The preseason prospect writeups on Ronny Mauricio this year were the same as they always were. The former IFA signing had enough tools to fill up a Home Depot, but his traits in the finer points of his offensive game—his swing decisions, pitch recognition, and ground ball rate—all remained alarming enough to threaten any upside he could have in the big leagues. The consensus among most of the prospect community was that Mauricio was going to have to dramatically improve in some of those areas of his game to be considered a future impact player, especially since he barely mustered league average production at every minor league level he played at.