Jays sign Gurriel Jr.!

[Bobthe4th]

If he is a new Izturis he could provide around 2 WAR for 4 or 5 years providing millions in surplus value. And there's a real chance he could be significantly better than that.

 

Best thing about this deal is that at $3m a year he could be a total bust and it would never prevent us from signing someone for budget reasons.

 

His older brother Yulieski got $47.5m on a 5 year deal from the Astros, and while he was MLB ready, he's considered the lesser talent.

 

At the time of the Astros signing a lot of press speculation was that one benefit was it giving them a great chance of signing Lourdes.

 

TLDR - I love this signing.

[RealAccountant]

the more i read, the more i understand what a great add this is. Organization just keeps increasing its asset value.

[Laika]

His older brother Yulieski got $47.5m on a 5 year deal from the Astros, and while he was MLB ready, he's considered the lesser talent.

 

Nope. Older brother had long been considered the best hitter outside of MLB.

[Laika]

I don't understand how the conversation landed on Izturis. Lourdes is nothing like him.

 

He's like 8 inches taller and he has louder tools across the board haha.

[TheHurl]

Nope. Older brother had long been considered the best hitter outside of MLB.

 

I think people are mistaking the "more sought after of the two" to mean better.

[Laika]

I think people are mistaking the "more sought after of the two" to mean better.

 

That's true. Gurriel likely is the better player now and short-term but Gurriel Jr. could feasibly have gotten the bigger contract because of age, potential position, etc.

[burlingtonbandit]

I don't understand how the conversation landed on Izturis. Lourdes is nothing like him.

 

He's like 8 inches taller and he has louder tools across the board haha.

 

I brought up Izturis saying it would a great deal if he could have a career like that. Didn't mean to compare their playing style.

[Rusty_Savage]

Love this signing, 3 mil is peanuts and if he only turns out to be a utility player, he's still a young cheap controllable one

[Krylian]

If that's accurate, where does Urena play, assuming he's not dealt?

 

AAA.

 

Urena is a plus defender at SS. He does not take a back seat to Gurriel if they are on the same team. I would move Gurrs to 2B if that happens.

[Orgfiller]

His older brother Yulieski got $47.5m on a 5 year deal from the Astros, and while he was MLB ready, he's considered the lesser talent.

 

At the time of the Astros signing a lot of press speculation was that one benefit was it giving them a great chance of signing Lourdes.

 

His older brother is a much, much better player. Prime Yuliesky would probably get the biggest international contract ever. He was long sought after while he was playing in Cuba. This might not necessarily be the case anymore, but saying that the younger brother is the greater talent is probably inaccurate.

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Meh soo we got the ' Runt ' of the family, I see! Lol

 

A Three million dollar crap shoot ! The price of crap these days... Who knew ? Lol

 

Hope he sticks and Bridge's the gap's in his development, not flushes and goes down the bowl.

 

s*** Humour ... Lol

 

Go Jays Go !!!

[burlingtonbandit]

His older brother is a much, much better player. Prime Yuliesky would probably get the biggest international contract ever. He was long sought after while he was playing in Cuba. This might not necessarily be the case anymore, but saying that the younger brother is the greater talent is probably inaccurate.

 

People seem to reading too much into his numbers with the Astros this year. It's a tiny sample, the guy just moved to the US and probably is adjusting to the culture of everything.

[Angrioter]

His older brother is a much, much better player. Prime Yuliesky would probably get the biggest international contract ever. He was long sought after while he was playing in Cuba. This might not necessarily be the case anymore, but saying that the younger brother is the greater talent is probably inaccurate.

 

Yuliesky is the best Cuban player last 10 years or so. The younger brother isn't in that level of talent.

[jaysguy44]

Meh soo we got the ' Runt ' of the family, I see! Lol

 

A Three million dollar crap shoot ! The price of crap these days... Who knew ? Lol

 

Hope he sticks and Bridge's the gap's in his development, not flushes and goes down the bowl.

 

s*** Humour ... Lol

 

Go Jays Go !!!

 

Your posts are painful to read

[Mittens87]

Some scouting report said that he was struggling before 2015 but the last 2 years has improving a lot, said on the industriales Cuban team they were on together JR might have been the second best player. Who knows what he can turn into.

 

Said he's on about the level of any mid first round draft pick with lots of potential but obviously not proven mlb talent

[o2cui2i]

Nothing to see here. Powerless utility guy who can't speak english

 

qué?

[43211234]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/scouting-lourdes-gurriel-and-three-other-cuban-prospects/

[TheHurl]

His older brother is a much, much better player. Prime Yuliesky would probably get the biggest international contract ever. He was long sought after while he was playing in Cuba. This might not necessarily be the case anymore, but saying that the younger brother is the greater talent is probably inaccurate.

 

The guy hit .500 over 224 PAs in 2015. Next highest average was .371 (Lourdes was 15th at .344). He was the best even when he left.