Arias’s speed receives ordinary to good evaluations; it is more noticeable in the field than on the bases. At shortstop, where he is a plus defensively, he has good actions and instincts. He is also useful at third and second bases.
Arias’ $1.9 million bonus was the seventh-highest among the Padres’ $78 million in bonuses and fine taxes for their 2016 international class.
They quickly pushed the Venezuelan, pushing him to high-Class A in 2019 at the age of 19, when he hit.302/.339/.470 and led the California League in total bases with 224.
Of the six players the Indians acquired in the nine-player trade that sent Mike Clevinger to San Diego in August 2020, he has the best potential.
Arias is equipped with a ton of tools, has more raw power than the majority of shortstops, and can drive the ball out of the park to all fields because of his bat speed, strength, and leverage.
In July 2016, Arias joined the San Diego Padres as an unrestricted foreign free agent. With the Fort Wayne TinCaps and the Arizona League Padres, he participated in his first professional season in 2017.
Arias, who spent the first part of the 2022 season with Columbus, was called up by the Cleveland Guardians as the 29th player for their doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox on April 20, 2022.
In the first game of the doubleheader on April 20, 2022, Arias made his major league debut, starting at second base.