ANDRES SANTOS

11/8/86; NDFA '03 (New York Yankees); Dominican Republic
L/L; 6-2, 189

Level	W-L-Sv	G	GS	IP	H	HR	BB	K	BB/9	K/9	WHIP	OAVG	ERA
2008 DSL (NYY)	3-2-0	13	9	48.2	29	0	16	49	2.96	9.06	0.92	.173	1.85

The Pirates selected Santos, along with RHPs Rafael Quintero and Gerardo Esparza, in the minor league phase of the 2008 Rule 5 draft.  The Yankees signed Santos for a $300,000 bonus, which was a very large one then, so they must have thought highly of him.  His career got sidetracked by injuries, although I don't have any specifics and I don't know how much he was able to pitch prior to 2008.  Whatever the problems may have been, they were enough to keep him from making it to US ball before he became eligible for the Rule 5 draft.  He throws in the low 90s with a good change.  His numbers in the DSL in 2008 were obviously very good, but he was a little old for that league so he'll need to show he can do it at higher levels.  I was hoping the Pirates would send him directly to State College rather than starting him in the GCL, but they didn't.

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