http://cpblstats.com/rakuten-monkeys-sign-justin-nicolino/?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Couldn't to the South Korea or Japan …

Monkeys, awesome team name.

Dang son.

Gonna be hard for him to win the Cy Young and get voted into Cooperstown from all the way over there :/

Gonna be hard for him to win the Cy Young and get voted into Cooperstown from all the way over there :/

Zac Gallen would be able to do it from there.

Gonna be hard for him to win the Cy Young and get voted into Cooperstown from all the way over there :/

They'll trade Sixto for him mid-season. No worries.

Zac Gallen would be able to do it from there.

Z-c G----n, you fucking heathen

Z-c G----n, you fucking heathen

 

I can't remember that, sorry.

I can't remember that, sorry.

Then thou shalt be smote.

Then thou shalt be smote.

Smithenized*

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/the-marlins-reportedly-couldve-had-noah-syndergaard-in-a-trade-but-chose-poorly/amp/

Hill !? Loria !?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/the-marlins-reportedly-couldve-had-noah-syndergaard-in-a-trade-but-chose-poorly/amp/

Hill !? Loria !?

To be fair, I believe Nicolino was the higher rated prospect at the time.

Yea that's definitely a case of hindsight being 20/20. Of course there were some who rated Syndergaard higher but there were plenty that thought all three were gonna be great. The Marlins just happened to choose the worst of the bunch.

Nico in the spring training game of Taiwan.

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Dan to Korea, sign him back next season !!!