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Post by grandsalami on Aug 3, 2014 16:10:37 GMT -5
You know I read that this guy Alfredo Despaigne isn't really crazy about coming here. He is very loyal to Cuba. I hope the article was a misprint. MLB Daily Dish ?@mlbdailydish Jul 15 Alfredo Despaigne signs with Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines sbnation.com/e/5665834
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 4, 2014 4:34:26 GMT -5
OK so he's very loyal to Japan.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Aug 4, 2014 9:01:16 GMT -5
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Post by saysbill on Aug 4, 2014 9:24:48 GMT -5
Since the Sox are blowing passed their budget this year, I wonder if they will get in on this player. MLB.com had him rated as the 18th best FA for the July 2 signing period. Plays SS, listed at 6'0" 170, switch hitter, average power but could add more as he fills out, above-average base runner, scouts like his makeup and leadership abilities.- MLB.com profile
Do you think the Sox would sign him up considering the approach they have taken already with their budget?
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Aug 4, 2014 9:37:39 GMT -5
The timing of that announcement is very interesting, particularly given the restrictions to be imposed on the Yankees and Red Sox with respect to future international signings given that both teams exceeded their interational caps. Might as well try to sign Torres, albeit at a much lower price than theYankees agreed go given that he has much less leverage at this point. Given all the other guys that the Yankees signed, the late notice of them backing out on Torres doesn't appear to have hurt them for the 2014 international signing period... I guess we will see how things play out longer term, particularly given the "he said, she said" with respect to an oral agreement in October 2013 with a player who was not eligible to be signed until July 1.
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Post by jmei on Aug 4, 2014 9:52:28 GMT -5
Um, that article calls into question Torres' conditioning and his ability to throw across the diamond. He may have once been an appealing prospect, but he certainly isn't anymore.
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Post by jimed14 on Aug 4, 2014 10:40:27 GMT -5
Since the Sox are blowing passed their budget this year, I wonder if they will get in on this player. MLB.com had him rated as the 18th best FA for the July 2 signing period. Plays SS, listed at 6'0" 170, switch hitter, average power but could add more as he fills out, above-average base runner, scouts like his makeup and leadership abilities.- MLB.com profile Do you think the Sox would sign him up considering the approach they have taken already with their budget? Maybe if he costs about 1/10th as much. There's gotta be a good reason the Yankees backed out.
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Post by jpimental83 on Aug 5, 2014 11:12:10 GMT -5
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Post by Jonathan Singer on Aug 15, 2014 18:05:48 GMT -5
8 signings are confirmed.
Christopher Acosta Nicolo Clemente Luis Colmenares Jhosmar Cortez Anderson Espinoza Junior Espinoza Roniel Raudes Elwin Tejeda
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Post by alnipper on Aug 15, 2014 19:27:08 GMT -5
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Post by mabrowndog on Aug 15, 2014 20:28:31 GMT -5
Alex omitted Junior Espinoza's blurb by mistake, but he'll add it shortly. The kid's a Venezuelan RHP who BA's Ben Badler had reported was among a group of prospects the Sox were seeking to sign in the "$200,000 to $400,000 range." I believe Colmenares is the eponymous son of this guy, a 37-yo former Venezuelan RHP who spent 10 seasons in the VWL (1994-2005) and now a pitching coach for the Aragua Tigers.
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Post by soxcentral on Aug 16, 2014 8:27:42 GMT -5
Does this mean we'll see Espinosa and Acosta in the rankings next week?
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Post by alnipper on Aug 16, 2014 10:11:01 GMT -5
I would rank them. They are like younger 1st round draft picks out of high school. My ranking would be somewhere between 40-60 range. They are so young I couldn't rank them in the top 40. Plus they haven't thrown a pitch yet in our minors yet.
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Post by nomar on Aug 16, 2014 13:43:09 GMT -5
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Post by GyIantosca on Aug 19, 2014 16:40:44 GMT -5
You know the Sox must really love those 2 pitchers they went over the budget but not crazy over. I know there is a lot of time left but They have a lot riding on these two kids.
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Post by naturalobpguy on Aug 20, 2014 15:29:38 GMT -5
Can anyone tell me how this years international signing money spent will impact our available signing money next year?
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Post by amfox1 on Aug 20, 2014 15:34:14 GMT -5
The Red Sox will not be able to spend more than $300k on any individual player for the next two international signing years (2015-16 and 2016-17.
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Post by jhenrywaugh, prop. on Aug 20, 2014 20:19:07 GMT -5
This was a big bet on the possibility of an international draft coming next year or the year after, so they're hoping it won't have any negative impact at all.
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Post by joshv02 on Aug 20, 2014 20:23:55 GMT -5
Penalties carry over to a draft.
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Post by Gwell55 on Aug 20, 2014 20:28:06 GMT -5
Penalties carry over to a draft. How can there be carryover if they haven't agreed to a draft yet?
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Post by chavopepe2 on Aug 20, 2014 20:40:28 GMT -5
It was written into the last CBA that if there is an international draft the penalty would switch from not being able to sign high dollar international free agents to losing draft picks.
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Post by pedroelgrande on Aug 22, 2014 13:15:30 GMT -5
Another Cuban star may have left the island. This time it's 19 y/o inf Yoan Moncada. He would be subject to the international bonus pool so for the Red Sox (Yankees, Rays) to have a shot he would have to be declared a FA before June, 2015. Reports of his departure came in June but it has been unknown as his whereabouts or if he is in the process tha Cuban players go through. You can read here more details about his prospect status, Badler says he'd be in play to go 1-1 in the 2015 draft. www.baseballamerica.com/international/yoan-moncada-cuban-baseball-star/Hopefully he is declared an FA before June 2015.
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Post by burythehammer on Aug 22, 2014 13:16:56 GMT -5
Gotta catch 'em all.
edit: and he beat Castillo in a race? hoo boy.
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Post by freddysthefuture2003 on Aug 22, 2014 13:59:01 GMT -5
Another Cuban star may have left the island. This time it's 19 y/o inf Yoan Moncada. He would be subject to the international bonus pool so for the Red Sox (Yankees, Rays) to have a shot he would have to be declared a FA before June, 2015. Reports of his departure came in June but it has been unknown as his whereabouts or if he is in the process tha Cuban players go through. You can read here more details about his prospect status, Badler says he'd be in play to go 1-1 in the 2015 draft. www.baseballamerica.com/international/yoan-moncada-cuban-baseball-star/Hopefully he is declared an FA before June 2015. I hope Ben kept the receipt for Castillo...
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Post by ramireja on Aug 22, 2014 15:03:46 GMT -5
Wow, this has my attention. If we could snag a prospect like Moncada, I'd be totally okay with us having gone after the limit. As it stands, the two stud pitchers don't seem like enough and I'm hoping for another >500k signing (or two). Moncada would go well above and beyond 500k and I'd be cool with that.
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