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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    Quote Originally Posted by Bourgeois Zee View Post
    Isn't this a common occurrence with prognosticators, in that they often overrate prospects initially?

    (Moniak, Puk, Ray, and others from last season would seem to be a prime example.)
    How were any of those guys overrated?


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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    MLB Pipeline ranks Garcia as the Reds 11th best prospect and had this to say:

    A 6-foot-2 middle infielder, Garcia played a lot of second base for the Cuban national team, but the Reds believe he has the goods to stick at shortstop long-term. His plus speed -- the Reds have him with 6.4 and 6.5 times in the 60 -- allows him to cover plenty of ground and while he'll have to break the habit of a lowered arm slot and flips to first, he has shown more than enough arm for the left side of the infield. At the plate, he has a balanced set-up and makes hard contact to all fields. Garcia will battle through at-bats with an advanced approach at the plate and mostly shows gap power right now, but his athletic 6-foot-3 frame looks like it should add strength. With that should come at least some over-the-fence pop.
    http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2017?list=cin

    Also, his birthday is listed as 4/5/1998, so he's a young 19.

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    MLB Pipeline ranks Garcia as the Reds 11th best prospect and had this to say:

    A 6-foot-2 middle infielder, Garcia played a lot of second base for the Cuban national team, but the Reds believe he has the goods to stick at shortstop long-term. His plus speed -- the Reds have him with 6.4 and 6.5 times in the 60 -- allows him to cover plenty of ground and while he'll have to break the habit of a lowered arm slot and flips to first, he has shown more than enough arm for the left side of the infield. At the plate, he has a balanced set-up and makes hard contact to all fields. Garcia will battle through at-bats with an advanced approach at the plate and mostly shows gap power right now, but his athletic 6-foot-3 frame looks like it should add strength. With that should come at least some over-the-fence pop.
    http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2017?list=cin

    Also, his birthday is listed as 4/5/1998, so he's a young 19.

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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    MLB Pipeline ranks Garcia as the Reds 11th best prospect and had this to say:



    http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2017?list=cin

    Also, his birthday is listed as 4/5/1998, so he's a young 19.

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    MLB Pipeline ranks Garcia as the Reds 11th best prospect and had this to say:



    http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2017?list=cin

    Also, his birthday is listed as 4/5/1998, so he's a young 19.
    Call me crazy but I'm pretty excited about this kid! Sounds like he may have been a relative bargain compared to Robert, but still has very high potential and a fairly advanced approach. Nice job Reds!

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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    The advanced plate approach comment + abundance of tools is exciting.

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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    Any word on where he goes first? DSL?

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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    Quote Originally Posted by klw View Post
    Any word on where he goes first? DSL?
    Yes, he has been assigned to the DSL. It'll probably be a couple weeks before he plays.

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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    Yes, he has been assigned to the DSL. It'll probably be a couple weeks before he plays.
    Surprised he's that low.

    Expected he'd be Arizona-bound.

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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    Quote Originally Posted by Bourgeois Zee View Post
    Surprised he's that low.

    Expected he'd be Arizona-bound.
    Doug said it's got something to do with the money he's getting or something like that. The Reds did the same thing with AlfRod last year. They had him in the DSL, then he skipped Arizona, Billings, and Dayton altogether. I suspect Garcia skips the short-A teams next year and starts in Dayton with an eye towards him in Daytona by the end of 2018.
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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    Quote Originally Posted by WrongVerb View Post
    Doug said it's got something to do with the money he's getting or something like that. The Reds did the same thing with AlfRod last year. They had him in the DSL, then he skipped Arizona, Billings, and Dayton altogether. I suspect Garcia skips the short-A teams next year and starts in Dayton with an eye towards him in Daytona by the end of 2018.
    To clarify, Doug said he believes it's money related because that's where more than a few of the more recent top end, older Cuban guys have gone. Alfredo Rodriguez went there, Luis Robert went there/is going there. Guys that, in theory, should be stateside based on their age/skillset/experience. Pure speculation on my part, but some sort of tax saving situation is the only reason I can think of for these guys going there.

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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    I thought it was that playing Arizona Rookie counts as Year 1 of your eligibility and DSL did not.
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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    Quote Originally Posted by JaxRed View Post
    I thought it was that playing Arizona Rookie counts as Year 1 of your eligibility and DSL did not.
    If they have to keep him in the DSL to limit the years he's available before making a 40-man roster decision, he's not much of a prospect.

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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    I always thought it was a cultural thing that they want to have a chance to slowly adapt him to American culture without just dropping him into the middle of Dayton? You know, teach him some basic English phrases, that kind of thing?

    I base this off of nothing, of course. I'm just guessing. I personally know how difficult life can be when you move to a foreign country without knowing any of the language beforehand. It sucks.

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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    Quote Originally Posted by Vander View Post
    I always thought it was a cultural thing that they want to have a chance to slowly adapt him to American culture without just dropping him into the middle of Dayton? You know, teach him some basic English phrases, that kind of thing?

    I base this off of nothing, of course. I'm just guessing. I personally know how difficult life can be when you move to a foreign country without knowing any of the language beforehand. It sucks.
    That makes so much more sense than taxes. (Though that too could be the case.)

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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    Quote Originally Posted by Vander View Post
    I always thought it was a cultural thing that they want to have a chance to slowly adapt him to American culture without just dropping him into the middle of Dayton? You know, teach him some basic English phrases, that kind of thing?

    I base this off of nothing, of course. I'm just guessing. I personally know how difficult life can be when you move to a foreign country without knowing any of the language beforehand. It sucks.
    I get it, but at the same time, it's not like Arizona is like dropping off a Spanish speaking guy in Alaska. It's not the DR, for sure, but there's going to be other Spanish speaking guys on the team and places in the community that are certainly there that cater to Spanish speaking people.

    From a baseball standpoint, there's not much reason that guys like Alfredo Rodriguez or Luis Robert should be playing anywhere near the DSL. But, I believe that I read that Rodriguez had it written into his contract that he heads to the DSL to begin his career. That's from the agent, and that suggests it's a money thing. Someone can correct me on this if I'm wrong, but I swear I remember that being reported by either C.Trent or Zack at the Enquirer.

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    Re: Reds Sign Jose Garcia

    Isn't the DSL sometimes also done as the Visa process can sometimes slow things down otherwise?


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