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What is a Loiasiga?
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Jonathan Loaisiga, RHP, New York AL (Profile)
Signed out of Nicaragua by the Giants in 2012 for a bonus too modest to report, Loaisiga was released by that same organization in 2015 following an extended stay on the disabled list. Picked up by the Yankees in February of 2016, he was forced to endure a Tommy John procedure almost immediately. When he returned last year, he impressive, Kiley McDaniel citing a fastball in the “93-97 range” and a “hard slider with short but tight vertical break.”
The stuff translated into on-field success and that has continued into 2018. After 20 impressive innings with the Yankees’ Florida State League affiliate, Loaisiga has now basically replicated that performance in the Eastern League.
Jonathan Loaisiga, High-A vs. Double-A
Level G TBF IP K% BB% K-BB%
A+ 4 80 20.0 32.5% 1.3% 31.20%
AA 5 91 23.0 30.8% 3.3% 27.50%
Footage from one of Loaisiga’s most recent starts appears to reveal not only the vertically oriented slider noted by McDaniel above, but also an even more impressive two-plane breaking ball.
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-...prospects-111/
If he pitches ok to decent for a few starts he can easily get put in a package for a big ticket item. if not...well there's still money in the bank.