Courtesy of McTaggart's Notebook, we see that the signing of 25th Round pick RHP Rodney Quintero has been made official.
Bobby Heck:
"He had an up-and-down year, but we saw more good than bad. We saw power stuff and a guy that needed to develop innings. He has a chance to be a middle- and maybe a back-end-of-the-rotation starter."
Quintero will head to Greeneville.
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Showing posts with label Rodney Quintero. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rodney Quintero. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
25th Rounder Quintero signs
Captip to Citizen Steve for the link, the Astros have signed 25th Round pick pitcher Rodney Quintero.
Quintero:
“I had two options. I could come back to Chipola, or take the offer. I signed because you don’t know what happens in the future. I just wanted to start playing pro baseball. That’s it.”
Chipola CC Coach Jeff Johnson:
“It is disappointing any time you lose a guy and you lose him late. I felt like Rodney had a chance to be a first rounder next year. I’ve had two first rounders, and I’ve worked with a couple other guys who went in the first round, and (Quintero) is in the same category with those guys.
I try to tell guys to not get in a situation of taking less than they’re worth, but he’s ready to start that process, and I wish him the best...
...“I wouldn’t (be) surprised to see him in big leagues in a few years. He’s got the arm strength. He’s an explosive, athletic pitcher, which you don’t see very often. He’s got explosive legs, a quick arm, and his fastball sneaks up on you. He can get it up to 95 (mph), but he could be guy you see throwing 97 or 98 at some point. It’s there, it’s just a matter of him developing secondary pitches, gaining some confidence, and having some more success. But he’s got a chance to be a real guy.”
Quintero will head to Greeneville.
Quintero:
“I had two options. I could come back to Chipola, or take the offer. I signed because you don’t know what happens in the future. I just wanted to start playing pro baseball. That’s it.”
Chipola CC Coach Jeff Johnson:
“It is disappointing any time you lose a guy and you lose him late. I felt like Rodney had a chance to be a first rounder next year. I’ve had two first rounders, and I’ve worked with a couple other guys who went in the first round, and (Quintero) is in the same category with those guys.
I try to tell guys to not get in a situation of taking less than they’re worth, but he’s ready to start that process, and I wish him the best...
...“I wouldn’t (be) surprised to see him in big leagues in a few years. He’s got the arm strength. He’s an explosive, athletic pitcher, which you don’t see very often. He’s got explosive legs, a quick arm, and his fastball sneaks up on you. He can get it up to 95 (mph), but he could be guy you see throwing 97 or 98 at some point. It’s there, it’s just a matter of him developing secondary pitches, gaining some confidence, and having some more success. But he’s got a chance to be a real guy.”
Quintero will head to Greeneville.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Coach: Rodney Quintero needs another year
Chipola Junior College's coach Jeff Johnson thinks 25th Round pick Rodney Quintero needs another year:
“I’ve been around a lot of talented pitchers in my career, and Rodney is right there with all of the top ones in terms of arm strength, athleticism, all of that. He’s right there with all of them. But the thing he’s got to do is get his pitchability better. But with his arm strength, he’s got a chance to be a big-leaguer. After another year, he could be a top two-round guy and make himself a lot of money. He’s got a chance to be really, really good.”
“I’ve been around a lot of talented pitchers in my career, and Rodney is right there with all of the top ones in terms of arm strength, athleticism, all of that. He’s right there with all of them. But the thing he’s got to do is get his pitchability better. But with his arm strength, he’s got a chance to be a big-leaguer. After another year, he could be a top two-round guy and make himself a lot of money. He’s got a chance to be really, really good.”
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
With the 25th Round pick (753rd overall)
The Astros select 6'2" 215lb RHP Rodney Quintero, out of Chipola Junior College.
Perfect Game:
Quintero was one of the more pleasant surprises from the tournament. I had seen his stats prior to game play and was happy to see that his stuff matched his early success.
He started the game throwing 88-89, but was up to 92 before the first inning was over. Once he had a chance to warm up, he was throwing more consistently in the 92-93 range.
His secondary stuff never seemed to come together for him. He eventually seemed to tire, as hitters knew to identify and wait for his fastball, including one that CSN left fielder Marvin Campbell blasted over the wall in left-centerfield in the bottom of the fourth inning. Quintero appeared to throw a slider that lacked bite thrown at 77-78, and while he did snap off a couple of good, low-70s curveballs, the pitch wasn’t thrown consistently well. At least not on this day.
Possibly his most impressive attribute was his fearless approach. He challenged hitters with his fastball, and stepped up twice to strike out Bryce Harper swinging on high heat, both times with the count full. He has a stocky strong frame, and frequently changed his arm angle from a high three-quarters slot to nearly side-arm to give hitters different looks. Once he is part of a professional organization I see his delivery settling in to the low-three-quarters area, and he may be better off in relief given the lack of a polished repertoire. And if he is given the chance to relieve, I could see him throwing harder in shorter stints, and his aggressive nature would serve him well in such a role.
Baseball America:
Cuban righthander Rodney Quintero also bumped 93 but is still a work in progress and could probably use some time with a D-I team before he's ready for pro ball, according to two evaluators.
Perfect Game:
Quintero was one of the more pleasant surprises from the tournament. I had seen his stats prior to game play and was happy to see that his stuff matched his early success.
He started the game throwing 88-89, but was up to 92 before the first inning was over. Once he had a chance to warm up, he was throwing more consistently in the 92-93 range.
His secondary stuff never seemed to come together for him. He eventually seemed to tire, as hitters knew to identify and wait for his fastball, including one that CSN left fielder Marvin Campbell blasted over the wall in left-centerfield in the bottom of the fourth inning. Quintero appeared to throw a slider that lacked bite thrown at 77-78, and while he did snap off a couple of good, low-70s curveballs, the pitch wasn’t thrown consistently well. At least not on this day.
Possibly his most impressive attribute was his fearless approach. He challenged hitters with his fastball, and stepped up twice to strike out Bryce Harper swinging on high heat, both times with the count full. He has a stocky strong frame, and frequently changed his arm angle from a high three-quarters slot to nearly side-arm to give hitters different looks. Once he is part of a professional organization I see his delivery settling in to the low-three-quarters area, and he may be better off in relief given the lack of a polished repertoire. And if he is given the chance to relieve, I could see him throwing harder in shorter stints, and his aggressive nature would serve him well in such a role.
Baseball America:
Cuban righthander Rodney Quintero also bumped 93 but is still a work in progress and could probably use some time with a D-I team before he's ready for pro ball, according to two evaluators.
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