Adam Engel is the viewing public’s favorite type of prospect: he’s fast and he’s here.



Luis Basabe is fast, but he’s 20 years old and he’s in Winston-Salem, so there are no images of him jetting around to provide excitement to his .210/.318/.303 season line. Engel is always fast, with everything he does, and whenever he’s flashing that elite tool, it’s easy to dream about it rising above any shortcomings.



Early on, the 25-year-old Cincinnati-area native had been making it look easy while filling the spot of the injured Leury Garcia, taking tons of pitches like a natural leadoff man en route to a .292/.378/.431 batting line through 77 plate appearances. He stole four bases in five attempts, and provided electrifying defense when he got a good read on the ball. Right after a pair of misreads in the field last Tuesday, he followed up his shakiest defensive night of his career with this one day later.



“I thought I...