July 2nd IFA Signing Thread

[ace3113]

He's quite similar to our Encarnacion.. terrible at 3B, lol.

 

lol. True.

[GD]

lol. True.

 

Ace, Asuncion's one of your guys, right? How do you feel about him not being ranked? Fair? Stupid? I think he should have been ranked but maybe that's just me.

[Deadpool]

He's quite similar to our Encarnacion.. terrible at 3B, lol.

 

Teach him to carry a bird around the bases with him, and I'll deal with that.

[ace3113]

Ace, Asuncion's one of your guys, right? How do you feel about him not being ranked? Fair? Stupid? I think he should have been ranked but maybe that's just me.

 

I don't really mind. The BA article says there's a lot of parity from 20-40 in the rankings. Probably means he'll sign for cheaper though.

[Frag]

He's quite similar to our Encarnacion.. terrible at 3B, lol.

 

If he can hit like our Encarnacion, I'd love to have him.

[GD]

I don't really mind. The BA article says there's a lot of parity from 20-40 in the rankings. Probably means he'll sign for cheaper though.

 

Let's hope.

 

If he can hit like our Encarnacion, I'd love to have him.

 

Main reason why I want him/compared him to EE, kid can definitely hit.

[Deadpool]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/06/prospect-rumor-roundup-july-2-prospects.html

 

Whoops, I totally misread the preamble to this article... That's looking at the 2011 prospects... My bad!

[GD]

It is a nice article though, looking back on the 2011 class.

[imsorry4beatinU]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/06/prospect-rumor-roundup-july-2-prospects.html

 

Whoops, I totally misread the preamble to this article... That's looking at the 2011 prospects... My bad!

 

weren't we on Victor Sanchez?

[ace3113]

I know nothing about Yrizarri (that'd be fun to spell).. what's good about him?

 

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2. Gleyber Torres, ss, Venezuela

4. Luis Encarnacion, 3b, Dominican Republic

6. Marcos Diplan, rhp, Dominican Republic

8. Yeltsin Gudino, ss, Venezuela

9. Micker Zapata, of, Dominican Republic

19. Mayky Perez, rhp, Dominican Republic

23. Jen-Ho Tseng, rhp, Taiwan

UR: Obispo Aybar-Lara, ss, Dominican Republic

UR: Luis Asuncion, of, Dominican Republic

UR: Yeffry De Aza, ss, Dominican Republic

 

Those are the guys I want.

 

Pretty close to my list.

 

2. Gleyber Torres, ss, Venezuela

4. Luis Encarnacion, 3b, Dominican Republic

6. Marcos Diplan, rhp, Dominican Republic

8. Yeltsin Gudino, ss, Venezuela

13. Erick Julio, rhp, Colombia

NR. Luis Asuncion, OF, Dominican Republic

NR. Nestor Tejada, OF, Venezuela

NR. Yimmelvyn Alonzo, SS, Dominican Republic

NR. Roni Tapia, 3B, Dominican Republic

NR. Mikey Edie, OF, Venezuela

NR. Yeffri Deaza, SS, Dominican Republic

NR. Jeremias Portorreal, OF, Dominican Republic

NR. Rene Pinto, C, Venezuela

NR. Cecilio Aybar SS, Dominican Republic (formerly Obispo Aybar)

NR. Luis Enrique Barrios, LHP, Colombia

NR. Ihan Bernal, C, Panama

 

We have about 3mm (including the 5% overage) so I can see us getting three top 30 guys like last year, plus a bunch of the lower rated guys. We can sign up to 6 guys for 50k or less without counting against our bonus pool, and as many as we want for 10k or less.

[imsorry4beatinU]

Pretty close to my list.

 

2. Gleyber Torres, ss, Venezuela

4. Luis Encarnacion, 3b, Dominican Republic

6. Marcos Diplan, rhp, Dominican Republic

8. Yeltsin Gudino, ss, Venezuela

13. Erick Julio, rhp, Colombia

NR. Luis Asuncion, OF, Dominican Republic

NR. Nestor Tejada, OF, Venezuela

NR. Yimmelvyn Alonzo, SS, Dominican Republic

NR. Roni Tapia, 3B, Dominican Republic

NR. Mikey Edie, OF, Venezuela

NR. Yeffri Deaza, SS, Dominican Republic

NR. Jeremias Portorreal, OF, Dominican Republic

NR. Rene Pinto, C, Venezuela

NR. Cecilio Aybar SS, Dominican Republic (formerly Obispo Aybar)

NR. Luis Enrique Barrios, LHP, Colombia

NR. Ihan Bernal, C, Panama

 

We have about 3mm (including the 5% overage) so I can see us getting three top 30 guys like last year, plus a bunch of the lower rated guys. We can sign up to 6 guys for 50k or less without counting against our bonus pool, and as many as we want for 10k or less.

