July 2, 2019 - June 15, 2020: International Free Agent Period

[P2F]

I have Cesar Ayala signing for $450K and Cristian Feliz for $325K

 

Any idea where you got that from?

[Krylian]

Any idea where you got that from?

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/international-prospect-signings-july-2-2019

[Krylian]

I find it funny how you can have several legit sources reporting on an IFA signing, and all three of them will spell the kids' name 3 different ways. Are they just making s*** up as they go...do the families even know what their kids names are?

 

I see Peniel and Penier Brito.

I see Estarling, Estarlin, Starlin Beltre

I see Robert Robertis and Roberti

I've seen Rikelvin and Rikelbin de Castro too.

[Krylian]

Looks like the Jays inked a Brazilian kid too.

 

Rafael Ohashi

 

 

https://www.picomico.com/p/2080871336956575056_974184177

[Krylian]

Sounds like Cristofer Castro's bonus was for $100K.

 

 

Edited July 15, 2019 by Krylian

[Krylian]

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-targeting-international-draft-as-soon-as-2020/

 

Owners pushing hard for an International Draft, as soon as 2020.

 

 

 

By Ben Badler on July 17, 2019

 

Major League Baseball is discussing a 20-round international draft concept, with a goal of implementing the draft as soon as 2020, with 2021 another possibility.

 

MLB officials met yesterday with international club personnel in Miami and told them that owners are in support on an international draft and want it in place as soon as possible. MLB solicited feedback from international scouting officials on its draft concept, so a lot of the specifics—including the number of rounds, when a draft would begin and other details—are still likely to change.

 

An international draft is subject to collective bargaining with the MLB Players' Association, so once MLB finalizes an internal proposal, the union would need to sign off. The two sides are currently in midterm bargaining over the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, which runs through the end of the 2021 season.

 

Based on what MLB told team personnel yesterday, the most recent draft concept would be 20 rounds, with teams allowed to trade picks. Every pick would have a hard slot value, so if a team drafts a player and the slot value is $1 million, that player would sign for $1 million. Picks in the top three rounds would be protected for clubs, so if a team drafted a player in one of those rounds who didn't sign, it would potentially receive compensation in the following year's draft.

After the 20th round, teams can sign nondrafted free agents for up to $25,000. The age when players become eligible to sign would still be 16. However, while the current system centers around July 2, the annual opening of the international signing period, the draft would be held in August.

One of the bigger twists in MLB's latest draft concept is the draft order. Instead of replicating the order of the June draft, which would reward the team with the worst record the previous season withtwo No. 1 overall draft picks, the teams picking at the top of the draft would rotate annually by division. So one year, for example, the teams in the National League East would get the top five overall picks. The next year another division would get the top five picks, and it would rotate every six years.

 

While trainers for international players and many international scouts were opposed to a draft when MLB and the union were discussing it in the last CBA negotiation, that sentiment has shifted. There is now a more split camp among both trainers and scouts about an international draft, with many of them now more receptive to the idea as a way to slow down the acceleration of early agreements that has players committing to teams when they are 13 and 14 years old.

[Deadpool]

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-targeting-international-draft-as-soon-as-2020/

 

Owners pushing hard for an International Draft, as soon as 2020.

 

 

 

By Ben Badler on July 17, 2019

 

Major League Baseball is discussing a 20-round international draft concept, with a goal of implementing the draft as soon as 2020, with 2021 another possibility.

 

MLB officials met yesterday with international club personnel in Miami and told them that owners are in support on an international draft and want it in place as soon as possible. MLB solicited feedback from international scouting officials on its draft concept, so a lot of the specifics—including the number of rounds, when a draft would begin and other details—are still likely to change.

 

An international draft is subject to collective bargaining with the MLB Players' Association, so once MLB finalizes an internal proposal, the union would need to sign off. The two sides are currently in midterm bargaining over the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, which runs through the end of the 2021 season.

 

Based on what MLB told team personnel yesterday, the most recent draft concept would be 20 rounds, with teams allowed to trade picks. Every pick would have a hard slot value, so if a team drafts a player and the slot value is $1 million, that player would sign for $1 million. Picks in the top three rounds would be protected for clubs, so if a team drafted a player in one of those rounds who didn't sign, it would potentially receive compensation in the following year's draft.

