Interesting.... I saw something that stated it was a decent sized chunk bigger than that and it was from a very reliable source.Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine
Interesting.... I saw something that stated it was a decent sized chunk bigger than that and it was from a very reliable source.
These are the sort of gambles that make so much more sense than giving Corey Patterson or Mike Stanton $3M...
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
Q: Confused Reds Fan from Florida asks:
Who in gods name is Juan Carlos Sulbaran and how did he get 500k from the Reds in the 30th round? He was more highly paid than any Reds pick and there is literally no info on him anywhere. Can you shed some light on this kid? Thanks
A: Moderator: JJ here. We have something on him here at BA. Check out Jim Callis' draft blog on the signing: http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=423. He's from Curacao originally, low 90s fastball, feel for a breaking ball and a changeup. And you can watch him pitch in the Olympics, as he's on the Netherlands' roster for the Olympics, although he hasn't pitched yet. He's definitely not a 30th round talent, but was one of those players who was going to cost some money to sign, after seeing him shut down Cuba in the Honkball Tournament, the Reds apparently were impressed enough to pony up the money.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/chat/...08081501&rnd=1
That guy cracks me up
That guy doesn't know how to use google apparently.
Wasted pick? I think the kid only went in the 30th because he was rumored to not sign.
Off of Wikipedia regarding his performance against the Cuban National Team:
Sulbaran joined the Netherlands Antilles national baseball team for the 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week and got a no-decision against the Cuban national team.[1] He allowed one hit and one run in 7 innings and struck out 6 but walked 7. The only run was a steal of home by Giorvis Duvergel. The performance earned him a spot on the Dutch squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He was the only player on the team who had never appeared for the "Orange" before.
He is supposed to pitch today in the olympics. Have no idea what time though.
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/bei...WZd16fb_RtaJh4
According to boxscore for Netherlands, he did not pitch this morning.
I said this in another thread: I watched a scouting video of Sulbaran a couple days ago and come away very impressed. He's a lanky kid (around 6'3" 190 or so) and already throws in the low 90's with room to fill out and add more velocity. He also has a curveball and changeup that are projected to be above average pitches. What impressed me the most the life on his fastball... His fastball was constantly moving in on right handed hitters. I can definitely see why the Reds paid this kid the big bucks.
I also saw that. I had read he was supposed to pitch today, so maybe he will go on Monday.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/...bio/index.html
Sulbaran's Olympic profile. It says he is 6'2" and 243 pounds. The Netherlands game is in progress right now but I don't know if he started.
Jenny Craig?
Feed lot?
Last edited by princeton; 08-18-2008 at 08:53 AM.
Sulbaran did start in the Olympics today. His line: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 3 W, 6 K. He will get used to bad defense playing with the Reds too.
It also looks like he hit 3 batters.
If we were playing the Cards, Cubs, Yanks or Red Sox, that would be fine by me.
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