Cubs Trade Feldman to Orioles and Much, Much More!!!
Busy morning in Cubville...to the news ticker!
The Cubs have dealt RHP Scott Feldman and C/INF Steve Clevenger to the Baltimore Orioles for Brian Roberts.
I keed!!
It's for RHP Jake Arrieta and RHP Pedro Strop and some international pool money (more on that in a bit).
Here's the pertinent details...
Arrieta is a 27-year old righty that's been a disaster in the majors to the tune of a 5.46 ERA through 358 major league innings and knows the path from Baltimore to Norfolk all too well.
BUT....he's got a helluva an arm, once rated the #67 prospect in all of baseball and then #99 in 2009 and 2010 and the #2 - #4 prospect for the O's heading into 2010 with a B+ grade from John Sickels. He put up a real nice spring training this year as well and won a spot in the rotation that he couldn't keep, but the stuff has always been there if the command and consistency haven't. And quite importantly, he's not eligible for arbitration until this offseason and free agency until after 2016 I believe (might be one more year as he's spent time in the minors this season, so we'll wait for AZ Phil to clarify).
Strop's a 28-year old that the Cubs will control at least through 2017. His numbers make Carlos Marmol look like he's in control (career 5.4 BB/9). But he gets the fastball in the mid to upper 90's and is the type of power arm the Cubs want for their bullpen and are lacking in their minors.
Whether either figures it out will be the great mystery....but the Cubs definitely landed some talent here, even if it's not polished. I don't know if I was expecting more or less, but considering the O's can't offer Feldman any type of compensation for leaving free agency, this seems about the right price for a 3 month mid-rotation rental.
As for the international bonus money, it's for $388,100 and should help continue the Cubs spending spree. This morning he Cubs had already signed Dominican RHP Jefferson Mejia for $850K and Venezuelan shortstop Gleyber Torres for $1.7M. That's over half their cap money (around $4.5M) and they were rumored to still be the favorite for OF Eloy Jimenez and were in on P Erling Moreno.
And just as I was typing this, the Cubs completed the deal with the Dodgers for Carlos Marmol and they'll get the Dodgers cast-off in Matt Guerrier. The Cubs will send about $2M to the Dodgers to offset the difference between Marmol and Guerrier's remaining salaries AND also sent some international pool money the Dodgers way to complete the deal ($209,700). I can't say I understand that one...at all.
THEN...the Cubs sent INF Ronald Torreyes (part of the Sean Marshall deal) for some international pool money from the Astros ($784,700K coming from the Astros).
I'll update with any new info as it comes in, but overall I can't say I love the O's deal, but it certainly makes a lot of sense. The Cubs get years of servitude and upside at the cost of a cheap 1-year rental. As good as Feldman has been this year, he's not known for durability over his career, so a multi-year deal was probably off the table and even if it was, there's no stopping the Cubs from pursuing it next offseason.
PS...Clevenger is a Maryland native and his agent says he was nearly in tears and excited to be coming back home. Awww!
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crunch 5 hours 4 min ago (view)
side note...k.wong is on 1st putting on one of those "baserunning mitts" (hand protection for sliding) that's extending past the length of his hand/fingers by at least 2-3 inches.
they're going to have to start regulating this piece of equipment if this keeps up...
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crunch 7 hours 10 min ago (view)
Q with LAA in his debut for them...HBP, a wild pitch, and BB through 7 pitches...then 3 pop-outs to follow.
blah blah spring training...
baseball on TV...neat.
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First.Pitch.120 10 hours 25 min ago (view)
We just traded for Maddux!!! ......... nope, the other one.
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crunch 22 hours 55 min ago (view)
yeah, i'm just saying i did consider piling onto it with a troll-level post about the trade...it's practically asking to be written that way.
jeff passan did it quite well... https://twitter.com/jeffpassan/status/136577746706...
that said, i had no idea zach bryant existed before today, but his early numbers looked oddly good (which means nothing without context that early in his career).
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Charlie 23 hours 35 min ago (view)
Oh, I mean the trade. You were quite diligent in posting!
