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The Gurriels are coming to Major League Baseball

Related Topics: Major League Baseball, Baseball, Cuba

It appears as though the Gurriel brothers--two of them anyway--have defected from Cuba in an effort to join Major League Baseball. Some of you know who I'm talking about. Some of you don't. For those unaware, the Gurriels are Cuba's most famous baseball family. The patriarch of the family was a star in his time, and his three sons are stars in there own right. The two that appear to have defected are 2B/3B Yulieski and SS/CF Lourdes Jr.. Yulieski is widely considered the best Cuban baseball player of this generation. Lourdes is considered by many to be the best Cuban "prospect"--though some might say he was the best Cuban prospect left in the country as I've seen some suggest Yoan Moncada is the superior player--but not being quite as good as a potential superstar does not mean Lourdes himself doesn't have a high ceiling.