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Young Brew Crew Spotlight: Jadher Areinamo

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Jadher Areinamo is a young shortstop prospect in the Brewers system that is someone I believe the Brewers have an eye on. I spent last summer working for the Timber Rattlers, and when they had some injuries in the middle of the infield, instead of turning towards a guy at Carolina or a guy like Eduardo Garcia, they chose to bring up Jadher instead, who was almost a full 5 years younger than the average High A player. Let’s dive deeper into who Jadher Areinamo is.


 

Background

Jadher Areinamo was signed unofficially in 2018 with the Brewers and then signed for real on January 15th, 2021 for $150,000. He is from Maracay, Venezuela and is 19 years old (DOB: 11/28/2003) and is 5’10, 160 lbs. Areinamo is a primary shortstop but got some time in at second and third along his three stops during the ‘22 season at the Complex League, Carolina, and Wisconsin. He also played the 2021 season in the Dominican Summer League. Here are his stats from that league for 2021:

Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
2021 17 -0.9 Brewers 2 DOSL FRk MIL 44 175 152 32 42 7 2 0 10 5 4 17 22 .276 .366 .349 .714


 

Offense

Jadher Areinamo is not a power guy by any means. Throughout his two years in the minors, he has only hit 1 homerun. However, he has slashed a .284/.367/.366 across 113 games, having amassed 20 2B, 5 3B, and has stolen 11 bases (albeit being caught stealing 9 times). Those numbers are not eye-popping whatsoever, so why is he a guy that not only the Brewers look at highly enough to send him to High A last year for a few games, but also why is MLB Pipeline ranking him in the Brewers Top 30 (more on that later)? Well, for being only 17 and 18 years old, he only strikes out 13.7% of the time (63 K’s over 460 PA). That is an impressive clip for someone that is just making his start in Pro Ball. Oh, and he is consistently much younger than his fellow players at each level, being almost a year younger in the Dominican Summer League, 2 years younger at the ACL, 3 years younger at A Ball, and 4.3 years younger at A+. His time at Wisconsin was not very good however, accruing a .077 average with 8 K’s, but he went there for 7 games and never really caught his footing, so I would not lean on that too much. Overall, he will never wow anyone with power numbers or speed numbers, but he will get on base and hit the ball in play. I would also expect him to eventually put on some muscle at some point, so maybe even expect to see more doubles in Areinamo’s future. Here are his stats from last season:

AgeDif Tm Lg Lev G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
  3 Teams 3 Lgs Rk-A-A+ 69 285 250 47 72 13 3 1 33 6 5 28 41 .288 .368 .376 .744
-4.3 Wisconsin MIDW A+ 7 26 26 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .077 .077 .115 .192
-2.8 Carolina CARL A 28 110 97 16 29 2 0 0 11 2 1 9 14 .299 .373 .320 .692
-1.9 Brewers Gold ACL Rk 34 149 127 31 41 10 3 1 21 4 4 19 19 .323 .416 .472 .889

 

Defense

Areinamo will probably look to be a defense minded player if he wants to make the Majors, and he has potential to be just that. Last season he played 2B and SS for all three levels (ACL, A, A+) and played some 3B at ACL and A. Throughout the season, he had 225 chances and had 10 errors across all three positions, including 6 at 2B. That’s a .956 Fld%, which is pretty good for a kid that young playing above his age. Overall, I see Areinamo sliding over to 2B, as that is where he has the most experience and his best range factor, as well as his size. Though, it would not hurt him to continue getting reps at all three positions so as to show that he is versatile, something the Brewers love and do often with minor league guys. Areinamo has potential to be solid in the field, and I think with more experience he will only show more of his promise on that side of the ball. Here are his defensive stats from last season:

Lg Lev Aff   G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
3 Lgs Rk-A-A+ MIL 2B 25 24   210.0 105 49 50 6 16 .943 4.24 3.96
3 Lgs Rk-A-A+ MIL SS 17 17   126.0 59 19 38 2 8 .966 4.07 3.35
2 Lgs A-Rk MIL 3B 22 22   186.1 61 19 40 2 3 .967 2.85 2.68

 

So, Where Does He Rank?

 

FanGraphs: 16th in Brewers System

MLB Pipeline: 22nd in Brewers System

 

Jadher Areinamo is a name that I think Brewers fans should keep an eye on. Teams do not just throw anyone from the Dominican Summer League to High A for no reason. They want to see if he has what it takes to play at that level, no matter if he was an injury replacement or not. While he did not succeed there by any means, the team still sees something in him, and so do MLB Pipeline and FanGraphs. MLB Pipeline states “Listed at 5-foot-10, 160 pounds, Areinamo isn’t going to pop in a workout, or to anyone giving a quick look at the field, but he finds meaningful ways to contribute, starting with his work at the dish. The right-handed hitter is mature in his approach at the plate with a willingness to fight pitches off and go the other way when needed. He’ll flash some quick hands in his pre-swing setup but manages to control the bat well enough to find barrels and limit strikeouts. There isn’t much power in that frame, calling into question just how valuable he can be offensively”. Be on the lookout for the young infielder this season to make some valuable strides forward.

