Signed out of Mexico for $1.5 million as a 16-year-old by the Cubs in July 2015, Jose Albertos seemed almost too good to be true. Just a tad over 6-foot when he was signed, the young pitcher has grown an inch and could add another before he’s done.
His youth — he just turned 18 last November — belies an advanced feel, something scouts like to call “pitchability.” And then there’s the velocity.
In his...
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