He’s only played four games for Los Criollos de Caguas in the Puerto Rican Winter League, but Cubs catching prospect Miguel Amaya is putting up big numbers. More revered for his work behind the plate, Amaya’s hitting clearly didn’t suffer during the shutdown. He went 2-for-3 with two doubles Wednesday night to go with a homer the other day and has now driven in five runs through four games.
More important than the numbers themselves is the process by which Amaya is achieving them and, folks, that swing looks…noice. Even in the hand-me-down clips below, you can see how his head remains quiet throughout as his leg drive fires a compact stroke that’s perfect for generating extra bases.