Adolfo Sanchez repeated a level by staying in the Dominican Summer League again in 2025, doing so after a somewhat disappointing season there in 2024 where he posted just a .701 OPS as a 17 year old.
His 18 year old season, though, couldn’t have gone much better.
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His repeat in the DOSL saw him hit .339/.474/.504 (.978 OPS) with more walks (24) than strikeouts (21) across 154 PA, even swiping 10 bags in the process. While he socked just a pair of homers, his line-drive approach saw him mash 8 doubles and a trio of triples, and it was a massive reduction in strikeouts that helped define his breakout campaign – he fanned 60 times in 177 PA the season before.
He’s a hit-first outfielder who can play center but likely will end up in right, and after signing for a $2.7 million signing bonus his work in 2025 gave the Reds a much better feeling about investing that kind of coin. Sanchez will certainly be stateside for the first time in 2026, the only question being whether they choose to slow-play him by starting him in the Arizona Complex League or if they’ll send the now 19 year old straight to Daytona in the Class-A Florida State League.
While he doesn’t have any one tool that jumps off the board, he’s got five tools that are above average, especially an ability to run and throw that complement his hitting prowess well. He’s also physically mature for the most part, meaning the Reds might well choose to be more aggressive in promoting him since they won’t be simply waiting for him to fill out further.
All of that compiled is your #14 prospect in this year’s Community Prospect Rankings, as Sanchez outlasted his peers in the voting.
