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soxandpinstripes.com - 7/2/2009
The International Free Agent Signing Period is Today
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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 ...
twitter.com - 6/29/2009
Ben Badler (BenBadler) on Twitter
— twitter.com — @ 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 ... (more) Ben Badler (BenBadler) on Twitter

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baseballamerica.com - 7/1/2009
July 2 Projected Top 25 List
— baseballamerica.com — Projecting which players from Latin America will receive the top 25 signing bonuses after the international signing... period begins on July 2. (more) July 2 Projected Top 25 List

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baseballamerica.com - 6/26/2009
Cardinals Zero In On Mateo
— 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. (more) Cardinals Zero In On Mateo

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Top Bonus Candidates
mlbtraderumors.com 7/1/2009 — 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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by Pat Lackey July 2nd is already an exciting day for prospect wonks, as its the first day that teenage Latin American free agents are allowed to sign with Major League teams. While waiting on official announcements for superprospects like Wagner Mateo and Miguel Angel Sano , some unexpected ...
Cardinals Sign Wagner Mateo — MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Baseball America's Ben Badler reports that the Cardinals signed 16-year-old outfielder Wagner Mateo , as expected. His bonus hasn't officially been announced, but we heard last week that it will be about $3.1MM. Along with Miguel Angel Sano , Mateo was considered one of the top prospects to ...
Pirates Believed To Make Offer To Sano — MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Today marks the beginning of the international signing period , when teams can start signing the latest crop of young international stars and the Pirates are starting the day off aggressively. Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports they are believed to have offered Miguel ...
International Signing Period Starts Today, Open Thread — Twinkie Town
How involved will the Minnesota Twins get? The biggest international signing of this season, at least for this season if not for the future, will be the inking of shortstop Miguel Angel Sano.  You remember him, right?  We've talked about him recently . While the Pittsburgh Pirates ...
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A dosage of links to soothe and satisfy between innings: Joe Posnanski gives an in-depth look at the problems facing the Royals. "The Royals execs are smart people. But the more they do to this offense, the worse this offense gets," he says. Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel , cricket players ...
Odds And Ends: Sano, Rays, Mateo — MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
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