The Book on Adonis Cardona

Graduated Prospect Info

TORAdonis Cardona
Born 8/1/1993
RHP, TOR

Adonis Cardona is no longer tracked in Scouting Book. This page remains as a placeholder record for possible future use.

Final rookie-eligible season: 2009.

 

 

 

A record-breaking $2.8M international signing for the Blue Jays, Adonis Cardona is a power righthander from Venezuela with excellent projectability, a pitcher uniformly considered the best of the 2010 class. His overhead arm action looks smooth and easy, and as a teenager he's already clocking in at 92-93mph, which means it's frightening to think what he'll do with a little more growth. Cardona also seems to have a wicked breaking ball (a hammer curve) that's advanced for his age, though he hasn't quite learned to throw it for strikes yet. He's got some growing to do, but if the Blue Jays can keep him focused and help him polish his off-speed stuff, he could break into pro ball quickly and rise to the majors a la Felix Hernandez, who made the Seattle rotation as a teenager.

Player Updates and Notes

The Blue Jays officially signed Venezuelan teenager Adonis Cardona to an MLB-record $2.8M contract today, as has been rumored for some time. He's expected to show off a plus-plus fastball and power curve in very short order.

7/7/2010 by KDaddy

 

 

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