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Old 02-25-2011, 04:35 PM   #12
gedred69
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Re: Baseball Prospectus: Four Suggestions for the Reds

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I was somewhat joking about Hanigan learning Spanish, because the article made that comment. I agree, ideally the Hispanic pitchers will pick up some English along the way, and I assume that will happen. I would think learning English would be mandatory for all Hispanic players, but obviously it isn't.
In years past, seems the Hispanic players wantedto learn English. And most of todays stars do speak English well. Volquez speaks perfect English, but I think I remember seeing his parents are educators.
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