baseballamerica.com - 7/6/2009
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Posted Jul. 3, 2009 3:44 pm by Ben Badler Filed under: International Scouting Europe is nothing new for the Twins. Their latest addition is 16-year-old German outfielder Max Kepler, who several scouts have said is the best European prospect to come along in years. The exact bonus isn’t known, ...
mister-baseball.com - 7/6/2009
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mister-baseball.com —
The 16-year-old German outfielder Max Kepler-Rozycki has agreed
on terms with the Minnesota Twins organization. Keith Law...
of ESPN had the scoop, which was later confirmed by Baseball America on Friday; the second day Major League clubs are allowed to ...
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European Top Prospect Max Kepler-Rozycki to sign with ...
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Twins Sign Max Kepler-Rozycki
East Windup Chronicle —
... The Twins continued their strong presence in Europe this week, signing 16 year old center fielder Max Kepler to a deal with a signing bonus believed to be worth at least 800,000. Anything exceeding 800,000 would be the biggest signing bonus in European history. Kepler stands at 6′4 and weighs 180 pounds, and has been described by several scouts as the “best European prospect to come along in years”. According to ...
Catching Up
Nick's Twins Blog —
... the Twins have signed switch-hitting Dominican shortstop Jorge Polanco with a sizable $700K bonus, and Ben Badler of Baseball America reported that the Twins have tabbed 16-year-old German outfielder Max Kepler, who has been touted as the best prospect to come out of Europe this year. One scout (quoted in the linked article) stated definitely that Kepler is "the toolsiest kid we've ever had in Europe." Sounds like a good find. ...
Tuesday's Rage
Down with Goldy —
... - Speaking of prospects flaming out, the Twins signed some dude from Germany who is apparently a pretty big deal. I've never heard of him and no nothing about him, but with a name like Max Kepler he sounds like a pretty solid Nazi. Super Sioux Fan and the rest of South Dakota or North Dakota or wherever she's from should be pretty stoked. ...
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Twins International Free Agent Signings
twinkietalk.com 7/7/2009 — The Twins made an offer to Miguel Sano , but they made a couple of other great signings. They signed Dominican shortstop Jorge Polanco for a 700k bonus. They also signed Germany’s Max Kepler, who is widely considered the best European prospect ever. Kepler’s bonus is believed to be ...
Odds And Ends: Kepler, Rangers, Hairston —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
More links for the afternoon...
MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo reports that the Twins awarded Max Kepler a bonus of about $800k. That's close to the record for a European player.
Ben Klayman of Reuters reports that the Rangers are likely to make financial information available to potential ...
MLB: International Recruiting Update —
Bleacher Report - MLB
Yesterday marked the beginning of the International signing period in which players not from the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico can sign with ball clubs. The one player everyone is interested in hearing about is Miguel Angel Sano. Major ...
