baseballamerica.com - 6/26/2009
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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.
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
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
mlbtraderumors.com - 6/26/2009
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mlbtraderumors.com —
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 ...
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Cardinals Plan To Sign Wagner Mateo
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... As Baseball America's Ben Badler reports, the Cardinals are zeroing in on 16-year--old outfielder Wagner Mateo, and are prepared to offer him a $3MM signing bonus. That would be the second-highest chunk of money ever tendered to a Latin American amateur. ...
Cardinals Plan To Sign Wagner Mateo
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... 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. ...
Cards expected to have signed big fish in Wagner Mateo
Future Redbirds —
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 bonus ever given to an amateur international player from Latin America, and the largest bonus ever for a Latin American hitter.
Wow. Not only is a $3M bonus the largest bonus given to a Latin American hitter, it’s also almost the largest bonus the Cardinals have ever given to an ...
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Tyler's Take On Sports —
... 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 ...
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Around the Majors —
... 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 ...
Cardinals to Sign Wagner Mateo
Rockin' the Red —
... Who is Wagner Mateo? A 16-year-old boy about to become a rich, rich man, that's who he is. The Cardinals appear ready at the end of this month to make their biggest splash in the international market, since, well, ever. Baseball America, tell us what the man has won: ...
Daily Farm Report 6/27/09
Future Redbirds —
... you to know that.
Jon Jay wants to hit better.
Pete Parise is having something of an under the radar season. A 2:1 strikeout ratio and a recent promotion to Memphis, Pete doesn’t really project to the majors but hopefully he can continue to have solid outings at AAA.
Big Miles discusses his time in the big leagues.
Brett Wallace and Daryl Jones on their calls to the Futures Game.
Your Wagner Mateo article for the day via Ben Badler.
Memphis 2, New ...
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