After the 20th round, teams can sign nondrafted free agents for up to $25,000. The age when players become eligible to sign would still be 16. However, while the current system centers around July 2, the annual opening of the international signing period, the draft would be held in August.

One of the bigger twists in MLB's latest draft concept is the draft order. Instead of replicating the order of the June draft, which would reward the team with the worst record the previous season withtwo No. 1 overall draft picks, the teams picking at the top of the draft would rotate annually by division. So one year, for example, the teams in the National League East would get the top five overall picks. The next year another division would get the top five picks, and it would rotate every six years.

 

While trainers for international players and many international scouts were opposed to a draft when MLB and the union were discussing it in the last CBA negotiation, that sentiment has shifted. There is now a more split camp among both trainers and scouts about an international draft, with many of them now more receptive to the idea as a way to slow down the acceleration of early agreements that has players committing to teams when they are 13 and 14 years old.

 

I think the "rotate annually by division" is kinda dumb, but other than that, I can get behind it.

[Krylian]

I think the "rotate annually by division" is kinda dumb, but other than that, I can get behind it.

 

Link it to the Home Run Derby. Every team has a participant and the order of the draft mimics the HRD results.

[Todd]

Question if the blue jays have signed 37 international free agents why have they not announced any of them but one?

[Krylian]

Ask them

[AintNoThang]

Question if the blue jays have signed 37 international free agents why have they not announced any of them but one?

 

Hi, Todd. Long time fan here.

[Boxcar]

I think the "rotate annually by division" is kinda dumb, but other than that, I can get behind it.

 

Yes, this surely won't drive more kids away from baseball

[Todd]

So last year the blye jays signed 50 international free agents so far this year they have signed 37.

Will they sign more then 50 or less then 50 this year. Even though this year they had more money to spend.

[Krylian]

So last year the blye jays signed 50 international free agents so far this year they have signed 37.

Will they sign more then 50 or less then 50 this year. Even though this year they had more money to spend.

 

They will sign the right number of IFAs

[Krylian]

From the Prospects Thread...

 

Ben Badler did his first 2020 International prospect preview.

 

Jays are expected to sign Manuel Beltre.

 

Manuel Beltre, SS, Dominican Republic

 

Beltre, 15, is the most famous player in the 2020 class, as he has spent years documenting his daily training on his Instagram account of more than 35,000 followers. A baseball rat, Beltre has a simple, repeatable swing from the right side and is one of the top hitters in the class, with ample game experience and a baseball IQ well beyond his years. He's expected to sign with the Blue Jays. Beltre trains with Jaime Ramos.

 

Here's his instagram account with a ton of video from him. He's wearing Jays gear in a lot of them lol. Badler didn't exactly rank them but Beltre was 9th of the 10 players he covered.

 

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2,555 likes, 32 comments - ben.badler on April 9, 2019: "Manuel Beltre (@manuel_beltre09) is one of the top 2020 international prospects. Shortstop from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 with a compact, repeatable swing, advanced hitter for 14 years old with high level game instincts. Defensive play at the end saved the game for his team to send the semifinal game of the @Iplbaseball Cup 🏆 to extra innings.".

[BlueRocky]

From the Prospects Thread...

 

Ben Badler did his first 2020 International prospect preview.

 

Jays are expected to sign Manuel Beltre.

 

Manuel Beltre, SS, Dominican Republic

 

Beltre, 15, is the most famous player in the 2020 class, as he has spent years documenting his daily training on his Instagram account of more than 35,000 followers. A baseball rat, Beltre has a simple, repeatable swing from the right side and is one of the top hitters in the class, with ample game experience and a baseball IQ well beyond his years. He's expected to sign with the Blue Jays. Beltre trains with Jaime Ramos.

 

Here's his instagram account with a ton of video from him. He's wearing Jays gear in a lot of them lol. Badler didn't exactly rank them but Beltre was 9th of the 10 players he covered.

 

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2,555 likes, 32 comments - ben.badler on April 9, 2019: "Manuel Beltre (@manuel_beltre09) is one of the top 2020 international prospects. Shortstop from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 with a compact, repeatable swing, advanced hitter for 14 years old with high level game instincts. Defensive play at the end saved the game for his team to send the semifinal game of the @Iplbaseball Cup 🏆 to extra innings.".

