Brewers linked to Top Players in 2018 International Market

[clancyphile]

“So far, no new protocol agreement is in place. That means Fernando Villalobos, a 16-year-old lefthanded-hitting catcher with Mexico City who is Baseball America’s No. 34 international prospect in the 2018 class and was expected to sign with the Brewers, is among the Mexican players stuck in limbo.”

 

May lose Villalobos depending on how this Mexican League mess works out. All signings are suspended. Mexican teams were lying about percentage they were letting players keep. That factors how much a signing cost against signing bonus. Cubs signed kid for 1.2 million. 75% was suppose to go towards posting cost. That team lied & gave him 50%. So on record he was suppose to get like 300k, he received 600k. Cubs were allowed to go over 300k on any player

 

What a mess...

[Smichaelis9]

9/15/18 Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Edinson Gonzalez to a minor league contract.

 

http://m.brewers.mlb.com/player/683436/edinson-gonzalez

 

6'1/163 Pitcher out of the DR, didn't see this anywhere else and appears to be an international signing...

[JDBrewCrew]

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MLB announces new player transfer agreement with the Mexican League. All players at least 25 years old or who have six years of professional experience will be eligible to sign with an MLB club. Deal sets exactly how much Mexican League teams will get from clubs when players sign

 

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MLB teams will pay the players' Mexican League club a "release fee" of 15% of the total guaranteed value of the contract if the player is signed a major league contract, or 35% of the signing bonus if the player is signed to a minor league contract

 

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Mexican League clubs may also release players to sign prior to turning 25 or reaching six years of professional experience if they choose

 

Does this clear the way for us to sign Villalobos?

[JDBrewCrew]

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-ends-ban-on-mexican-league-signings-with-new-deal/

[Eye Black]

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-ends-ban-on-mexican-league-signings-with-new-deal/

A sentence from that article... “Another prominent Mexican League prospect who had been caught in limbo, catcher Fernando Villalobos, has been expected to sign with the Brewers. He ranked as Baseball America's No. 34 international prospect for July 2 last year in the current 2018-19 signing period.”

 

If I am reading the article correctly I believe Villalobos is now free to sign with the Brewers.

 

 

 

 

Also, Ben Badler doesn’t believe the Cubs have the remaining International Bonus Pool space to sign RHP Florencio Serrano who they had originally agreed to a $1.2 million deal with before the ban was enacted last summer.

[JDBrewCrew]

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2019-international-reviews/

 

Scouting reports for recent signings.

[JDBrewCrew]

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2018-19-mlb-international-reviews-milwaukee-brewers/

 

Finally reviewed Milwaukee.

[And That]

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2018-19-mlb-international-reviews-milwaukee-brewers/

 

Finally reviewed Milwaukee.

Abner Uribe throws 95, apparently.

[And That]

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/12-international-sleeper-mlb-prospects-to-watch-in-2019/

 

My guy Jesus Parra makes an appearance.

[Mass Haas]

The Brewers are making use of whatever is left in their July 2nd (2018) draft pool, the latest are four signings:

 

RHP Alexander Cornielle is out of the Dominican Republic, here is his 2017 Perfect Game profile page (he's 17 now).

 

We won't know more about these other three players until their player pages are created:

 

Catcher Nader Garcia

 

Pitcher Ramon Carrasco

 

Pitcher Stanley Encarnacion

[Eye Black]

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-ends-ban-on-mexican-league-signings-with-new-deal/

A sentence from that article... “Another prominent Mexican League prospect who had been caught in limbo, catcher Fernando Villalobos, has been expected to sign with the Brewers. He ranked as Baseball America's No. 34 international prospect for July 2 last year in the current 2018-19 signing period.”

 

If I am reading the article correctly I believe Villalobos is now free to sign with the Brewers.

 

 

So I just realized the Mets ended up signing Fernando Villalobos last June with the International Bonus Pool money they acquired in late-May by trading Keon Broxton to the Orioles.

 

...Mind blown.