International Free Agency Thread, 1/15/2023 Class

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

 

[Bertz]

The Cubs are mostly tapped out for this year, and considering we're getting the #1 guy in the class we should presume next year's funds are completely spoken for as well.  So do we think there's any opportunity to get Rodriguez?  Presumably some team has some leftover funds and will swoop in and grab him?

[Tim]

1 minute ago, Bertz said:

The Cubs are mostly tapped out for this year, and considering we're getting the #1 guy in the class we should presume next year's funds are completely spoken for as well.  So do we think there's any opportunity to get Rodriguez?  Presumably some team has some leftover funds and will swoop in and grab him?

Isn't he old enough to be a regular FA?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

1 minute ago, Tim said:

Isn't he old enough to be a regular FA?

Yep

[Tim]

1 minute ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Yep

I'd go into the tax to sign him for certain.

[Bertz]

15 minutes ago, Tim said:

Isn't he old enough to be a regular FA?

Ah, good call!

[UMFan83]

3 hours ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Yep

Man I've seen some people get screwed with their post counts following the move, but no one got screwed more than Raisin, our all time post count leader on the old board.

Sorry to derail, that just jumped out at me when I saw you post lol

[David]

18 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Man I've seen some people get screwed with their post counts following the move, but no one got screwed more than Raisin, our all time post count leader on the old board.

Sorry to derail, that just jumped out at me when I saw you post lol

I'm down like 65k posts myself lol

 

WHERE ARE THEY

 

WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THEM, BROCK!?

Edited March 28, 2023 by David

[Tim]

Is there a way here to look at a member list and sort it by various fields? I haven't seen one yet.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

7 hours ago, UMFan83 said:

Man I've seen some people get screwed with their post counts following the move, but no one got screwed more than Raisin, our all time post count leader on the old board.

Sorry to derail, that just jumped out at me when I saw you post lol

I’m just glad the random “1679835431” that was after my username yesterday is gone now.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

7 hours ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

I’m just glad the random “1679835431” that was after my username yesterday is gone now.

Pipe down, new guy.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

The Cubs had 3 of the top 36 bonuses in the 1/15/2023 IFA class:

10. Derniche Valdez - $2.8 million 
35. Angel Cepeda - $1 million 
36. Ludwing Espinoza - $1 million

But they didn’t have another player in the top 100 IFA signing bonuses for this class, which means none of their other signings topped a $350k bonus.

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

BA did their review of the Cubs IFA class. Badler says the Cubs still have about $500k available. Outside of the big 3 who all signed for 7-figures, every signing this IFA class has been for 5-figures or less.

Some sleepers:

Emmanoel Madeira, RHP, Brazil - $10k bonus

Albert Gutierrez, 3B, Dominican Republic - $10k bonus

Saul Siri, RHP, Dominican Republic - $20k bonus

[CubfanBen]

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1 hour ago, TomtheBombadil said:

Finally went back to Brazil?! It’s probably been a decade since they got sniped on Luiz Gohara by the Mariners, he ended up ranked and briefly in the MLs but had strength and conditioning issues 

 

This is the first amateur player they’ve ever signed out of Brazil before. I don’t think they ever “went” there to begin with.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

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[CaliforniaRaisin]

44 minutes ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

 

From January 2022: https://www.mlb.com/news/top-cuban-free-agent-prospects-in-2022

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Brander Guevara, 19, RHP: A member of Cuba’s team at U-18 World Cup in 2018, the teenager is considered by many scouts to be a potential starter. He has shown good mechanics with solid arm action and durability. He spent some time in Costa Rica and in December, he moved to the Dominican Republic to showcase his talents. Guevara’s fastball sits at 90-91 mph and the belief is that he will eventually touch 93-94 mph consistently.

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

On 6/2/2023 at 1:58 PM, CaliforniaRaisin said:

 

Three new Cuban signees (plus Guevara here):

RHP Darián Rivero - 17-years old

OF Alexeis Lumpuy - 18

SS Eriandys Ramón - 18

[CaliforniaRaisin]

A bonus figure for Ramón:

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

Tops out at 97. Is 19 years old.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Thanks, White Sox