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crunch 1 day 2 hours ago (view)
i contemplated writing the post totally trolled out as hell with "zach" coming after a wall of text.
i decided the cubs being cheap was enough pre-season punishment without piling on.
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Charlie 1 day 3 hours ago (view)
This is a straight up troll
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crunch 1 day 5 hours ago (view)
rsox aquiring ZACH bryant from the cubs.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player...
ptbn from the josh osich deal.
totally useless trade...hopefully not a terrible loss.
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Hagsag 2 days 6 hours ago (view)
Chase Strumpf and Andy Weber invited to the ML camp.
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Dolorous Jon Lester 2 days 11 hours ago (view)
Ryan Tepera returns. Major League deal
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crunch 3 days 9 hours ago (view)
spring training TV is usually fluid...adding and subtracting broadcast games...
first cubs TV (as of now) is March 3 (wednesday) on ESPN at 3pm EST.
radio broadcasts available for almost every game that's not televised. the cubs get going on monday and some other teams will start the day before.
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crunch 4 days 6 hours ago (view)
dj snelton's left elbow is screwed up...6 weeks rest then re-evaluate.
looks like he's going to try to avoid having surgery.
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Arizona Phil 4 days 22 hours ago (view)
AAA leagues really need to play through the month of September, because with September rosters being limited to 28 instead of 40, players will need to be moved back & forth between MLB and AAA throughout the month of September instead of just through the month of August.
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Mike Wellman 6 days 5 hours ago (view)
I get you, SW. Here in Des Moines, Cardinal fans flocked to I-Cub games when Memphis Redbirds were in town. That won't happen in '21 and even if it does in '22 & beyond it won't be as frequent as when they were in the same division. Not that I'll miss seeing Cardinal gear @ our ballpark...
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Dolorous Jon Lester 6 days 7 hours ago (view)
Ervin claimed by Braves. So we lose a potential future (and also current) asset in exchange for one year of a very mediocre Jake Marisnick.
This team has no direction at the moment.
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Sonicwind75 6 days 7 hours ago (view)
As a midwest kid now living in Texas, new scheduling is a bummer. Only get a chance to drive and see Cubs once every 3 years with interleague. Really looked forward to those games in Round Rock and the one season in San Antonio. I understand it makes more sense in the big picture, just selfishly disappointed.
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$800K of international pool
$800K of international pool money from Astros for Torreyes.
Cubs send $209,700 to Dodgers in the Marmol/Guerrier swap, plus Cubs send $2M to Dodgers to offset most of Marmol vs Guerrier salary.
Now Ronny Torreyes! Holy Pool
on Torres (16 years old):
on Torres (16 years old):
Torres is a polished player with a high floor, and though he doesn't offer much projection, what he is right now is already pretty good. A smooth defender with above average arm strength and innate natural instincts on the infield, Torres is exactly what you would want in a shortstop prospect. Offensively, he has a clean swing and shows patience and a good approach at the plate. Scouts see Torres as being the type of hitter who could hit for average while adding 15-20 homeruns a year. Torres only below-average tool is his lack of pure footspeed (7.02), but he has much better range than one would expect from a player with that kind of 60-time.
on Jimenez if they get him (16 years old):
Considered by many to be the top prospect available for the 2013 IFA class, Jimenez is a physical specimen with a major league ready body. Despite his massive frame, Jimenez is noted to have above-average speed running a 6.72 in the 60-yard dash at the recent MLB International Prospect Showcase. Possessing similar tools to Royals 2011 signing Elier Hernandez (also trained by Nina), Jimenez has a quick bat, but his swing can get long at times leading to contact issues. Given his current size at age 16, it's quite foreseeable that Jimenez will slow down some as he fills out, but his plus-plus raw power from the right side and above-average arm strength should profile just fine in an outfield corner.
on Mejia (18 years old):
Mejia was 6-foot-7, 190 pounds last year and was sitting in the high-80s fastball at the time, but now he’s listed at 220 pounds (although that might be a light estimate) and his fastball has jumped along with the increase in weight. While he was ineligible to sign, Mejia pitched at the Rays’ Dominican academy in January in the International Prospect League all-star game, where he showed a 90-93 mph fastball, a swing-and-miss changeup along with a solid curveball in the mid-70s. His athleticism also improved along with his strength, which helped him get in better sync with his delivery.
