Enyel De Los Santos

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Philadelphia Phillies #15 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: De Los Santos was acquired from the Padres for Freddy Galvis and made 12 appearances for the Phillies between 2018 and 2019. He did not pitch in the majors in 2020, instead joining the alternate training site in late August and working on repeating his delivery, improving his command and locating his breaking ball for strikes.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: De Los Santos has a big arm with an above-average fastball that ranges from 92-98 mph, but he has struggled to consistently locate the pitch, especially on the outer half to righthanded hitters. His changeup is fringe-average but does a good job of falling away from lefthanded hitters. De Los Santos spent the bulk of his time at the alternate training site working on his breaking ball. His slider sits 80-83 mph but shows 12-to-6 shape at times that makes it resemble a curveball. De Los Santos has struggled to locate the pitch, and the Phillies worked with him to repeat his delivery to improve his consistency. The club believes the breaking ball can be above-average if he can tighten it up and learn to land it.
  
  THE FUTURE: De Los Santos most likely profiles as a reliever. The Phillies need bullpen arms and his fastball should play up in the role.
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  Ranked Philadelphia Phillies #8 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: By the time he made his major league debut in July 2018, de los Santos was already pitching for his third different organization. A Mariners signee, he was swapped to San Diego in a trade that brought Joaquin Benoit to Seattle. San Diego then sent him to the Phillies for Freddy Galvis. De los Santos was second in the International League in ERA in 2018, but he struggled to match that success in Lehigh Valley in 2019.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: To be able to establish roots in Philadelphia, de los Santos is going to need to show he can locate his 92-98 mph above-average fastball to both sides of the plate. His control is fine, but his command is below-average. His fastball has exceptional armside run, but that run means when he tries to get to the outer corner against righthanded hitters the ball often leaks back over the middle of the plate. It's more effective when it runs in on righthanders. He was better in 2018 because his fringe-average changeup was more consistent—at its best it dives away from lefties. His average, 80-83 mph slider has modest depth and 12-to-6 curveball shape. Adding tilt would give hitters an east-west offspeed pitch to worry about and would greatly aid his overall pitchability.
  
  THE FUTURE: De los Santos didn't appear in an MLB game after a rough start on June 23. He was not part of Philadelphia's September callups until the final two days of the season, when he was added as an emergency arm. His likely role is as a swingman, but improved command could help him get to a backend starter.
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  Ranked Philadelphia Phillies #6 prospect in 2019
  Track Record: De los Santos signed with the Mariners for $15,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2014, went to the Padres after the 2015 season in the Joaquin Benoit trade, then arrived in the Phillies organization in December 2017 when they traded Freddy Galvis to San Diego. De los Santos proved steady and reliable throughout his 2018 time in Triple-A Lehigh Valley, then made his major league debut in July, with most of his big league outings coming as a reliever.
  
  Scouting Report: De los Santos is a durable power arm who has thrown 145-plus innings each of the last two seasons. His best pitch is his fastball, which mostly ranges from 92-97 mph and has topped at 98. De los Santos relies heavily on his fastball and keeps hitters off balance with a solid-average changeup at 85-89 mph. It's not a true out pitch, but it can miss bats, induce weak contact and help him against lefties, who had a nearly identical OPS against him as righties. The biggest risk with de los Santos is his lack of a reliable breaking ball, because his curve is below-average.
  
