Yanks try to avoid D.R. scandal

Projo Sox Blog found this 7/18/2008 on www.nydailynews.com [flag]

Yankee scout Victor Mata said he hopes he put to rest a controversy involving Melky Cabrera. Last week, a Dominican newspaper reported that Cabrera had not received his entire bonus for signing with the Bombers as an amateur free agent. [link]

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Baseball Today: Friday, July 18
Published 7/18/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... TROUBLE BREWING? Are the Yankees about to become embroiled in the Dominican Republic kickback scandal? (New York Daily News) ...

Yanks have "sexy" new first baseman
Published 7/18/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... the Barry Bonds rumors "nonsense." While the move might make sense from a purely baseball perspective, the sourpuss persona and media madness that would surround Bonds in the clubhouse makes it impossible for him to ever be successful here. According to the ...

The Exploitation Of Young Dominican Baseball Prospects
Published 7/21/2008 by Mark M. (noreply@blogger.com) at The Bronx Stop: A Yankees Blog
Christian Red/New York Daily News: Last week, the Dominican newspaper El Caribe reported that Melky Cabrera had not received his entire $175,000 bonus for signing with the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 2001. They say that he has been a victim of the skimming and kickback scam that the FBI and Major League Baseball authorities are currently investigating in the Dominican Republic. The scandal has already cost three White Sox officials their jobs earlier this spring and has dragged former Dominican star pitcher Jose Rijo and ...

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