Luis Guanipa is a base-hit machine. He was the top outfielder in the 2023 international signing class, and the Atlanta Braves got the guy they coveted.

Things started well enough in the Dominican Summer League. His average was uncharacteristically low for a guy with an elite contact rate at just .238, but his on-base percentage was all the way up to .361, thanks in part to 23 walks. Guanipa collected 41 hits in 46 games, 16 of which went for extra bases.

He struggled a bit stateside adjusting to a higher level of competition in 2024, specifically when he got promoted to Single-A Augusta. He hit .282 in 32 games in rookie ball, but once he made the move to Augusta, the average dropped to .184 and the strikeout percentage climbed from 12.3% to 25.7%.

2025 was meant to be a bounce-back year for Guanipa, but a combination of injuries limited him to just 35 games. Even in that limited window, his production began trending back in the right direction.…