Adeinis Hechavarria To Sign With Jays?
According to a NY Post reporter, the Jays are set to sign Cuban 21-year old shortstop Adeinis Hechavarria. Hechavarria was "unblocked" (that is, allowed to sign in the U.S.) this offseason. Apparently the Yankees were in big time on Hechavarria, but he was wary of being blocked at shortstop by the inevitable Derek Jeter extension. Hechavarria projects as an offensively-capable shortstop, but it's hard to pin it down any more than that at this point.
The other thing is that Hechavarria has already "aged" two years this offseason, since it was originally reported that he was 19.
More on this as we know more. Nothing is for sure yet.
Update: Now we're hearing the deal is for 4 years and $10 million
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double post fail, haha
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
Cuban players prove Einstein's theory of Special Relativity
time is relative
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
I would guess
closer to 21. Once he knew he had teams interested, the price would be higher if he came up closer to his real age as he would seem closer to the majors. a 19-year old you figure is years off, if at all. 21 feels like it could be a season or so away.
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
good question
AA, maybe? I don’t see Pastornicky or Jackson starting there
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
He's offensivly capable?
Pass.
I’m only interested in stockpiling “Poor hitting, good glove” shortstops.
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Mar 14, 2010 3:58 PM EDT reply actions
boo
we are really on the same wave today
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
our first poster
from the Jays front office, everyone!
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
1 more question
with Hechavarria being compared to Jose Iglesias so much
And Jose Iglesias being signed last year does that mean Hechavarria is younger than Inglesias?
good point
also, Hecharvarria caused the Cuban national team to move Iglesias to 2B, so it does seem that he’s younger.
Exciting
This is an exciting time to be a jays fan!!! All this young talent coming in is looking great. Finally a blue chip shortstop. I hope I’m not jynxing it!
per Bastian Twitter:
Frasor, tied to Cubs and Twins in trade rumors, joking after bad outing: “I don’t know if that trade is going to happen now.”
I hear David Dellucci is available
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Mar 14, 2010 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Anthopoulos, asked if Hechavarria reports were accurate: “I really don’t want to comment. I don’t want to lie. And I don’t want to comment.”
Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...
I don’t want to lie? It sounds like he is trying to make a clear distinction between him and JP there. Especially after last year and all of JP’s “It’s not lying if we know the truth”
Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...
obviously AA doesn't know whether or not the reports are accurate
because if he did, it wouldn’t be lying either way
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
Wilner has said "the jays have signed" him a few times...
wonder if he knows and cant say or if he just thinks they have… or what, but he is a stickler for terms and is usually very careful with what he says. so….
Who thinks emaus has a chance to crack the MLB club ?
lucas
by TorontoBluejays10 on Mar 14, 2010 4:55 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
John lott from Nat Post
Anthopoulos is believed to have scouted Hechavarria during a trip to the Dominican Republic a few weeks ago.
As is his steadfast policy, Anthopoulos refused to answer specific questions about Hechavarria, but certainly said enough in general terms to suggest reports of an imminent deal were correct.
more Twitteration
LottOnBaseball
Hechavarria’s agent said he was looking for the fastest route to the bigs. Seems a good fit.
there's certainly no one between him and the big league club.
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
Vamos
Azulejos!
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
Si
one question IF he is really signed with the Jays
where would he be ranked in the Jays prostects?
Now that's true...
how long till the Yankee press tells us that he wasn’t good enough for their team?
+1
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
Somewhere was a good report over Hechavarria and Inglesias...
Remember that the author preferred Hechavarria over Inglesias…
Hechavarria should have +Power and bats for great average!
But i like the point, that the Yankees think he´s to old and not good enough if he signs with the Jays…
by jaysfanfromeurope on Mar 14, 2010 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
The rightfielder in the second video....
looks little bit like Kevin Millar covering the Left-Field….
Standing tripple, if i guess right….
by jaysfanfromeurope on Mar 14, 2010 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting
Adeiny Hechevarria era el mejor prospecto en el siol de Cuba. Los entrenadores cubanos lo nombraron el siol regular al mundial juvenil celebrado en Canadá en el 2007 por delante de José Iglesias. Iglesias firmó un contrato de $8.2 millones con Boston.
