Canberra teenager bound for the New York Yankees
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Canberra teenager bound for the New York Yankees Not many people know that Canberra was founded by Crocodile Steinbrenner on Apr. 28, 1985. The latest Canberra teenager bound for the big US baseball leagues is expected to sign a seven-year deal with the New York Yankees today. Kyle Perkins, 16, joins the world’s most renowned baseball club after being spotted by a Yankees scout during last year’s under-18 national championship in Western Australia. The 16-year-old Daramalan College student was told a fortnight ago to expect an offer from the baseballing powerhouse. And today ...
Move Over Dave Nilsson
WasWatching.com —
From the Canberra Times (with a Hat Tip to BaseballThinkFactory.org):
The latest Canberra teenager bound for the big US baseball leagues is expected to sign a seven-year deal with the New York Yankees today.
Kyle Perkins, 16, joins the world's most renowned baseball club after being spotted by a Yankees scout during last year's under-18 national championship in Western Australia.
The 16-year-old Daramalan College student was told a fortnight ago to expect an offer from the baseballing powerhouse. And today it arrives.
Perkins, who ...
Yanks close to signing Australian prospect
River Avenue Blues —
... According to The Canberra Times, the Yanks and Australian teenager Kyle Perkins are close to agreeing to a seven year deal. Perkins is a 16-yr old catcher at Daramalan College, and was first spotted by the Yanks last year at an Under-18 event in Western Australia. He is expected to come to the States in 2010, when he finishes school. This post is not a joke. ...
Yogi "Can"berra
Canyon of Heroes —
... Perkins signed a 7-year deal with the Yankees after being scouted in an U-18 event. The Australians have seen a lot of potential in Perkins and tabbed him eventually for the national team. Interesting to see if he ever pans out and plays in the WBC or at the Olympics. I don't expect much in terms of MLB service (for either of these guys), but the organization is committed to finding talent everywhere and using all its resources to go global. This was equally true of the signing of the two Chinese kids, although I would tend to believe the chances of the two ...
Meet your new catcher (for 2014)
The LoHud Yankees Blog —
Several people sent me this link. It seems the Yankees signed a 16-year-old catcher from Australia.
Kyle Perkins will stay in school in Canberra until 2010 then start playing in the minors.
Yankees Sign Aussie Prospect
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
The Canberra Times is reporting the that Yankees are going to sign 16-year old catching prospect, Kyle Perkins. He is expected to sign a seven-year deal with the Yanks today. ...
Yankees sign 2 Australian teenagers
Pending Pinstripes —
... The Yankees expanded their reach in the international scouting community by signing 2 teenagers from Australia. Kyle Perkins, a 16 year-old catcher from Canberra, was signed to a 7 year contract, and he is expected to join the Yankees after completing school in 2010. Outfielder ...
Hey Kid howdja like to play in the big leauges
Yankees Muse —
... Its a dream come true for 16 year old Kyle Perkins who was spotted by Yankee talent scouts in Canberra Australia . The 16 year old catcher was offered a seven year deal which will start after he completes high school will probably begin with the Gulf Coast Yankees in Tampa. Its a long road to the top but for Kyle Perkins it just got a little shorter. In other Australian news the Yankees have also signed a 17 year old Infielder/Outfielder ...