  The Future: De los Santos has the durability to start if he can develop a better breaking pitch, which could make him an innings-eating starter at the back of a rotation. If not, he could find success as a two-pitch reliever.
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  Ranked San Diego Padres #18 prospect in 2018
  De los Santos signed with the Mariners for just $15,000 in 2014 and proved a bargain, jumping from 86-89 mph to reaching the mid-90s a year after signing. The Padres acquired him for Joaquin Benoit after the 2015 season. De los Santos has grown into one of the Padres' most reliable and intriguing arms, leading the organization in innings (150) while going 10-6, 3.78 at Double-A San Antonio in 2017 De los Santos has one of the better fastballs in the system, a 94-98 mph bullet he commands to both sides of the plate. His fastball has excellent carry through the zone, and his improved command has made it true weapon that draws swings-and-misses and weak ground-ball contact. De los Santos relies heavily on that fastball. His curveball flashes average but he lacks consistent feel for it, and he doesn't deploy his solid-average changeup at the right times. De los Santos has to improve those secondaries to reach his starter potential. Even if he doesn't, his stuff will play in late relief. He'll head to Triple-A in 2018.
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  Ranked San Diego Padres #16 prospect in 2017
  The Mariners signed de los Santos for just $15,000 as an international free agent in 2014, but he blossomed quickly as he went from upper-80s fastball velocity when they signed him to mid-90s less than a year later. The Padres acquired him for Joaquin Benoit after the 2015 season, a trade that dismayed some in the Mariners organization who felt de los Santos was the most promising starter in their system. De los Santos made good on some of that promise in 2016, showing a 92-95 mph fastball that frequently touched 97, with room in his frame to add even more velocity. He experienced less success after a midseason promotion to high Class A Lake Elsinore because of inconsistent feel for his breaking pitches, but still held his own as a 20-year-old playing against older competition in the hitter-friendly California League. His curveball projects average and his changeup above-average as he gets better command of them, but he presently has fringe-average control overall. De los Santos projects as a No. 4 or 5 starter, but his youth and room for physical growth raise the possibility he could grow into more. He will begin 2017 back at Lake Elsinore.
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  Ranked San Diego Padres #15 prospect in 2016
  The Mariners signed an 18-year-old de los Santos for just $15,000 out of the Dominican Republic in July 2014, and he made his pro debut in the Rookie-level Arizona League in 2015 because of his easy delivery and feel for pitching. The Padres acquired him in November 2015 when they dealt closer Joaquin Benoit to Seattle. At the time he signed, de los Santos was not overpowering, but with a throwing program and better nutrition, his stuff has improved dramatically. His fastball now sits 93-95 mph and has touched 97. He also possesses an average curveball and a changeup that flashes plus. The thin, 6-foot-3 righthander has good control. In one start at short-season Everett, 62 of 76 pitches went for strikes, and he has a chance to have reliable pitch command thanks to a clean arm action and repeatable mechanics.

Minor League Top Prospects

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  Ranked International League #18 prospect in 2018
  De los Santos joined the Phillies in a trade with the Padres for Freddy Galvis in the offseason and found a home in his new organization, flashing a fastball up to 98 mph with movement and earning his first big league callup on July 10. De los Santos finished second in the IL in ERA (2.63), tied for fourth in wins (10) and third in WHIP (1.16). Hitters were slow to catch up to his big fastball, and he uses his lower body well to generate power and extension. De los Santos showed flashes of an advanced changeup, an improvement from its previous state. His curveball still needs work and there are times that he’s limited in his confidence throwing it, a development that needs to come for him to remain a starter.
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  Ranked Northwest League #15 prospect in 2015
  The Mariners signed an 18-year-old de los Santos for just $15,000 in July 2014, but he moved quickly to the U.S. this season because of his age, easy delivery and feel for pitching. At the time he signed, de los Santos was not overpowering, but with a throwing program and better nutrition, his stuff has improved dramatically. His fastball now sits 93-95 mph and he has touched 97. He also possesses an average curveball and a changeup that flashes plus. The thin, 6-foot-3 righthander has good control. In one start, 62 of 76 pitches went for strikes, and he has a chance to have reliable pitch command thanks to a clean arm action and repeatable mechanics. He has a starter's frame with plenty of room to grow.

• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: De Los Santos was acquired from the Padres for Freddy Galvis and made 12 appearances for the Phillies between 2018 and 2019. He did not pitch in the majors in 2020, instead joining the alternate training site in late August and working on repeating his delivery, improving his command and locating his breaking ball for strikes.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: De Los Santos has a big arm with an above-average fastball that ranges from 92-98 mph, but he has struggled to consistently locate the pitch, especially on the outer half to righthanded hitters. His changeup is fringe-average but does a good job of falling away from lefthanded hitters. De Los Santos spent the bulk of his time at the alternate training site working on his breaking ball. His slider sits 80-83 mph but shows 12-to-6 shape at times that makes it resemble a curveball. De Los Santos has struggled to locate the pitch, and the Phillies worked with him to repeat his delivery to improve his consistency. The club believes the breaking ball can be above-average if he can tighten it up and learn to land it.
  
  THE FUTURE: De Los Santos most likely profiles as a reliever. The Phillies need bullpen arms and his fastball should play up in the role.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: De Los Santos was acquired from the Padres for Freddy Galvis and made 12 appearances for the Phillies between 2018 and 2019. He did not pitch in the majors in 2020, instead joining the alternate training site in late August and working on repeating his delivery, improving his command and locating his breaking ball for strikes.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: De Los Santos has a big arm with an above-average fastball that ranges from 92-98 mph, but he has struggled to consistently locate the pitch, especially on the outer half to righthanded hitters. His changeup is fringe-average but does a good job of falling away from lefthanded hitters. De Los Santos spent the bulk of his time at the alternate training site working on his breaking ball. His slider sits 80-83 mph but shows 12-to-6 shape at times that makes it resemble a curveball. De Los Santos has struggled to locate the pitch, and the Phillies worked with him to repeat his delivery to improve his consistency. The club believes the breaking ball can be above-average if he can tighten it up and learn to land it.
  
