Giants Sign 16 Year old RHP Mateo
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 2, 2008 5:43 PM PDT
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http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=txgiantsmateo&prov=st&type=lgns
SAN FRANCISCO (TICKER) —The San Francisco Giants signed 16-year-old Dominican righthander Luis Angel Mateo on Wednesday, the first day international prospects are eligible to sign with major league clubs.
Terms were not disclosed.
The Giants were more than happy to secure the services of the 6-3, 175-pound Mateo.
“The Giants are very pleased to be able to sign Luis Mateo,” said John Barr, the special assistant to general manager Brian Sabean. “He is a young, strong pitcher who shows good command of two pitches with a plus breaking ball. Today is the beginning of the signing season, and we will continue to be aggressive in signing players both domestically and internationally.”
I'll let you experts dissect and discuss. More information would be nice.
OT: Since I've got your attention. I have two tickets to the Giants vs. the Brewers on July 20th. The seats aren't great (View Reserved) but I can't go because I'll be doing the Aids Walk. I'm willing to let them go for free since I didn't pay for them anyway but a small donation (in your name) to sponser me would be appreciated!
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Sounds like good news to me. I hope they land Rafael Rodriguez, too, when he turns 16.
by Dan from NM on Jul 2, 2008 5:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Was he [RR] not already sixteen, as previously reported? Or was that retracted?
yeah, well, the whole world stinks, francine -- so get used to it!
by satyricrash on Jul 2, 2008 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he doesn't turn 16 until later this month
by superk1ng on Jul 2, 2008 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool, thanks.
yeah, well, the whole world stinks, francine -- so get used to it!
by satyricrash on Jul 2, 2008 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, I remember when I was 16, it would have been really dumb to give me a bunch of money and sign me to a professional baseball contract even if I could throw a baseball really well.
2008 Giants: Scrappy! Scrappy! Joy! Joy!
by Goofus on Jul 2, 2008 6:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Really, it would have been REALLY smart to do that to me.
I blame the fact that they didn’t do that for me being poor and unaccomplished today. And for this stain on my shirt. I don’t remember being messy with my chocolate.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jul 2, 2008 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meanwhile, the Padres must have found El Dorado because they are spending money like crazy.
by RougeGorrila on Jul 2, 2008 6:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s the money the Padres front office has been collecting (i.e. the payroll will get bigger, we’ll sign more free agents) from the homers who bought into that line for the past four years since Petco Park opened. Nice to see they’re spending some coin in player development that doesn’t involve a high draft pick. Then again, with that new complex in the D.R., they better get some expensive knick-knacks to go with the nice curtains and drapes. I guess this spending spree might quell the lynch mob for a few days…maybe.
it's always noonan somewhere
by sectionop92 on Jul 2, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The lynch mob will be distracted in about one month when the Chargers camp opens.
Proud new parent of Mr. Buster Posey... you know, if he signs and stuff.
by GiantsFanInExile on Jul 3, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unrest in the whale's vagina?
So there’s an active chapter of The Lunatic Fringe in San Diego? Viva la revolución, amigos!
Your 2011 SF Giants: the 2008 Augusta Greenjackets!
by Lyle on Jul 3, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
After they got swept…and pretty thoroughly…by the Mariners, even their biggest supporters went into the kitchen for the butcher knives. If the D-Backs didn’t blow and were about eight games above .500, the Mads would be about 17 games back.
Yeah, that mob can’t wait for Charger training camp. Then again, they might go psycho in a Watts riot sort of way if a few heads don’t roll in the Padre castle, where no one has done no wrong in the building of this crapfest.
it's always noonan somewhere
by sectionop92 on Jul 3, 2008 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey I’m doing the AIDS Walk too!
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 2, 2008 6:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Freeze frame high five! First time or a grizzled gamer?
