Phillies frontrunner to sign Yasmany Tomas.

[northeastphillyguy]

Phillies nation reports That the Phillies are favored to sign Tomas. He is the Cuban free agent who hits with power. His fielding is lacking but he has a good arm. Amaro has been noticed scouting him in the Dom republic. Hello Tomas goodbye Brown?

 

[Retroram52]

That is interesting news.

 

[WestCoastPhan]

Very cool. Hopefully it happens. The NY Daily News and NBC Sports are also reporting this.

 

[Retroram52]

This may fall under the blind squirrel scenario or perhaps this the inflluence of the assistant GM they hired from Atlanta. Maybe we can get him to get rid of our overpaid stiffs and let braindead take the credit.

 

[2Legit2Quit]

Sign him then trade Brown, Howard, Papelbon, Rollins, and Utley and we start fresh.

 

[jvett77]

I'm confused. Why don't we hear any reports of games stats for these guys from Cuba? How are they evaluated? What did Mag ever do to prove his worth?

 

[TheSnowdog]

He'll be a great addition to the Phillies minor league teams until he is about 35 when he is "seasoned" enough to join the big show

 

[northeastphillyguy]

I'm confused. Why don't we hear any reports of games stats for these guys from Cuba? How are they evaluated? What did Mag ever do to prove his worth?

Escapees get extra attention. Most teams seem to rely on 2nd hand info.

 

[Cedrique]

That would bring some optimism. I hope they do it

 

[WestCoastPhan]

That would bring some optimism. I hope they do it

He worked out for the d-backs yesterday..
Yasmany Tomas Rumors - MLB Trade Rumors

 

[jvett77]

Here are the stats on Tomas from the Cuban league.

____Age_G_AB__2B__HR__RBI__BB__K___AVG___OBP___SLG
2009 18 35 91___3___1___11__8__19___.297__.350__.385
2010 19 24 27___-___1___3 ___-__8___.185___.179__.370
2012 21 83 272__15__20__50__16__57__.298___.340__.581
2013 22 81 277__18__15__60__34__52__.289___.364__.538
2014 23 65 230__15__6___35__21__46__.291___.348__.452

Nice swing.
Power Hitter Yasmani Tomas Leaves Cuba - BaseballAmerica.com

 

[northeastphillyguy]

Here are the stats on Tomas from the Cuban league.

____Age_G_AB__2B__HR__RBI__BB__K___AVG___OBP___SLG
2009 18 35 91___3___1___11__8__19___.297__.350__.385
2010 19 24 27___-___1___3 ___-__8___.185___.179__.370
2012 21 83 272__15__20__50__16__57__.298___.340__.581
2013 22 81 277__18__15__60__34__52__.289___.364__.538
2014 23 65 230__15__6___35__21__46__.291___.348__.452

Nice swing.
Power Hitter Yasmani Tomas Leaves Cuba - BaseballAmerica.com

Not as impressive as I thought it would be. But there is potential.