The great exodus from Cuban athletics continues as the pitching coach for Cuba's national baseball team escapes slavery and defects in Puerto Rico, joining three other players who did the same last week (see HERE and HERE). The Castro dictatorship is labeling Andres Garcia as a deserter after he disappeared after the 5th Caribbean Baseball
Havana, Sept 11 (EFE).- The Cuban baseball team selected for the Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile, as well as the under-18 and under-23 teams, showed off their skills Monday to scouts from South Korea, Japan, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic. The players took part in a series of skills tests, followed by a …
Yoelki Cespedes is the #1 international prospect at @MLBPipeline and #12 at @BaseballAmerica. He needs some minor league team but it s a pretty significant addition for Marco Paddy and the #WhiteSox James Fox (@JamesFox917) December 22, 2020
On the offensive side, Céspedes has been the primary White Sox international target for some time now, and it’s believed that his signing would have been announced this past summer if not for the international signing date moving from July to January due to the pandemic.
Céspedes, 23, is the half-brother of Yoenis Céspedes and is a five-tool prospect very much comparable to Yoenis. The key here for right field is the arm, which scouts equate to Yoenis’ cannon.