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Miami Marlins Prospect Watch: Spotlight on Christopher Torres

Christopher Angel Torres is a 5’11”, 170 lb. switch-hitting shortstop from Santiago, in the Dominican Republic. Born on February 6th, 1998, Torres came to be part of the Miami Marlins organization in the Dee Gordon trade. That was on December 7th last year. He joined the club along with RHP Robert Dugger from the Seattle Mariners for Gordon and “future considerations.” Torres is currently ranked as Miami’s #15 prospect. According to the MLB.com prospect rankings page, Torres’ two plus attributes are his plus arm and his plus-speed:

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 60 | Arm: 60 | Field: 55 | Overall: 45

Torres was initially signed by the Mariners for the 2015 DSL campaign.