Well, he's not even 20 yet, but..... whoops. So... I suppose you're Jiminy Cricket, and Felix Francisco is Pinocchio.
No, they didn't really. Implicit in most prospect comparisons is a sort of worst case/best case scenario. Everyone just uses the "best case" as a way of saying what a player "could" be. Thus Rio Ruiz can be Eric Chavez, and so forth. For a guy who reads so much, I thought you'd know this.
Never understood how stimulants could help you focus at the plate, but it obviously worked for many, many great players.
The Astros' #4 slot carried a value of $213,000. Now that it's been traded to the Orioles, the Astros now have $1,901,000 remaining in their bonus pool, less the bonuses for Fernandez, Duarte, and Tejada.
Astros sign 16-yo Dominican Outfielder for $170,000. http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/astros-sign-dominican-outfielder-bryan-de-la-cruz/
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