International Signings 2013-2014: Brewers sign CF Nicolas Pierre and SS Franly Mallen, each for $800k

[TheCrew07]

Scouts Have Extensive History With Jose Abreu

[HiAndTight]

Here's a question. If BA/MLB can rank these kids with a top 30 in mind. And as the Brewers you have 2.227mil to use towards them. Why would target the lower rung 20/28th ranking? and not just go like KC or White Sox and just put the money on the kid with the highest prospect ranking for your money?

 

I like BA/MLB but ranking 16-year-old international prospects seems pretty nonsensical to me. Maybe there is a consensus generational-type talent every once in a while, but I don't think spending $2+ million on a 16-year-old (whatever "scouts" grade him) is really netting you a "very good prospect"

 

These players getting $750k-$3m are all relatively interchangeable I think. Maybe the guys at the higher end of that scale are slightly more impressive, but we're not talking a huge difference in baseball money/talent here.

 

 

I couldn't agree more. It's difficult enough to accurately scout and draft college and high school players, much less 16 year old kids. I'd rather sign 3-4 good young players than spend all our money on one player that BA has rated in the top 5 unless, as you say, they're a unique talent like Miguel Cabrera was.

[brewcrewdue80]

Any kind of Winterball played by our 2 prized signings?

[Mass Haas]

Baseball America: 2013 International Spending By Team

 

21st...

[brewcrewdue80]

So felt like checking up on the duo of Pierre/Mallen. It appears the DSL has begun and we're about 13 games in to their season.

Mallen:12Errors at SS in 13games. .250/.690OPS

Pierre: .300/.744OPS 4SBs

 

Both have 1HR thus far.

 

I went back to see who else to look at:

Johel Atencio a Catcher .306/.680OPS 21% CS rate No Errors thus far in 57 chances

Henry Correa a utility thus far 2b/ss/3b .095/.304OPS

Nelson Hernandez a 6'2" RHP Gotta like this thus far: 2GS 12ip! 7hits 3ERs 1BB/6Ks

 

Hernandez just may be worth following as well as Atencio besides Mallen/Pierre. Interesting on Hernandez is he was listed at 6'2" when signed and is still at 6'2"...which I would hope from 16-18 he'd grow another inch or 2. That would be awesome if he became a 6'4" pitcher who thus far appears having some control with just the 1BB in 12ip.

[SRB]

So felt like checking up on the duo of Pierre/Mallen. It appears the DSL has begun and we're about 13 games in to their season.

Mallen:12Errors at SS in 13games. .250/.690OPS

Pierre: .300/.744OPS 4SBs

 

Depends on the egregiousness of the errors, but one could argue that's actually an encouraging stat because it means Mallen is getting to a lot of balls (although, given his age, is also a little unpolished). He only turned 17 a couple weeks ago.

 

Not sure about his DSL stats, but in his first season at Helena, Alcides Escobar had 21 E in 66 G.

[EdgarDiazRocks]

Also Franly's 10/23 BB/K rate nice at that level