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Making the Case for Oscar Colás

Per Francy Romero, outfielder/pitcher Oscar Colás is making his way to the majors. The left-handed bat had a solid stat line of .302/.350/.516 with Softbank in the Japanese Pacific League last year, and reportedly he can throw up to 95 mph from the mound. When he first arrived in Japan, he was asked to focus on hitting, which he discussed in Cuba in a video that was released this past November. (The interview is in Spanish but he mentions it around the 0:51 mark and includes hitting highlights)

Prior to his time in Japan, he was the youngest player for the Cuban National Series team, Santiago de Cuba, playing for them for a season at the age of 17.