Daily Archives: February 14, 2010

The Lovers, by Pablo Picasso (1923)

Anthony McCarron has a nice, long profile on Jesus Montero in today’s Daily News:

Montero, rated as the fifth-best prospect in the game by Baseball America, might be the best hitter in the minor leagues, a player who swings his way to Yankee Stadium before his defense can catch up.

“His bat may not be too far from the big leagues,” says a rival baseball executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was evaluating a player in another organization. “But they’ll have to decide his position. Jesus has a chance to be a very, very big hitter. He reminds me of Carlos Delgado at that age.

“When you have a guy who hits that well, you may want to get him out of there even if he can’t catch.”

Be interesting to see if the Yanks keep this kid around.

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