Chris Rusin will be called up
Chris Rusin will be called up to start today.
Arrieta going to Iowa, Strop
Arrieta going to Iowa, Strop will join the Cubs bullpen so says Bruce Miles.
per Fangraphs...full article
I'm still happy they decided
per mlbtr...So far the Cubs'
math is off or something as
math is off or something as it's allegedly $800K from Astros which would make it $978,400 added...but maybe the $800K figure was rounded up.
I read $784,700 from Houston.
thanks.
thanks.
confirmation of the $784K
Anyone who can figure out the
Wittenmeyer says:
probably have a few days
probably have a few days before Strop joins and maybe they'll trade Gregg by then, otherwise Camp seems the obvious choice.
The Cubs will have to drop
The Cubs will have to drop two players from the 25-man roster once Guerrier and Strop physically report to the team.
Pedro Strop is an interesting character. He is 28 years old, but he was signed as a 17-year old shortstop by the Colorado Rockies in 2002 and spent four seasons as an infielder in their organization, never getting past short-season ball. He was then converted to pitcher at Instructs post-2005, and spent his 5th season in short-season leagues in 2006.
He had a breakout season at Modesto (Hi-A) in 2007 (75 K in 54 IP with a 99 MPH fastball) and was added to the Rockies 40-man roster so they wouldn't lose him in the Rule 5 Draft. He was optioned to AA Tulsa in 2008, but suffered a season-ending elbow injury (stress fracture) in May and spent the rest of the season on the Tulsa DL.
Because of his injury, the Rockies decided to outright him to the minors after the season, and so he was Designated For Assignment in mid-September to make room for Todd Helton on the Rockies MLB 40-man roster (Helton had been on the 60-day DL), and Strop was placed on Outright Waivers. But the Rockies failed to realize that while an injured player can be outrighted to the minors after the close of the season, it is after the close of the MLB regular sesaon, not after the close of the minor league regular season (which ends on Labor Day).
So because Strop's Outright Assignment was rejected by the MLB office, the Rockies ended up having to release him, and the Texas Rangers swooped in and signed him. And he made his big league debut the following season with Texas.
Strop was eventually traded to Baltimore (PTBNL for LHP Mike Gonzalez), and had a fine year last season (2012) as the Orioles set-up man. His fastball topped out at 99 MPH, and he mixed the FB with a hard slider.
He struggled this season, however, spending a couple of weeks on the DL with a bad back. He still is throwing 96-97, however, and has a history of success at the big league level as recently as last year.
Strop is out of minor league options, and he will be eligible for arbitration as a "Super Two" post-2013.
As for Jake Arrieta, he threw seven innings of one-hit shutout ball with 10 strikeouts in his most-recent start for Norfolk (the Orioes AAA affliate) last Thursday, and so he is due to make his next start today or tomorrow. Arrieta is using his second minor league option this season (so he could be optioned to the minors in 2014), and he might be eligible for salary arbitration post-2013. (He came into the 2013 season with 2+066 MLB Service Time, but he has only accumulated 31 days of MLB Service Time so far in 2013).
Matt Guerrier had some very nice seasons as a reliever with the Twins a few years ago, and he will be a FA post-2013. So at this point it would appear that he is strictly a "rental," but he could be flipped to a third team prior to the trade deadline if he pitches effectively for the Cubs.
Nice info, AZ.
BA on Torres
BA on Torres
http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/...
Torres is a savvy player with present skills and the potential for five average or better tools. He has a clean, compact stroke, hits in games and shows good power projection, although he mostly works the gaps right now. He has good bat speed and hand-eye coordination to put the ball in play, although he can be a bit of a front-foot hitter and tends to pull off the ball at times.
Some scouts believe Torres is a true shortstop, while others think he’s not athletic enough. He could end up being a guy who splits time between shortstop, third base and second base, with a skill set that draws comparisons to Freddy Sanchez. He has good hands and a strong arm, but he doesn’t have the classic wiry shortstop frame and is already fairly filled out. Back in November, Torres showed above-average speed, but more recently he’s been running closer to average.
