Cubs International Signees 2006-12 Sticky

CaliforniaRaisin · **Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:16 pm

2013:

RHP Armando Rivero, Cuba - age 25 - $3.1 million bonus

2012:

International Pool for signings on or after 7/2/12 - $2.9 million spent out of $2.9 million available (no penalty besides tax if they spend $3.2 million)

LHP Gerardo Concepcion, Cuba - age 20 - 5 years/$6 million ($3 million signing bonus) - pre July 2nd
OF Jorge Soler, Cuba - age 20 - 9 years/$30 million - pre July 2nd
RHP Juan Carlos Paniagua, Dominican Republic - age 22 - $1.5 million bonus
SS Frandy De La Rosa, Dominican Republic - age 16 - $700,000 bonus
SS Danny Gutierrez, Venezuela - age 17 - $185,000 bonus
RHP Ramon Valera, Venezeula - age 18 - $170,000 bonus
RHP Wagner Disla, Dominican Republic - age 17 - $100,000 bonus
RHP Oscar de la Cruz, Dominican Republic - age 17 - $85,000 bonus
RHP Luis Hernandez, Dominican Republic - age 17 - $80,000 bonus
LHP Jose Morel, Dominican Republic - age 18 - $80,000 bonus

2011:

C Mark Malave, Venezuela - age 16 - $1.6 million
SS Luis Enrique Acosta, Dominican Republic - $1.1 million
LHP Frank Del Valle, Cuba - age 21 - $800,000 bonus
3B Ricardo Marcano, Venezuela, age 16 - $400,000 bonus
OF Yasiel Balaguert, Cuba - age 19 - $400,000 bonus
LHP Christian Pieters, Curacao - age 16 - $350,000 bonus
RHP Carlos Martinez, Cuba - age 20 - $250,000 bonus
LHP Carlos Rodriguez, Venezuela - age 16 - $120,000 bonus
RHP Pedro Araujo, Dominican Republic - age 17 - $100,000 bonus

2010:

OF Rubi Silva, Cuba - $1 million bonus
RHP Jin-Yeong Kim, South Korea - $850,000 bonus
SS Carlos Penalver, Venezuela - $550,000 bonus
C Yaniel Cabeza, Cuba - $500,000 bonus
3B Jeimer Candelario, Dominican Republic - $500,000 bonus
OF Jeffrey Baez, Venezuela - $350,000 bonus
SS Francisco (Daniel) Sanchez, Dominican Republic - $350,000 bonus
RHP Juan Yasser Serrano, Cuba - $250,000 bonus
C Alberto Mineo, Italy - $225,000 bonus
LHP Angel Mejias, Venezuela - low 6-figure bonus
RHP Alexander Santana, Dominican Republic - low 6-figure bonus
SS Antonio Gonzalez, Dominican Republic - low 6-figure bonus
RHP Gilberto Abreu, Dominican Republic - low 6-figure bonus

2009:

Cubs: C Wilson Contreras, Venezuela - $850,000 bonus
Cubs: OF Kyung-Min Na, South Korea - $725,000 bonus
Cubs: OF Dong-Yub Kim, South Korea - $550,000 bonus
Cubs: RHP Tzu-An Wang, Taiwan - $300,000 bonus
Cubs: IF Pin-Chieh Chen, Taiwan - $300,000 bonus
Cubs: RHP Yao-Lin Wang, Taiwan - $300,000 bonus

2008:

SS Hak-Ju Lee, South Korea - $725,000 bonus
RHP Su-Min Jung, South Korea - $510,00 bonus
C/OF Jae-Hoon Ha, South Korea - $225,000 bonus
LHP Cody Hams, Australia - $150,000 bonus
OF Sean Williams, Australia - $150,000 bonus
3B Joel Altagracia, Dominican Republic - $140,000 bonus
RHP Adam Spencer, Australia - $130,000 bonus
SS Carlos Henry, Dominican Republic - $110,000 bonus

2007:

RHP Dae-Eun Rhee, South Korea - $525,000 bonus
IF Junior Lake, Dominican Republic - $500,000 bonus
RHP Hung-Wen Chen, Taiwan - $200,000 bonus
RHP Esmailin Caridad, Dominican Republic via Japan - $175,000 bonus
RHP Yohan Gonzalez, Dominican Republic - 1 of the top 2 Latin American bonuses given by the Cubs in 2007
RHP Ryan Searle, Australia - rumored bonus of $100,000
RHP Jose Tineo, Dominican Republic - 5-figure bonus

2006:

RHP Larry Suarez, Venezuela - $850,000
SS Starlin Castro, Dominican Republic - $45,000

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questionmarkgrace · **Posted:** Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:49 pm

good to have this for reference. great post

Castro's Spray Chart · **Posted:** Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:49 pm

davell · **Joined:** Sat Jul 23, 2005 5:55 pm **Posts:** 9210

Eliecer Bonne has signed with the Cubs, according to AZPhil. He's a 24 year old Cuban, that plays the OF. AZPhil calls him Del Valle, Silva, Cabezas, and Serrano second tier prospects, not roster filler. I have also seen his name as Eliecer Bonne Reyes, and have seen his age listed as 21, and 22 as well. So who knows? But, we did sign him.

apete6 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:53 am

CaliforniaRaisin wrote:

SS Starlin Castro, Dominican Republic - $45,000

Sexy.

davell · **Joined:** Sat Jul 23, 2005 5:55 pm **Posts:** 9210

Bonne's birthday evidently is 2/17/87 and I guess confirmation that he's signed is the fact he's now played 4 games for our DSL2 team already. Kind of odd he's down there and not in Arizona(visa issues?) considering he's thought of to be more than a Smaily Borges type guy anyway.......

