Aristides Aquino has been on the fringes of the prospect radar of Reds fans for a few years now. I’ll count myself among the skeptical, largely because of his plate approach, which lead to a lot of strikeouts and not many walks.
This year, however, he’s been absolutely destroying pitchers in Louisville and that left me wondering if he had arrived. So I talked to Aquino and Louisville hitting coach Leon “Bull” Durham.
Before we get to that, a quick note: Yes, offense is up all over Triple-A with the switch the major league ball. However, Aquino is still pulling down a 150 wRC+, meaning he’s 50% better than the average Triple-A hitter.