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YERFI TAVERAS
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RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
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Born: November 7, 1988 Height: 6′ 2″ Weight: 160 Bats: Right Throws: Right Signed: Int. FA, Pittsburgh Pirates, 2008 How Acquired: Int. FA Agent: N/A |
WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES |
| Taveras made it to US pro ball at age 21, which is rather old. He throws in the low 90s.
2008-09: Posted unimpressive numbers across the board in first two DSL seasons. 2010: Opened back in DSL and pitched very poorly in seven relief outings. Pirates nevertheless brought him to GCL in late June. Pitched decently there and filled in briefly at Bradenton, before spending most of August on DL. I’m never sure what to make of guys like this, specifically whether they’re real prospects or just organizational players. Despite the bad performances, the Pirates wouldn’t have promoted him if they didn’t think he had a good arm. He could appear anywhere in the lower parts of the system in 2011. |
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STATS
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| Baseball Reference–Minors Fangraphs MiLB.com |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION
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| 2011: Minor League Contract |
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PLAYER INFORMATION
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| Signing Bonus: N/A MiLB Debut: 6/28/2008 MLB Debut: N/A MiLB FA Eligible: 2014 MLB FA Eligible: N/A Rule 5 Eligible: 2011 Added to 40-Man: N/A Options Remaining: 3 (USED: N/A) MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
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TRANSACTIONS
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| 2008: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent. |
