匹兹堡海盗队 10 月 26 日签下两名 17 岁委内瑞拉投手，充实小联盟阵容
宾夕法尼亚州阿勒格尼县匹兹堡市消息，据小联盟官方交易记录，匹兹堡海盗队 10 月 26 日签下两名年仅 17 岁的委内瑞拉投手，分别为左投手罗格纳·贝坦科特和右投手马丁·冈萨雷斯，两人均签下小联盟合同。贝坦科特出生于 2008 年 11 月 1 日，身高 6 英尺 3 英寸，左投右打；冈萨雷斯出生于 2008 年 10 月 28 日，身高 6 英尺 2 英寸，右投右打。两名小将目前均无职业比赛经验，短期内将在低级别小联盟打磨。海盗队本赛季以 82 胜 80 负结束，位列国家联盟中区第三，虽较以往有所进步，但仍无缘季后赛。球队近年来持续从拉丁美洲发掘年轻投手，这次签约延续了充实小联盟投手储备的思路，未来能否进入大联盟尚需多年培养，球队方面未公布合同金额。
Pittsburgh Pirates Sign Two 17-Year-Old Venezuelan Pitchers on October 26 to Bolster Minor League System
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — According to official minor league transaction records, the Pittsburgh Pirates on October 26 signed two 17-year-old Venezuelan pitchers — left-hander Rogner Betancourt and right-hander Martin Gonzalez — both to minor league contracts. Betancourt was born on November 1, 2008, stands 6 feet 3 inches, and throws left and bats right; Gonzalez was born on October 28, 2008, stands 6 feet 2 inches, and throws and bats right. Neither youngster has professional game experience yet, and both will develop in the low minor leagues in the near term. The Pirates finished this season 82–80, third in the National League Central — an improvement over previous years, but still short of the playoffs. The club has continued to scout young pitchers from Latin America in recent years, and these signings continue its approach of stocking its minor league pitching depth; whether they reach the majors will take years of development, and the team did not announce contract amounts.
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