Jays to Sign Dominican Left Hander

turner10 · Post #1 » by **turner10** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:26 pm

Blue Jays To Sign Dominican Left-Hander
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [January 20, 2011 at 4:08pm CST]
The Blue Jays have agreed to sign Dominican left-hander Jairo Labour for $350K, according to Ben Badler of Baseball America. The 16-year-old became eligible to sign when the 2010 international signing period opened last July. Badler reports that Labour stands 6'4" and has a 92 mph fastball with feel for a breaking ball and a solid delivery.

The Blue Jays have been aggressive in international free agency under GM Alex Anthopoulos. They signed Adonis Cardona and Adeiny Hechavarria and expressed interest in others, including Aroldis Chapman and Luis Heredia.

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SharoneWright · Post #2 » by **SharoneWright** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:45 pm

Oh man, I don't even want to think about how old I'll be when he hits his prime....

luvtheteam · Post #3 » by **luvtheteam** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:01 am

Geez...16 year old 6'4" Dominican...can you imagine how skinny this kid is? Bet he looks like a skeleton covered with a layer of skin. Oh wait...found his picture online...here it is:

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DonYon · Post #4 » by **DonYon** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:19 am

luvtheteam wrote:Geez...16 year old 6'4" Dominican...can you imagine how skinny this kid is? Bet he looks like a skeleton covered with a layer of skin. Oh wait...found his picture online...here it is:

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you'd think a guy throwing 92 mph would have longer arms.

Blade_Runner · Post #5 » by **Blade_Runner** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:46 pm

Depth chart move...for this player or now another option. Continues to be nice work AA. Go go.

Kaizen · Post #6 » by **Kaizen** » Fri Aug 5, 2011 8:57 pm

Anyone know how this guy is doing?

Avenger · Post #7 » by **Avenger** » Fri Aug 5, 2011 9:00 pm

CZAR85 wrote:Anyone know how this guy is doing?

this is an odd bump
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minor ... bour000jai

He's doing okay but DSL numbers are pretty meaningless

Kaizen · Post #8 » by **Kaizen** » Fri Aug 5, 2011 9:01 pm

I was looking for something and came across this thread.

Thanks.

-MetA4- · Post #9 » by **-MetA4-** » Sat Aug 6, 2011 12:11 am

Avenger wrote:
He's doing okay but DSL numbers are pretty meaningless

He's doing really well. Most of these 16/17 year old pitchers can barely throw a strike in the DSL.