International Free Agent Signing Day Discussion
Pending Pinstripes —
... Update (12:51 AM): According to this ESPN Deportes article, Carlos Perez has signed with the Braves for 600,000, so either he took less money to go to the Braves, or the rumors of an 850,000 dollar bonus offer from the Yankees were not true. It also mentions that the Yankees signed shortstop Anderson Félix for 500,000, so he’ll be the first on the confirmed signings list. It also mentions that the bidding for Inoa went even higher than the 4.25 million he received from Oakland, but he stayed with them due to his comfort and familiarity with Beane and ...
BREAKING NEWS: Inoa signs with A's!
Athletics Nation —
... 2.) The negotiations got a heck of lot more interesting than they were just two days ago in the last 24 hours. According to Inoa, the Rangers offered h ...
July 2nd Morning Update
SaberScouting —
... ESPN Deportes broke the story that both the Rangers and Reds offered $5 million to Michel Inoa, but he stuck with the A’s offer of $4.25 million because of his comfort with their organization and confidence in their pitcher development system. ...
Reds Offered Inoa a Ton
Dunn and Dunner —
ESPN.com Inoa and his parents turned down more lucrative offers from the Cincinnati Reds and the Texas Rangers due to Oakland's positive results developing young pitchers. The Reds offered a $5 million signing bonus and a major league contract, while the Rangers offered $5.2 million, according to Inoa. Holy crap the Reds are ballsy. What's next the Reds offer Sabathia 250 million over 2 years? Honestly I don't think its going to be that big of a reach to think that Walt Jocketty will be trying to sign some big time free ...
Do Inoa? I’ve never even met her!
Oaktown Awesomer's: An Oakland A's Blog —
The rumors are finally official, 16 year old Michel Inoa of the Dominican Republic signed today with the Oakland A’s for $4.25 million. A right handed pitcher, Inoa stands in at 6’7’’, 205 pounds and likely isn’t done growing yet. A good report from Kiley McDaniel of Saber Scouting highlights Inoa’s fastball which has hit 96 mph on occasion and a “curveball that already flashes above average”, incredible for a 16 year old. The other thing that caught my eye was McDaniel’s comparisons to Rick Porcello, the Tigers 2007 1st round ...
Draft Roundup: Kelly, Scheppers, Inoa
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... 16 year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa turned down a $5MM Major League deal from the Reds and a $5.2MM bonus from the Rangers to sign for $4.25MM with the A's. It's more than just money with these international free agents. Reds and Rangers fans should at least be pleased with the effort. ...
