Luis Urias Believes He'll Be Ready For Spring Training
6 years agoSan Diego Padres second base prospect Luis Urias (hamstring), who has been slowed by a lingering hamstring injury that cut his 2018 season short, believes he'll be ready when spring training begins next month. He is ranked as the No. 3 prospect in the team's system, but he played in just 12 major league games before his injury and hit just .208/.264/.354. Urias estimates he's running, swinging, throwing and fielding at about 70 or 80 percent right now. He played 295 games at second base in the minors and another 110 games at shortstop. With Ian Kinsler in line to play the keystone, it appears Urias will slide over to either shortstop or third base until top prospect Fernando Tatis Jr. is ready to come up. Because Urias isn't guaranteed much playing time in 2019, he's not one to target in mixed leagues. Urias is best stashed in dynasty leagues at this point for his upside.
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune - Jeff Sanders
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune - Jeff Sanders