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Rangers Agree To Terms With Venezuelan Shortstop Odor

Posted Jan. 1, 2011 4:40 pm by Ben Badler
Filed under: International, News

Venezuelan shortstop Rougned Odor has agreed to terms with the Rangers for $425,000.

Odor, 16, is a 5-foot-10 lefthanded hitter who stands out for his simple, compact stroke and advanced feel for hitting, though many scouts believe he will move to second base. According to some who have seen Odor recently, he has also increased his speed, running as fast as 6.62 seconds in the 60-yard dash and showing similar times for multiple teams.

Odor, who has played on several Venezuelan youth national teams, is the nephew of Indians Double-A hitting coach Rouglas Odor. Baseball America subscribers can read a complete scouting report on Odor.

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4 Comments

As a Rangers fan, I'm pleased. You can't have enough teenage shortstops. As a non-suscriber, I grateful to have the video.

Posted by bp | January 1, 2011 at 10:18 pm | Shortcut

What caused his signing bonus to come in much lower than projected in your preview?

Posted by Dillon | January 3, 2011 at 12:19 am | Shortcut

I think Odor's lack of size was a concern for many teams, even some of the teams that were interested in signing him. It's hard to find many teams willing to give seven-figure bonuses to a sub six-foot guy, even if he projects as a middle infielder. Jurickson Profar and Jose Vinicio are exceptions, but they're both a little bit bigger than Odor and their defensive tools graded out higher.

Posted by Ben Badler | January 3, 2011 at 12:26 pm | Shortcut

Mr. Badler,
Thank you for the update on Rougner Odor. I believe you/ BA were there to see him in person at a workout in Tampa Bay? I was impressed with him. Word on the street has him listed a little younger. Any word on this? Heard his buscones were asking for $3 million last summer, when he was running in the 7.1- 7.3 range. Did Preller approve this deal? Did he see him? Did you see if the other Venezuelan players get signed? I know the American kid, the 6.3 runner at the same workout got picked up by Baltimore and the other outfielder who ran a 6.4 is not playing after getting caught selling drugs. Does the BA subscription give you this kinda coverage?

Posted by The Old Scout | January 4, 2011 at 3:12 pm | Shortcut

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