The Martin Scorsese classic, The Departed, opens to the ominous voice of antagonist Frank Costello, played by Jack Nicholson:
“I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I wan’t my environment to be a product of me.”
So far, Magneuris Sierra has been a product of his environment. As a St. Louis Cardinals propsect, his arrival in the major leagues was eagerly awaited. The then-21-year old was given a hit grade of 55 and a power grade of 40, and was described as the following by MLB Pipeline in 2016:
While he doesn’t have a ton of home run power, he does have considerable strength, particularly in his wrists and forearms and could eventually reach double-digits in that offensive category.