mlbtraderumors.com - 7/3/2008
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According to John Manuel of Baseball America , the A's have reached an agreement with 16 year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa . He'll receive a $4.25MM signing bonus, a record for an international amateur (excluding Cuban defectors). Manuel reports that the Yankees had a tentative deal in place for $2.7MM at one point but agent Adam Katz stepped in and raised the price.
This ...
Tampa Bay Rays Are Legit World Series Contenders
allhiphopsports.blogspot.com 6/30/2008 — In this edition of MLB Weekly: The Tampa Bay Rays are World Series contenders, International pitching phenom Michel Inoa signs with the A's, Why the Arizona Diamondbacks are struggling, The Detroit Tigers and Justin Verlanders velocity are back, and more.
International Signing Day
theoutsiderslook.blogspot.com 7/1/2008 — Brandon Heikoop reflects and discusses MLB's International Signing Day. Consensus top International player Michel Inoa is said to have already agree to a contract with the Reds, who is next and what does the value of this contract mean to the future of International signings...
Scouting Report: Michel Inoa
saberscouting.com 6/26/2008 — Kiley brings us a scouting report on the international signing period's Man of Mystery, Michel Inoa.
Draft Roundup: Kelly, Scheppers, Inoa —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Some draft notes for the morning...
Boston's first round pick, Casey Kelly , was seen wearing a Red Sox cap and hanging out around the team recently. However, negotiations have yet to begin and Kelly hasn't decided between baseball and football. Baseball America says the Red Sox hope to develop Kelly as a pitcher if he signs, but Kelly appears to lean toward shortstop.
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Inoa Signs...With the A's —
YanksBlog.com
Baseball America with the report that Michel Inoa, the top Dominican Republic pitching prospect of the last decade has signed with the As for $4.25 million.
Here's an interesting, Yankee related portion:
The Yankees initially were the leader f...
A’s break the bank for Inoa —
River Avenue Blues
Baseball America has confirmed it: 16-yr old phenom Michel Inoa has agreed to a $4.25M deal with Oakland. The top prospect for the upcoming July 2nd international free agent signing period, Inoa’s bonus is a record, blowing the $2.44M given to Wify Mo Pena in 1999 right out of the water. The 6′7″, 210 lb righty has been described as a “once-in-a-generation” ...
Who Is Michel Inoa? —
RightFielders Women in Sports
Meet Michel Inoa, the 16-year-old pitching phenom who just signed a $4.25 million dollar deal with the Oakland A’s. See photos and a biography of Michel below.
Michel Inoa
The 6 foot 7 right-hander from the Dominican Republic throws at 94 mph and international scouts have touted him as a “once in a decade type pitcher”. [...]
Oakland Gets Iona —
Dunn and Dunner
It was predictable that the A's would get Michael Inoa, but I was willing to be surprised if the Reds signed him. Baseball America : According to industry sources, Inoa, represented by Adam Katz of WMG, has agreed to terms with the A's for a $4.25 million signing bonus. Other clubs pursuing Inoa, including the Rangers, Reds and Yankees, were told in recent weeks that the deal was done, and ...
Athletics To Announce Signing Of Inoa —
The Transaction Guy
According to John Manuel of Baseball America, the Oakland Athletics have reached a deal with 16-year old pitcher Michael Inoa. The deal will pay Inoa an approximately $4.25M signing bonus.
Scouts believe that the Dominican Inoa is a “once in a generation” type pitcher, who has an above average fastball, curveball, and change-up. It’ll be interesting to look back on this ...
July 2nd Signing Period Upon Us —
Oakland Athletics
Tonight at 9:00pm PST, the official “July 2nd” signing period for international free agents opens. The Oakland A’s, for the first time arguably ever, are expected to be major players. It has been widely reported by Baseball America, ESPN and others that the A’s are expected to announce the signing of 16-year-old right-hander Michel Inoa tonight/tomorrow morning. Inoa ...
A's Nearing Signing of 16-year old Dominican Phenom —
Eli's MLB Rumors
A's GM Billy Beane is expected to arrive in the Dominican Republic before Wednesday to oversee the signing of Michel Inoa, the 6'7" teenage pitcher, according to Baseball America. He is ineligible to sign until Wednesday so Beane will waste no time getting a deal done.
Unreal Amateur Signing —
East Windup Chronicle
According to Baseball America the A’s have signed 16-year-old, 6-foot-7, 210-pound Michel Inoa of the Dominican Republic. The price tag? Well, lets just say it’s more than what a lot of teams spend internationally on several players — $4.25 million.
What’s all the more shocking is that it’s the A’s, a team that hasn’t done much internationally for ...
Michel Inoa: He’s A Pitcher, Part Yogi and Part Recluse —
Josh Q. Public
Josh Q. Public: All over St. Louis. Way down in New Orleans. All the cats wanna dance with sweet little sixteen. -Chuck Berry
Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! You know what time it is? Time to get a new fence? No. It’s international signing time. That’s what time it is. It’s international signing time and the A’s are gearing up to make ...
Odds and Ends: Chacon, Minaya, Inoa —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Nothing major cracking on the hot stove this morning, so we'll kick it off with odds and ends.
Sorry Pirates fans, but the team does not have interest in bringing back Shawn Chacon .
David Lennon believes Omar Minaya's job is safe. Minaya could seek an extension after the season (he's signed through '09).
In a non-subscriber article, Baseball Prospectus' Joe Sheehan gives his ...
We don't need no stinkin' draft —
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog
Yet another benefit of Latin American ballplayers being exempt from the Rule IV Draft : It's open bidding season! No worries about some team drafting the guy you want ahead of you. No pesky "slotting" recommendations. Just straight cash, homie. Multiple international scouts have told Baseball America in the past week that Inoa will shatter all bonus records for the international signing ...
