The draft community knew the name Joseph Contreras long before he toed the rubber at Daikin Park. By the time he walked off the mound in his second outing against the United States — touching 97.8 mph and getting Aaron Judge to roll into a double play — that conversation had changed.

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Over two outings against arguably the most loaded lineup in international baseball history, the Brazilian right-hander went 5.1 innings, struck out eight, and gave scouts and front offices plenty to chew on. …