Giants sign pitcher Manuel Barrios to six-figure deal

Per Baggz:
Barrios is 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds. He’s significant not only because of his arm, but because of where the Giants found him.

"The Braves and Yankees used to own Panama, but these are areas we’re aggressively looking for players," Barr said. "We signed two Colombian kids recently. e’re loking in Guatemala. We’re looking on the Pacific Rim. We’ll go anywhere to find talent."

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we're also looking at two cuban defects

Barr also said the Giants have looked at LHP Noel Arguelles and 2B/SS Jose Iglesias, two teenagers who defected from Cuba while playing in an international tournament in Edmonton last year. They’ve just been certified by MLB to sign.

by superk1ng on Jul 2, 2009 6:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

If you want to look at Cubans check out the ~~fine ladies in SoBe~~ LHP Chapman. Yeah he will cost you some money but he is young and kinda good too

by wilriv21 on Jul 2, 2009 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What's the record of recent defectors?

The Hernandez brothers and Contreras have been good, but mixed with a bunch of flameouts. I think they get a ZOMG, CUBA! markup.

VAE PVTO DEVS FIO

by Bhaakon on Jul 2, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Alexi Ramirez
Dayan Viciedo

The Cubans normally do not let the best players go to international tourneys just for this reason.

by wilriv21 on Jul 2, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kendry Morales with the Angels is another Cubano

by wilriv21 on Jul 2, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe you're right.

It just have the impression that Cuban defectors get paid large more than they tend to be worth as a group, and the most hyped imports almost universally flop (relative to expectations, at least).

I have the same impression of Japanese imports as well. As a group, their success rate doesn’t seem to justify the amount of money spent on them.

VAE PVTO DEVS FIO

by Bhaakon on Jul 2, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yunel Escobar is another

by wilriv21 on Jul 3, 2009 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Osvaldo!!

"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."

by i did my job on Jul 3, 2009 1:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cuban defects… imperfectly made cigars?

Fred Lewis can stand under my umbrella.
31 May 2007, 21:38 EST - the last time Matteh's career W-L wasn't below .500
We are at war with Los Angeles. We have always been at war with Los Angeles.
Lowering the Quality of Internet Discourse Since 1985™

by S.F. Giangst on Jul 3, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You BEAT ME.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Jul 2, 2009 7:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Anyone have any info on this guy?

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Jul 2, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You need more RAM.

Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.

by cheno on Jul 2, 2009 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m sure I’m not the only one who read his name as “Emmanuel Burriss”.

Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry.

:-(

by Cookyman on Jul 2, 2009 7:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You definitely are not

Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)

by CB30 on Jul 2, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nope. Not alone on that.

Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right

by Giant among Angels on Jul 2, 2009 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Frandsen’s plan is working! He changed his name to Manuel Barrios so the Giants might let him play!

by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Jul 2, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cool

Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)

by CB30 on Jul 2, 2009 7:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Not sure if this was mentioned elsewhere

Baggs writes that the Giants have also signed 4th-round pick Jason Stoffel.

It never occurred to me that one man could play with the faith of 50 million.

by imovermyhead on Jul 2, 2009 7:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I have Lindy’s preseason baseball mag and they had Stoffel as the eighth best college prospect in the country and Chris Dominguez was 13th. Both had bad years which caused their stock to drop. The Giants’ might have gotten a couple of steals here. Stoffel is a closer with a high nineties heater.

Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!

by rxmeister on Jul 3, 2009 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dominguez had a bad year?

he hit .345/.441/.698, was the Big East player of the year and was a first team All American according to Baseball America. That hardly seems like a bad year. To have him ranked as the 13th best college prospect in America in the preseason was absurd, but he certainly didn’t fall because of his performance this year.

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jul 3, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

what do the Giants know about scouting and developing young pitching?

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jul 2, 2009 7:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

from espns Jorge Arangure

#Giants want Colombian OF Leonardo Fuentes so badly, they had Edgar Renteria give a call to the player’s representative.

by superk1ng on Jul 2, 2009 7:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

maybe Alvaro Uribe should contact him

by wilriv21 on Jul 2, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can you link this article please.

Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Wronghanded Affeldt pitches right

by Giant among Angels on Jul 2, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

http://twitter.com/jorgearangure

by superk1ng on Jul 2, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Marvin not Manuel

Baggs updates his name

by wilriv21 on Jul 2, 2009 8:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thank you Edgardo Alfonzo (per Baggs)

He chose the Giants because their area scout, Ciro Villalobos, treated him fairly. And because a certain former Giant provided a positive reference. Edgardo Alfonzo was a $26 million free-agent bust with the Giants, but it turns out he made one pretty big contribution. His Magallanes team in the Venezuelan Winter League would practice against its younger affiliates, and Sandoval was on one of those teams.

“He told me the Giants are the best and they treat you good,” Sandoval said. “That’s why I wanted to sign with them.”

by slcgiant on Jul 2, 2009 8:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs