PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Feb 03, 2021
5 minutes
by CARLOS COLLAZO
ADRIAN DEL CASTILLO, C
MIAM
Del Castillo came to campus with a reputation for hitting. He lived up to that billing, hitting .331 with 78 hits, 22 doubles and 72 RBIs—all team-bests for the Hurricanes in his 2019 freshman season. Now perceived as the best pure hitter in the 2021 draft class, Del Castillo combines exceptional barrel accuracy with strike zone discipline (43 walks, 32 strikeouts) but has defensive questions.
ALEX TORAL, 1B
MIAMI
Toral struggled against college pitching initially at Miami, posting just a .559 OPS in 33 games as a freshman in 2018. After getting less pull-oriented and less steep in his bat path, Toral cut down his strikeouts and tapped into his massive raw power. In the shortened 2020 season, he hit
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