[新聞] Outfielder-first baseman signs with Yankees

[willyt (T-Yak [I'm what I'm!])]

Updated: Dec. 11, 2006, 12:21 AM ET
Outfielder-first baseman signs with YankeesBy Enrique Rojas
ESPNdeportes.com


SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic -- The New York Yankees signed Cuban prospect
Juan Miranda to a four-year contract worth $2 million, the player told
ESPNdeportes.com.

The deal, which includes a signing bonus of $500,000, is a major league
contract and requires the Yankees to place the outfielder-first baseman on
their 40-man roster.

The signing was confirmed by a Yankees official who spoke on the condition of
anonymity.

"In Cuba I grew up dreaming of playing in the big leagues, but I never
thought it would be possible, much less with the Yankees," the 23-year-old
Miranda said.

The left-handed-hitting Miranda was on the Cuban national team from 2001
until defecting to the Dominican in early 2004 following two previous
unsuccessful attempts to leave Cuba by raft. Miranda gained Dominican
citizenship last year. He left behind his parents and three brothers in the
Cuban province of Pinar del Rio.

Miranda worked out for several major league scouts in the Dominican Republic
over the last two years, but it wasn't until last week, after passing a team
physical, that he completed the deal with the Yankees.

"There were a lot of teams interested, but they didn't match my contract
expectations," Miranda said. "The Los Angeles Dodgers were close."

"Miranda is projected to hit over 20 home runs and hit .280," the Yankees
official told ESPNdeportes.com. "He doesn't swing at bad pitches."

Enrique Rojas is a reporter and columnist for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com.



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推 whatisthis:從古巴划船出來嗎XD MLB板講的XD~~
推 schrei:好低調喔 剛剛從MLB版看到才知道@@
推 whatisthis:X降一壘手有人啦 而且還多功能 現金人阿現金人(笑)
推 bestard:超低調的你都不知道喔, 太高調的話會逃不出來阿..= ="
→ bestard:靠北走..他是04年逃出來的..笑話冷掉了..Orz
推 bigsun0709:好年輕....23歲!
→ bigsun0709:這樣大吉可以專心打DH了~雖然他守1B時打擊比較好 > <
推 richertkk:會先丟在3A練一段時間吧..還年輕的勒..慢慢養..
推 willyt:他簽的是大聯盟約 直接進入四十人名單 沒時間讓我們慢慢來
推 willyt:上個簽了大聯盟約的教訓是 WMP
推 bestard:所以等於是我們的1B決定了?
推 richertkk:那1B應該是電火球跟小古巴來輪囉???
推 whatisthis:電火球不是要去日本?~~
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推 eilgreen:我想也是 他有要去日本???沒吧
→ asdfzx:去日本的是伯尼XD  電火球不是轉隊了嗎?
推 whatisthis:耶 我記得有看過某篇Rumor電火球要去日本阿XD????
→ whatisthis:轉對的是巴巴 Crosby~~~XD
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