Int'l signings
by Jamey Newberg on Jul 5, 2009 6:18 PM CDT
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Confirmed international signings according to at least one local report: shortstops Jurickson Profar (Curacao), Luis Sardinas (Venezuela), and Luis Mendez (Venezuela), outfielder Chris Garia (Curacao), and pitcher Daniel De la Torre (Mexico).
Incidentally, Profar, who gained repute as an 11-year-old when he led Curacao to the 2004 Little League World Series title as that squad’s pitching ace but will play shortstop professionally, took batting practice at Rangers Ballpark today and went deep – from both sides of the plate. He’s 16.
Profar, Sardinas, and Garia are all switch-hitters and all considered premium athletes with full toolboxes (which is not to denigrate Mendez and De la Torre – I just don’t know anything about them yet). It may not be a stretch to suggest that the Rangers’ 2009 international position player class could be the club’s best since director of pro and international scouting A.J. Preller and senior director of baseball operations Don Welke were hired five years ago.
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Profar probably got to meet Andruw
I bet that was a thrill for the kid.
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by LiamP on Jul 5, 2009 6:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No doubt that was a thrill
i remember anytime there is a LLWS team from curacao their favorite player is ALWAYS Andruw Jones. Pimentel go to the M’s?
by Michael Cave on Jul 5, 2009 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just coming here to post this...
Homered from both sides of the plate at RBiA as a 16YO!!!
Holy Crap!
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by Rodney on Jul 5, 2009 6:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pffft.
Bryce Harper could stand at second base at the Ballpark and hit the Cowboys Stadium… theOld Cowboys Stadium.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall. This was the largest auto I could afford. Should I therefore be made the subject of fun?
by thedirkatron on Jul 6, 2009 2:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha, nice.
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by Chase Irwin on Jul 6, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
do we know if it was w/ wood or metal?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 6, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know why they'd bring a kid to the ballpark and have him use a metal bat.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall. This was the largest auto I could afford. Should I therefore be made the subject of fun?
by thedirkatron on Jul 6, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ive seen it reported a few places
not seen it specified
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 6, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
also
will they be bringing all the big latin signings to RBIA?
i sure hope so…great marketing tool/idea
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 6, 2009 11:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm also a fan of this. It's gotta be awesome for the kid.
But I don’t know how that’d be a marketing tool.
The number of people who care about the Jurickson Profar signing has gotta be pretty freaking limited.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall. This was the largest auto I could afford. Should I therefore be made the subject of fun?
by thedirkatron on Jul 6, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I can't imagine
they’d really sell a lot of tickets to that. It’d be Zywica hanging around in a trenchcoat and goyogringo carrying around a 4 foot spreadsheet of DSL names.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Jul 6, 2009 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And a few of us hanging around here asking if there's a web feed anywhere.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall. This was the largest auto I could afford. Should I therefore be made the subject of fun?
by thedirkatron on Jul 6, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who needs a trenchcoat?
This is Texas and these guys will be 17 soon.
by Brett Perryman on Jul 6, 2009 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 6, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as in he will go back/talk to whoever/etc
lol
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 6, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh, looking at their nationalities, seems like that new Dominican Academy sure is paying dividends.
We seem to be owning Venezuala right now, though. Perez, Edwin Escobar and now Sardinas. I like it.
I’m guessing we’ll see a slew of Dominican signings show up over the next few weeks.
Any word on Pedermo? He’s the other big fish we’re still in on, right? Love to see that get done, obviously.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall. This was the largest auto I could afford. Should I therefore be made the subject of fun?
by thedirkatron on Jul 6, 2009 12:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We also sailed down to Curacao the other day
with a big Texas Rangers flag attached to a pole, thrust the pole into the ground, and shouted “I claim this land for the Rangers!”
by Brett Perryman on Jul 6, 2009 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
of course we had the faces of AJ and Omahh on the flag too
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by blalock84 on Jul 6, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
those two are the ones who did it. Preller left one of his fishing hats on the pole.
by Brett Perryman on Jul 6, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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