Counting down the Padres’ top-30 prospects:
No. 17 Tucupita Marcano
- Position: Infielder
- Age: 20
- Team(s): Fort Wayne (A)
- 2019 stats: .270 avg., .323 OBP, .337 slg., 2 HRs, 45 RBIs, 55 runs, 15 steals, 35 walks, 45 strikeouts (111 games, 460 at-bats)
- Height/weight: 6-foot, 170 pounds
- Bats/throws: Left / Right
- How acquired: Undrafted free agent in July 2016 (Venezuela)
NEED TO KNOW
- An unheralded member of the renowned 2016-2017 international signing class, Marcano simply impressed at every workout alongside the likes of Jorge Ona, Adrian Morejon and Jeisson Rosario.