Went to look at where people ranked prospects traded at the deadline to get an idea where Deyvison De Los Santos going from the Diamondbacks to the Marlins ranked in people’s thoughts, and a lot of prospect guys are just out there throwing darts. Listen, I get it, no one knows anything. I say this all the time by just [throwing a dart] with some of these prospects. After watching Deyvison (which is called Deyvision), I can’t tell if he’s going to be 30 or 40-homer guy, but he is going to hit some big-time bombs in his career. Maybe there are 15 better prospects traded at the deadline, as I saw others say, but I will reserve judgment until I see it. I guess one thing that is fair to give others a bye on is they don’t usually think fantasy. Prospect people are thinking all-around game, and Deyvison De Los Santos looks like a no-glove, no-speed Ding Dong Merchant who sells out for Ding Dongs because that’s where his bread is buttered. Personally, I like Ding Dongs and their merchants, but I could see how that might not be how you want to build a real team. Thankfully, the Marlins aren’t a real team! If anyone’s going to give him 500+ ABs, it could be the Marlins. So, what can we expect from Deyvison De Los Santos for 2025 fantasy baseball?
The kinda hilarious thing about Deyvison De Los Santos is he’s the most Jake Burger-like player. How many Burgers is too many Burgers for one team? Marlins also have Jonah Bride, who is kinda the same. The Bride of FrankenBurgers, that’s the Marlins’ 2025 media guide. Bride at least walks, though. [hears Here Comes The Bride in head] Hey, Bride wants to walk? Call him The Wedding March! Hashtag nailed it. What did you say, call him Runaway Bride? Damn, okay. You got me. So, Deyvison De Los Santos takes no walks, which could hurt him in the majors. There’s concerns that he could hit .220 or lower in the majors. That his Ks ballooned a bit in Triple-A with the Marlins (28.4 K%) is concerning too. The power though — Baby Goes Dong!
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?? 120 RBIsDeyvison De Los Santos (@Marlins) continues to MASH in 2024, with his latest roundtripper going 476 ft for the Triple-A @JaxShrimp. pic.twitter.com/VWMIi3qVuO
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) September 19, 2024
And there’s another homer:
Deyvison De Los Santos extends his MiLB home run lead (31) with a 460 ft laser! ?@JaxShrimp | @Marlins pic.twitter.com/QEk0EUO0Pu
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) August 3, 2024
And, well, when you hit 40 homers, there’s a lot of them:
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Deyvison De Los Santos launches a 4??9??2?? foot home run pic.twitter.com/c3LDWxCpz2
— Reno Aces (@Aces) June 15, 2024
The last one I showed you because of my ongoing battle this autumn to point out how bad minor league camerawork is. That cameraperson had the camera on their mask like the playoffs’ ump cam. Deyvison De Los Santos kinda reminds me of Jesus Aguilar. Who had some good years after people thought he wouldn’t hit higher than .220. Okay, facts time: Deyvison De Los Santos might hit .210, might not take any walks, might hit 40 bombs, might not play, might play for 550 ABs. Might, might, might, Deyvison De Los Santos is mighty all right. For 2025 fantasy baseball, I’ll give Deyvison De Los Santos projections of 29/15/39/.219 in 239 ABs with a chance for more power if there’s more at-bats there.
