Cesar Valero

Hometown: Calgary, Alta.

Bats/Throws: R-R.

Height/Weight: 6’ 2” 185 lbs.

Team: Okotoks Dawgs Black/Canadian Junior National Team.

Committed to: Oregon State.

Coaches: Val Helldobler, Allen Cox, Tyler Hollick, Greg Hamilton.

Past Teams: Calgary Cubs.

Past Coaches: Grant Rabe, Gonzalo Villasmil.

Twitter Handle: @CesarV_24

Born: Maracaibo, Venz.

Where he is ranked: Listed 336th on Baseball America’s top 500 combined list of high schoolers and collegians (Down 36 spots on May 28, 2019) … 4th highest Canuck on Perfect Game list …. 378th on Perfect Game’s top 500 list (down 42 spots, May 15, 2019)3 … 46th on Perfect Game’s top 500 combined list (May 13, 2019) … 300th on Perfect Game’s top 300 list (April 24, 2019) ... Listed 336th on Baseball America’s top 500 combined list of high schoolers and collegians (Down 211 spots, April 17, 2019) ... 125th on Baseball America’s top 500 high schoolers (down two spots, April 1, 2019) ... 123rd on Baseball America’s top 500 list of high schoolers (March, 20, 2019) ... 173rd on Perfect Game’s top 300 high school list (Dec. 4, 2018) ... 122nd on Perfect Game’s top 500 (Nov. 7, 2018).

2019 season with Okotoks Dawgs and Canadian Junior National Team Dominican tour 2019 _ Batted .265 (9-for-34), with two doubles, a homer and seven RBIs ... Doubled, singled against the Rockies ... Facing the Dodgers contributed a single ... A pair of hits and an RBI against the Yankees ... Two-run homer in win against the Twins ... Run-scoring single facing the Blue Jays ... Singled in a run playing the Pirates ... Two-run single in win against Mariners ... Extended spring: Hit .250 (6-for-24) with a double and an RBI ... Spring training: Batted .063 (1-for-16)

2018 season with Okotoks Dawgs and Canadian Junior National Team _ Perfect Game WWBA world championship at Jupiter: Doubled and singled Dominican trip: Batted .194 (7-for-36) with five doubles, a triple and three RBIs ... Junior team selection camp: Hit .308 (4-for-13) with a double ... Selection camp: Batted .231 (3-for-13) with an RBI ... U18 Qualifier: Hit .156 (5-for-32) with a double, a homer and eight RBIs ... Hit home runs for the Okotoks Dawgs against rival Vauxhall Academy Jets ... Represented Canada at 2018 COPABE U18 Pan Am championships ... Participated in Under Armour All-American Game at Wrigley Field in Chicago and the Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. Ran 6.91 at Perfect Game World Showcase, where his exit velocity was 94 MPH.

2017 season with Okotoks Dawgs and Canadian Junior National Team _ Helped the 18U Dawgs win the title ... Same team won Spokane Wood Bat Classic, where he drove in a run in a 3-2 win against Northwest Premier in the final ... Won 84-team pool at the Buckeye Elite Showcase tournament in Ohio ... World showcase: Put together an impressive showcase, especially for a 2019 grad as he went with an outer half curve ball and barreled it into right-center field for a single.

2015 season as a bantam with Okotoks Dawgs _: Homered into the trees at Conrad Park ... Turned on a 90-mph pitch in Florida that brought Division I scouts to the dugout asking questions... Turned on a 100-mph fastball as a 15-year-old ... Became the youngest to ever play in Tournament 12 when he was 13.

2013 season: 18 homers as a peewee.

Honours 2019 _ Preseason All American Canada/Puerto Rico-All Region First Team ... 2018 _ Named to Rawlings top prospect team at World Showcase in Fort Myers ... Appeared in Tournament 12 at Rogers Centre for a fourth time ... Preseason Underclass All American High Honorable Mention ... INF velocity 83mph, Sub 7 Sixty (6.91sec) Top 10 Exit Velo (4th of 10) ... 2017 _ Named to World Showcase top prospect team ... Gained Perfect Game East Cobb invitational All Tournament Team.

What they are saying: “I’ve seen him strike out on a bad call and I’ve seen him boot one on a tough hop. You know what? There isn’t one ounce of sulk in him. He sits down and cheers down the other guys.” _ American League scout.

The most influential people in my life, besides my father (who goes by the same name) are: “My coaches Allen Cox, Tyler Hollick, Val Helldobler, Jeff Duda, Breton Gouthro and Bradley Mcinnins. They are the coaches that I work with the most. Tyler and Allen are my hitting coaches I probably spend the most time with them two. Val is my infield coach. Jeff is a pitching coach but he is always there for me during games and stuff. Breton and Bradley are the strength and conditioning coaches. They’re always there for me when I’m struggling with baseball related things or struggling with something in general. They’ve become more than coaches now they’re family.”

Scouting Reports

Baseball America

Cesar Valero, SS, Foothills Composite HS, Okotoks, Alb. (BA RANK: 380)

Source: HS • Ht: 6-2 • Wt: 186 • B-T: R-R • Commitment/Drafted: Oregon State

Extremely young for the class, Valero is a 6-foot-2, 186-pound shortstop who with current strength in a still-projectable frame. Scouts can dream on Valero’s body and bat speed, but he has plenty of refinement to do on both sides of the ball. Offensively, Valero can put a charge in the ball, but he’s a pull-heavy fastball only hitter who commits early and struggles to stay back on off-speed offerings. Defensively, he has average arm strength, but has struggled with his accuracy. His hands are decent, and good enough to give him a chance to stick at third base, but his footwork won’t work in the middle of the infield and some scouts think he’ll need to move to an outfield corner. Valero is committed to Oregon State.

Perfect Game

Valero is another young-for-the-grade, up the middle and physically projectable type of prospect who only played about half of the game in this look. He struck out in both of his at-bats, looking a bit uncomfortable against professional players in Extended Spring for the Astros. The team faced some live arms but Valero has a pretty good swing overall, remaining balanced with a big leg lift and a clean, easy swing plane. He made a solid play at shortstop where he ranged up the middle to spin and grab a hard hit ball. There a lot of intriguing pieces for Valero as a prospect and it’s not hard to imagine him being a significant name out of Oregon State, where he’s signed to play baseball at.

– Vincent Cervino

Cesar Valero is a 2019 SS-INF-OF with a 6-1 183 lb. frame from Calgary, AB who attends Foothills Composite. Very nice athletic broad shouldered build, good present strength with more to come. 6.91 runner, third base actions defensively, tends to stay back on the ball defensively, has good carry on his throws when his feet are set and comes over the top, has a quick and compact arm and gets rid of the ball quickly. Right handed hitter, straight stance, big barrel wrap to start his swing, aggressive shift into contact, long and strong swing with full extension, creates raw bat speed and is looking to drive the ball, may have to tone down his approach for higher level pitching but the raw bat speed and strength are there to hit. Good student, verbal commitment to Oregon State.

_ Perfect Game

Memorial Day East, 2017

JOBA had a good shortstop of their own. Cesear Valero (2019, Calgary, Alb.) demonstrated good bat control while still being aggressive to the ball. From a narrow stance, Valero has a large stride to help generate power. He pitched as well, getting as high as 78 mph with his fastball. He threw his 12-to-6 curve for strikes consistently in order to steal strikes early and get pop ups later in at bats. Already committed to Oregon State, Valero is certainly one to keep an eye on.

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