The Post-Gazette writes about the possibility that Pirates pitching prospect Luis Heredia could debut in the U.S. this summer:
↵↵↵The tentative plan, and one that is out of the ordinary, is for Mexican pitching prospect Luis Heredia to pitch for the Gulf Coast League Pirates this summer. Heredia will not turn 17 until August, but the organization has eyes on making him part of the Gulf Coast League squad, not the Dominican Summer League team, which is the usual routine. There is a feeling that the needed adjustments to professional baseball and his willingness to learn English combine to make him a better fit for a season in Florida.
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I and other bloggers spoke to the Pirates' management this weekend, and they said it would be a stretch for Heredia to make it to the Gulf Coast League team, which is the Pirates' lowest U.S. minor league affiliate, this year, but that nothing would surprise them.
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