Detroit Tigers scouting report on Isaac Paredes
MLB Player Comp
They swing from different sides of the plate, but as I watched Paredes hit, the guy who I continually kept thinking of was Robinson Cano, and I do think as a hitter, that is a potential upside comparison (and there’s some definite body comps as well), but there is a former Detroit Tigers player that actually is a great comparison to what Paredes could be long-term.
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In 1987, the Detroit Tigers drafted Travis Fryman out of high school in Florida. While he was able to handle shortstop to some level, he found himself much more suited for third base, winning a Gold Glove at third in 2000. He also had an offensive profile very akin to what I see Paredes falling into in his “likely” projection, a .270 hitter with 30 doubles and 20 home runs.
Future Role
Paredes has moved up the ladder so quickly, you would assume he would need to gather some in the upper levels before being ready for the major leagues, but he’s already put up a .321/.406/.458 line in 39 games in AA, so he very well could move up to AAA to open 2019.
Once Paredes gets to Detroit, it could set a few things into motion. Paredes has been playing a lot of second base in winter ball thus far, and that could be an indication that the Detroit Tigers would like to see Paredes at the keystone, which would make sense as the team has Jeimer Candelario at third base, though Candelario is no elite glove at the hot corner, so Paredes could end up moving him over to first base if that’s his eventual position.
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The Detroit Tigers certainly got the better end of the deal they made in July with the Cubs, getting both Candelario and Isaac Paredes. Both should be fixtures in the Tigers in the infield as the team enters the third decade of the millenium.