  THE FUTURE: De Los Santos most likely profiles as a reliever. The Phillies need bullpen arms and his fastball should play up in the role.
• July, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: By the time he made his major league debut in July 2018, de los Santos was already pitching for his third different organization. A Mariners signee, he was swapped to San Diego in a trade that brought Joaquin Benoit to Seattle. San Diego then sent him to the Phillies for Freddy Galvis. De los Santos was second in the International League in ERA in 2018, but he struggled to match that success in Lehigh Valley in 2019.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: To be able to establish roots in Philadelphia, de los Santos is going to need to show he can locate his 92-98 mph above-average fastball to both sides of the plate. His control is fine, but his command is below-average. His fastball has exceptional armside run, but that run means when he tries to get to the outer corner against righthanded hitters the ball often leaks back over the middle of the plate. It’s more effective when it runs in on righthanders. He was better in 2018 because his fringe-average changeup was more consistent—at its best it dives away from lefties. His average, 80-83 mph slider has modest depth and 12-to-6 curveball shape. Adding tilt would give hitters an east-west offspeed pitch to worry about and would greatly aid his overall pitchability.
  
  THE FUTURE: De los Santos didn’t appear in an MLB game after a rough start on June 23. He was not part of Philadelphia’s September callups until the final two days of the season, when he was added as an emergency arm. His likely role is as a swingman, but improved command could help him get to a backend starter.
• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: By the time he made his major league debut in July 2018, de los Santos was already pitching for his third different organization. A Mariners signee, he was swapped to San Diego in a trade that brought Joaquin Benoit to Seattle. San Diego then sent him to the Phillies for Freddy Galvis. De los Santos was second in the International League in ERA in 2018, but he struggled to match that success in Lehigh Valley in 2019.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: To be able to establish roots in Philadelphia, de los Santos is going to need to show he can locate his 92-98 mph above-average fastball to both sides of the plate. His control is fine, but his command is below-average. His fastball has exceptional armside run, but that run means when he tries to get to the outer corner against righthanded hitters the ball often leaks back over the middle of the plate. It's more effective when it runs in on righthanders. He was better in 2018 because his fringe-average changeup was more consistent—at its best it dives away from lefties. His average, 80-83 mph slider has modest depth and 12-to-6 curveball shape. Adding tilt would give hitters an east-west offspeed pitch to worry about and would greatly aid his overall pitchability.
  
  THE FUTURE: De los Santos didn't appear in an MLB game after a rough start on June 23. He was not part of Philadelphia's September callups until the final two days of the season, when he was added as an emergency arm. His likely role is as a swingman, but improved command could help him get to a backend starter.
• July, 2018 Scouting Report
  The Mariners signed de los Santos in 2014, then a year later traded him to the Padres, who after the 2017 season flipped him to the Phillies for shortstop Freddy Galvis. He has shown a promising combination of power stuff, durability and control, producing one of the lowest ERAs this year in the Triple-A International League. De los Santos pitches off a fastball that sits 92-96 mph and can touch 98, and he leans on his above-average changeup as his out pitch that’s more advanced than his breaking stuff.
• December, 2017 Scouting Report
  Track Record: The Phillies signed Kilome for $40,000 when he was a tall, skinny 17-year-old with a fast arm. As he packed on weight and made mechanical changes, he grew into a power arm who finished 2017 in Double-A Reading after an August promotion. Scouting Report: Kilome's fastball gets on hitters quickly thanks to his extension, downhill plane and velocity that sits 93-96 mph and peaks at 99. He throws a power four-seam fastball, but he added a two-seamer to his repertoire in 2017 to help him induce weak, early-count contact. One drawback was that Kilome's strikeout rate dropped from 26 percent in 2016 to 19 percent in 2017. He has a tick above-average curveball that he can use as a putaway pitch, but his struggles to coordinate the long levers in his delivery impacts his command and puts him in too many disadvantage counts. He also throws a slider that tends to blend into his curveball, and while Kilome's changeup has shown progress, it's still a below-average pitch. The Future: Kilome has the potential to be a No. 3 or 4 starter, but to reach that potential he will have to improve his fastball command, increase his swing-and-miss rate and develop his changeup.