CaliforniaRaisin · **Posted:** Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:39 pm

davell wrote:

Bonne's birthday evidently is 2/17/87 and I guess confirmation that he's signed is the fact he's now played 4 games for our DSL2 team already. Kind of odd he's down there and not in Arizona(visa issues?) considering he's thought of to be more than a Smaily Borges type guy anyway.......

Probably visa issues.

The Other One · **Posted:** Sun Jul 03, 2011 9:05 am

Arismendy Alcantara in 2008?

CaliforniaRaisin · **Posted:** Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:55 pm

The Other One wrote:

Arismendy Alcantara in 2008?

I've only been posting players whose bonuses have been released.

BeerHere · **Joined:** Fri Jun 13, 2003 8:42 am **Posts:** 4702

I put this in the wrong thread. Two more international players signed with the Cubs - Venezuelan catcher Mark Malave and Venezuelan third baseman Ricardo Marcano according to BA

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2011/07/cubs-agree-to-terms-with-mark-malave-ricardo-marcano/

BeerHere · **Joined:** Fri Jun 13, 2003 8:42 am **Posts:** 4702

Has Enrique Acosta played anywhere this year? minorleaguebaseball.com doesn't list him as being on any team. Same question for Malave.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/prospects/international-affairs/2011/2612022.html

KingKongvs.Godzilla · **Joined:** Sat Jul 03, 2004 12:21 pm **Posts:** 2136

Video of Acosta:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeIxJF7ObwY

To have an opinion at all on it: For 16 year old he's got a decent looking swing.

craig · **Joined:** Thu Mar 06, 2003 4:52 pm **Posts:** 3075

http://networkedblogs.com/kzUJf

Cubs sign Curacuo lefty Christian Pieters, 16. Phil Rogers said it was $350.

videographer · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:47 pm **Posts:** 114

From BA

Quote:

The Cubs have signed a pair of Cuban prospects, outfielder Yasiel Balaguert and righthander Carlos Martinez.

(Update, Jan. 11: Balaguert signed for $400,000 and Martinez signed for $250,000.)

Here is the refresher:
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2011/12/cubs-sign-cuban-prospects-yasiel-balaguert-carlos-martinez/

BeerHere · **Joined:** Fri Jun 13, 2003 8:42 am **Posts:** 4702

More detail on the 2011 international signees including Malave (1.6M) and Acosta (1.1M)

http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/prospects/international-affairs/2012/2613153.html

Castro's Spray Chart · **Posted:** Sat Mar 24, 2012 3:28 pm

Bad karma, but thank you.

jersey cubs fan · **Joined:** Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:38 pm **Posts:** 35150

CaliforniaRaisin wrote:

2009:
Cubs: IF Pin-Chieh Chen, Taiwan - $300,000 bonus

Is this guy interesting at all? Looks like he's 5 for his last 6 with a walk after going 9 for 22 over 5 games in late April. .297/.375/.396 does have some positives, but the XBH just aren't there. And that matches up almost perfectly with his brief career stats at AZ and Boise. Looks like he's played a fair amount of both LF and CF and has hit leadoff, 2 and 9. He turns 21 this summer.

edit: I asked this in early May and now I take a look at his numbers again and he's had a pathetic month. Maybe he's not interesting.

brinoch · **Posted:** Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:38 pm

Looks like Raisin needs to make a small update. =D>

BeerHere · **Joined:** Fri Jun 13, 2003 8:42 am **Posts:** 4702

Frandy Do La Rosa signed for $700K
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2012/07/cubs-sign-no-19-international-prospect-frandy-de-la-rosa/

BA wrote:

19. Frandy de la Rosa, ss, Dominican Republic
Ht.: 6-1. Wt.: 180. B-T: B-R.

De la Rosa is a 16-year-old who lives in Boca Chica, plays in the Dominican Prospect League and trains with Valentin Monero. Like many players at the bottom of the Top 20 and below, de la Rosa does a few things that scouts like but brings question marks. Scouts like his ability to handle the bat as a switch-hitter. He has a simple, short swing and quick hands at the plate and has shown he can barrel balls up, but he's more of a line-drive hitter than much of a power threat right now.

His tools beyond the bat aren't as flashy. He's not quite an average runner and he doesn't have the range or arm for shortstop, though he's made strides with his arm and hands. Teams who like him see a potential offensive-oriented second baseman, but where he ends up playing in the field remains to be seen. The Cubs have been the team most prominently linked to de la Rosa, though the Astros and White Sox are also believed to have interest.

BeerHere · **Joined:** Fri Jun 13, 2003 8:42 am **Posts:** 4702

Juan Carlos Paniagua signed for $1.5M. Sounds like he has some "history".

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2012/07/cubs-sign-juan-carlos-paniagua-for-1-5-million/

El Duderino · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:19 pm

So Luiz Gohara is now eligible to be signed. Cubs were in on him at one point according to Badler.

davell · **Joined:** Sat Jul 23, 2005 5:55 pm **Posts:** 9210

I doubt we've got enough money left to sign him. Seattle was big on him and hasn't spent much yet at all. Texas has all their money left too.

El Duderino · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:39 pm

Mariners are supposed to be the huge favorite, but a boy can dream.

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