Blue Jays sign 19 year old Belgian outfielder Sam Buelens

[Angrioter]

After Thomas de Wolf signed with the New York Mets in 2008 to become the first player born and raised in Belgium in the Minor Leagues, Belgian Baseball has a second prospect. 18-year-old outfielder Sam Buelens, who becomes 19 on December 27, signed with the Toronto Blue Jays.

 

In 2014 Buelens played for the Borgerhout Squirrels and won the championship in the Belgian Division I. He appeared in 34 games and batted .348 (OBP .448/SLG .430) with six extra base hits, 50 runs, 23 RBI and 31 stolen bases (in as many attempts). He also was on the roster for the Belgian National Team for the European Championship in Regensburg and the Czech Republic, but received only a single at-bat in the process.

 

http://www.mister-baseball.com/belgian-outfielder-sam-buelens-signs-toronto-blue-jays/

 

[G-Snarls]

Who???

[King]

Nice?

[G-Snarls]

Nice?

 

I guess

 

Guys like this must be impossible to.project

[King]

Future HOFer. You heard it here first.

[43211234]

AA making in-roads to the chocolate industry.

[G-Snarls]

This is all from the same money pool as the Latin american guys get signed from??

[Orgfiller]

I don't know what's more impressive, the fact that we scouted/later signed this guy or that Ang somehow became aware of this via that website.

[o2cui2i]

After Thomas de Wolf signed with the New York Mets in 2008 to become the first player born and raised in Belgium in the Minor Leagues, Belgian Baseball has a second prospect. 18-year-old outfielder Sam Buelens, who becomes 19 on December 27, signed with the Toronto Blue Jays.

 

In 2014 Buelens played for the Borgerhout Squirrels and won the championship in the Belgian Division I. He appeared in 34 games and batted .348 (OBP .448/SLG .430) with six extra base hits, 50 runs, 23 RBI and 31 stolen bases (in as many attempts). He also was on the roster for the Belgian National Team for the European Championship in Regensburg and the Czech Republic, but received only a single at-bat in the process.

 

http://www.mister-baseball.com/belgian-outfielder-sam-buelens-signs-toronto-blue-jays/

 

 

checked out the video. pitchers throwing easy cheese. It's not much more than a BP fastball and it was a high school curve. will be interesting to see how he does in A ball.

[Angrioter]

Denis Villatoro (Honduras) and now Sam Buelens.

[King]

I don't know what's more impressive, the fact that we scouted/later signed this guy or that Ang somehow became aware of this via that website.

 

Twitter is a thing.

[ElNik2013]

They're playing BB in Europe? s***, I thought the sport was dying.

[o2cui2i]

They're playing BB in Europe? s***, I thought the sport was dying.

 

baseball in Europe has actually grown since the Dutch had such a good run at the WBC.

[Orgfiller]

Twitter is a thing.

 

Well, how was I supposed to know if he didn't post the tweet? I don't have Twitter myself.

[King]

scouting report on Buelens.

 

 

http://mbti-in-fiction.tumblr.com/post/33897094728/willy-wonka

 

Great report!

[King]

Well, how was I supposed to know if he didn't post the tweet? I don't have Twitter myself.

 

Common sense.

[Angrioter]

Last (only) Belgian player in Jays uniform: Brian Lesher .132/.209/.158

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1309&position=OF

[Captain Adama]

.082 iso

 

BUST

 

cf

[flafson]

Did we actually use any money to sign him? If it's the usual 1-5k then the more the better.

[TheHurl]

Well earlier this year I was watching a Borgerhout Squirrels game and...

 

said no one ever.

[Captain Adama]

Well earlier this year I was watching a Borgerhout Squirrels game and...

 

said no one ever.

 

I'd bet you anything Grant watches their games on the radio

[gbill2004]

I'd bet you anything Grant watches their games on the radio

How do you watch a game on the radio?

[Captain Adama]

How do you watch a game on the radio?

 

Lmao

[GeorgiaPeach]

checked out the video. pitchers throwing easy cheese. It's not much more than a BP fastball and it was a high school curve. will be interesting to see how he does in A ball.

 

Is that the type of curve you use to smash as a mature student against 15 & 16 year olds?

[TheHurl]

Is that the type of curve you use to smash as a mature student against 15 & 16 year olds?

 

Is that a shot at me making the college extramural slo-pitch team? Those 17 year olds could throw a lob pitch

[TheHurl]

I'd bet you anything Grant watches their games on the radio

 

Fluent and clairvoyant in French, German and Dutch

[Inklink]

NINJA IS BACK! I think.

[King]

Jays also signed RHP Manuel Dominguez and OF Cristian Peguero according to BA free agent tracker

 

Yeah.. no idea who they are.

[King]

[Angrioter]

Jays also signed RHP Manuel Dominguez and OF Cristian Peguero according to BA free agent tracker

 

Yeah.. no idea who they are.

 

Manuel Dominguez?