The Cartagena Kid Has Officially Arrived
July 30, 2009 at 10:59 pm by Capitol Avenue Club under Atlanta Braves, Farm System, Pitching, Prospects
When a prospect pitches 8.0 innings allowing 2 hits, a walk, and striking out 11, it’s hard to not get excited. I know it’s only Class Rookie-Advanced Danville, but when the prospect is eighteen years old, it’s even harder to not get excited. I’m talking about Julio Teheran, last years big international signing. The right-hander really did post that line tonight. This marks the 2nd time in 3 outings that Teheran has gone 8 innings–the other he allowed four hits and a walk while striking out only eight. Like I said, hard to not get excited about the way this kid is pitching right now. He’s from Cartagena, Columbia, so I’ve christened him “The Cartagena Kid”. An 18-year old lighting up the Appy league. Imagine what kind of rotation the Braves will have if Randall Delgado and The Cartagena Kid both pan out…
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New Poll. I voted for The Cartagena Kid.
Love to hear that news about Julio. What an electric arm at such a young age. I know many fans are upset about Feliz not being in the organization, but this guy could make a lot of folks forget about him….well, maybe not forget…..
I think Teheran has even more upside than Feliz. This kid is good. Really good.
I have not seen Teheran at all, so I’ve basically worked off the scouting reports of the kid, but what impresses me is they already seem to talk about his “poise” and quality of his secondary pitches. While I think that “poise” can be a death word for a prospect who is older (in that I don’t think scouts can project a Tom Glavine or Greg Maddux really well), when I hear them make those types of comments about an 18-year old with a plus arm, I get excited.