Yanks ink 20-year-old Dominican hurler
ByEarlier this evening, Dionisio Soldevila had reported via Twitter that the Yanks had signed a 20-year-old pitcher named Juan Carlos Paniagua for $1.1 million. I couldn’t find much about Paniagua , but Ben Badler had more in a report at Baseball America.
Paniagua had once been suspended by Major League Baseball for age fraud and Badler had some kind words about his stuff. Paniagua is “6-foot-1, 170 pounds with excellent arm speed and a power fastball that sits around 93-95 mph and touches 98. Some scouts said Paniagua has shown feel for a curveball and a changeup that could become above-average offerings in the future, though other scouts weren’t quite as sold on his secondary pitches.” We’ll find out soon enough what the Yanks’ plans are for this young arm.
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What is the correct pronunciation of “Paniqua”?
Pan-ee-qua?
Sounds about right, but I’m pretty sure his name is Paniagua.
We can call him Johnny Bread-and-water.
(Paniagua –> Pan y Agua –> Bread and Water)
It’s Paniagua — Pan-ee-ah-gwah.
more like Pon-ee-ah-gwah
I think it’s Paniagua. Name sounds familiar.
http://www.baseball-reference......jo01.shtml
This is probably why (at least it was for me).
nice find. thats exactly why it sounded familiar to me too. i used to be obsessed with griffey so i would play as the mariners in franchise mode of all mlb video games back in like 5th grade… paniagua was money
Let’s hope this is not the age and identity fraud they were referring to, and that the 20-year-old Juan Paniagua is not in reality the 37-year-old Jose Paniagua!
Hey, another high-upside arm. Why the hell not?
whats with your screen name? did sbgl really like or really hate brackman? is there a meme i missed?
SBGL loathed Brackman. If there was a post about Brackman, Cash was criticized for picking a bust.
If there was a post about anything, SBGL would somehow make it about how Brackman was a bust.
where’s eric with his stupid movie quotes and his brackman love. the guy sucks and is a bust, way tog o cashman
\bo sal grant lanny’d
Those were the halcyon days of RAB.
Sniff.
Nothing like stocking the tank!
Dionisio is the coolest name ever.
until you meet someone named that and theyre just awful
my grandfathers name… not much of a pitcher, but he loved professional wrestling
So this guy’s name is bread and water.
nuts. next time I will scroll down before leaving comments.
With rave reviews coming in on Manny Banuelos, the Yanks are now signing every undersized Latin pitcher they can get their hands on.
Not sure 6’1″ is “undersized,” especially compared to Banuelos, who is listed at 5’10″, meaning he’s probably an inch or so shorter, but I get your point.
you just made Johan Santana piss in his pants a little bit
To the eighth with you!
LOL Paniagua just got Joba’d
With a new CBA upcoming at the end of 2011, and talks of slotting and an international draft, I expect to see some heavy signing of international free agents in the next year, with higher prices.
They will never do an international draft. It destroyed amateur ball in Puerto Rico.