2015-16 International Free Agency Thread

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I want him to sign elsewhere, but I'm still gonna be mad in three years when he's the next Trout.

[Guest]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/vladimir-gutierrez-top-cuban-pitching-prospect-leaves-team-caribbean-series/

[CubsWin]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/vladimir-gutierrez-top-cuban-pitching-prospect-leaves-team-caribbean-series/

Gutierrez sounds intriguing. If he can't establish residency and be declared an IFA by June 15th, the 2015 class just got one deeper.

[RammyFanny]

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/108325226/yoan-moncada-my-goal-is-to-sign-with-a-team-soon

 

For anyone that had a shred of hope left, the quotes from Moncada wanting to sign soon and start training with the team ASAP in order to make the majors as soon as possible pretty much officially eliminate us.

[ctcf]

@baseball_ref: Cuban League stats are now up and running from 1997-98 to the end of the 2013-14 season. gaedel.me/IztPi

[Guest]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/vladimir-gutierrez-top-cuban-pitching-prospect-leaves-team-caribbean-series/

Gutierrez sounds intriguing. If he can't establish residency and be declared an IFA by June 15th, the 2015 class just got one deeper.

 

Gutierrez showed up in Puerto Rico so he might end up draft eligible.

[ctcf]

I was listening to Effectively Wild this morning and Kiley McDaniel mentioned some 14/15 year old down in Venezuela who people are already speculating could be the next Miggy. Who the heck is he talking about?

[Cubswin11]

I was listening to Effectively Wild this morning and Kiley McDaniel mentioned some 14/15 year old down in Venezuela who people are already speculating could be the next Miggy. Who the heck is he talking about?

Kevin Maitan, IIRC

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/instagraphs/the-next-elite-july-2nd-prospect/

[ctcf]

Thanks!

[Guest]

That's promising:

 

@kileymcd: Just wrapped the 2-day MLB showcase. Tons of video/reports coming after I post the top 100+ MiLB list. '15 July 2 class is deeper than '14.

[ctcf]

spend spend spend

[Guest]

- Vlad Jr.

[ctcf]

He's in the 2015 class, right?

[Guest]

He's in the 2015 class, right?

 

Guerrero Jr. will be eligible to sign with a major league team as an international free agent on July 2, 2015.

[ctcf]

He's in the 2015 class, right?

 

Guerrero Jr. will be eligible to sign with a major league team as an international free agent on July 2, 2015.

 

Niceeeeeeeee. Have the Cubs been connected to him at all? I didn't see anything in a quick google search.

[mul21]

He's in the 2015 class, right?

 

Guerrero Jr. will be eligible to sign with a major league team as an international free agent on July 2, 2015.

 

Thanks Siri. I mean David.

[ctcf]

David, what is the forecast for this weekend?

[Bobson Dugnutt]

He's in the 2015 class, right?

 

Guerrero Jr. will be eligible to sign with a major league team as an international free agent on July 2, 2015.

 

Niceeeeeeeee. Have the Cubs been connected to him at all? I didn't see anything in a quick google search.

 

He's been heavily linked to Toronto, if I'm not mistaken.

[Guest]

He's in the 2015 class, right?

 

Guerrero Jr. will be eligible to sign with a major league team as an international free agent on July 2, 2015.

 

Niceeeeeeeee. Have the Cubs been connected to him at all? I didn't see anything in a quick google search.

 

He's been heavily linked to Toronto, if I'm not mistaken.

Yes, I think they have a verbal agreement in place.

[Tryptamine]

He's in the 2015 class, right?

 

Guerrero Jr. will be eligible to sign with a major league team as an international free agent on July 2, 2015.

 

Niceeeeeeeee. Have the Cubs been connected to him at all? I didn't see anything in a quick google search.

 

He's been heavily linked to Toronto, if I'm not mistaken.

Yes, I think they have a verbal agreement in place.

 

Yeah they've pretty much agreed on a deal for 3.3M last I read

[ctcf]

Jesse Sanchez

@JesseSanchezMLB

The latest on Yoan Moncada: Teen to work out for #Cubs, #Dodgers and #Dbacks this week. Aims to sign by month's end

 

Does not compute.

[Guest]

Moncada

 

 

Can we go back and give back eloy and gleyber plz

[imb]

he's got that taiwan easterling body

[davell]

Haven't seen Yadier Alvarez mentioned yet . 18 year old P, just defected, hits 97 with a plus slider. If he were in the draft, there's scouts saying he'd go top 10. Not sure Kiley meant he'll sign prior to July 2nd or not, (may have thought he was someone named Rivera when he tweeted it). But did say expectation was it'll take him a month or two to gain eligibility.

 

This is the guy we need to get held up a bit for whatever reason and make it to next class.

[Gilby]

Gleyber is pretty cool in his own right, so I won't lose much sleep knowing we have him and missed an opportunity to take part in a bidding war with big time spenders.