J.R. House (& Other Non-Traditional Prospect Types)

[Guest Edgy DC]

http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/21/216894.jpgJ.R. House, former Pirate catching prospect, who was released after a surgery-wracked career, and began a second career as a college football quarterback as a 25-year-old freshman, is looking to return to baseball. He's leaving the team as they prepare for the Sugar Bowl (I'm sorry, the Nokia Sugar Bowl) and heading down to Florida to work out for several teams, one of whom is the Mets.

I'm not sure what position he would be taking up. But if you look at that first link, he always hit when healthy.

[nymr83]

i remember him, he wasn't bad....if he can still play C i'm sure the Mets will have room for him somewhere in the organization and i'm sure he'd get a callup if all goes well.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Cuban B�rbaro Ca�izares, a refugee in Nicaraqua with as much puctuation as Rey Ord��ez, being scouted by the Mets.

[MFS62]

="Edgy DC"]Cuban B�rbaro Ca�izares, a refugee in Nicaraqua with as much puctuation as Rey Ord��ez, being scouted by the Mets.

He's among the league leaders in triples?
A catcher?
Are you sure this isn't just another Sydd Finch story?
Or is he Manny Sanguillen in disguise?
Manny should be just about the right age to evoke some interest.

Thank you for coming.
Try the veal.
And don't forget to tip your waiter.

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[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

God only knows what they can get away with when it comes to bargaining with latin american talent but a $20,000 bonus doesn't shout "future superstar" especially in light of the haul that (Don't Fuck With Da) Jesus Martinez got recently.

[Guest Edgy DC]

No, twenty grand is good second-rounder money from the sixties. Non-traditional prospects remain fun and rootable, however.

If I recall the accounts correctly (and I'm sure I don't), after Jae Weong Seo's injury was diagnosed, the Mets bonus offer dropped from like six figures to four.

[MFS62]

Does that include what they paid his brother?
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[MFS62]

A tiny note in today's Daily News refers to Canizares as being 31 years old and a "defensively challenged" catcher and says the Yanks and The Mets are the two teams showing most interest.

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