International Free Agency Thread 2018-2019
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Re: International Free Agency Thread 2018-2019
https://www.mlb.com/news/victor-victor- ... -294590336
The Orioles have $6.5 million in bonus pool money to spend on international prospects, the most money in baseball. The Marlins are next, with $4.3 million, followed by the Rays at $3.6 million and the Dodgers at $2.78 million. The brothers are expected to participate in a showcase for all 30 teams, possibly this month or next.
Now that Victor Victor Mesa is eligible to sign, he moves to the top spot on MLB.com's Top 30 International Prospects list, primarily because of his strong track record. Victor Jr. is also considered an interesting prospect and could join his brother on the list after he is scouted and evaluated by teams and performs in a showcase setting.
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Re: International Free Agency Thread 2018-2019
Something im sure Epstein interested in...
Both Victor Victor Mesa and Victor Mesa Jr have been declared FAs and are eligible to sign
Both Victor Victor Mesa and Victor Mesa Jr have been declared FAs and are eligible to sign
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Re: International Free Agency Thread 2018-2019
cubsandbears wrote:Something im sure Epstein interested in...
Both Victor Victor Mesa and Victor Mesa Jr have been declared FAs and are eligible to sign
awesome!
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weis21 wrote:cubsandbears wrote:Something im sure Epstein interested in...
Both Victor Victor Mesa and Victor Mesa Jr have been declared FAs and are eligible to sign
awesome!
Yeah, but we're not getting them unfortunately. I think Victor Victor Mesa has an agreement with Baltimore and I thought I read something about Victor Mesa Jr. having a deal in place.
Bummer.
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Re: International Free Agency Thread 2018-2019
i was just being sarcastic because raisin told us in both of the two posts before his
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Re: International Free Agency Thread 2018-2019
Arizona Phil has a few other signings:
IF Ronny Simon, 18, Dominican Republic
RHP Gabriel Jaramillo, 19, Venezuela
Yonder Montero, RHP, 18, Dominican Republic
No bonus info.
IF Ronny Simon, 18, Dominican Republic
RHP Gabriel Jaramillo, 19, Venezuela
Yonder Montero, RHP, 18, Dominican Republic
No bonus info.
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Re: International Free Agency Thread 2018-2019
CaliforniaRaisin wrote:Arizona Phil has a few other signings:
IF Ronny Simon, 18, Dominican Republic
RHP Gabriel Jaramillo, 19, Venezuela
Yonder Montero, RHP, 18, Dominican Republic
No bonus info.
Phil's announcement must have been a little late. Simon and Jaramillo we knew about. Both played in the DSL this summer, but Montero's new.
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The Mesas had their workout today: https://www.mlb.com/news/mesa-brothers- ... =151437456
Apparently Marc Anthony was there.
Apparently Marc Anthony was there.
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In the Victor Victor and Gaston writeups, Fangraphs also had this:
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/scoutin ... n-workout/
As for what will be left over for the clubs that don’t land these Cubans, there’s some chatter among scouts that some clubs have deals with Mexican prospects who aren’t eligible to sign at the moment, as MLB has shut down the country to clubs for an unspecified period. If it doesn’t open before next July 2nd, then those clubs would have to find somewhere else to spend their pool money. We think they’d try to spread it around across several six-figure talents and that prospects in Asia may be targets.
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/scoutin ... n-workout/
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