfielder, right-handed hitter from the Dominican Republic. He’s been playing some outfield for the last couple of years. The team figured if he was going to be a utility player, he ought to be able to fill in all over the field.
He’s had ten plate appearances over the past two seasons since being added to the 40-man before the 2021 season. Last year, he played 91 games for the Bisons, hitting .297/.3778/.415 with 6 triples and 3 home runs, with 14 steals. You’d think a line like that would get him more of a chance in the majors. He is a line-drive hitter. Not much power, but he has the speed to pick up extra bases and beat out ground balls.Defensively, he could fill in at shortstop in a pinch, but even back in 2019 at Lansing it was pretty clear that was about it.
Otto has been error-prone at short, with 35 in 127 games at the position in the minors, for a .923 FA. If he was going to be a regular, second base or center field might be a good spot for him. Unfortunately for Otto, with the team in ‘win now’ mode, they prefer veterans in those spots .The way things are, he’s best off waiting for a shot at a utility role, do a good job when he gets the chance and hope for the best.
Steamer doesn’t think that Lopez will get a good shot this year. It sees him getting 14 PA this year.
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