South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 45: Luis Mieses

Still young enough to tantalize with five tools

By whisoxman20051917 May 3, 2019, 8:48am CDT

**Zona bound:** It’s still a somewhat slow move up the organizational ladder for Mieses — on the other hand, he’s still a teenager.

Luis Mieses
6´3´´
180 pounds
Bats: Left
Age: 18
SSS rank among all center fielders in the system: 5

A native of Santiago, D.R., Mieses received a signing bonus of $428,000 and was part of a vast international contingent that signed with the White Sox on July 2, 2016 — including fellow outfielders Josue Guerrero and Anderson Comas. At the time of his signing Marco Paddy said “Luis is a very good, very athletic power outfielder who can really swing the bat. He is a natural hitter with a plus arm.”

In 2017 with the DSL Sox, Mieses slashed .263/.302/.320 with eight doubles, three triples, no homers, 25 RBIs, three stolen bases, 10 walks (3.80%) and 42 strikeouts (15.97%) in 247 at-bats.

In 2018, Mieses spent the entire season with the AZL White Sox, and his numbers declined a bit. Mieses slashed just .226/.236/.328, with 10 doubles, two triples, two homers, 26 RBIs, three stolen bases, four walks (1.96%) and 35 strikeouts (17.16%) in 195 at-bats. Like the aforementioned Weaver, Mieses has the build to develop more power. However, he doesn’t have the same speed component and his plate discipline isn’t as advanced — walking less than 2% of the time just doesn’t get the job done. With that said, Mieses is still extremely young and will be given every opportunity to succeed. A return to the AZL Sox should be expected for 2019.