The Cubs have signed one of the top international prospects They reached a deal with Eddy Julio Martinez for $3 million
Scouting report from MLB.com
Scouting grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 60 | Run: 70 | Arm: 60 | Field: 60
Think a young Andruw Jones. That's how some scouts have described the 20-year-old center fielder from Cuba. Evaluators like his body — described as solid and compact — and his athleticism. But there's a lot more to like.
In the batter's box, Martinez has a quick and compact power stroke. He's shown the ability to hit home runs to all fields and work the counts. He's speedy out of the box and shows base-stealing potential. Described as "hard-nosed," Martinez is aggressive and not afraid to take an extra-base.
Martinez has shown good instincts on defense and the ability to cover the gaps in the outfield. Those skills combined with a playable and accurate arm make scouts believe he will stay in center field and could be in the big leagues in after a couple of seasons in the Minor Leagues. Scouts also like that Martinez has experience playing for Cuba's junior national teams in Mexico and Venezuela and that he spent two seasons with Las Tunas in Cuba's Serie Nacional, the island's top league.
This gives the Cubs yet another potential CF in the years to come.
h/t to Rice Cube
I wonder how he dropped to such a low price…it took like two or three months to get to this point, too.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I wonder when tickets to the NLDS go on sale.
joshQuote Reply
I find the idea of a Texas/Houston LCS intriguing. Nobody predicted that.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
The AL West has to be one of the most surprising divisions in history. I’ve yet to see a single pre-season prediction of either Texas team making the postseason. Most people thought The Mariners or Angels would make it and some predicted The A’s would.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Pfft, shows what they know.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Fresh shit
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