07/16: Jesus Makes An Appearance
Posted by: James
I was thinking of making a second coming reference or something but I'll leave the one-liners to Mike A. In any case, Jesus Montero made his Yankee debut (outside of extended spring training). The kid (17 years old until December) went 1 for 4 with a homer and 2 Ks for the GCL Yankees. He's now listed as 6' 4", 225 lbs (he was listed 6-foot-3, 230 lbs as of his signing last year). This is from the release when he was signed:
This is me praying; please don't turn into Jon Poterson, please don't turn into John Poterson, please don't turn into John Poterson...
While two scouts from National League organizations said they believed Montero's future lies elsewhere on the diamond, Garrett said the Yankees have confidence he can remain a catcher as he moves up the ladder. And Garrett enjoyed hearing one of the two scouts had touted Montero's raw power as pegging the 80 on the 20-80 scouting scale.
One of the NL scouting directors said of Montero, "He was hitting home runs to center field in Valencia, which is pretty tough to do. The question is where does he play? The body is pretty maxed out. He looks like Travis Hafner at age 16."
One of the NL scouting directors said of Montero, "He was hitting home runs to center field in Valencia, which is pretty tough to do. The question is where does he play? The body is pretty maxed out. He looks like Travis Hafner at age 16."
This is me praying; please don't turn into Jon Poterson, please don't turn into John Poterson, please don't turn into John Poterson...