Make me proud again Hen
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 2, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Second year! I’ll possibly be hobbled because of a calf issue I’ve had since May, but come hell or high water, I’m walking that thing. I’m technically on a team called Team Shooter but right now it’s just me and a friend. We walk in honor of Rod Beck, who did so much for Until There’s a Cure Day.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 2, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Team Shooter. Win. This is the fifth year for me. It’s such a great event.
Make me proud again Hen
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Jul 3, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It really is a wonderful event. It’s so necessary to do what we can to help the people affected by HIV/AIDS, and I love that the money raised is for the whole spectrum of care: from treatments for the disease itself to education and awareness about the disease.
On the other hand it’s really sad that we have to keep doing it every year. It’s sad because there’s no cure, but I’ll walk every year until I’m dead if that means we get closer to a cure.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 3, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
tommy lasorda
does not recognize your asinine walking!
unless it’s for cancer, that’s okay.
BROCK BOND LIKES HIS MARTINIS PUNCHED IN THE FACE, NOT STIRRED.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Jul 4, 2008 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It always attracts your garden variety asshats. One dude last year camped out near the start line and he had a shitty bullhorn thing he used to yell at us that our sodomy was the reason for AIDS and we were all bound for hell and we’d better repent. This gay couple walking ahead of us, holding hands, turned around and yelled at the guy “YOU NEED A BLOWJOB”
I gave those guys an A+
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 4, 2008 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, I remember when I was (put any age here), it would have been really dumb to give me a bunch of money and sign me to a professional baseball contract even if I could throw a baseball really well.
:o)
by melottfan on Jul 2, 2008 7:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
6' 3" 175 lbs?
I’m surprised the Warriors didn’t draft him to play power forward.
I guess skinny pitchers are all the rage now. Maybe the Giants are trying to find another freak.
Only 889 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Jul 2, 2008 7:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
remember angel (and livan)
he may not stay skinny for long…
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jul 2, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Projectability people! Then again, the kid might be a snack for AnVil.
it's always noonan somewhere
by sectionop92 on Jul 2, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
6'3" 175
Maybe he will be at the Aids walk too.
Proud father of Eric Surcamp! I sure hope we sign him.
by The Thrill on Jul 2, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds like a guy who’s about the right size for a 16 year old. You know he’s going to put on at least 25 pounds over the next 4 years.
2008 Giants: Scrappy! Scrappy! Joy! Joy!
by Goofus on Jul 3, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
It was mostly a joke. But then your lack of sense of humor gets in the way of you seeing that, doesn’t it?
Only 886 games until the end of Zito's contract
by thehavenot on Jul 5, 2008 2:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giants tickets
How can i obtain these Giants vs Brewers tickets?
Down in Front Meat!
by homerdrew415 on Jul 2, 2008 7:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he’ll change his last name to Valdez.
by rotorueter on Jul 2, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Interesting link with some info
Here is an article from saberscouting. In the comments section the agent for Rafael Rodriguez posts to answer questions. Before you think that he’s full of it he’s called every move so far before they happened.
http://www.saberscouting.com/2008/06/27/july2ndothers/#comments
by AthleticsReign on Jul 2, 2008 8:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that was a pretty interesting thread. For those too lazy to click through, Rodriguez’s agent(?) says he has better pitch recognition than Joel Guzman did at the same age, meaning he’s less likely to be a bust; he has good bat speed but a slightly long swing; he’s athletic with an above-average arm; and he’s not completely fooled by breaking balls.
He also says the Giants appear committed to Latin America, with perhaps a big signing every year.
by Dan from NM on Jul 2, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Intriguing Signing...
...my father says he heard someone on KNBR saying Mateo throws 100 MPH, but I can find no confirmation of that.
I can find almost nothing on Mateo online.
SFDugout.com is BACK! See the Top 50 Giants Prospects!
by BruteSentiment on Jul 2, 2008 8:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
John Barr says he throws 88-91 and has a hard curveball.
by Dan from NM on Jul 2, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's from the Dominican
It’s 100 KPH.
by AngelWillSaveUs on Jul 3, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Foiled by Metric!
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jul 3, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kind of like NASA.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jul 3, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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