Aristides Aquino

Aristides Aquino

30-Year-Old OutfielderOF
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$Signed a minor-league contract with the Reds in December of 2018.
Heading to Japan
OFFree Agent  F
November 27, 2022
Aquino signed a contract with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan on Sunday, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
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Aquino was designated for assignment by the Reds in mid-November and has opted to continue his professional career overseas. He had a .197/.246/.363 slash line with 10 home runs in 80 games during 2022, though he was one of the best defensive right fielders in MLB and accumulated 1.9 dWAR despite the limited playing time.
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+39%
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .491 108 8 1 9 1 .170 .231 .260
Since 2022vs Right .684 168 16 9 21 1 .214 .256 .428
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2022vs Left .491 108 8 1 9 1 .170 .231 .260
2022vs Right .684 168 16 9 21 1 .214 .256 .428
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+18%
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Since 2022Home .552 117 11 5 12 0 .165 .222 .330
Since 2022Away .651 159 13 5 18 2 .220 .264 .387
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2022Home .552 117 11 5 12 0 .165 .222 .330
2022Away .651 159 13 5 18 2 .220 .264 .387
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The Punisher broke onto the scene in 2019 with 14 homers in his first month, driving in 32 runs with a .330/.393/.804 slash line. It was a fun run, but he has gone on to hit .188/.283/.383 with 17 homers and 46 runs driven in since the end of August 2019. Aquino can destroy mistake pitches, but he spends too much time coming up empty on swings in between the homers. He is passable defensively, but he is also out of options, so the Reds have to carry him or watch Aquino bounce around baseball on the roadshow that Wily Mo Pena blazed before him. It is easier to envision Aquino crushing pitching overseas than sticking in the major leagues long term.
The Punisher was The Punished in 2020, both by opposing pitchers and by Reds management after he struggled against those pitchers. A year after being a midseason sensation, Aquino hit a mere .170/.304/.319 while shuttling back-and-forth from the Reds' alternate training camp. The problem for Aquino was that he couldn't hit a breaking ball or a changeup, hitting .118 against breaking pitches and going hitless against offspeed offerings. It has gotten to the point where it doesn't make sense to throw a fastball in the strike zone to him at all. So despite good power and plus defensive skills, Aquino is going to be on the fringe of a job even on a team like the Reds that's struggling so much to find any offense.
The Punisher took the baseball world by storm upon arrival in August. In fact, he regularly re-wrote the record book in his first month with the big club in 2019; after tying Trevor Story for the most home runs through a player's first 10 games in the live-ball era, Aquino became the quickest ever to 10 homers and eventually broke Cody Bellinger's rookie record for the most home runs in a single month (14). However, as good as he was in August, he was equally disastrous in September. He had a 52 wRC+ and 6:34 BB:K in 110 plate appearances over the final month. Aquino had previously hit the Double-A wall and was even non-tendered by the Reds last winter, but returned to the organization and broke out in the minors thanks in large part to a batting stance and swing change. Aquino has speed to go along with immense raw power, but color us skeptical about a late bloomer with poor plate discipline.
For many prospects, if not most, the Double-A Wall still exists. There's a considerable qualitative jump from High-A to Double-A that often stymies prospects, especially those such as Aquino who break out at a lower level while being considered older for their level. Aquino struggled at Double-A Pensacola for the second year in a row in 2018, hitting .240/.306/.448 with 20 homers and four stolen bases. The only promising news was that his Isolated Power crept up from .181 to .208 while he lowered his K% from 28.8 to 20.7. With both Nick Senzel and Taylor Trammell ahead of him in the pecking order, the chances of Aquino being anything more than a fifth outfielder with the Reds seem slim. A bigger role would require a slew of injuries plus a considerable improvement in his skill set.
After missing three months in with an abdominal strain in 2015 and never getting into a groove at the plate, Aquino made a huge splash last year, emerging as a potential five-category star. His power/speed combination has always been apparent, and he proved in the pitcher-friendly Florida State League that he can hit enough for the rest of his tools to impact games. He finished first in the league in total bases (251) and second in OPS (.846), slugging (.519) and home runs (23) -- trailing Tigers outfield prospect Christin Stewart in all three categories. At 6-foot-4, 190 pounds, there are some moving parts when Aquino is in the batter's box, but his 19.8 percent strikeout rate should alleviate any contact concerns for now. He has enough speed to steal double-digit bases over a full season, but he could add muscle over the coming years and become less of a threat on the bases. Look for him to reach the majors in late 2018 or early 2019.
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Designated for assignment
OFCincinnati Reds  F
November 15, 2022
Aquino was designated for assignment by the Reds on Tuesday.
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Closes season as bench player
OFCincinnati Reds  F
October 5, 2022
Aquino is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
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Remains on bench Friday
OFCincinnati Reds  F
September 30, 2022
Aquino isn't in the lineup Friday against the Cubs.
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Out of Wednesday's lineup
OFCincinnati Reds  F
September 28, 2022
Aquino is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Pirates.
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Reaches 10 homers
OFCincinnati Reds  F
September 26, 2022
Aquino went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Pirates on Monday.
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Putting ball in play
OFCincinnati Reds  F
September 17, 2022
Aquino has a 1.180 OPS and just 13 strikeouts in his last 56 plate appearances.
ANALYSIS
Aquino struck out in an alarming 41.4 percent of plate appearances through his first 174 plate appearances, posting a .170/.213/.279 slash line with just four homers. Since Aug. 31, he's 19-for-52 with six doubles and five homers in 15 games while fanning just 23.2 percent of the time. The 28-year-old has been given the chance to play nearly every day since the trade deadline and it appears to be paying off.
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