Full Name: Andres Yungo (Feliciano) Torres
Position: Centerfielder
Born: January 26, 1978
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 200 lbs.
How acquired: Obtained in a trade with Ramon Ramirez from the San Francisco Giants for Angel Pagan
Uniform number: 56
MLB experience: 6 seasons, with Detroit, Texas, and San Francisco
Best season: 2010, when he posted a slash line of .268/.343/.479 in 570 plate appearances for San Francisco (and won a World Series ring).
Injury history: Hamstring (2009); Achilles (2011)
2012 salary: $2.2 million.
Actual scouting notes: Torres is basically an older version of the guy he was traded for, Angel Pagan. The Mets got him and Ramirez, who is a steady, veteran righty out of the pen, making it a pretty nice deal when you add it up. Torres is blazing fast and can play all three outfield positions equally well. He had a very slow start to his career, battling through abysmal performances with the Tigers after his initial call-up, and then being banished to the minors when better options emerged. When healthy and given an everyday job, Torres has shown a good eye and surprising power to go along with his speed and defensive abilities. A leg injury hampered him most of 2011.
Weird, wild stuff: Yungo? I have no idea, but that is both his middle name and nickname. Wikipedia reports that Andres, and the crippling ADHD from which he suffers, are the subject of a feature-length documentary called “Gigante”. Watch for that in July 2012 at no theaters anywhere near you.
Position: Centerfielder
Born: January 26, 1978
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 200 lbs.
How acquired: Obtained in a trade with Ramon Ramirez from the San Francisco Giants for Angel Pagan
Uniform number: 56
MLB experience: 6 seasons, with Detroit, Texas, and San Francisco
Best season: 2010, when he posted a slash line of .268/.343/.479 in 570 plate appearances for San Francisco (and won a World Series ring).
Injury history: Hamstring (2009); Achilles (2011)
2012 salary: $2.2 million.
Actual scouting notes: Torres is basically an older version of the guy he was traded for, Angel Pagan. The Mets got him and Ramirez, who is a steady, veteran righty out of the pen, making it a pretty nice deal when you add it up. Torres is blazing fast and can play all three outfield positions equally well. He had a very slow start to his career, battling through abysmal performances with the Tigers after his initial call-up, and then being banished to the minors when better options emerged. When healthy and given an everyday job, Torres has shown a good eye and surprising power to go along with his speed and defensive abilities. A leg injury hampered him most of 2011.
Weird, wild stuff: Yungo? I have no idea, but that is both his middle name and nickname. Wikipedia reports that Andres, and the crippling ADHD from which he suffers, are the subject of a feature-length documentary called “Gigante”. Watch for that in July 2012 at no theaters anywhere near you.
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