Máximo Acosta (9 de octubre de 1895, Carlos Tejedor, Provincia de Buenos Aires - 14 de abril de 1944), apodado "El Mono" o "El Negro", fue un jockey argentino, considerado uno de los más importantes de la historia de la hípica rioplatense. He's a well-rounded player that has multiple plus-tools. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. A 6-foot-1, 170-pound shortstop out of Venezuela, Acosta grew roughly four inches since he committed to signing with Texas. He already has potential to be a very solid hitter and developing power could make him a very dangerous hitter.With having a very high ceiling, how well he develops is crucial. View the profiles of people named Maximo Acosta.
He makes adjustments, uses the whole field and has a chance to be a plus hitter. + View More Transactions. Because of his natural hitting ability, he could eventually develop enough power to be a very dangerous threat at the plate.He is very fundamentally sound defensively, specifically in his footwork, to go along with plus speed and and plus arm.
There aren't a lot of moving parts in his swing, which helps him consistently barrel the ball well. 16-year-old SS Maximo Acosta drew comps to a Yankees infielder even before turning pro.
SS Maximo Acosta assigned to DSL Rangers1. RotoWire Staff
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It's a very fluid swing, giving him the ability to control the strike zone and make adjustments.There isn't a ton of power yet, but he can hit the gaps.
Team Date Transaction; March 11, 2020: SS Maximo Acosta assigned to Texas Rangers. Join Facebook to connect with Maximo Acosta and others you may know. Built like Mike Cameron at 6-foot-3, 191 pounds, Bannister is a plus runner who moves around well in the outfield.
It's not the Yankees infielder he wants to emulate.
Acosta signed with the Rangers in January 2019, but the contract is effective 2020. He's still learning his reads and routes, but he has fluid, athletic actions in the outfield with potential for good range. At 5-foot-9, 145 pounds, Acosta is the smallest of the big-ticket signees from this year's July 2 international signing class. However, when our Rangers prospect rankings come out, Maximo Acosta will be ranked higher.