Sampling the Pino
Went digging for more info on new pickup Yohan Pino, who dazzled in Columbus last night in his first start since being named as the Indians' return for Carl Pavano. Pino generally has stayed on the periphery of Top Prospect lists, in an organization that has been almost ridiculously loaded with pitching talent for most of his pro career.
I finally found one relatively recent and substantive report, a profile of the Twins' #36 prospect from this past March, on the Scout.com network. It reveals a few new interesting morsels, including the fact that he was battling a foot injury for most if not all of his off-year last season.
Who knows, this might turn out to be a classic Indians prospect pickup, picking off a quality guy who's been obscured by depth in his organization. Did he just have one nice start in the minors, or is there more to Pino than meets the eye?
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Sometimes Pino without cheese works just fine.
by kennesawmountainwahoo on Sep 2, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions
Sounds like a guy who got buried and needed a change of scenery. And we could use an innings eater. Seems like a great pickup (though one that might never make an impact) for Pavano.
by MooneysRebellion on Sep 3, 2009 8:19 AM EDT reply actions
needed a change of scenery
as overused as this cliche is, i don’t really see how it makes the least bit of sense here.
seemed as if he had two down years (or at least in comparison to 2005-2006). purely observational guesswork on my part.
Obviously way to earlier, perhaps, to say that. But maybe he regains his 2005-2006 form and flourishes with us. At which point, perhaps a change of scenery was what he needed, and perhaps not. Perhaps if he does well with us, it was simply healing from the foot injury. Who knows. I was merely throwing out one possible reason he may end up doing well with us. That’s all. He may never do well with us, and it has nothing to do with “scenery”.
by MooneysRebellion on Sep 3, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Pino’s down year in 2008 coincided with his recovery from a foot injury (per the link). It’s not like the organization had grown sour with him due to his work ethic or something.
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by gorilla_baller on Sep 3, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
He should only pitch at night – Pino Noir.
by stuart dean on Sep 3, 2009 9:50 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
for whatever reason, i think that about every player we get. like there’s somewhere along the way they tagged him, and when their boat is nearby again, they grab him.
this is why someday we’ll sign the 36-year old Tim Lincecum, rehabbing from his third elbow operation, to a one-year incentive laden deal
by APV on Sep 4, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I was there for the game he pitched Tuesday. I am not anything near a scout, but the information on him seems accurate. He tops out in the low 90s and has two off-speed pitches, one in the low 80s and one in the 70s. He appeared to be deceptive, he was getting swings and misses on the faster pitches and was not on the slower stuff.
You’re welcome. I was thrilled to find it. It has more info on Pino than the rest of the web combined, from what I can tell.
by Jay on Sep 4, 2009 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions
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