Position | Pitcher
Bats/Throws | Right/Right
Born | December 26, 1983 (Turmero, Venezuela)
School | U.E. Ramon Bastidas High School (Venezuela)
Height | 6'3''
Weight | 158 lbs.
2008 Ranking | 31
Breakdown
Yohan Pino was signed by the Twins on May 12, 2004 as a non-drafted free agent. After a very successful 2007 campaign, he never fully recovered from a foot injury in 2008 and it really effected his performance. Twins broadcaster Bert Blylevin always emphasises strength in the lower body being key for a pitcher, and certainly having an injured foot will definitely be negative. Pino spent the majority of the time as a starter in 2008, but he figures to make it to the majors as a reliever, Matt Guerrier-like. Pino really made his name known in June, 2007 when he threw a 7-inning no-hitter against the New York Mets Single-A Farm Club, the St. Lucie Mets. Unfortunately, Pino has not been able to regain the same form that he had in the Florida State League, which has slowed his progression through the Twins system. Here's his "Scouting Report? from The Baseball Cube:
The reason I posted it is because those are pretty respectable numbers and I thought it would be good to give another point of view. Those numbers reflect his success in 2007, but I just wanted to show that without his injury, he probably would have had a much better season in 2008.2008 Statistics
Level W L ERA IP K BB WHIP FIPAA 7 7 4.54 109.0 76 37 1.39 4.98
2009 Outlook
Pino will likely start the season in New Britain, but he should be in Rochester by seasons end.
Pitching Repertoire
- Fastball
- Curveball
- Slider
Estimated Time of Arrival
2010
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