You can read about it at these two sites:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/20...-pitchers_N.htm

http://eastwindupchronicle.com/operation-r...nears-fruition/

The two had not thrown a baseball in their life and after a year with Tom House they are hitting 90. It is expected that over 20 major league teams will be in attendance to watch their tryouts, which was today.

I like stories like that. Needless to say, the odds are stacked against those two kids simply because it doesn't appear they've played much baseball in their lives. At the least, maybe they will inspire more kids in India and other countries in West Asia to pick up a baseball.

here's the blog they've been keeping of their trip. i think it's really entertaining.

"Then a man on a huge horse comes into the field and rides around."

http://www.themilliondollararm.com/blog/

MLB doesn't have a Litmus test?

The Pirates got both of them to bolster their weak minor league system. Good luck to both!

cool...thanks so much for the update! i went back and read up on their blog again and it's really interesting to see how they've been faring the past few weeks. up to 90-91, i'm wondering if i'll glimpse them facing the Senators next season, or perhaps versus the Baysox in Altoona. i'd love to have a chance to meet 'em.

A scouting report on the two players from someone who scouts players in Korea and made this assessment of them watching youtube files:

Dinesh Patel, RHP, 5′10/185


Aaron: Definitely the more polished of the two. Strong upper body, but the legs are a little thin. Throws from the stretch and starts in a crouched position. Nice tempo — quick, but not hurried. Leg comes in high and he’s very aggressive to the plate. Call it a 3/4 arm angle. Has a very smooth and natural-looking delivery for someone who had never played baseball before last year.

Fastball is 84-85 and touches 87 with some tail down and in on right-handed batters, showing occasional sink. Delivery looks repeatable, but his release point is a little inconsistent, which will create command issues until he sorts it out. Due to his lack of height, he doesn’t get great plane but nice movement on the fastball can compensate for it. The ball doesn’t come out of his hand as easily as I’d like, but I he gets good extension on his follow-through. Nice aggressive finish.

Slider is 77-79. Doesn’t always get a lot of depth, but, again, like everything else with both these players, you have to remember Patel has been playing baseball for a friggin’ year. With that in mind the slider looks like it has the possibility of developing into a useful secondary pitch.

He looks polished and I find that somewhat shocking. It’s difficult to project what Patel might become or if he’s got the talent to be a pitcher in the majors, but I will say I don’t think this is some gimick signing. There’s something there.

Rinku Singh, LHP, 6′2, 185 lbs.

Jackson: Ringku Singh is clearly the less polished of the two prospects and is more of a project, likely a more boom-or-bust type pitcher than his counterpart Dinesh Patel. He has poor command at this point and gives his bullpen catcher headaches, frequently losing his grip on the ball and struggling to find his form.

However, at 6’2 185, the ceiling is there and he’s clearly an athlete. He’s got long arms and legs, a nice, strong high leg kick and overall shows strength and flexibility in his unpolished delivery. He throws from a ¾ arm slot, bringing his arm way down below his waist and then letting go with a sort of catapault-like delivery where he pushes the ball a bit. He struggles to repeat his form, especially with the lower half, and his follow through needs a lot of work. His arm speed is average at best and he relies on leverage to generate velocity.

Singh’s FB comes in 79-83 MPH, with a slow moving curve that ranges from 67-72. He currently lacks a real feel for the breaking pitch and his curve has little bite to it.