Some scouts wonder if Torres has just been coasting because he knows it’s unlikely anyone has the budget to pay him more than the Cubs, the team he’s most associated with. He’s expected to be the top-paid player in Venezuela, and some scouts prefer him to Jimenez. The two may end up being teammates soon.
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don't think Rusin will make
don't think Rusin will make it to the PCL All-Star game
http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=2013...
was Iowa's only representative, so presume another shall be named in his place
Six Smokies named
http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/rele...
Szczur, Alcantara, R. Lopez, C. Villanueva, A. Cabrera and K. Hendricks
as for the international pool
as for the international pool money going to the Dodgers, my only guess is that the Cubs weren't going to need it and that meant sending a little less to the Dodgers to cover the difference in salaries.
Guerrier and Strop to join team tomorrow, so more roster moves a coming...
Sullivan (who has blocked us)
Sullivan (who has blocked us), seems to think it's H. Rodriguez and Camp.
I read in a no by-line
I can't join, but this
Rosenthal says Cubs end up
Rosenthal says Cubs end up saving about $500K of major league payroll on the Marmol vs. Guerrier swap.
strop and arrieta and some
Pool money that's allowing
i know this is a "long term
Torreyes was in a second
i guess i should say "guys
Let's see what the Big Prize
"Crunch does nothing for me
I still think you are looking
"What did you think Scott
I would argue that just
I'm with Crunch.
Theo's contract is until 2016
This isn't Cubs 2018. It's
Your mom.
Your mom.
YES!! YESS !!
She's worth at least Gara!
We know.
AND some international bonus
I once saw her perform a
Sheer brilliance!
and just like that, Cubs sign
and just like that, Cubs sign Erling Moreno for $800K...used up $3.3M of their $5.4M cap space...imagine the bulk of the rest goes to Jimenez.
Moreno, 16, is 6-foot-3, 190 pounds with a fastball that reaches 90 mph. With his size, he projects to become a power pitcher down the road. He trains with Edinson Renteria.
Mayo's take on the prospects
Mayo's take on the prospects
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2013/...
Torres
The top player from Venezuela in this year's class, Gleyber does everything well. He has a smooth compact swing and the ball jumps off his bat. Scouts like that he can spray the ball all over the field with power and believe he has a chance to be a special hitter.
A solid defender, Torres has excellent hands, great feet and he's known to have an accurate arm with above-average strength. He's impressed scouts with his ability to make all of the routine plays and an occasional great play. He is particularly adept on his glove-hand side and continues to show improvement on all-around defense.
Torres isn't the biggest prospect on the field but he has an athletic build and is strong for his size. Scouts have taken notice of his baseball instincts and his leadership abilities, and he quickly built a reputation as a fundamentally sound player.
Moreno
A hard thrower with a big body, long arms, and a good fastball, Moreno has a fearless approach on the mound. Moreno's curveball and changeup have both earned praise from scouts and his fastball, which usually sits in the mid-to-high 80s, should increase with velocity as he matures physically. There is some concern about his pitchability in games and his overall athleticism, but all signs indicate that he will be a power pitcher in the future.
He's most often compared to countryman Eric Julio, who might not throw as hard as Moreno but has better command in the strike zone. Moreno has shown a great amount of development in the last eight months and has really come into his own as a prospect.
Cubs also signed C Johan
Cubs also signed C Johan Matos out of the D.R today...
https://twitter.com
https://twitter.com/JesseSanchezMLB/status/35...
$270K for Matos...
Cubs have $5.5M, which they can take up 5% like the draft with the only penalty being a 75% tax on the overage, so more like $5.79M which leaves a little over $2M for Eloy Jimenez and no one else.
Here are the penalties if they decide to go higher...
http://riveraveblues.com/2011/11/mailbag-inte...
this is a few days old, but
this is a few days old, but BP dude said this:
@ProfessorParks Cubs will ink Eloy in the ~2.5/2.7 range, so they might have to add...
