Lasorda's Lair » International Free Agents http://lasordaslair.com A Los Angeles Dodgers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 18 May 2013 07:56:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 International Signing Round-Up http://lasordaslair.com/2013/01/29/international-signing-round-up/ http://lasordaslair.com/2013/01/29/international-signing-round-up/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:51:26 +0000 Stacie Wheeler http://lasordaslair.com/?p=8181 If you have missed the flurry of international pick ups this signing period by the Dodgers, here is a list of some of their acquisitions which hail mostly from the Dominican Republic and Latin America. Bob Engle, the Vice President of International Scouting, along with his colleagues have delved back into the global market this signing period for the [...]

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]]> If you have missed the flurry of international pick ups this signing period by the Dodgers, here is a list of some of their acquisitions which hail mostly from the Dominican Republic and Latin America. Bob Engle, the Vice President of International Scouting, along with his colleagues have delved back into the global market this signing period for the Dodgers. The Dodgers were almost nonexistent in international talent signings during the Frank McCourt era, but now that the Dodgers have emerged from their cocoon, the GBM looks to tap into this rich source of potential baseball talent. Unfortunately just as the Dodgers are revamping their international scouting team and player development forces, they must proceed under the rules of the new international amateur signing limit cap which is $2.9 million for all Major League teams. The signing period runs from July 2nd-June 15th.

The newest possible international free agent signing by the Dodgers is of 16-year old Dominican shortstop Carlos Aquino. Although the deal is yet to be official, the switch-hitter has been reportedly signed for $75,000.

So far the Dodgers have signed the following players before Aquino since July 2, 2012:

  • ·         OF Michael Medina (Dominican Republic)
  • ·         OF Deivy Castillo (Dominican Republic)
  • ·         OF Ariel Sandoval (Dominican Republic)
  • ·         SS Ravel Hernandez (Dominican Republic)
  • ·         RHP Miguel Urena  (Dominican Republic)
  • ·         SS Cristian Gomez (Dominican Republic)
  • ·         LHP Julio Urias (Mexico)
  • ·         RHP Lenix Osuna (Mexico)
  • ·         LHP Victor Gonzalez (Mexico)
  • ·         C Julian Leon (Mexico)
  • ·         RHP William Soto (Venezuela)

Some of the bonus amounts haven’t been disclosed, but the Dodgers are probably around the $2 million mark.

 

]]> http://lasordaslair.com/2013/01/29/international-signing-round-up/feed/ 0 Dodgers Sign 16-Year Old Dominican Outfielder Michael Medina http://lasordaslair.com/2013/01/26/dodgers-sign-16-year-old-dominican-outfielder-michael-medina/ http://lasordaslair.com/2013/01/26/dodgers-sign-16-year-old-dominican-outfielder-michael-medina/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:38:40 +0000 Scott Andes http://lasordaslair.com/?p=8147 The Dodgers continue to stock up on international players, and have once again signed another player from outside the United States. This time they have reportedly signed 16 year old Dominican outfielder Michael Medina to a 275,000 dollar contract. Medina is from Santo Domingo, bats right handed, and is 6’2 and 185 pounds. Medina played [...]

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]]> The Dodgers continue to stock up on international players, and have once again signed another player from outside the United States. This time they have reportedly signed 16 year old Dominican outfielder Michael Medina to a 275,000 dollar contract. Medina is from Santo Domingo, bats right handed, and is 6’2 and 185 pounds. Medina played in the international prospect league all-star game last week.

According to Ben Badler of Baseball America, Medina has a projectable frame, with good power from the right side. He has good bat speed, and has the ability to hit the ball to the opposite field. Badler reports that he sees him as a corner outfielder, and he has a strong arm to boot.

Michael Medina has signed with the Dodgers-Image from Dominicantoday.com

Medina was one of the youngest players eligible to sign, after just turning 16 last August 24th Apparently if he was a week younger, he would have had to wait until July 2 to sign. If you remember the Dodgers also signed another Dominican outfielder named Ariel Sandoval to a 150,000 dollar contract. The signing bonus given to Medina is supposedly larger than the one given to Ariel Sandoval. The reported 275,000 dollar contract counts against the Dodger’s international spending cap of 2.9 million dollars. During which the signing period is June 15th though July 2nd.

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