davell wrote:https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1010031979734097920?s=19
Damn, that pipeline busted. At least for now. I REALLY wish we knew what happened with Serrano now.
Wow. That's pretty big.
davell wrote:https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1010031979734097920?s=19
Damn, that pipeline busted. At least for now. I REALLY wish we knew what happened with Serrano now.
davell wrote:https://www.thecubreporter.com/06222018/manfred-cracks-down-mexican-league
Hmm. I applaud our ingenuity, I hope we're not about to get busted for some shenanigans.
davell wrote:Navin, looks like Badler ranked the top 50, anyone in it that doesn't have a signing slot yet? And where do our guys fall in his list?
In general, scouts seemed more enthusiastic about last year’s strong 2017 class and another talented group ahead in 2019. That made it a challenge to line up the top prospects in the 2018 class, particularly with the reality that players have had commitments in place to sign with clubs for more than a year in some cases.
This year’s list also includes Cuban players who are subject to the international bonus pools. While 21-year-old outfielder Victor Mesa is an exception, most of the top Cuban players out now are in the same age group as the top 16-year-old players from the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. However, due to the circumstances of how Cuban players are scouted and become eligible to sign, there are Cuban players who might belong on the list but have been omitted until more information on them becomes available.
CaliforniaRaisin wrote:Victor Mesa:
CaliforniaRaisin wrote:Victor Mesa:
The last dominoes to fall during this international period will probably be the most interesting. Cubans enter into eligibility at varied, odd times because of the United States’ political relationship with Cuba and when they eventually do, a lot of the now finite money is already spoken for, some of it for over a year. This year, the top player on our board, Victor Victor Mesa, is in that very situation. We’re not even sure what country he’s in right now, what day his open workout will be (probably within a month or two) or any idea when he’ll be cleared to sign. Once early signings are done and some early accounting dust has settled, we’ll be able to see who has money left to make a conceivable run at Mesa and monitor trades for pool space.
This applies to Victor Victor, as well as his brother Victor Mesa Jr. and fellow Cuban Alex Vargas. Vargas is a talented shortstop whose skills befit a $2.0-$2.5 million dollar player, but he might have to wait until the 2019 period to get that kind of money because teams had already committed money to other players before he became eligible. Chatter amongst scouts is he just struck a deal for that amount or more, but for a deal in the 2019 signing year, for which he would wait 12 months to sign.
davell wrote:According to FG, we're giving Gallardo 800k and Machado 400k, to go with Lopez at 1.5 if Morel gets 800k, that's 3.5 of our close to 5 mill spent. I'm sure the rest is accounted for, but the low numbers on Gallardo and Machado could have us getting some more interesting guys too, without trading for money.
I'd love to get Mesa for next year.
Tim wrote:What I want to hear about today is the trade we've worked out with Baltimore for their cap space.
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