Knuckle Curve » matt_latos http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve Major League Baseball News from Spring Training to the World Series Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:16:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Padres Sign Latos http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/padres-sign-latos/ http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/padres-sign-latos/#comments Thu, 31 May 2007 14:07:24 +0000 Geoff Young http://www.knucklecurve.com/padres-sign-latos/ Post from: Knuckle Curve

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Name: Matt Latos Throws: Right Pos: RHP Bats: Right Height: 6′5″ DOB: 9 Dec 87 Weight: 205 lbs School: Broward Community College (Fla.)

We’ll be liveblogging the draft next week here at Knuckle Curve. With one of the top draft-eligible pitchers signing as a draft-and-follow at the deadline (and making Padres fans very happy in the process), now is as good a time as any to bust out a sneak peek at our draft capsules.

Matt Latos, the San Diego Padres’ 11th-round pick in 2006, agreed to terms late Wednesday evening. Had the Padres failed to sign Latos, he would have entered the 2007 draft, where he was projected as a late first-round pick.

2007 Stats
IP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 K/9 ERA BAA
75.1 6.93 n/a 2.03 12.19 2.03 n/a

What they’re saying:

Latos has a mid-90s fastball, a hard breaking ball and a promising changeup. He immediately becomes one of the best — if not the best — pitching prospects in the Padres system.
–Jim Callis, Baseball America

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