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YUNIOR THIBO, RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
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| Born: June 24, 1998 Height: 6’4″ Weight: 185 Bats: Right Throws: Right Signed: Int’l Free Agent, 2019, Pittsburgh Pirates How Acquired: International Free Agent Country: Dominican Republic Agent: N/A |
WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE |
| Thibo was 21 when he signed. He throws 94-97 mph and also throws a curve. His size gives him some projection.
2020 2021 After losing his first pro season to the pandemic, Thibo started his career in the FCL. He mostly had a rough time, with opponents hitting 283/371/500 against him. 2022 Thibo spent the season with Bradenton and made significant progress from 2021. That isn’t to say he did well overall; he did in stretches, but also had some bad spells, which resulted in ERAs over 7.00 in June and August. The Pirates tried to employ Thibo as a late-inning reliever, but his control got in the way a number of times. He also had trouble with left-handed hitters, who put up a .923 OPS against him. Right-handed hitters managed only .533. Thibo will turn 25 during the 2023 season, but he has a good arm and hopefully will keep improving as he did in 2022. |
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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: 2020 MLB Debut: N/A MiLB FA Eligible: 2026 MLB FA Eligible: N/A Rule 5 Eligible: 2023 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. |
