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. He was able to hold his own despite having just 75 pro at-bats entering the year. Eric Munson's back problems opened a spot for Infante in the Arizona Fall League, where he batted .218 as the youngest player in league history. An adroit fielder, Infante has better range than his speed would dictate.