He’s on the 40 man roster. Now what?
I like Gabriel Rincones, Jr.
You like Gabriel Rincones, Jr.
Seems like the Phillies like Gabriel Rincones, Jr.
You know who else likes him? Left handed pitching.
Gabriel Rincones, Jr. – 48
Moises Chace – 34
Matthew Fisher – 29
Keaton Anthony – 9
Jean Cabrera – 7
Cade Obermueller – 6
Carson DeMartini – 5
Griffin Burkholder – 2
Mavis Graves – 1
Yoniel Curat – 1
By now, the story is known. Rincones has a ton of power, the potential to hit the ball hard and does really, really well against right handed pitching. On some teams, that’s a really good thing to have. For the Phillies, they are in the unfortunate position of needing someone who can do damage against left handed pitching thanks to the presences of Brandon Marsh and Justin Crawford on the roster.
It’s just that Rincones should never, ever, EVER see a left handed pitcher if it can be avoided. Maybe while in the minor leagues, he can continue to see them as that is what the minor leagues is for: player development. If he can even get respectable against them, which would require a very big jump in performance, the team might have something really good on their hands.
But boy do those split numbers suggest he really, really shouldn’t see a left handed pitcher.
2025 stats (w/ Lehigh Valley)
506 PA, .240/.370/.430, 18 HR, 73 RBI, 21 SB, 22.5 K%, 15.8 BB%, 115 wRC+
A shoulder injury (2022), torn thumb ligament (2024), and sprained ankle (2025) have cost him big chunks of his pro career and, odd amateur arc included, he’s played far fewer high-level baseball games than most prospects his age. But when he’s been healthy (including right after returning from that nasty thumb injury), Rincones has destroyed righties. He’s career .256/.362/.476 hitter versus them (.164/.257/.224 vs LHP) and has some of the best raw power in the organization, even when you include Philly’s big league roster. A strapping 6-foot-3, 225 pounds, Rincones will flash plus-plus pull-side juice against pitches in the middle-in portion of the plate, but doesn’t access it all over the zone.
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