the Giants intend to try Dashenko Ricardo, a catcher they plucked from the Orioles system, as a...

the Giants intend to try Dashenko Ricardo, a catcher they plucked from the Orioles system, as a pitcher

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=10694

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Sweet name.

by Natto on Dec 10, 2010 12:17 PM PST reply actions

Pitching is a part of his training for his match with Rocky.

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by say hey nation on Dec 10, 2010 12:32 PM PST up reply actions

Dashenko Adriano Ricardo

wow

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by jctGamer on Dec 10, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions

If they're related

He’d be Rocky Ricardo

I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.

by IanRogue on Dec 10, 2010 10:29 PM PST up reply actions

Anybody know

Where this guys arm grades on the scouting scale.
“And so the hall of fame pitching career of Dashenko Ricardo began”

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by Vaccaro on Dec 10, 2010 3:42 PM PST via mobile reply actions

He reportedly had a good throwing arm

But couldn’t hit at all

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by Gobroks on Dec 10, 2010 6:25 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

This actually makes sense...

I remember seeing the guys slash line and wondering why the heck they got him.

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by Ceora on Dec 10, 2010 10:44 PM PST reply actions

This guy couldn't hit water if he fell out of a boat.

His CS% numbers are pretty pedestrian, too. There’s no real way of telling, but I’m pretty sure the Giants don’t have much to work with. I guess he could hide in the back of the bullpen in Richmond for a whole year, but that seems like a stretch. Awesome name, though.

by garbanzo24 on Dec 10, 2010 11:15 PM PST reply actions

There’s no real way of telling, but I’m pretty sure the Giants don’t have much to work with.

So you don’t think they scouted him before coming up with this plan?

The thong is, it happened.

by Goofus on Dec 11, 2010 2:10 AM PST up reply actions

I’m sure they did, but on the other hand, if they took one look at his name and said, “sign that guy! I don’t care the cost!” I wouldn’t blame them one bit.

by Monkeyking42 on Dec 11, 2010 8:43 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs

Naw, that's not what I'm saying.

by garbanzo24 on Dec 12, 2010 11:22 AM PST up reply actions

He's a low-risk guy, and I'm sure he has a little upside.

With that said, I was just pointing out that we can’t really expect much from him.

by garbanzo24 on Dec 12, 2010 11:22 AM PST up reply actions

I'm just saying

Looking up his hitting numbers and CS% will tell you about as much about his prospects of converting to a pitcher as looking up his dental records.

If they grabbed him and immediately announced they’re going to try converting him, there has to be something they saw in his throwing motion they liked. Perhaps he was slow to get rid of the ball, but they clocked his throws at 95mph. That’s what happened with Rodriguez and the Dodgers if I remember the story correctly

The thong is, it happened.

by Goofus on Dec 12, 2010 5:38 PM PST up reply actions