Y2Jimmy0 Posted yesterday at 04:12 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:12 AM 3 hours ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said: I wonder if these bonuses are agreed to so early that as the player continues to age and mature, their price does too. They may have had those numbers agreed upon for a year now. 🤷🏼♂️ This is definitely a thing. Guys get money at like 14-years-old. Sometimes they get way better and sometimes they get way worse. 2 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Anderson Gomes flashbacks, lol... Well, they now have perhaps their most exciting outfield candidate, to go along with Braden Montgomery, Zavala and George Wolkow. Is Chris Getz a "genius" or he was simply in the right place at the right time (just like the Pirates with Morel) to strike a blow against the Evil Dodgers' Empire? Or they're so far out of the loop with these guys (due to scouting losses) is all they can do is research the signing class and simply throw money at Dodgers, Padres and Toronto (Christopher Polanco looms large, SS) 2025 potential signings???? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6056989/2025/01/13/roki-sasaki-international-market-chaos/ David Keller has been all over the marketplace 1 hour ago, WestEddy said: Does anyone have an idea where Patiño would rank in the Sox top 30 at this point? He won't rank. We will have a tough time ranking Alejandro Cruz at this point. The system is pretty damn good. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted yesterday at 04:56 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:56 AM 44 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: This is definitely a thing. Guys get money at like 14-years-old. Sometimes they get way better and sometimes they get way worse. David Keller has been all over the marketplace He won't rank. We will have a tough time ranking Alejandro Cruz at this point. The system is pretty damn good. DeVries at #90-100 was pretty much the only guy who was immediately noticed for overall MiLB rankings. Salas took a year. Sasaki will immediately start out at 5-10, no higher than 15 for sure. Since the Dodgers picked this guy and they actually know how to scout internationally...#14-16 in the Sox system doesn't seem that far off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago He's the #81 international prospect right now... So revise my #14-16 to late 20's/early 30's in Sox system ranking. Still the most exciting overall outfield prospects after Montgomery in terms of overall God-given tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago 2 hours ago, caulfield12 said: He's the #81 international prospect right now... So revise my #14-16 to late 20's/early 30's in Sox system ranking. Still the most exciting overall outfield prospects after Montgomery in terms of overall God-given tools. Splitting hairs, but he's 81st by bonus from BA, not necessarily the 81st prospect in the class. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago (edited) 6 hours ago, Sleepy Harold said: Splitting hairs, but he's 81st by bonus from BA, not necessarily the 81st prospect in the class. The official Top international prospects list only goes 30-50 deep, right??? MLB Pipeline and Baseball America/Badler... Looks like they expanded to Top 100… https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-international-prospects-bonus-board/ Edited 10 hours ago by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 9 hours ago, caulfield12 said: The official Top international prospects list only goes 30-50 deep, right??? MLB Pipeline and Baseball America/Badler... Looks like they expanded to Top 100… https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-international-prospects-bonus-board/ Yeah Pipeline does a top 50 ranking where BA unveiled the top 100 by bonus, was at 50 before the most recent update I believe. I think even Fangraphs went up to 50 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Soxfan Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago When are the Sox going to sign and draft athletic outfielders? Sox missed on Bradfield two years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sleepy Harold Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) some more video on Patiño Edited 4 hours ago by Sleepy Harold 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Found this touching video from over a year ago…this is what it’s all about, the dream of so many growing up in extremely difficult conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bob Sacamano Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago That's fun. Hope it works out for him and the A's. https://www.mlb.com/news/shotaro-morii-signs-with-a-s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Quin Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Were most of these already agreed to or are there any other Dodgers/Padres/Blue Jays defections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted 2 hours ago Author Share Posted 2 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Quin said: Were most of these already agreed to or are there any other Dodgers/Padres/Blue Jays defections? Pretty Sure Patino is the only defection to us so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 4 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Pretty Sure Patino is the only defection to us so far. And Morel to the Pirates for even bigger money... Would have expected news of teams trading cash/pool money to LA SD Toronto by now. Toronto has at least 4-5 prospects that are upper tier but all the attention on the two West Coast teams right now. Fwiw, Toronto believes their "splitter" factory/pitching philosophy might be one of the reasons they made the final cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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caulfield12 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said: Unfortunate that they couldn't get a live signing video out today with Cruz and/or Patino. Makes it feel more like mlb draft//NCAA signing day excitement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Did they sign more/less guys than usual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago 10 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said: Did they sign more/less guys than usual? By my eye, that seems like the biggest amount from the DR I can remember. I could be totally wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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