2024 Cleveland Guardians Prospect Scouting Report: #16 OF Jaison Chourio

How high is the ceiling of the younger Chourio brother?

Justin Lada

Apr 02, 2024

Jaison Chouio Bio

Age (2024 season): 19
Acquired: International Free Agent (2022)
2023 Level: ACL Rookie League/Single-A
Height: 6’1
Weight: 168
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right

Jaison Chourio Stats

PA: 231
AVG/OBP/SLG: .321/.446/.418
2B: 13
HR: 1
SB: 20/22
K%/BB%: 22.5%/19%

Jaison Chourio 2024 Scouting Grades

Hit: 55
Power: 45
Speed: 55
Defense: 55
Arm: 50
Overall: 40
Risk: High
ETA: 2027

Build & Background

Athlethletic build. Solid, standard outfield frame. Has begun to add strength to the frame throughout with a little room for projection to fill out with age. Long legs for size with strong base and arm. Switch hitter with balanced swing and approach from both sides. More pop from left side, more compact from right side.Older brother Jackson is a top prospect with the Brewers that flew through the system to debut before age 20. Signed for $1.2 million out of Venezuela in 2022.

What Chourio Does Well

While Jaison’s brother Jackson has big power, Jaison’s profile is more driven by his feel to hit. It’s more of a contact, above average approach and speed, up the middle profile. Should have enough speed, range and instincts to stay in center. Frame and added strength give him a chance to get to possibly fringe-average power. Enough arm to profile anywhere in the outfield. Tends to use the whole field as a hitter. Line drive swing and more gap-oriented power to go with speed.

Where Chourio Needs to Improve

Even with a more line-drive, gap approach, so far Chourio has a tendency to mis-hit and miss the barrel a lot and hits a lot of grounders and ends up flicking the ball the other way or up the middle when he could pull and do some damage. Power may not be a huge part of his profile, but the opportunity is in there for more. Needs to increase feel for the barrel to compliment approach. Will take some hard hacks. Can get antsy and chase or too aggressive. Does well to lay off non-competitive pitches but will need to be more disciplined against closer stuff and good spin. A lot here lies on the hit tool.

Key Stats

Complex league stats, or anything below Double-A, is incredibly unreliable. But so far we’ll at least note that he was .333/.455/.440 vs. RHP and .279/.415/.349 against lefties. He has more power from the left side. He also ran groundball rates over 50% in the ACL and Single-A, and he’ll want to get the ball off the ground more with his hit tool, even with his speed.

Intangibles

What gives Chourio a chance to reach his ceiling is his plus makeup. Jaison is extremely competitive and driven. He’s also worked hard to learn English and wants to be the best in everything he does. Some of that comes with a friendly rivalry competing against his brother. He has the good baseball bloodlines from his older brother Jackson in Milwaukee too.

Future

Chourio likely profiles as a hopeful top of the order centerfielder. He’ll need to run a good average and contribute with speed and defense. He could be more of a second leadoff hitter in the nine hole with his contact, speed and defense. There is a lot of upside here though if he gets his footing approach wise and continues to grow into the rest of his frame. He’ll start the year in Single-A Lynchburg and hopefully by July or August he pushes his way to Lake County. That puts him on track for another three years or so. I don’t think he’s going to move as fast as his brother Jackson nor will the Guardians be that aggressive with him. But he’s not going to be unprepared due to his work ethic and preparation, which can sink a lot of young players with a lot of talent. It might take some time for him to settle in but if things click, it could be a special profile in the top 10 in a year or two.

Role

40 - High risk, top of the order centerfielder, possibly fourth OF floor