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YOLDIN DE LA PAZ, LEFT HANDED PITCHER
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| Born: May 10, 2002 Height: 6’0″ Weight: 176 Bats: Left Throws: Left Signed: Int’l Free Agent, 2019, Pittsburgh Pirates How Acquired: International Free Agent Country: Dominican Republic Agent: N/A |
WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE |
| De La Paz signed in the 2019-20 signing period, which of course means that his first pro season didn’t happen. He wasn’t a prominent signing, but had a strong debut in the DSL. When he signed he threw his fastball in the upper-80s, along with a curve, slider and change. By early 2022 he was averaging just over 90 mph and relying heavily on the slider.
2021 De La Paz pitched in the rotation in the DSL and put up good numbers across the board. Opponents batted just 179/275/236 against him. 2022 De La Paz made one early season appearance in the FCL, then went on the injured list for the rest of the season. The nature of the injury isn’t known, as the Pirates are fanatically secretive about these things. De La Paz had a nice season in 2021, so it’d be good if he could get healthy. The Pirates will move him up to Bradenton for 2023, so they seemingly have a good view of him. |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION
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| 2023: Minor League Contract |
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PLAYER INFORMATION
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| Signing Bonus: N/A MiLB Debut: 2021 MLB Debut: N/A MiLB FA Eligible: 2026 MLB FA Eligible: N/A Rule 5 Eligible: 2024 Added to 40-Man: N/A Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
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TRANSACTIONS
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| October 15, 2019: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent. |
