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JOHN LANTIGUA, CORNER OUTFIELDER
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| Born: August 26, 1997 Height: 6’1″ Weight: 170 Bats: Left Throws: Right Signed: Int’l Free Agent, 2016, Pittsburgh Pirates How Acquired: International Free Agent Country: Dominican Republic Agent: N/A |
WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE |
| Lantigua was older than the usual Latin American signee, almost 19 when he signed. He didn’t get a large bonus. Lantigua appears to be a corner outfielder.
2017 Serving mostly as a backup in the outfield, Lantigua put up very good walk and K rates, but didn’t have any extra base hits. He did show some base stealing ability. 2018 Lantigua didn’t get a great deal of experience in his first year, but the Pirates still promoted him to the GCL. He again played only sparingly and didn’t hit much, with little power. He divided his time between the outfield corners. Lantigua likely will be at Bristol or back in the GCL in 2019. |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION
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| 2019: Minor League Contract |
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PLAYER INFORMATION
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| Signing Bonus: N/A MiLB Debut: 2016 MLB Debut: N/A MiLB FA Eligible: 2022 MLB FA Eligible: N/A Rule 5 Eligible: 2020 Added to 40-Man: N/A Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
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TRANSACTIONS
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| July 2, 2016: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent. |
