marlinscuba Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 This guy is supposed to be better than Jorge Soler and he is a FA. Check him out, I've seen him a couple of times and I like him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpT5672AOa8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofthefish Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Never heard of him, go ahead and give him a contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Ramos Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 This guy is supposed to be better than Jorge Soler and he is a FA. Check him out, I've seen him a couple of times and I like him: http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpT5672AOa8 Why are they showing just clips of him hitting soft ground balls and going way out of the zone and chasing balls? Not a very good declaration of his skills in that video if you ask me. Nice catch at the end though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dim Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Ok, this is starting to get ridiculous. Not every new player available is better than the last one we didn't sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Love Me Some Fish Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 He isn't gonna make it with a name like that. I'll call him Pedro instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyggyMarlin Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Cheer For Victory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroFishOne Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I thought this was going to be a joke thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piazza31 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 What the hell? Cespedes was a Stanton with average. Soler was a better cespedes. Puig is better then Soler. When the f*** do we get to see Babe Ruth reincarnated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Claude Van Damme Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 What the hell? Cespedes was a Stanton with average. Soler was a better cespedes. Puig is better then Soler. When the f*** do we get to see Babe Ruth reincarnated. Who was saying Soler was better than Cespedes? Just about everything I saw rated Cespedes higher, but maybe youth played a factor in rating Soler higher. Anyway I just read someone on Baseball America about Puig a couple days ago about how he was supposed to have a workout, but never showed up. Something about him being unable to decide who is going to represent him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Actually, I heard it was Soler was a Stanton with a better average, but he was raw. Needed some seasoning. Lesser player to Cespedes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlinscuba Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 I've seen him playing and he looks to me like the real deal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Man Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Good looking swing. Who know's where he will end up though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdy_0513 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Every at bat in that video except 1, he pulled an outside pitch. Granted, the catch was really good, but come on, I could make a highlight video of Chris Coghlan that is more impressive that that. If those are his highlights, I don't want any part of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Looks like the Dodgers signed him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Claude Van Damme Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 7 years/$40 million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureGM Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 What a terrible signing. Dodgers were freaking out that there's an international spending cap going into place on Monday, so they threw more cash at Puig than the Cubs did at Soler, or even the A's did at Cespedes. Puig is completely unproven outside of Cuba, and even respected international scouts haven't seen enough of him to really judge how he projects. Even worse, he's been sidelined with recent injuries and supposedly has put on some weight. $42 million over 7 years is a hell of a big gamble for someone who isn't well scouted at this point. Why the Dodgers didn't just give that money to Soler (who scouts have been able to analyze) a month ago is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureGM Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I would also add that Cuban defectors have been overhyped since Livan and El Duque arrived in the US in the mid-1990s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Beinfest Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Cuban defectors have successfully infiltrated the media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirspud Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I would also add that Cuban defectors have been overhyped since Livan and El Duque arrived in the US in the mid-1990s. Most international FA's are overhyped. Kosuke Fukudome anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I would also add that Cuban defectors have been overhyped since Livan and El Duque arrived in the US in the mid-1990s. Most international FA's are overhyped. Kosuke Fukudome anyone? Ichiro anyone?! Oh wait ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlins Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I would also add that Cuban defectors have been overhyped since Livan and El Duque arrived in the US in the mid-1990s. Most international FA's are overhyped. Kosuke Fukudome anyone? Ichiro anyone?! Oh wait ... Ichiro is an exception to the rule-the vast majority of international FA's are overhyped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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