The Phillies are not only looking for the next, best talent in the United States for their prospects of the future, but also those outside of the country — even as close as Mexico.
Earlier this week, the organization signed youth right-handed pitcher Pedro Antonio Reyes out of Mexico, according to beisbolpuro.com’s Roberto Espinoza. Reyes is described as “a pride for baseball and sports as a whole,” as well as among the best young pitchers in his league.
The signing is one of the first under supervision of new Phillies director of amateur scouting, Brian Barber, who spent the last 18 seasons with the New York Yankees as an area scout (2002-06), East Coast crosschecker (2007-09) and national crosschecker (2010-19).