Prospect Abuse

[MFS62]

Looks like this kid won't have a fond memory of his Mets experience:

From today's Daily News

]CATCHING BREAK: Catcher Jesus Montero, a 16-year-old Venezuelan phenom, had a painful tryout. Looking to get a jump on a base stealer from behind the plate, he reached too soon and was clobbered by minor-leaguer Jamar Hill's swing. Observers feared a broken arm as Montero writhed in pain, but that concern proved unwarranted. Montero could command more than the $1.4 million Dominican outfielder Fernando Martinez got last year at 16 if the Mets win the bidding when Montero is eligible in July.

He must be quite a prospect. Don't ML teams usually check out foreign prospects in their home country? Bringing him to the US must mean teams think he's something special.

Later

[Guest OlerudOwned]

It'll be more than an arm if he doesn't sign with the Mets.

[Elster88]

1.4 million for a 16 year old prospect?

Something must be done.

[Frayed Knot]

Did this supposedly occur in Florida??
If so, what is a 16 y/o unsigned and (because of age) unsign[u:8fbc5202b8]able[/u:8fbc5202b8] player doing in Met camp?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I guess it's legal for him to strut his stuff in a "tryout." He's probably touring some of the camps in Florida to recruit some suitors.