An Arizona commit, Crisantes was a standout at Nogales High School, nearly three hours south of Chase Field on the state’s border with Mexico. The D-backs stayed local by taking the infielder in the seventh round in 2022 and went well above slot to sign him away from the Wildcats with a $425,000 bonus. Crisantes was a solid performer in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League in his first full season, hitting .347 with a 126 wRC+ in 29 games. He returned to the ACL for 2024, continued to dominate, earned a promotion in June and has kept the train moving in his age-19 season at Single-A Visalia.
The right-handed slugger looks extremely relaxed in the box, only employing a slight leg lift in his load. This enables him to see the ball well and make consistent contact, keeping the whiffs and overall strikeouts in check. He’ll punish mistakes over the heart of the plate, and his power has begun to play more over the fence as he’s entered full-season ball. An average runner out of the box, Crisantes has shown aggression and efficiency on the basepaths in 2024, going 18-for-19 in steal attempts as of late July.
During the Draft process, many expected Crisantes would move from his high school position of shortstop to second base, and the keystone has been his primary position in pro ball. He can show decent range to his left, but his overall footwork still needs improvement up the middle. His arm is also a stretch at third base, and the D-backs have even used the teenager at first occasionally to keep his bat in the lineup. His overall hitting skills will keep earning him chances up until the point he might become a bat-first utility man.
