Jesus Montero

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Jesus Montero (born November 28, 1989) is a Venezualan baseball player and right-handed catcher/designated hitter. On July 2, 2006, he was signed by the New York Yankees for $1.6 million. [1] Montero is reported to be the best player and to have the best power of any 2006 international signee [2] He currently plays for the Charleston RiverDogs and is said by some scouts to have an 80 on a 20-80 scale for power. He was invited to 2008 spring training, where he hit a home run in his only at bat before being assigned to minor league camp.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rojas, Enrique. "Top Latino prospects get major-league deals", ESPN.com, 2006-07-03. Retrieved on 2008-01-25. 
  2. ^ Manuel, John. "Baseball America: Propsects: Top 10 Prospects: New York Yankees", Baseball America, 2006-11-08. Retrieved on 2008-01-25. 
  3. ^ Hoch, Bryan. "Yankees invite 26 to Spring Training", MLB.com, 2008-01-15. Retrieved on 2008-01-25. 

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