Luis Ravelo

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Boston Red Sox #30 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Extreme
  
  Track Record: The Red Sox were drawn to Ravelo as a defensive magician whose lightning hands created a number of did-you-see-that double takes at shortstop. The team signed Ravelo for $525,000. After a respectable pro debut in the Dominican Summer League in 2021, he hit .197/.303/.265 in 2022, spending most of the season in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League before a promotion to Low-A Salem.
  
  Scouting Report: Ravelo dazzles with his hands and flash, effortlessly executing between-the-legs or behind-the-back glove-to-hand transfers that would be unfathomable for most players. He has at least plus range and an above-average arm to profile as a true shortstop. The question is whether Ravelo will hit enough to be more than an up-and-down player. He's working to calm down his leg kick to improve timing, and at the end of the year, he drove some balls while hitting lefthanded in Salem to suggest a hint of power, but he will have to improve his swing decisions to make more regular contact. He doesn't have a single extra-base hit while batting righthanded, casting uncertainty over his future as a switch-hitter.
  
  The Future: Ravelo is so good defensively that he doesn't need to hit much to forge a big league path, but he will need more strength and development as a hitter to get there.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 30. Power: 30. Speed: 45. Fielding: 60. Arm: 55.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Extreme
  
  Track Record: The Red Sox were drawn to Ravelo as a defensive magician whose lightning hands created a number of did-you-see-that double takes at shortstop. The team signed Ravelo for $525,000. After a respectable pro debut in the Dominican Summer League in 2021, he hit .197/.303/.265 in 2022, spending most of the season in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League before a promotion to Low-A Salem.
  
  Scouting Report: Ravelo dazzles with his hands and flash, effortlessly executing between-the-legs or behind-the-back glove-to-hand transfers that would be unfathomable for most players. He has at least plus range and an above-average arm to profile as a true shortstop. The question is whether Ravelo will hit enough to be more than an up-and-down player. He's working to calm down his leg kick to improve timing, and at the end of the year, he drove some balls while hitting lefthanded in Salem to suggest a hint of power, but he will have to improve his swing decisions to make more regular contact. He doesn't have a single extra-base hit while batting righthanded, casting uncertainty over his future as a switch-hitter.
  
  The Future: Ravelo is so good defensively that he doesn't need to hit much to forge a big league path, but he will need more strength and development as a hitter to get there.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 30. Power: 30. Speed: 45. Fielding: 60. Arm: 55.
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Extreme
  
  Track Record: The Red Sox were drawn to Ravelo as a defensive magician whose lightning hands created a number of did-you-see-that double takes at shortstop. The team signed Ravelo for $525,000. After a respectable pro debut in the Dominican Summer League in 2021, he hit .197/.303/.265 in 2022, spending most of the season in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League before a promotion to Low-A Salem.
  
  Scouting Report: Ravelo dazzles with his hands and flash, effortlessly executing between-the-legs or behind-the-back glove-to-hand transfers that would be unfathomable for most players. He has at least plus range and an above-average arm to profile as a true shortstop. The question is whether Ravelo will hit enough to be more than an up-and-down player. He's working to calm down his leg kick to improve timing, and at the end of the year, he drove some balls while hitting lefthanded in Salem to suggest a hint of power, but he will have to improve his swing decisions to make more regular contact. He doesn't have a single extra-base hit while batting righthanded, casting uncertainty over his future as a switch-hitter.
  
  The Future: Ravelo is so good defensively that he doesn't need to hit much to forge a big league path, but he will need more strength and development as a hitter to get there.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 30. Power: 30. Speed: 45. Fielding: 60. Arm: 55.
• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 45/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Signed by the Red Sox for $545,000 in Jan. 2021, Ravelo is a switch-hitting shortstop who debuted in the Dominican Summer League in 2021 and made his stateside debut in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League in 2022. He&#39s an aggressive hitter with a fairly linear bat path but he shows the ability to adjust the barrel, with no split issues early in his professional career. He has bat speed and has some projection in the body to add power, but Ravelo&#39s game is centered around his ability to hit. Ravelo has good hands and flashes instincts for the position on his better days, though like a lot of young shortstops, consistency still needs to come.