 

I can't wait for how they will trade the bonuses. Will it be like Jays trading a crap prospect plus cash for the slot bonuses? Because you can't just trading slot bonuses just straight up for cash right?

[GD]

Ace, I had Pinto on my list too, but I put that list together a while ago and had it written down. When I looked for info on him today, I couldn't find anything so I took him off. Weird.

 

Why does Barrios sound familiar?

[Angrioter]

Gleyber Torres best Venezuelan prospect july 2

 

http://www.eluniversal.com/deportes/beisbol/130616/el-beisbol-es-sacrificio

[imsorry4beatinU]

Gleyber Torres best Venezuelan prospect july 2

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http://www.eluniversal.com/deportes/beisbol/130616/el-beisbol-es-sacrificio

 

he will sign with Blue Jays?

[8D]

 

Didn't want to start a new thread for this guy.

Won't count against the international draft cap because he's Cuban, 23+ y/o, and has three years of pro ball exp.

[ace3113]

BA's team-by-team preview for July 2. (PM me if you want the full article, but this is all the Jays related stuff.)

Toronto Blue Jays

 

The Blue Jays signed the best prospect available last year, shortstop Franklin Barreto, for $1.45 million. Barreto is playing well in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, while Dominican shortstop Richard Urena, a $725,000 signing, is off to a solid start in the Dominican Summer League. Barreto and Urena were both good hitters who projected to stay at premium positions. Venezuelan shortstop Yeltsin Gudino fits that description and looks like Toronto’s top target. He should sign for at least $1 million. The Blue Jays are tied to another Venezuelan player from Carlos Guillen’s academy with an advanced hitting approach, outfielder Freddy Rodriguez. The Blue Jays have a $2.81 million pool, so they could sign both players and still have $1 million left to throw around.

[ace3113]

BA added to their Top 30 list today with an "Others To Watch" list

(PM me if you want the full article)

 

Some teams believe Dominican shortstop Yeffry de Aza (video) could become an offensive second baseman. De Aza, a 16-year-old who trains with Pedro Nivar (“Nube”) and plays in the DPL, has performed well for a few teams in games, although his righthanded swing gets long so scouts were mixed on his bat. At 6 feet, 170 pounds, de Aza is a grinder with decent hands, an average arm and average speed. The Mets look like one of the teams trying to get in on de Aza.

 

At 6 feet, 190 pounds, Ihan Bernal has shown a strong arm that helps him produce above-average pop times. His bat has been inconsistent, but he’s performed well in front of a handful of teams. He also hit well playing for the Diablos Rojos in winter ball in Panama, batting .304/.428/.363 in 27 trips to the plate. The Braves have also been connected to Bernal, while the Mets and Marlins could also be in the mix.

 

MLB gave Mexican League teams a pretty sweet deal when it determined that Mexican players signed through the Mexican League will only have the portion of the bonus that goes to the player—25 percent—count against a team’s bonus pool. That should help inflate the price of Mexican righthander Edgar Arredondo, whose rights are owned by Quintana Roo of the Mexican League. Arredondo is 6-foot-3, 190 pounds with solid mechanics for his age and an 87-91 mph fastball. He throws a solid changeup that flashes average and is ahead of his below-average curveball. Some scouts like his feel for pitching, although he’s not as advanced as Julio Urias was last year when the Dodgers signed him from the Mexico City Red Devils.

[Save Dtieb]

how long until every mlb team has a european summer league squad with similar aged players as the DSL?

 

with that said, are there any european players on the radar? other than Garparini from Italy.

 

I think they should sign Vadim Balan an RHP from Moldova. Why? Cause that would be awesome.

[flafson]

At this rate they will need to create more minor league teams to put all those players at.

[ace3113]

This Spanish website claims to have a list of some of the bonuses that will be handed out. Take it with a grain of salt though.

