stltoday.com - 7/3/2009
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Notebook • Mozeliak says team is 'serious about being more aggressive' in Dominican.
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
twitter.com - 6/26/2009
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Loader Twitter.com Login Join Twitter! Mateo/Cards deal is
$3.1. SF close second. Giants almost offer $3.5 but
got cold feet. Cards GM went to Mateo's house to close the deal. about 5 hours ago from TwitterFon jorgearangure Jorge Arangure Footer 2009 ...
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futureredbirds.net - 7/3/2009
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futureredbirds.net —
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 ...
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C70 At The Bat —
... The other surprising thing from yesterday was the Cardinals' bold move in the international market, signing Wagner Mateo to a large contract. Mateo, only 16, received a bonus larger than any other Cardinal in history, which of course leads to those short-sighted whiners as saying why doesn't Bill DeWitt use his money to help this team instead? Two points on that, one that a continual focus-now attitude means that you are dry in the future when you need reinforcement and two, I believe that the international budget is separate from the payroll and current team budget. ...
Pleasant Surprises
Seamheads.com —
... The other surprising thing from yesterday was the Cardinals’ bold move in the international market, signing Wagner Mateo to a large contract. Mateo, only 16, received a bonus larger than any other Cardinal in history, which of course leads to those short-sighted whiners as saying why doesn’t Bill DeWitt use his money to help this team instead? Two points on that, one that a continual focus-now attitude means that you are dry in the future when you need reinforcement and two, I believe that the international budget is separate from the payroll and current team ...
International Free Agent Update: Friday
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... In Derrick Goold's St. Louis Post Dispatch article, Cards GM John Mozeliak admits there's risk in signing a 16-year-old like Wagner Mateo to a bonus of $3.1MM, but says he's serious about being "more aggressive" in Latin America because the payoff can be huge. ...
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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.
Cards expected to have signed big fish in Wagner Mateo
futureredbirds.net 6/26/2009 — 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 ...
Mateo meets Pujols, media
yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com 7/28/2009 — ST. LOUIS -- Wagner Mateo got a look on Monday at the ballpark he hopes to call home in a few years. Exactly how many years is open to debate, but Mateo is optimistic. Mateo, 16, signed with the Cardinals as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican ...
Cardinals Zero In On Mateo
baseballamerica.com 6/26/2009 — 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.
Deal set for young outfielder
stltoday.com 6/27/2009 — 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 ...
Monday lineups and early tidbits: Wellemeyer, Rasmus, Mateo, trades
yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com 7/27/2009 — Lots and lots of stuff going on at Busch Stadium today. * TLR said that Todd Wellemeyer's next start is not a sure thing. They're going to make a decision in the coming days, but at this point, Friday is TBA. * Colby Rasmus had an injection in his ...
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.
