Daniel Arribas

WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES

2011
DSL:  200/289/240, 125 AB, 5 2B, 13 BB, 29 K, 1-5 SB

Arribas didn’t hit much in his debut, although the marginal plate discipline shows he wasn’t overwhelmed.  He played mainly third and saw a little time at second, first and catcher.

2012
DSL:  308/387/388, 224 AB, 15 2B, 1 HR, 29 BB, 32 K, 2-2 SB

In his second DSL season, Arribas split his time almost evenly between catcher, first and third.  He improved substantially at the plate, with very good walk and strikeout numbers and some doubles power.

2013
R:  307/399/380, 166 AB, 8 2B, 2 3B, 23 BB, 36 K, 5-8 SB

Arribas split his time between catching and first.  Obviously, the presence of Reese McGuire cut into his catching time.  After a slow start at the plate, he hit .347 in July and .306 in August.  He also showed solid plate discipline, although his K rate is a little high for a guy who’s not a power hitter.  Behind the plate, he threw out 24% of base stealers.

2014
R+:  281/368/400, 160 AB, 7 2B, 4 HR, 23 BB, 50 K, 3-4 SB

With draftees Taylor Gushue and Kevin Krause at Jamestown, Arribas went to Bristol, where he was the best hitter on an extraordinarily bad team.  He divided the catching with Tomas Morales and Chris Harvey, and also spent time at first.  Arribas started showing some over-the-fence-power, but at the cost of a very high K rate.  He threw out 17% of base stealers.  Arribas finished the season strongly, batting 324/390/456 in August.

2015
A-:  284/357/379, 232 AB, 9 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 24 BB, 41 K, 2-5 SB

Arribas had a very solid season, cutting down significantly on strikeouts while hitting for average and decent power.  He feasted on LHPs, battering them for an OPS of 1.146.  He managed only .609 against RHPs.  Arribas started 13 games at catcher, 20 at third and 27 as the DH.  Moving around that much might not have helped, as he had a dismal .863 fielding percentage at third.

2016
A:  256/360/399, 426 AB, 20 2B, 4 3B, 11 HR, 58 BB, 103 K, 9-12 SB

Arribas spent the season alternating with Carlos Munoz between first and DH.  He also played a dozen games at third.  He seems to be at least fairly good at first.  Arribas had a solid season at the plate, drawing a lot of walks and hitting for more power than previously, apparently at the cost of a higher K rate.  His numbers were hurt by an August/September slump that saw him hit 225/295/288.  Arribas had never played more than 64 games in a season before, so it’s possible that he tired from playing in 127.

At 23, Arribas was a couple years older than ideal for a prospect in low A and the move to first, which appears to have taken hold now, doesn’t help.  He did make progress at the plate.  It’ll be interesting to see how he does in the pitching-dominated Florida State League.  He remains Rule 5 eligible, but wasn’t selected.