The Giants have reached an agreement with pitcher Simon Mercedes of the Dominican Prospect League, according to Spencer Fordin of MLB.com. The 18-year-old, who pitched in the DPL All-Star game earlier today, will receive $400K.
The right-handed pitcheris the second player from the DPL to sign with a major league club this month. Pitcher Darwin Castillo signed with the Royals last week for $300K.
Mercedes reaches the low 90's with his fastball and will begin his career with the Giants low in the team's farm system.
I’m digging the name, I hope he turns out to be awesome, maybe he can replace Zito in the starting rotation in a couple of years.
Giants are also considering Lexus and Toyota
Exactly what I thought, like they were announcing a sponsorship deal, haha… Really misleading headline.
The Giants must be interested on how the arm of Mercedes Benz.
Huh ?