It's not out of the realm of possibility he will reach the major leagues later in the season if he performs well. Raised in Puerto Rico, Torres was still raw when drafted by the Tigers. He starts quickly and has developed a good feel for stealing bases. Torres, who didn't start switch-hitting until he was in junior college, has made progress from the left side. He has good range as a center fielder and throws adequately.
Torres needs to get stronger and drive the ball with more authority.
He can be overpowered by a good fastball and isn't selective enough, given the threat he presents on the bases. He runs himself into outs sometimes on batted balls. Torres has a tendency to turn the wrong way on fly balls. Juan Encarnacion isn't anything special as a center fielder, so Detroit is looking forward to putting Torres in center and Encarnacion in right in a couple of years. Because Ramon Santiago was ticketed for West Michigan in 2000, Infante was pushed to Lakeland out of necessity.