Pirates sign Big First baseman from Guatamala
by VoteforPedro on Jun 29, 2011 12:59 PM EDT
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PrintDuring my daily reading of Piratesprospects.com, I noticed the Pirates signed 1B Dennis Hurtarte. The linked article includes a couple of BP videos and a video of him fielding. The one thing I noticed is that inspite of being just 18, the kid is built like a mac truck, and his swing (BP only granted) mirrors that of a young Albert Pujols. I will follow this kid with great interest. The other things I took away from this is that this is the Pirates first signing of a player from Guatamala (3rd ever player signed from that country in MLB History) and that his agent has close ties with other organizations (the Mariners, Braves and Mets) but Rene Gayo and NH were able to get it done.
On the nationality front, you have to love that we are out there looking everywhere for talent. The fact that we have signed the first ever South African, Lithuanian, Indian, etc. is great. While none may pan out, you can't win without taking shots.
On the signing a player who's agent typically funnels players to other teams, this makes me feel especially good after the Sano fiasco. It's good to see them developing relationships with additional agents out there (I do wonder if this is a Buscon or a proper agent) and steering a kid away from his agents previous comfort zone.
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I provided additional analysis, plus I didn’t see his. A huge hat/tip to WTM, without him we would all be in the dark
Bees Bees Everywhere
by VoteforPedro on Jun 29, 2011 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
You're right,
WTM intrigues like no other.
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 29, 2011 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Totally.
For example, what does the T stand for??
TENACIOUS
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 30, 2011 8:22 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope you don't mean Pujols' current swing...
Because I hate watching guys swing with only one hand.
i love it… A-Rod and Pujols are my two favorite RH swings in the game
by TheLizardKing on Jun 29, 2011 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if he's really 18.
With these international signings you never can be too sure.
Especially
with Guatemala, which has essentially no track record (only 3rd guy signed from there ever).
Da'Sean Butler - A Mountaineer Legend
by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Jun 29, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Make-up call?
Hurtarte (awesome name, by the way) is a real prospect, right? This isn’t a make-up call by Gayo for missing out on Sano, is it? I’m petrified that Pittsburgh is essentially signing Kei Igawa.
petrified?
and the daytime emmy goes too…………………………………………
by white angus on Jun 30, 2011 8:18 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Petrified...
were you afraid, first?
It seems you’ve grown strong, and you’ve learned to carry on…
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 30, 2011 8:24 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
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