I thought so too
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by craig in calgary on Mar 14, 2010 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll try
Andy Hechevarria is a major prospect from the sun in Cuba. The entrails in cuba have low numbers which is why they are regular and take mutimucil to celebrate in Canada in 2007 with Enrique Iglesias. Inglesias has a firm contract to go to boston where Youkillis compains 8.2 millions times every game.
I think I got the jist of it
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Mar 14, 2010 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Craig you are a lying shit...
My translation shows that Youkillis; “complains 8.3 millions times every season” Season man – NOT GAME!
MAN – you’re trying to make the big dude look bad. Bad on you!
If we sign him there will be an articel in the NY newspapers...
“The Jays signed the 25 years old SS prospect Hechevarria for nearly 15 Mio $. He was scouted be the Yankees but couldn´t hit nor handle any position in the infield. He´s only 5`7 tall and has a broken left leg. Congrats to the Yankees for making the Jays pay him overmarket….”
by jaysfanfromeurope on Mar 14, 2010 7:19 PM EDT reply actions
The way these Cubans usually age, I think you might have meant Julio Iglesias
Catch the Taste
by Brown's Jays on Mar 14, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey guys
I got this from another site regarding Hechevarria’s age; he is allegedly a few months older than Iglesias. Check out Cuban Baseball Players for clips of Hechevarria. Good website for cuban talent.
http://camdendepot.blogspot.com/2010/02/interview-with-cubano-author-of-cuban.html
According to Rotoworld Iglesias is 19
Hech is 19 or 20 at most. Sweet. For comparisons sake: Tony Fernandez came up to the Jays when he was 21 in 1983 and was the full time SS by 1985. Because SS’s defensive work is mostly innate unlike catching which can be taught it’s not uncommon for them to come up young(ish).
if he's in on a 4-year deal
it’d be better for the Jays if he were 21 than 19
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman
Stupid question but...
can anyone tell me how long we´d have him under controll… with arbitration… lets pretend he´ll arrive in the majors 2012… Just 4 years or 4 + arbitration…
by jaysfanfromeurope on Mar 15, 2010 7:44 AM EDT up reply actions
if it's a 4yr/10M deal
i think he makes 4M over the first four years and then the Jays can go to arbitration with him twice, right?
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
I would think it would be the same rules as everyone
We’ll control him for 3 years or 2 years if he was a super 2 after he hits the majors. The contract is for the next four years so if he happen somehow to make the majors this year and was a super 2 we would have bought first 2 arbitration years. If he makes the majors in 2112, his contract would cover 2012 and 2013 then we’d have to tender him a contract again. Then he’d be arbitration eligible in 2014 and 2015. If he was a super 2, then arbitration 2013, 2014.
The contract, presuming it’s reported right, covers the years 2010 to 2013. The contract wouldn’t change if he made the majors or not.
So at least we´ll have him under team controll till 2014...
Now he just need to sign and keep the promise ;)
by jaysfanfromeurope on Mar 15, 2010 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
No announcement from the Jays yet....
But looks like it is done subject to the normal check out by the doctors.
Bob Elliott column on Hechavarria
The Toronto Sun’s Bob Elliott has a column on Hechavarria. Quotes from a few organizations’ scouts and team officials, albeit anonymous, with some disagreement on how good he is (not very good to better than Boston’s Iglesias), to what position he’ll play (one scout figures he’ll end up in the outfield) to how good a hitter he is (apparently good defensively, with offense a question mark).
And Dave Perkins too
The Toronto Star’s Dave Perkins has a new Hechavarria column too. For his part, he figures whether Hechavarria pans out or not, the key thing here is that this signing shows to baseball that the Jays are back as serious players in the pursuit of talent:
This signing, while orchestrated entirely by Alex Anthopoulos, clearly shows the direction the team is taking under Paul Beeston, the president then and now. Beeston wasn’t afraid to go chequebook to chequebook with the Yankees or anyone else when they needed a player Back In The Day.
While I don’t disagree with the sentiment, it’s a bit of an overstatement to suggest this is a return to the early 1990s as if the Jays were nowhere to be seen in the intervening years. We’ve had big signings – such as Canseco, Clemens, Burnett, BJ Ryan – it’s just they haven’t all worked out or fit into well into an overall development plan for the team. It’s in this respect that things are looking promising under AA.
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