International Amateurs
We just completed our monthly private practice with many young international amateur free agents who we hope can aid our club in the coming years. It was great to meet the players in-person and get to know them better, and I was able to improve my scouting assessment on all invitees.
In fact some of the players impressed me, since they showcased a higher potential than I had previously expected from them:
Alejandro Guerra, 16 year-old CF out of Colombia
Alejandro Guerra is a long, lean athletic center fielder who was born in Cali, Colombia. He is a great threat to steal a base. He has above average contact potential. He can be as good with the bat as anyone out there at his level. He has raw above average power. Guerra can be a second division starter at center fielder.
Juan Sintos, 16 year-old 2B out of Cuba
Lean and athletic, Juan Sintos hails from San Cristóbal, Cuba. He projects to hit for a high average with his smooth swing. He has plus power potential. He should be able to provide above average defense as a second baseman. Sintos has a high ceiling and projects well on the field and at the plate.
However, a few invitees left me disappointed as they did not appear to match my previous assessment, although they may still end up being future stars:
Nelson Salazar, 17 year-old RHP out of Dominican Republic
6' 3" Nelson Salazar is an intimidating presence on the mound. When he is fully developed, his repertoire should include an elite slider and a decent fastball. His explosive stuff has scouts dreaming. Salazar has the potential to spend the next half-decade closing out games.
And other players that I was able to further assess were:
Nelson Canjura, 16 year-old C out of Venezuela
Gilberto Castro, 16 year-old RF out of Dominican Republic
Juan Esquivel, 16 year-old C out of Dominican Republic
Juan Usera, 16 year-old 2B out of Mexico
Arturo Oramas, 17 year-old SS out of Venezuela
Ernesto Pimentel, 16 year-old SS out of Dominican Republic
Sergio Rulz, 16 year-old CF out of Dominican Republic
Rule 5 Draft
Wednesday, December 1st , 2038
RP Madhavrao Sajeev was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
C Ajinkya Corley was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed RP Pat Burch on the secondary (42-man) roster.
Placed RP Bernalldino Caneas on the secondary (42-man) roster.
Placed RP Art Putney on the secondary (42-man) roster.
Placed RP Jamie Baggett on the secondary (42-man) roster.
Placed C Juan Carrillo on the secondary (42-man) roster.
Placed SP Omari Hammie on the secondary (42-man) roster.
Placed RP Dan Acton on the secondary (42-man) roster.
Placed CF Esteban Medina on the secondary (42-man) roster.
Friday, December 24th , 2038
Lost SP Jonathan Glymph in the Rule 5 Draft to the Texas Rangers.
Lost SP Jeremy Reed in the Rule 5 Draft to the Detroit Tigers.
2032 6th Round Pick Jeremy Reed wasn’t going to get a look at the starting rotation in Kansas City and Stewart doesn’t think he will survive in Detroit either so may well be back at the end of Spring Training.
Trades & Free Agents
The Royals were quiet in the month although Juan Soreni did sign with the Guardians to conflicting reactions.
