From the "long ways away" crystal ball

by Ophidian on Jan 28, 2009 11:44 AM EST

You can have one of Juan Duran (CIN, OF) or Kelvin De Leon (NYY, OF). Which do you take and why?

Both are very, very young, toolsy, high profile international signees.

John has De Leon in the Honourable Mentions section (so likely grade C?) of the Yankees Top 20, and Duran as a grade C at #21 in the Reds Top 20

Not too many numbers to provide since they both played in the DSL but are also really a lot more about scouting & projection than current performance at this point (De Leon put up significantly better number for those that care).

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From Kevin Goldstein’s chat 2 days ago:

Aaron (YYZ): You can have one of these super-young Latin American prospects, Juan Duran (CIN, OF) or Kelvin De Leon (NYY, OF), which do you take?

Kevin Goldstein: Duran

I'll warm up with you anytime

by ufoboy90 on Jan 28, 2009 12:52 PM EST reply actions

Rofl

That was my question to KG :). I was curious of others opinions was all.

by Ophidian on Jan 28, 2009 2:03 PM EST up reply actions

I would take Duran as well

The power potential is supposedly immense, but I have not seen any video of him yet.

by guru4u on Jan 28, 2009 2:16 PM EST reply actions

Video

this video at least gives some idea of what the kid looks like. and get a load of that plate discipline—doesn’t even swing the bat : )

by D O on Jan 28, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions

What do we actually know about either of these guys?

I mean, all we really know is how much they signed for (Duran – 2 mil, De Leon – 1.1), that the scouts for their respective teams (who are the main sources of scouting info for these guys) think they could be really good in like 5 years, and that both have yet to play a single game stateside. Oh, and De Leon was much better in the DSL (which means very little).

I don’t know how anyone on the internet could have a strong preference for either one.

by aCone419 on Jan 28, 2009 2:35 PM EST reply actions