Luis De La Rosa Salem Red Sox Pitcher

       
 
Age: 20 
Born: July 6, 2002
Birthplace: Santo Domingo, DR
Height: 6-1
Weight: 170
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: Not draft eligible
How Acquired: Acquired from KC with Franchy Cordero and Grant Gambrell in a three-team deal along with Freddy Valdez and Josh Winckowski from the NYM, with Andrew Benintendi and cash to KC, and Khalil Lee from KC to NYM (June 2021)

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Pronunciation: -
First Pro Contract: July 6, 2018 (KC)
Signing Scout: Rafael Vasquez
Signing Bonus: $147,500
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: December 2023
MLFA Eligible: November 2025
   
Pro Debut: June 7, 2019 (DSL)
Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: -
Service Time (1/23): 0 days
Options Remaining: 3 (0 used)
Contract (2023): MiLB contract
   

 
 
 
 
 
     
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  Physical Description: Loose, athletic right-hander with room to add strength. Has already grown since signing and should continue to grow. Quick feet.

Mechanics: Throws from a three-quarters arm slot. Starts on the third base side and does not utilize a wind-up. Medium leg kick. Effort in delivery. Trunk twist and long arm action with a hook and stab behind. Could stand to do a better job repeating his delievery.

Fastball: 90-92 mph. Tops out at 94. Average life. Pitch shows sink down in the zone. Solid control for someone his age, but command is a work in progress. Could stand to add velocity. Fringe-average potential.

Curveball: 76-78 mph. Average spin rate. Gets over the ball and can snap it off. Has shown the ability to land the pitch in the zone. Average-to-better potential.

Changeup: 83-85 mph. On the firmer side, but has shown ability to command the pitch. On occasion will show drop and deceptive arm speed. Fringe-average potential.
  Slider: Reportedly also has a slider for which he has shown some feel, but did not use the pitch in outings scouted in 2022.

Career Notes: Signed with the Royals for $147,500 when he turned 16 on July 6, 2018. Primarily played shortstop growing up, but converted to pitching shortly before signing. Was acquired as a player-to-be-named-later from Kansas City in the Andrew Benintendi trade. 2021 numbers are skewed heavily by a single, terrible outing (0.2 IP, 6 ER), as well as about a month missed at least in part due to rainouts on what were likely a number of his scheduled starts. Participated in the Fall Performance Program in 2021.

Summation: Potential minor league depth arm. Ceiling of an organizational arm. Future projection is fluid right now. Present stuff is on the pedestrian side, but has shown solid feel. Has the athleticism you look for in a pitcher and frame to add weight. How his stuff develops as he physically matures will determine future profile.

Links
Scout Chatter (9.14.2021)
Scouting Report Update (3.12.2022)
 
   
     
    Pitching Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
2019 DSL Royals DSL Rk KC 16 2 1 2.33 12 11 0 38.2 28 10 10 0 0 7 52 0.91 12.10 1.63
  2020 Season Cancelled --- --- KC 17 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  2021 FCL Red Sox FCL Rk Bos 18 1 0 3.04 8 5 1 26.2 19 9 9 1 4 9 21 1.05 7.10 3.00
2022 FCL Red Sox FCL Rk Bos 19 1 0 1.26 4 3 0 14.1 5 2 2 0 3 9 20 0.98 12.77 5.65
  2022 Salem Red Sox Car A Bos 19 2 2 4.72 11 0 1 34.1 31 22 18 2 12 38 4 1.25 9.86 3.15
2023 TBD --- --- Bos 20     stats                            
   
     
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  Awards   SoxProspects.com Awards  
  2019 DSL Royals Pitcher of the Year 
Florida Complex League Pitcher of the Week (June 27 - July 3, 2021)
  SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (June 27 - July 3, 2021)  
   

   
     
 
 
 
     
 
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