Pirates In Hunt For 16 Year Old Elite Dominican SS

The Pirates have an inside track on signing one of Latin America's top amateur prospects, Dominican shortstop Miguel Angel Sano, but the cost of the signing bonus could top $4 million and become the highest in Major League Baseball history for that region. "The Pirates are one of many teams interested, and they've got as good a shot as any team as long as the money is there," Sano's agent, Rob Plummer, said yesterday. "There's no question they're interested, just as there's no question this is a special talent." The Pirates assess Sano the same way, privately raving about Sano's body -- already 6 feet 3, 189 pounds -- and remarkable right-handed power to go with an arm rated as superb.

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

What do you think the chances are he comes to KC Roy?

 

Slim very slim... I haven't seen anything about the Royals pursuing him... 4M for a 16 year old, is some serious coinage lol.



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Interesting little vid...

 

Royals are pretty cheap from what I understand.

 

Much younger than Strasburg, but no less pursued, is a terrific 15-year-old shortstop in the Dominican Republic named Miguel Angel Sano who is seen as one of the best prospects available in the upcoming July 2 international free-agent class for 16-year-olds. And the Pirates are one of ... well, 30 teams interested in him, with word that the young man's bonus could reach $3 million, miles above the Dominican average bonus of $108,000.

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Lol he sounds very intriguing to me... But like alot of this guys, who knows if they pan out or not.

 

the biggest problem with him is he isnt 16, from what i have heard he is closer to 19

 

and 4 million for unproven talent is wild.

 

So they can trade him to the Yankees when he hits his prime? :icon_confused:

 

sad but true TJ