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Don't know enough about this guy because I'm not subscribed to Baseball America or any of those sites, but he seems to be the most legit Latin prospect, interchangeable talent wise with some of the top 1st rounders in the recent draft.

The article claims the A's are the front-runners, which makes sense after Billy talked about ramping up the A's Latin American presence and interest.

Anybody know on this site what kind of excitement level we should have, should the A's land him?

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Don't get too excited yet...

The A’s are willing to drop 3-4 million to sign him… and sure, I’ve read that he’s equivalent to a top 10 draft pick, but remember two things: 1) Not all top 10 draft picks pan out, and 2) he’s SIXTEEN.

Anyway, here’s a great article:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3433834

by C-Gon on Jun 16, 2008 7:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

whoops

Sorry, didn’t realize that this was already linked to that story… as an update, Beane is down there right now… if we haveta compete against the Yankees though…

by C-Gon on Jun 17, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, he definitely has the high-ceiling to be able to add a lot to the franchise

but you can’t get too excited until he actually hits what, 20?

But you gotta love his size and his skills.

I hope he pans out to his potential cause if so, and if we land him, we could have a Cy Young winner waiting in the wings. IF all ifs fall into place.

witty remark

by dtownmbrown on Jun 20, 2008 12:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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