tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235991369814171983.post8292223360702931935..comments2024-03-28T03:28:47.189-04:00Comments on RaysProspects.com: Rays Sign Czech 16-Year OldDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08409653861481579576noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235991369814171983.post-21670086005374238382010-01-17T13:48:28.786-05:002010-01-17T13:48:28.786-05:00Good point BurGi. We Americans sometimes think we ...Good point BurGi. We Americans sometimes think we are the only ones who speak english. We take a high school spanish class and think we're bilingual. :) I know I did. <br /><br />Most europeans can speak 2 or 3 languages quite well. With a bunch of small countries packed together, it's kind of necessary. Over here we can travel thousands of miles without needing to know a different Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409653861481579576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235991369814171983.post-90271851116574105532010-01-17T11:01:20.860-05:002010-01-17T11:01:20.860-05:00Usually europeans are not that bad in english! Sho...Usually europeans are not that bad in english! Shouldn't be a problem!BurGinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235991369814171983.post-13839119093237073462010-01-15T23:23:05.815-05:002010-01-15T23:23:05.815-05:00I think it means he will attend spring training th...I think it means he will attend spring training this March and April, then head back to the Czech Republic to finish up school and train and then play for the GCL (most likely) in 2011. Obviously he'll be very raw but I will be interested to see just how advanced he is. Gotta love players almost two years younger than me signing contracts.. sigh. Anyone know how good the English programs in Nick Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304761041331440404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235991369814171983.post-35258487617120337572010-01-15T15:28:32.597-05:002010-01-15T15:28:32.597-05:00Unfortunately there's not a whole lot of scout...Unfortunately there's not a whole lot of scouting on Czech players, especially one his age. I interpreted the article as saying he'll spend this year training and finishing school and would debut in the 2011 season in the Gulf Coast League as a 17/18 year old.Riven Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368603245432835073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235991369814171983.post-48988612803274410622010-01-15T15:23:09.649-05:002010-01-15T15:23:09.649-05:00Could anyone giva a little writup on him? What he ...Could anyone giva a little writup on him? What he throws, his potential, where he will start off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235991369814171983.post-60226345104218873782010-01-15T14:21:45.967-05:002010-01-15T14:21:45.967-05:00True. Chapman gets twice as much as Strasburg and ...True. Chapman gets twice as much as Strasburg and everyone complains about Strasburg, demands hard slots. Don't hear too much about putting limits on international signings though. Typical Selig inventing a problem to keep money from the kids. The American kids.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409653861481579576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235991369814171983.post-40874246916102595482010-01-15T14:14:57.481-05:002010-01-15T14:14:57.481-05:00Once again, our own home-grown American baseball p...Once again, our own home-grown American baseball players are at a disadvantage, since they can't sign at age 16. I never could figure out how this is fair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235991369814171983.post-72131951677058501092010-01-15T13:50:57.068-05:002010-01-15T13:50:57.068-05:00I found this comment about him from back in Septem...I found this comment about him from back in September:<br /><br />"Another European left-hander, 16-year-old Czech Stepan Havlicek, was expected to sign this summer for somewhere close to $100,000, but he came up with a dead arm after a heavy workload this summer. Now, it appears he won't sign before the spring."Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409653861481579576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235991369814171983.post-17202516181458274292010-01-15T13:45:51.081-05:002010-01-15T13:45:51.081-05:00Here's a pic: http://www.sporting-photo.com/di...Here's a pic: http://www.sporting-photo.com/displayimage.php?album=204&pos=4Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409653861481579576noreply@blogger.com