 

FutureBJs did a piece on our upcoming J2 IFA instagram star Manuel Beltre. He’s got an extensive social media profile, quite nice of him to upload all the videos for our viewing pleasure.

 

https://futurebluejays.com/2020/03/04/blue-jays-in-on-ifa-beltre/

 

He also has a youtube channel and video here:

 

Apparently one of the better hitting prospects in the upcoming period. Last time I heard that was Orelvis Martinez and Miguel Hiraldo, so that’s exciting.

 

If I dig up anymore names for J2 I’ll post it here, of course until we have a 2020 IFA thread.

[sdyment]

FutureBJs did a piece on our upcoming J2 IFA instagram star Manuel Beltre. He’s got an extensive social media profile, quite nice of him to upload all the videos for our viewing pleasure.

 

https://futurebluejays.com/2020/03/04/blue-jays-in-on-ifa-beltre/

 

He also has a youtube channel and video here:

 

Apparently one of the better hitting prospects in the upcoming period. Last time I heard that was Orelvis Martinez and Miguel Hiraldo, so that’s exciting.

 

If I dig up anymore names for J2 I’ll post it here, of course until we have a 2020 IFA thread.

 

Will Beltre eat up all of our $? What’s he expected to sign for? Are we connected to any other players yet?

[BlueRocky]

Will Beltre eat up all of our $? What’s he expected to sign for? Are we connected to any other players yet?

 

It’s not publicly disclosed yet. Baseball America also hasn’t started their annual IFA teaser articles.

 

But I’m guessing it’s closer to Miguel Hiraldo (750K) and Rikelvin de Castro (1.2M), than Orelvis Martinez (3.5M) & Vladdy (3.9M).

 

The only BA article we have is this one from last year

 

Manuel Beltre, SS, Dominican Republic

 

Beltre, 15, is the most famous player in the 2020 class, as he has spent years documenting his daily training on his Instagram account of more than 35,000 followers. A baseball rat, Beltre has a simple, repeatable swing from the right side and is one of the top hitters in the class, with ample game experience and a baseball IQ well beyond his years. He's expected to sign with the Blue Jays. Beltre trains with Jaime Ramos.

[Todd]

blue jays have signed other international free agent Jeury Hiciano. 19 years old 98 mhp.

[Krylian]

blue jays have signed other international free agent Jeury Hiciano. 19 years old 98 mhp.

 

Nice.

[Todd]

From what i'm hearing blue jays will have close to 7 million this year to spend on international free agents

[Spanky99]

Cool...

 

 

 

 

[BlueRocky]

[Krylian]

 

Any details that can be shared in the article? #paywall

[Spanky99]

Any details that can be shared in the article? #paywall

 

We need a jimcanuck or jaysforlife...

[Jimcanuck]

We need a jimcanuck or jaysforlife...

 

J4L is MIA

[P2F]

J4L is MIA

 

Can confirm he is still alive, so we don't need to roll out the RIP JFL thread at this stage.

[Jimcanuck]

BA has a 6 part series on IFA, with more parts to come. So far, the only mention of the Jays is below.

 

Manuel Beltre, SS, Dominican Republic

 

Beltre, 15, is the most famous player in the 2020 class, as he has spent years documenting his daily training on his Instagram account of more than 35,000 followers. A baseball rat, Beltre has a simple, repeatable swing from the right side and is one of the top hitters in the class, with ample game experience and a baseball IQ well beyond his years. He's expected to sign with the Blue Jays. Beltre trains with Jaime Ramos.

[Spanky99]

BA has a 6 part series on IFA, with more parts to come. So far, the only mention of the Jays is below.

 

Manuel Beltre, SS, Dominican Republic

 

Beltre, 15, is the most famous player in the 2020 class, as he has spent years documenting his daily training on his Instagram account of more than 35,000 followers. A baseball rat, Beltre has a simple, repeatable swing from the right side and is one of the top hitters in the class, with ample game experience and a baseball IQ well beyond his years. He's expected to sign with the Blue Jays. Beltre trains with Jaime Ramos.

 

Yeah we've been linked to him since last year, thanks JimmyC!

[Krylian]