Tomorrow Is The First Day For International Signing

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:10 am

The Pirates have been associated with two players in the top 30 International prospects mainly Raymond Mola, and Jun Seok Shim. I guess if they sign either of these players an announcement will be made in the next couple days, or as early as tomorrow. Mola is an outfielder, and Shim is a right handed pitcher from Korea.

ChillinStation · Post by **ChillinStation** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 12:48 pm

Pirates signed a guy from Uganda. How's that for scouting,they don`t even name who the player is, since its such a secret hotbed for talent. The Korean pitcher Shim looks pretty solid.

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 4:10 pm

6C4746434346417C5B4E5B4640412F0 wrote: Pirates signed a guy from Uganda. How's that for scouting,they don`t even name who the player is, since its such a secret hotbed for talent. The Korean pitcher Shim looks pretty solid.

Here is some info from PiratesProspects about the kid from Uganda Pirates Sign RHP David Matoma from Uganda

Osushawn · Post by **Osushawn** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 12:28 am

Now if they would nust sign Bauer the offseason would be considered a win

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 1:35 am

The information on Shim is very interesting. If they can further his development, he appears to be a #2 or #3 pitcher in the rotation. Possibly by late 2025 or mid 2026 he will join the rotation with Priester and Burrows making a solid 3/5 ths of a starting rotation.

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 1:38 am

Two players from the Dominican namely, Mateo and Pichardo received more bonus money than did Mola. As far as I have seen they were not rated as top International Prospects as was Mola.

UtahPirate · Post by **UtahPirate** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:46 pm

515D5C070E070F02051A00370 wrote: Two players from the Dominican namely, Mateo and Pichardo received more bonus money than did Mola. As far as I have seen they were not rated as top International Prospects as was Mola.

Carlos Mateo – Mateo received a bigger bonus ($800,000) because he’s a big frame pitcher who was already touching mid-90s at 16 years old. He routinely tops out at 95-96 MPH. His listed height is 6’2″, though he’s had a late spurt and is “at least 6’3” now. He not only throws hard already, but he throws a lot of strikes already with that velocity. He has all of the ingredients you want to see for someone to end up as a power-pitcher in a durable starter role. His other pitches are a bit raw now, as he has shown a feel for his breaking ball and changeup, but there’s work being done to adjust his grips and get more out of the pitches. Huge potential upside here.

Bladimir Pichardo – He’s described as a Mateo-lite, because they have all of the same traits but his velocity is about four MPH behind, though it’s believe he has plenty of untapped velocity. He was sitting 86-88 MPH not long ago, but is current up to 92 MPH. He has shown signs of an advanced slider, with a good feel for spin, but it can be inconsistent. He throws all three of his pitches for strikes. It’s basically the same report as Mateo, frame/tools/age/power starter traits, just knock a few MPH off right now, while adding that Pichardo can be aggressive on the mound and really attack hitters with his pitches.

https://piratesprospects.com/2023/01/sc ... esday.html