Brewers prospect Jackson Chourio is ‘something special’ [new McCalvy piece on scouting process & Chourio’s rise]
April 6, 2023
Brewers prospect Jackson Chourio is ‘something special’ [new McCalvy piece on scouting process & Chourio’s rise]
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>It wasn’t a poor showing, by any means. But Jackson Chourio, the wiry 14-year-old from Maracaibo, Venezuela, who played the infield and outfield but mostly liked to play “hitter,” wasn’t barreling the baseball when he showcased in Davie, Fla., for a crowd of scouts from across Major League Baseball. The Brewers’ representatives, Fernando Veracierto and Luis Pérez, knew enough about Chourio on his good days to know that this wasn’t one of them. They hoped other teams departed unimpressed.
> “I think we are blessed that the kid on that day had — I would say it was a *fair* showcase,” said Veracierto, Milwaukee’s Latin America crosschecker. “Luis and I didn’t care if the kid hit the ball or not that day. We knew he was special.”
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Excerpt:
>It wasn’t a poor showing, by any means. But Jackson Chourio, the wiry 14-year-old from Maracaibo, Venezuela, who played the infield and outfield but mostly liked to play “hitter,” wasn’t barreling the baseball when he showcased in Davie, Fla., for a crowd of scouts from across Major League Baseball. The Brewers’ representatives, Fernando Veracierto and Luis Pérez, knew enough about Chourio on his good days to know that this wasn’t one of them. They hoped other teams departed unimpressed.
> “I think we are blessed that the kid on that day had — I would say it was a *fair* showcase,” said Veracierto, Milwaukee’s Latin America crosschecker. “Luis and I didn’t care if the kid hit the ball or not that day. We knew he was special.”