 

All stats and info found from FanGraphs, Baseball Reference, and MLB Pipeline

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CheeseheadInQC

You couldn’t have picked two more different hitters for your first two could you?

I have written before how high I am on Areinamo. I love guys who take walks but don’t strike out. He might never hit 20 homers, but he showed in the ACL that if you are spraying line drives all over the field, enough will find the gaps to build an acceptable ISO. He just needs to be the pure line drive hitter he was in the ACL instead of the ground ball hitter he became after his promotion to Carolina where the extra base hits dried up.

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Braden11
31 minutes ago, CheeseheadInQC said:

You couldn’t have picked two more different hitters for your first two could you?

I have written before how high I am on Areinamo. I love guys who take walks but don’t strike out. He might never hit 20 homers, but he showed in the ACL that if you are spraying line drives all over the field, enough will find the gaps to build an acceptable ISO. He just needs to be the pure line drive hitter he was in the ACL instead of the ground ball hitter he became after his promotion to Carolina where the extra base hits dried up.

Agreed! I liked his LD numbers a lot in the ACL. And sorry. Is there anyone else you would want me to talk about? Avina was just a random guy that I liked last year and someone else mentioned they wanted something on Areinamo.

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CheeseheadInQC
3 minutes ago, Braden11 said:

Agreed! I liked his LD numbers a lot in the ACL. And sorry. Is there anyone else you would want me to talk about? Avina was just a random guy that I liked last year and someone else mentioned they wanted something on Areinamo.

I wasn’t criticizing, just making an observation on their respective strengths and weaknesses. Keep doing whoever you want. Part of the fun for me of the minor league forum is discussing a range of guys beyond the top 10.

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Braden11
Just now, CheeseheadInQC said:

I wasn’t criticizing, just making an observation on their respective strengths and weaknesses. Keep doing whoever you want. Part of the fun for me of the minor league forum is discussing a range of guys beyond the top 10.

Oh okay! Yeah I agree, that's why I wanted to create this blog so that we could highlight the talent that is around outside the top 10. I thought Jadher was a fun topic because he isn't the typical mold that most people look for these days with low power numbers, but I like those guys personally. IS there anyone you would like to see in another post? Trying to build a following and would like to get other people's perspectives!

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CheeseheadInQC
4 minutes ago, Braden11 said:

Oh okay! Yeah I agree, that's why I wanted to create this blog so that we could highlight the talent that is around outside the top 10. I thought Jadher was a fun topic because he isn't the typical mold that most people look for these days with low power numbers, but I like those guys personally. IS there anyone you would like to see in another post? Trying to build a following and would like to get other people's perspectives!

This is going to sound like a cop out, but not really. I would rather hear why you find guys interesting than just read about guys I do. Also, when it comes to picking prospects to write about I am not the one to emulate. I have used up a substantial amount of digital ink on statistical anomalies involving a pair of guys likely competing for the third catcher spot in Carolina.

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brewerralph
13 hours ago, Braden11 said:

Oh okay! Yeah I agree, that's why I wanted to create this blog so that we could highlight the talent that is around outside the top 10. I thought Jadher was a fun topic because he isn't the typical mold that most people look for these days with low power numbers, but I like those guys personally. IS there anyone you would like to see in another post? Trying to build a following and would like to get other people's perspectives!

Thanks, that was informative. I find learning about players is helpful in forming opinions on them. Stiven Cruz, Alexander, Cornielle, Luis Lara are player I feel don't have much ink about them, but they will be the next wave of stars in this organization.  

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Braden11
14 hours ago, CheeseheadInQC said:

This is going to sound like a cop out, but not really. I would rather hear why you find guys interesting than just read about guys I do. Also, when it comes to picking prospects to write about I am not the one to emulate. I have used up a substantial amount of digital ink on statistical anomalies involving a pair of guys likely competing for the third catcher spot in Carolina.

Not a cop out at all! I have a few names in mind that I think could make very interesting posts. I appreciate you checking out my blog though! Hopefully you come back for more of them!

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Braden11
59 minutes ago, brewerralph said:

Thanks, that was informative. I find learning about players is helpful in forming opinions on them. Stiven Cruz, Alexander, Cornielle, Luis Lara are player I feel don't have much ink about them, but they will be the next wave of stars in this organization.  

Yeah for sure! Lara is an interesting name because he is by far the youngest player inside the Brewers top 39 on FanGraphs, so I would maybe look into diving into him a bit more.

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brewerralph
16 minutes ago, Braden11 said:

Yeah for sure! Lara is an interesting name because he is by far the youngest player inside the Brewers top 39 on FanGraphs, so I would maybe look into diving into him a bit more.

Thanks!!

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damuelle

Thanks for the blog on minor leaguers! If it’s possible, twin tower high schoolers Luke Adams and Quinton Low may be interesting players to spotlight.

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Braden11
8 hours ago, damuelle said:

Thanks for the blog on minor leaguers! If it’s possible, twin tower high schoolers Luke Adams and Quinton Low may be interesting players to spotlight.

I had them on my radar! Adams may be a name for this coming week!

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Braden11
2 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I'm kinda behind the curve on Areinamo so thanks for the informative write-up!

Of course! That's what I'm here for!

 

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