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When the Cards drafted Prince Albert in Round 13, did their scouts know what they had?  (rhetorical question)...
When they jumped him from A+ to the bigs, they may have had an inkling then.
Catricala is obviously a couple of years older (and doesn't have the eye) than our referenced prototype for rotational leveraged swings, but if he was a mini-version, how would you know and what signs would you see?
One thing you would see is the combination right elbow tuck and cat-quick knee clearance as pointed out above.  You might see 80 XBH in a season, while seeing fresh pitching.  You would see the ability to pound a pitch in a surprising direction because the bat-speed isn't generated through sheer strength, but through roational speed.  He can be early or late and still cause considerable damage.
If - a big if - Pujols-lite (with less walks) is coming through the pipeline, my hunch is it would look a lot like this.
 
Cheers.