 

http://mundideportes.bligoo.com/listado-de-firmas-julio-2-mlb

 

Listado de firmas Julio 2 #MLB

 

Enviado por Mundi Deportes el 01/07/2013 a las 22:19

 

Mikel Zapata –OF – White Sox – Bono Estimado US$ 1.5

 

Jaison Irrisarri –SS – Texas – Bono Estimado US$ 1.3

 

Marcos Diplan –RHP – Texas – Bono Estimado US$ 1.1

 

Eloy Jiménez –OF – Cubs – Bono Estimado US$ 2.7

 

José Almonte–OF – Texas – Bono Estimado US$ 1.8

 

Lewis Diaz–OF – Twins – Bono Estimado US$ 1.2

 

Wander Franco–SS – Houston – Bono Estimado US$ 575,000

 

Anderson Franco–SS – Washinton – Bono Estimado US$ 900,000

 

Luis Encarnacion–3B – Phillips – Bono Estimado US$ 1.3 - Fuera del país

 

Rafael Devers–3B – Boston – Bono Estimado US$ 1.2 - Fuera del país

 

Joan Aybar–OF – Boston – Bono Estimado US$ 700,000

 

Lucas Tirado–SS – Los Angeles – Bono Estimado US$ 1M

 

Wilson Amador–SS – Houston – Bono Estimado US$ 900,000

 

Joan Mauricio–SS – Houston – Bono Estimado US$ 600,000

 

Carlos Hiciano–SS – Oakland – Bono Estimado US$ 750,000

 

Leandro Molina–OF – Yankees – Bono Estimado US$ 1.2 - Fuera del país

 

Willy Castro–SS – Cleveland – Bono Estimado US$ 825,000

 

Junior Soto–OF – Cleveland – Bono Estimado US$ 600,000

 

Yonaury Rodríguez–SS – Texas– Bono Estimado US$ 550,000

 

Jefry D’Aza–SS – Mets – Bono Estimado US$ 450,000

 

Ricardo Céspedes–OF – Mets – Bono Estimado US$ 800,000

[Angrioter]

This Spanish website claims to have a list of some of the bonuses that will be handed out. Take it with a grain of salt though.

 

http://mundideportes.bligoo.com/listado-de-firmas-julio-2-mlb

 

Nothing for the Blue Jays.

[Angrioter]

Almost done

 

Eloy Jimenez OF 2.8M - Cubs

Rafael Devers 3B 1.5M - Red Sox

Marcos Diplán 1.3M - Texas

[Angrioter]

Colombian righty Erick Julio agreed to sign with the Rockies

[ace3113]

I'm really surprised we're not hearing more from the Blue Jays especially for the top guys. I mean the Yankees, Rangers, and Phillies have less bonus space than us and they're getting some very good talent in Molina, Diplan, and Encarnacion respectively. Add that to the fact that the Rangers have been connected to a bunch of guys. I'm happy with Gudino, though part of me wants to sneak in and steal Torres from the Cubs somehow. When I see him I think Barreto with more power and better actions at short.

[ace3113]

Colombian righty Erick Julio agreed to sign with the Rockies

 

Carlos Herrera also expected to sign with Rockies for around 1mm according to Jesse Sanchez.

[8D]

You think the Jays are using some of their international draft money towards the MLB roster?

I remember AA saying they were slightly over budget for this season.

Or maybe the Jays' international scouts really don't value these prospects all that highly.

[Angrioter]

[ace3113]

You think the Jays are using some of their international draft money towards the MLB roster?I remember AA saying they were slightly over budget for this season.

Or maybe the Jays' international scouts really don't value these prospects all that highly.

 

Those two budgets are separate.

[Deadpool]

You think the Jays are using some of their international draft money towards the MLB roster?

I remember AA saying they were slightly over budget for this season.

Or maybe the Jays' international scouts really don't value these prospects all that highly.

 

That would be pretty foolish. They're limited by the league to what they can shell out for international bonuses, so they should be hitting their cap every year.

 

What's interesting, however, is that bonus pool money can be traded, so it's possible that AA is using that to sweeten some sort of trade pot (though, as a guy who loves getting talent into the system, I'd hate to see that happen...)

 

Also, it's July 2nd, get a move on guys!

[Deadpool]

Also, if you click on the hashtag #July2nd on Twitter, you find out that it's also:

 

 

Therefore, by the logic of the tinfoil hat brigade, all IFAs are actually aliens trying to infiltrate our precious, life-giving MLB teams!