Write up on the SF OF
Despite sitting in the international spending penalty box in 2016 after signing Bahamian shortstop Lucius Fox for $6 million the year before, the Giants still found a bargain by signing Canario for $60,000 out of the Dominican Republic. He won MVP honors at the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League's all-star game during his 2017 pro debut and really broke out two years later by batting .318/.377/.623 with 16 homers in 59 games between Rookie and short-season ball. He dislocated his left shoulder in instructional league last fall, but isn't expected to miss any time in 2021 following surgery.
With the best bat speed among San Francisco prospects outside of Marco Luciano, as well as his growing strength and the loft and leverage in his right-handed swing, Canario has well above-average raw power. Though he hit .291 in his first three years as a pro, he's overly aggressive and gets too pull-happy and long with his stroke. After he posted a 30 percent strikeout rate in 2019, the Giants had him focus on strike-zone discipline and the consistency of his at-bats at their alternate site and in instructional league.
Several big league players commented on Canario's impressive package of tools when they saw him at the alt site. He has average speed out of the batter's box, is faster underway and has a plus arm in the outfield. He has split his pro career between center and right field, fitting better on a corner because his reads and routes need work