baseballamerica.com - 7/1/2009
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Projecting which players from Latin America will receive the top 25 signing bonuses after the international signing period begins on July 2.
twitter.com - 6/29/2009
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@ Steveospeak There is a chance, but the
market is cloudy right now, teams waiting to let
things develop. My guess is Sano doesn't sign today 5 minutes ago from web The $3 million signing bonus for Gary Sanchez is the highest bonus the #Yankees have ...
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mlbtraderumors.com - 7/1/2009
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mlbtraderumors.com —
Baseball America's Ben Badler predicts which players will
receive the biggest bonuses once the international signing period
begins tomorrow. As he says, the players are ranked by how much they'll likely receive, not by their talent. Miguel Angel Sano Wagner Mateo - set to sign with the ...
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soxandpinstripes.com - 7/2/2009
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soxandpinstripes.com —
July 2nd is the first day that international
prospects are able to sign with a professional team.
In a few posts earlier this month I wrote about two of the top prospects on the market, Miguel Angel Sano and Gary Sanchez. Sadly there hasn't been enough solid information going around to be able ...
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The International Free Agent Signing Period is Today
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Baseball America's Ben Badler predicts which players will receive the biggest bonuses once the international signing period begins tomorrow. As he says, the players are ranked by how much they'll likely receive, not by their talent. ...
Sugar In September!
WasWatching.com —
... Baseball’s international free agent signing period starts tomorrow. And, this got me thinking about a movie that I first mentioned here back in ...
BA’s Top 25 IFA List
The Yankee Universe —
... Ben Badler has his Top 25 IFA list out to help us sort these guys out, and I’ll post updates as they happen with a blurb or two about their skill sets. ...
Thursday Rockpile: Jeff Baker traded, does Atkins move next? July 2 could be more busy for Rockies than usual
Purple Row —
... Of the top 25 projected bonuses to be handed out this year, two are connected with the Rockies, Rosel Herrera and Johendi Jiminian and both could be July 2 signees. Baseball America subscribers can read ...
Winning Streak Applesauce - Mets Sign Urbina, Royals Ban Rany, Joey Chestnut vs. Kobayashi
Amazin' Avenue —
... LHP Juan Urbina. Baseball America ranked him as the #8 international prospect. Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman, whom Buster Olney calls the "lefthanded Stephen Strasburg", ...
Reds sign Humberto Valor
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... that the Reds have signed Venezuelan shortstop Humberto Valor. Terms of the deal are not yet known. Valor was rated as the 25th best prospect on the international market this year by Baseball America's Ben Badler, and is said be a solid all-around player with good instincts and very good defense at short. ...
Arangure Jr. On Chapman, Sano, Padres
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... The Padres are said to be scouting Edgar Ferreira, who Arangure says is the top Dominican amateur pitcher still unsigned. They'll watch him pitch tomorrow. Ben Badler at Baseball America ranked Ferreira the 11th overall best international free agent this season. ...
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July 2nd Signing Period Q&A with Ben Badler
riveraveblues.com 7/1/2009 — I usually don’t spend too much time covering July 2nd signing period, because there are so many false reports and so much sketchy information out there about international amateur players that it’s hard to know what’s reliable and ...
Mateo Mania
futureredbirds.net 7/3/2009 — So it’s officially official in all of it’s official-ness . Wagner Mateo is a St. Louis Cardinal. Big surprise. It’s like opening your Christmas presents early. The bonus amount is believed to be $3.1M, which in this economy is ...
Jesus Montero Saves
fangraphs.com 7/3/2009 — The international free agent market opened yesterday with a bang, with two 16-year old Latin Americans signing for big bonuses. The Yankees signed catcher Gary Sanchez for a $3 million bonus, and the Cardinals, not to be outdone, spent $3.1 million ...
Cardinals Sign Dominican Prospect Wagner Mateo
insidethemajors.com 7/3/2009 — St. Louis started off the international amateur free agent signing day with a bang, locking up one of the top ranked Latin prospects, CF Wagner Mateo, for a $3.1 million signing bonus.
Video: MLSNet.com Top 4 (July 13)
youtube.com 7/15/2009 — (from MLSNet.com)Sample some of the best videos on the league's official website this week. --- Here, excerpts from: EARTHQUAKES v TORONTO FC match highlights - "Footprint Fields" w/ Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham - "Rapids All-Access: Gold Cup Call-Ups" - "Chatting with the ChivaGirls: Tiffany."
Who cares if a 16 year old is drafted?
sullybaseball.blogspot.com 6/26/2009 — Bryce Harper graced the cover of Sports Illustrated as the next big thing in baseball. You know… like Jon Peters ! While Sports Illustrated’s psychic abilities might be lacking, the interest in Harper is sky high ...
The Yankees Signing Miguel Angel Sano Seems Unlikely
soxandpinstripes.com 6/21/2009 — This is my second post on an international free agent. The first was on Gary Sanchez which you can find somewhere in the mess of many posts written here yesterday. Miguel Angel Sano is regarded by many as the top international free agent this year. That's saying something because the talent ...
Latin American Signings (Update of the Top 25)
kingsofkauffman.com 7/10/2009 — Now that it has been a week since teams were allowed to officially sign this year’s crop of Latin American free agents, I thought I would take the time to recap the action. This list is based off of Baseball America’s list of top 25 prospects, ranked in terms of their expected signing bonuses.
A Name to Remember: Aroldis Chapman
advancedfantasybaseball.com 7/4/2009 — We have no idea if Aroldis Chapman can even come close to matching the hype created around his signing the last few days but he is definitely a player all fantasy baseball owners should have on their watch lists. If you are in a league with a mid-season farm draft or with very liberal rules ...
Cards, Yanks sign hyped Dominican prospects —
SI.com - MLB 7/2/2009
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- The St. Louis Cardinals gave a $3.1 million signing bonus to 16-year-old outfielder Wagner Mateo, considered to be among the top amateur free agents from Latin America.
