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Pirates Sign Third Baseman From Curacao For Six-Figure Bonus

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The Pittsburgh Pirates signed third baseman Sherton Apostel from Curacao on Thursday afternoon. He is 16 years old, standing 6’4″, 200 pounds and still growing. He has an outstanding arm, with good grace for his size and he’s a terrific athlete. Apostel is a right-handed hitter, who makes good contact at the plate and has raw power that should develop well due to his size. He also possesses great instincts and fire for the game. The Pirates believe that if he doesn’t develop as a third baseman, his arm and athleticism would allow him to be a dominant pitcher. He has pitched in the past in international competition and he also previously played shortstop.

Apostel received a $200,000 signing bonus, which means the Pirates have spent approximately $1,495,000 this year on international signings. One bonus amount is unknown at this time. The international signing tracker has been updated. The Pirates have now signed eight players since July 2nd.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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