Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Scranton wins bid for Cortazar

The Scranton Janitors have won the bidding for the services of Dominican reliever Yusmeiro Cortazar. The 18-year-old Cortazar signed a minor league deal with the Janitors with a signing bonus of $13.7 million. Cortazar, from San Isidro, Dominican Republic, projects to have great control and with an excellent four-seam fastball and very good curveball. He will begin his professional career with Scranton's Low-A affiliate.

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