southsider2k5 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Ben Badler @BenBadler 18m One of Cuba's up-and-coming young pitchers has left the island. Scouting info and a GIF at Baseball America: http://bit.ly/UfhZ7t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 11:55 AM) Ben Badler @BenBadler 18m One of Cuba's up-and-coming young pitchers has left the island. Scouting info and a GIF at Baseball America: http://bit.ly/UfhZ7t Wtf is Despaigne like a Cuban stage name or something? This is the third significant prospect named Despaigne to pop up in the new in the last 6 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 This is going to be a busy weekend for the sox brass. First is the draft, then go and see this new Cuban kid and / or get info on him to judge him. here is a question, did he just escape or did he already and teams are trying to see him before July 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harfman77 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 QUOTE (LDF @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 03:12 PM) This is going to be a busy weekend for the sox brass. First is the draft, then go and see this new Cuban kid and / or get info on him to judge him. here is a question, did he just escape or did he already and teams are trying to see him before July 2? He just left Cuba so he will be subject to the international prospect pool which likely takes the Sox, Cubs, and Rangers at least out of the running for him. He will end up with someone like the Yankees, Brewers, or Rays that already planned to bust through the international spending caps anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Ben Badler @BenBadler 2h Rusney Castillo, the top Cuban player on the market, has a new highlight video. His home run-saving catch is terrific http://bit.ly/1pWpw7Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Baseball America @BaseballAmerica 3m Cuban star Alfredo Despaigne has been suspended for for life from the Mexican League. http://oak.ctx.ly/r/17d2b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harfman77 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 11:04 AM) Baseball America @BaseballAmerica 3m Cuban star Alfredo Despaigne has been suspended for for life from the Mexican League. http://oak.ctx.ly/r/17d2b That is such a weird situation. It sounds like Despaigne and his family have pretty close ties with the Cuban government and they approved of him playing in Mexico. However, the Mexican league told him he should seek another passport because Cuban passports are difficult to travel with. "Mexican League teams aren’t affiliated with major league clubs, but they are associate members of Minor League Baseball. While Minor League Baseball cannot govern the roster rules of the Mexican League, Minor League Baseball officials told the Mexican League at the Winter Meetings that they would prefer the league did not sign Cuban citizens because it could create logistical issues with the Cuban embargo enforced by the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. So the Mexican League now asks Cuban players to have a passport from another country in order to play in the league." http://www.baseballamerica.com/internation...nican-passport/ So, it sounds like he went out and bought a fake passport without trying to gain citizenship to appease the Mexican league/MiLB just so he could play. I get that it is technically fraud, but what is the guy supposed to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Any rumors of the guys we may or may not be in on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 http://www.baseballamerica.com/internation...hake-up-market/ Doesn't sound like Carbonell or Rusney Castillo are going to be top Sox targets. You don't invest that kind of money into likely 4th outfielders. You have to go after the Puigs, Cespedes and Abreus and every once in a while an Alexei Ramirez will fall into your lap, but that era of any Cuban player being undervalued is long gone. Look how much the Dodgers are paying their Cuban to play in the minors, the one who was bitten by Olivo. One positive about Castillo is he has a lot of versatility, seemingly being able to play both CF and some infield as well...lots of speed and more XB but not home run pop...so inevitably some Alexei comparisons will be made since he came to the White Sox as a CF/2B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 Baseball America @BaseballAmerica 30m VIDEO: Rusney Castillo To Hold Showcase In Miami - http://ow.ly/yRO2w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 What the hell happened with Yoan Moncada? Surprised we haven't heard yet about the Yankees signing him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harfman77 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 7, 2014 -> 04:58 PM) What the hell happened with Yoan Moncada? Surprised we haven't heard yet about the Yankees signing him. He has not been cleared to sign yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Jesse Sanchez @JesseSanchezMLB · 55m Source: #Cubs, #WhiteSox #Braves #Giants among the teams interested in Cuban OF prospect Rusney Castillo: http://js.mlblogs.com/2014/07/19/rusney-ca...ite-sox-others/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I expect us to sign him and for him to have .280/30/75 at the break in 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 When does Cuba run out of players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 QUOTE (oldsox @ Jul 19, 2014 -> 09:40 AM) When does Cuba run out of players? When they get birth control.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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