Liranzo signed with the Dodgers for $30,000 out of the Dominican Republic in January 2021. After an All-Star turn in the 2022 Arizona Complex League, he delivered a bigger breakout a year later with 24 homers (second-most among catchers in the Minors) and a .962 OPS in 94 games for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga. Liranzo struggled to repeat that success in the Midwest League in 2024 and was slashing just .220/.344/.356 through 74 games with High-A Great Lakes when Los Angeles traded him to Detroit, along with Trey Sweeney, for Jack Flaherty. He popped off after the deal (.315/.470/.562 in 26 games for West Michigan) and continued that momentum in the Arizona Fall League, where he won Fall Stars Game MVP.
A switch-hitter, Liranzo showed more slugging ability from the right side, where he bats from a more straight-on stance compared to his more open one on the left, entering 2025, but it’s at least plus pop from both. His exit velocities routinely eclipse triple digits and occasionally go above 110 mph as he generates strength from his big frame. That loud contact, coming mostly to the pullside, helps drive most of Liranzo’s offensive profile, but he’ll take his walks too. His High-A turnaround came when he started making more direct contact with the ball, turning ground balls and infield popups into stung line drives and flyballs. He's held those rates but hasn't quite driven the ball out of the yard as much in 2025.
Liranzo is a well-below-average runner, and while he makes for a big target behind the plate, he still faces questions over whether he’ll be athletic enough to last at catcher. He has plus arm strength at least, and even though he had first-base experience in the L.A. system, Liranzo only featured at catcher with Detroit. He is Rule 5-eligible next offseason, and despite some slips in Double-A, the bat alone should be good enough to get him closer to the Motor City.
Though he signed for just $30,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2021, Liranzo continues to improve each year and has become one of the best young catching prospects in baseball. He has earned league All-Star honors in each of his two seasons in the United States. In his full-season debut last year, he topped the Single-A California League in slugging (.562), OPS (.962), wRC+ (155), homers (24), extra-base hits (50) and total bases (194) as a 19-year-old. Liranzo had been inconsistent in his move to High-A Great Lakes to begin 2024 and was moved to the Tigers at the Trade Deadline in a deal that sent Jack Flaherty the other way.
A switch-hitter, Liranzo provides power from both sides and was showing more aptitude hitting from the right side even during his struggles this summer. He hits the ball hard and his pull-heavy approach allows him to get a lot of his plus raw power, which he'll tap into even further as he learns to launch the ball in the air more regularly. His approach will lead to strikeouts, though he offsets his whiffs with a healthy amount of walks.
Liranzo's receiving and blocking skills regressed during his U.S. debut in 2022 but improved last summer. He has the hands to become an average or better receiver and moves well behind the plate despite well below-average speed on the bases. He owns at least plus arm strength and will deter the running game even more as he improves his throwing accuracy.
Liranzo signed for just $30,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2021 but has developed into one of the Dodgers' best catching prospects two years later. He made his U.S. debut last summer and earned all-star honors in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League after homering eight times in 41 games. He has shown one of the best combinations of power and patience in the system while making the jump to full-season ball in 2023.
A switch-hitter, Liranzo offers well-above-average raw power from both sides of the plate but provides more consistent production as a lefty. He looks to drive balls to his pull side but also is willing to take walks when pitchers try to work around him. His aggressive approach will result in strikeouts but also might produce 25-homer power, especially if he learns to launch balls in the air more regularly.
After Liranzo's receiving and blocking ability regressed in 2022, he has made encouraging progress this summer. He still has more work to do but he has the hands to become an average defender behind the plate. He has solid arm strength though he'll have to improve his accuracy.
