Michael Inoa

Michael Inoa (born September 24, 1991, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican-American pitcher and is now signed with the Oakland Athletics for the amount of 4.25 million dollars, settling a new record for the A's organization after lefty pitcher Mark Mulder was signed for 3.2 millions in 1998. Inoa was named the "Number One" and the "crown jewel" in the "Best Latino Prospects of 2008. " [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3433834 ESPN Website] . Accessed July 2, 2008.] Inoa is said to be the most impressive Latin American player prospect since Felix Hernandez in 2002. " [ http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3470209 . Accessed July 12, 2008. ]

He is only 16 years of age, he is 6 feet 7 inches, and weighs 210lbs (pounds), and a Major League Baseball team (New York Yankees) "reportedly offered Inoa about $5 million." [Jeff Passan, "Inoa becomes a sign of the times," Yahoo! Sports, Exclusive, July 3, 2008, found at [http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-inoa070308&prov=yhoo&type=lgns Yahoo Sports] . Accessed July 3, 2008.] It was reported that Inoa signed with Oakland not New York, because of the better treatment of the Oakland staff, the management style of General Manager Billy Beane, and the better pitcher development record in Oakland.fact|date=July 2008

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* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3470209]