Admittedly this video is about a year old but there surprisingly isn't much information on him on Youtube. Yonauris Rodriguez signed with the Yankees out of the Dominican Republic in July 2013 for a whopping $575,000 during that huge international spending spree that New York went on. Rodriguez is a right-handed hitting shortstop and Baseball America's Ben Badler has many good things to say about him.
One of the best defensive shortstops in Latin America is Yonauris Rodriguez, a 16-year-old who trains with Angel Perez and plays in the Dominican Prospect League. At a wiry 6 feet, 150 pounds, Rodriguez will stick at the position because he has good hands, a strong arm and good range. He's a hard-nosed player whose glove is ahead of his bat.
Wow he is as tiny as they come. He's put up pretty good stats until he came to the states, hopefully he can bulk up a bit and keep his athleticism.
ReplyDeleteWow he is as tiny as they come. He's put up pretty good stats until he came to the states, hopefully he can bulk up a bit and keep his athleticism.
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DeleteDefinitely need to catch up. I barely post on PSD now. I come check out your blog from time to time and I love the content! Congrats you built a good one.
DeleteAnd I check yours as well on BBD. Always enjoy your work, was people like you who motivated me to even do something like this bro!
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A little lite in the ass, hay what?
ReplyDeleteIn my best days I was 5'9" at 172# and the trainers in the Army said I was too small. I did ok, he can too, if he is only 16 years old. Different trades but same need for very good weight distribution without any fat.
I remember a skinny kid with big glasses come up north as a CF with the team in April one year. He turned out ok, oh his name? Bernie Williams, a passable CF for the team and very under rated.
Just pulling your chain fans...he was the 3rd best CF I have ever seen play for the Yankees.