Comments on: Found in Translation: Gleyber Torres http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/03/02/found-in-translation-gleyber-torres/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Carlos Portocarrero http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/03/02/found-in-translation-gleyber-torres/#comment-9346 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 21:45:34 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=8602#comment-9346 Booj, good point. I should also point out that in 3rd-world countries like Venezuela (and much of Latin America), the amount of money he has already made could be enough to sustain him and his family for the rest of their lives.

Not that it changes the fact that he should of course be given every opportunity to set himself up for success if baseball doesn’t work out.

]]> By: Booj http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/03/02/found-in-translation-gleyber-torres/#comment-9342 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 19:55:46 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=8602#comment-9342 I really hope the Cubs or his agent are helping this young man at least achieve his GED. He’s made a boatload of money already, but it’s scary to think that a ballplayer at High-A, regardless of his elite prospect status, doesn’t have a fall-back plan. We’ve all, regrettably, seen prospects flame out. I’d hate to see this young man make 90% of the money he’ll ever make by the time he’s twenty years old, particularly given the propensity of athletes to manage money poorly.

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