Apr
27
Yankees sign righthander Erik Olivo
ByVia the Dominican Prospect League’s Twitter feed, the Yankees have signed 19-year-old righthander Erik Olivo for $300,000. He apparently works at 90-94 mph with his fastball and checks in at 6-foot-3 and 185 lbs, meaning there’s plenty of room for growth. In 11 relief appearances for Tainos Del Norte of the DPL, Olivo’s struck out 23 and allowed just ten hits in 22 IP. The bad news? How about 18 walks. So he’s got some stuff to work on. They all do.
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Does he project to be a reliever or a starter? Or too soon to tell?
Is he strictly a relief prospect
Scouting report: He’s like a cross between Erik Bedard and Miguel Olivo. But more Dominican.
He spells his name with a K. That means trouble
More strikeouts. It’s science.
So does Erik Estrada.
And Erik Erikson.
I hate to say it, since my name doesn’t have a K in it, but clearly the name “Erik” is the pinnacle of absolute badassery. Erikson was the smooth ladies-man pimp/swashbuckling rebel-thug of the psychoanalysts, I’ve been told.
Oddly enough there was a professional baseball player named Eric Erickson. He led the AL in K/9 in 1919 with a whopping 5.52.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.....aseball%29
He was probably so good because he mastered the Intimacy v. Isolation stage faster than everyone else.
/obscurepsychologyjoke’d
Go look at who the Yanks drafted in the 43rd round of the 2006 draft.
Your mind: blown.
http://i50.photobucket.com/alb.....nners4.jpg (safe)
Seriously though, they could have taken Danny Herrera or even Strasburg (if my math is correct).
/mryankee’d
Eric Erickson!
I am not beeing facetious when I tell you that despite not being able to hit 85 on a gun two TJ surgeries after when the Yanks first took Eric Erickson outta HS he is now the most consistent Friday Night Starter in the ACC despite having an Anemic offense behind him all year. Most think he knows pitching so well he should immediately go into coaching, but I am telling you that he sets hitters up better than Jamie Moyer AT HIS BEST and despite getting him for pennies on the dollar he will make it to Yankee stadium within 4 years. MARK MY WORDS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekIGjfGj5sc (safe)
hopefully with M Olivo’s medical history and E Beddard’s arm and not other way inheritance
That’s excellent, since they traded away Erik Bedard Jr. over a year ago.
Yes, just like Miguel Olivio, he has 18 walks.
Of course his came in 22 innings, Olivio’s have come in his career.
http://www.instantrimshot.com
That’s a great one!
Nothing wrong with raw talent.
So much for the budget…
Don’t worry, we’re paying him in chicken.
Sincerely,
U.S. Senatorial candidate Sue Lowden (R-NV)
It’s a different budget.
Is that sarcastic? Besides it being a different budget, $300,000 is really a big blow to the Yankees… A-Rod only makes 100 times that in one season.
So he’s got some stuff to work on. They all do.
You’re disdain is loud and clear, Axisa.
Erik Olsen’s To Do List of Stuff to Work On:
1.) Maintain load through delivery and avoid overpronation
2.) Be less Dominican
3.) Find a stable permanent landing spot for consistent mechanics
4.)Change your last name to a more “friendly” name like “Olsen”.
Oh, that’s a given. I didn’t even state it, didn’t think I needed to.
How do you be less Dominican?
You try and work hard to . . . try and work hard. Thus, as long as you try hard to be less Dominican, even if you fail at it, you have succeeded. It is all or nothing. However, as a Dominican, Olivo is lazy and thus won’t work hard, meaning he will never be less Dominican. For him to work hard, it would require him to already be non-Dominican, which he isn’t.
It is a Catch-22.
scouting reports say hes a 2-3 starter ceiling,,, 300k, not bad.