re: FSBDL Championship: 8th Seed RDR wins Ship

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The younger one is not much of a prospect and the older one would probably be rosterable. Not worth waiting.

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idk about that. If he cant sign til october, that's fine and understandable. But I would think some teams would be on him, if not in the first than definitely the 2nd when the talent thins out.

Scouts compared him to a young Ryan Zimmerman

He's only 22

Age 21 season in Cuban National Series.

207 plate appearances
37 R (13th)
10 HR (3rd)
42 RBI (5th)
332/395/565 (4th in SLG, 9th in OPS)


By comparison, Hector Olivera's age 21 season in the CNS

409 plate appearances
72 runs
6 HR
32 RBI
315/370/412


So you are looking at 200+ PAs on Olivera's side, too

Olivera is 30 y/o and was among the candidates for Papz's top 10 in this year's draft fwiw.



The elder Gurriel

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Last April, Baseball America's Ben Badler ranked Yulieski as the top player in Cuba, saying he "would have similar value to Hanley Ramirez and David Wright in terms of age and offensive performance." Hanley and Wright had down and injury interrupted seasons in 2015, but Badler clearly meant that as a big time compliment last year.

Yulieski will be considered a true free agent able to sign a contract of any size. Hector Olivera signed with the Dodgers at age 30 last season, receiving a six-year contract worth $62.5 million. Olivera came with a long injury history and Gourriel is simply a better player, so he and his agent figure to ask for a larger deal.

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