Baseball Prospectus: Pirates to Sign Nicaraguan Prospect for $750,000

by Charlie Wilmoth on Jun 23, 2009 4:19 PM EDT

Baseball Prospectus (subscription required) reports that the Pirates will sign Nicaraguan third baseman Chesler Cuthbert (also known as "Cheslor," depending on the source) for $750,000.

In a BP ranking of Latin amateurs' expected bonuses, Cuthbert placed 11th. (MIguel Sano was first.) BP says that Cuthbert plays good defense and has good power and bat speed, but his hitting is still a question mark because his swing is a little "stiff." ESPN's Jorge Arangure Jr. suggests (again, insider only) that Cuthbert's bonus could be in seven figures.

The signing season for Latin amateurs doesn't start until July 2, so obviously the Pirates won't be able to announce any potential signings until then.

Thanks to Chad Bahamas for the link.

UPDATE: Arangure finds the news in BP's report unlikely for a number of reasons. Thanks to Gtrain for the link.

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Next thursday can't come soon enough.

This is exciting news, we have been making a big splash it seems in this area. Hopefully we reel in the big fish next week

by samvescovi on Jun 23, 2009 4:34 PM EDT reply actions

Hate to be the bearer of bad news...

just read on MLB traderumors that the Royals are the front runner and will sign him for $1million.

by Slick1 on Jun 23, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

Where did you get that? I can’t find it.

by Charlie Wilmoth on Jun 23, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I may be wrong in assuming this is what Slick saw...

…but I don’t see anything else.

ESPN.com’s Jorge Arangure Jr. hears the Royals are a likely destination for Cheslor Cuthbert, a Nicaraguan prospect who would command a bonus of about $1MM.

by Isotopes on Jun 23, 2009 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions

That's the one...

I clicked on the link and it said we were in the mix but gives the edge to the Royals.

by Slick1 on Jun 23, 2009 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah

and they are never wrong

by bucsreport on Jun 23, 2009 5:12 PM EDT reply actions

Hope so!

by Slick1 on Jun 23, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Saw that too

Their report is a link to Arengure’s twitter page, which is discouraging.

http://twitter.com/jorgearangure/status/2297824459

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by GTrain on Jun 23, 2009 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

Sano

If you read his whole feed, he seems to think that the Pirates might let Cuthbert go to save money for Sano. If that’s how it all works out. I’m fine with it.

by Androgen Jar Jimmy on Jun 23, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Arangure...

Pirates won’t go more than 300-350k (his next tweet says he meant 500K) on Cuthbert, and it looks like he can get at least $1 mill. Pitt saving money for possible Sano

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by UtesFan89 on Jun 23, 2009 6:35 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe I'm an old fuddy-duddy...

…but I refuse to believe anything on Twitter unless/until it’s reported somewhere else.

by Vlad on Jun 23, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions

Not that BPro...

…is exactly a journalistic paragon, of course.

by Vlad on Jun 23, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions

It was a reply to a question he got from someone on twitter

not sure if it’ll be on his blog or not (the quote I posted, that is).

As for his blog on ESPN… I can’t read that b/c its insider only.

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by UtesFan89 on Jun 23, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Coonelly was on the radio yesterday

1250 ESPN Pittsburgh, to be precise, stressing to the rather uneducated hosts of The Drive that the Bucs need to be aggressive in signing Latin American players. My immediate thought was that this sounds like a man who is about to do whatever it takes to sign Sano.

Good day.

by Uncle Nate on Jun 24, 2009 9:32 AM EDT reply actions