JONATHAN BARRIOS | SHORTSTOP |
 | Born: December 1, 1991 Height: 5′ 11″ Weight: 179 Bats: Both Throws: Right Signed: Int. FA, Pittsburgh Pirates, 2008 Country: Colombia Agent: N/A |
WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES |
| Barrios was one of the Pirates’ top international signings for 2009, getting a bonus of $250,000. He’s an infielder who’s considered a strong hitter. He’s stocky and probably is more likely to end up at second or third, rather than short. Unfortunately, he’s missed much of the last two years with injuries. His first name is spelled differently by different sources. 2009 Played primarily short in debut season. Barrios started strongly, hitting .371 in June, but slumped to .205 in July. His K:BB ratio went from 12:7 to 18:3. 2010 Was slated for the GCL, but unfortunately had hamate surgery and missed the season. 2011 Got off to a fast start in the GCL, but slumped to 238/289/262 over his last ten games before getting hurt. I don’t know what the injury was, but it cost him the last half of the season. He played mostly third, with a few games at second and two at short. He had a decent walk rate, but also struck out in a quarter of his at-bats. He showed some good gap power and did well on the bases. Barrios is developing a pattern of getting off to fast starts and then stalling out, possibly because pitchers are finding some weaknesses. Although he has a good line drive bat, he does chase bad pitches at times. He’s also not getting much chance to show he can adapt because he keeps getting hurt. He was playing mainly third base in training camp in 2012, which may be the most realistic spot for him because he’s getting very large in his lower half. Unlike Alen Hanson and Jodaneli Carvajal, he did not make the West Virginia roster, so he’ll probably open at State College. |
STATS |
| Baseball Reference–Minors Fangraphs MiLB.com |
CONTRACT INFORMATION |
| 2012: Minor League Contract |
PLAYER INFORMATION |
| Signing Bonus: $250,000 MiLB Debut: 2009 MLB Debut: N/A MiLB FA Eligible: 2014 MLB FA Eligible: N/A Rule 5 Eligible: 2012 Added to 40-Man: N/A Options Remaining: 3 (USED: N/A) MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
TRANSACTIONS |
| July 5, 2008: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent with a $250,000 bonus. |
