Miguel Castro signing story

[Angrioter]

SHI DAVIDI

 

TORONTO – Miguel Castro’s signing with the Toronto Blue Jays is the kind of story a scout can humble-brag about. The 20-year-old wunderkind, signed for a mere $43,000 as an international free agent on Jan. 5, 2012, is in many ways a fluke. Kids that talented rarely slip through the cracks, and when they do, they almost never graduate to the big-leagues as quickly as he did.

 

Yet here he is, a closer in the majors two weeks into his rookie season, each time out becoming more and more the type of acquisition that earns scouts raises and general managers plaudits. Really, it’s crazy, especially when you consider everything that had to happen for things to play out this way.

 

First the New York Mets, and then the Philadelphia Phillies passed on Castro. Marco Paddy, the Blue Jays’ longtime director of Latin American operations, left for the Chicago White Sox, who named him special assistant to the general manager – international operations. To replace him, the Blue Jays lured Ismael Cruz and his group away from the Mets. And Cruz, who had wanted to sign Castro with the Mets and kept tabs on the right-hander all along, was ready to pounce when the Phillies let Castro go..................

 

“I called Alex back, I told him the kid has a little problem in the elbow, I’m OK with lowering the bonus because I really want the kid,” says Cruz. “He said, go ahead, do it, no problem.

 

“If it would have been his shoulder, I would have worried about it, but elbow when you’re young – it was nothing with the ligament – go ahead and give the guy a shot.”

 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/story-behind-blue-jays-miguel-castro-signing/

[Laika]

Good stuff about AA's relationship with his scouts in this story

[nutz003]

Thought the story was great read. It is interesting to get lowdown on how they were able to get him.

[HERPDERP]

A problem with his elbow? ;/

 

I take it he hasn't had TJS yet, though?

[Angrioter]

Good stuff about AA's relationship with his scouts in this story

 

Yep.

 

Spaghetti at midnight is very common here to gain some weight.

[Virgil_Hiltz]

A problem with his elbow? ;/

 

I take it he hasn't had TJS yet, though?

 

There are two types of pitchers....those who had TJ(s) and those that will have TJ!

[o2cui2i]

Good stuff about AA's relationship with his scouts in this story

 

I agree. It's not a big cost to the team to treat the scouts well, but it will make them work hard to keep up the relationship. I think AA could make a brilliant CEO to replace Beeston. He really understands the business side of things. Maybe we could replace him with someone a little more baseball savvy?

[Angrioter]

There are two types of pitchers....those who had TJ(s) and those that will have TJ!

 

Dickey and Buehrle say hi!!

[o2cui2i]

Dickey and Buehrle say hi!!

 

Buehrle has a noodle arm and Dickey doesn't have a ligament to repair.