Wagner Mateo?

Here is the saga on Wagner Mateo. It's interesting. Now it sounds as though the Giants aren't going to sign him. Why don't we take the money we saved on Mark Teahan through the trade (approx $2.5 mill) and throw some of it at him? Is he worth the risk? So far we've not been linked to him at all which makes this something that will probably not happen. But I'm curious to the consensus of RR.

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knowing literally nothing about this guy...

I’d say yes

by Freneau on Nov 8, 2009 9:05 PM EST reply actions

the Giants and Cardinals both passed on this guy

degenerative eye condition for a hitter sounds pretty ominous—we could throw that money at the draft or other international free agents this coming year.

by nwroyal on Nov 8, 2009 9:11 PM EST reply actions

that means he compares to Kirby Puckett!

get him now and have him mentor Hosmer on how to adjust

by Freneau on Nov 8, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions

And wonder if he's a "great guy" off the field just like Kirby?

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by Matt Klaassen on Nov 8, 2009 10:20 PM EST up reply actions

Yes they did.

Voiding a $3.5 million contract. With everyone passing on him, what if we gave him $1 million and waited to see what happened? I think it’s worth a gamble. If he advances quickly, we could get some good years out of him at the big league level if his eye disease didn’t advance super quick.

We took Hosmer and his eye problem.

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by 306008 on Nov 8, 2009 9:40 PM EST up reply actions

I'm definitely interested

But as nwroyal said above, “degenerative eye condition” sounds pretty murky. I’m no doctor, but if this was as simple as lasik then i doubt two MLB teams would be passing on him. Can’t doubt the tools though.

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by RoyalJHWKR on Nov 8, 2009 9:50 PM EST reply actions

Guaranteed millions to the highest risk kind of prospect, who is damaged goods to boot

I say pass. If a team were to take $2.5M in savings and invest it, I don’t think throwing it at one 16-year-old is a good idea (even if he didn’t have an eye problem). Better ways to invest that money include but are not limited to a) going over-slot in the draft, b) signing 5-10 Latin American teenagers for $250-500K each, c) hiring more good international scouts (preferably in under-searched Latin American countries).

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by Scott McKinney on Nov 8, 2009 10:10 PM EST reply actions