mlbtraderumors.com - 6/26/2009
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According to Baseball America's Ben Badler , the Cardinals are "zeroing in" on 16-year-old outfielder Wagner Mateo , and are prepared to offer him a $3MM signing bonus. The international signing period begins July 3. If Mateo does indeed land $3MM, it would be the second-highest chunk of ...
stltoday.com - 6/27/2009
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stltoday.com —
The Cardinals and representatives for 16-year-old Dominican outfielder
Wagner Mateo have agreed in principal on a signing
bonus that would make Mateo the franchise's highest-priced amateur acquisition out of the Caribbean, according to sources ...
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Deal set for young outfielder
baseballamerica.com - 6/26/2009
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baseballamerica.com —
The Cardinals appear to be closing in on
Wagner Mateo, one of the top prospects available at
the beginning of the July 2 international signing period.
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Cardinals Zero In On Mateo
futureredbirds.net - 6/26/2009
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futureredbirds.net —
Bu-bam! Per Ben Badler The latest buzz in
Latin America is that the Cardinals are expected to
sign 16-year-old Dominican outfielder Wagner Mateo for a bonus of approximately $3 million on July 2. A $3 million bonus would be the second-biggest ...
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Cards expected to have signed big fish in Wagner Mateo
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... might be on his way back to the majors, writes R.J. Anderson.
The rosters for the 2009 Futures Game were released yesterday. In the future, I might be doing an article for the site and FirstInning analyzing the make-up of each roster.
The St. Louis Cardinals appear to be set to sign top international prospect Wagner Mateo $3.0-M, according to Ben Badler of Baseball America. (H/T MLB Trade Rumors)
If you recall, Kiley McDaniel spoke ...
International Free Agency: Giants Strike Out on Wagner
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With the period opening to sign international free agents, the name the Giants were most associated with was OF Wagner Mateo. Unfortunately, according to reports from ESPN.com's Jorge Arangure (as reported by MLBTradeRumors.com), it looks like the Cardinals will beat out the Giants to Wagner Mateo. They reportedly will sign him to a $3.1M bonus; the Giants apparently nearly offered him $3.5M but backed off at the last minute. (Why they couldn't offer $3.2M, I'm not sure). ...
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