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Photos of the Newest Pirates Players from the Dominican Republic and Cuba

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The Pittsburgh Pirates signed nine players in the Dominican Republic today. They were part of the original announcement of 22 players sent out by the team on Sunday. You can find the full list in our tracker, which will be updated throughout the entire 11-month signing period.

Here’s a look at the players who signed today, along with bonus information where available. Scouting reports for these players will be updated here tomorrow.

Raymond Mola, 26th ranked prospect, $600,000 bonus

Mola #2

Dariel Francia

Bladimir Pichardo, $750,000

Carlos Mateo, $800,000

Angel Aquino, I included two photos here, just so you can get a better look at him and then from the side to see how big he is. Corner outfielder with power/speed/arm, listed at 6’5″, 205.

Aquino #2

Cristian Jaugerui, Cuban outfielder, $270,000 bonus

I added a second photo of him because every player showed the back of their jersey and they are wearing the #22. It’s not a McCutchen tribute. They are technically the signing class of 2022, or players who were first eligible on July 2, 2022 – August 31, 2022.

Keuri Almonte

Antonio Pimentel

Dioris Martinez

 

 

 

 

 

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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