[Francys Romero] Source: Cuban SS/OF Luis Manuel León (16) is expected to sign in the coming days with the St. Louis Cardinals. Signing bonus is close to $1 M. Outstanding potential. Runs the 60 yards in 6.3s, above average arm, can play CF and SS. Solid hitter.
Source: Cuban SS/OF Luis Manuel León (16) is expected to sign in the coming days with the St. Louis Cardinals. Signing bonus is close to $1 M. Luis Manuel is the brother of Pedro León, Houston Astros prospect.
Other teams also made offers for León above $1M range but to sign… pic.twitter.com/hHqkomp4yk
— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) May 29, 2023
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Well that is nice to know.
$1m to a 16 year old baseball prospect… holy fucking shit did I not play my cards right when I was young :/
Maybe Mo finally learned after letting Luis Robert sign for a few extra mil with the White Sox ….
Anything below 4.4 seconds for the NFL combine 40 yard dash is considered the elite of the elite, so 60 yards in 6.3 seconds (an extra 20 yards in 1.9 seconds) sounds bonkers insane.
Here’s a tweet from the same guy with a minute of video: https://twitter.com/francysromeroFR/status/1656684735622512643
Can’t wait to see him in 8 years!
Saw this 7 year old forum post to put in perspective what 6.3s looks like. It’s insane.
Michael Bourne – 6.2
Mike Trout – 6.4
Bryce Harper – 6.6
Derek Jeter – 6.6
Alex Rodriguez – 6.6
Brett Gardner – 6.2
Carl Crawford – 6.2
Ichiro Suzuki – 6.4
Jose Reyes – 6.4
Curtis Granderson – 6.6
He’s not near as strong, at 16, as he’s going to be and can learn a lot about running mechanics. Crazy ceiling.
Ok.
I’ll take whatever we can get at this point but he better be damn good.
Welcome to the team. Hopefully can continue to grow so we can trade him for some ace starting pitching.
Can he pitch?