BA had a similar number...if so, another trade is coming.
Jed speaks...
Jed speaks...
“Unfortunately, we’re 10 games under .500 at this stage of the season. We have three teams in our division that have (close to) the three best records in the National League. Realistically, our chance of playing in October is very small and we need to add a lot of talent to get better for the future. That’s the reality of the situation.”
http://www.csnchicago.com/cubs-talk/cubs-trad...
wonder what the plan is to
I like vanillawafers with
more on Mejia
more on Mejia
http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/...
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/danny-knobl...
take on Orioles getting Feldman
...this is not the ace they were looking for.
doesn't sound like they were offering much though, I imagine it would take someone more like Samardzija or Sale for them to give up Gausman or Bundy.
Milton Bradley sentenced to 3
Milton Bradley sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Always said his future was
I suspect well known athletes
"Bradley sentenced to 3"-
A few days ago there was a
Nice sleuthing Mr. Quiet!
interesting indeed...Padres
interesting indeed...Padres system is pretty stacked.
A. Hedges, J. Gyorko probably off limits, but...
Rymer Liriano, Robbie Erlin, Casey Kelly, Cory Spangenberg, Joe Ross, Max Fried to name a few...maybe they'll get Cashner back. :)
Reymond Fuentes was a name thrown out there in that original Garza rumor as well.
Garza/Arrieta/etc. to SD for
Posturing?
H. Bailey no-hitter through 7
H. Bailey no-hitter through 7 versus Giants.
Go get CRUNCH. He'll fix that
He's too busy composing a
He was going on vacation. So
pretty much...3 hours behind
on mlb network in 9th
got it, second career no
Former Cub great Josh
Instead of just moving Matt
Instead of just moving Matt Garza's next start up one day so that he would be starting on four days rest instead of five days rest, the Cubs recalled Chris Rusin from Iowa and had him start last night on three days rest after throwing 95 pitches in his last start for the I-Cubs on Friday.
In fact all four of the remaining starters (Garza, Wood, Samadrzija, and Jackson) could have had their next starts moved up one day, so that a 5th starter (Feldman's replacement) actually wouldn't have been needed until next Saturday.
Since they are trying to
CHARLIE: If I'm the other
CHARLIE: If I'm a team interested in acquiring Garza, I'd want to see him throw consistently on four days rest instead of getting an extra day of rest between starts.
Garza still needs to prove he's healthy and can handle the normal workload of an MLB starter without breaking down. Holding him back an extra day doesn't do that.
I imagine Garza prepped
I imagine Garza prepped between starts for five days rest and threw accordingly. There's no benefit to the Cubs in moving him up a day and Garza probably didn't want to move that late in the process. Garza has 6 years worth of starts on 4 days rest...doubt it's an issue for other teams. I also imagine the Cubs would love to move him before tonight's start if at all possible as he's facing a major league lineup for the first time in 3 starts and one line drive could make him untradeable.
Chris "BP" Rusin
Chris "BP" Rusin
Cubs being shut out by Amanda
Time to ice the elbow in the
Fired from Nirvana and
Wow. Heck of a story.
Eloy up in herr!
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com
Soriano making himself useful
Soriano making himself useful. Neat.
Looks like the end of the
for what little it's worth,
for what little it's worth, that pitch Norris hit out was hardly a bad pitch...fastball, outside part of the plate that he must have been sitting on.
Shark not happy about all
Kind of good to see -- he's a
Sounded more like he was sad
I hope somebody told him that
fwiw, garza isn't much of a
Based on Samardzija's
Bah. If TheoCorp makes a
Even if Castro keeps up his
Merkle's Boner part deux
http://www.baseballprospectus
Dodgers just DFA'd Marmol
O & B: If the Dodgers are
O & B: If the Dodgers are sending Marmol to the minors on an Outright Assignment to get him off their 40-man roster while he works on "mechanical issues" at AAA or wherever (and presuming Marmol has agreed to the assignment), the Dodgers would need a couple of days to get Marmol through waivers before he can be outrighted to the minors.
Actually, the only reason the Dodgers would DFA Marmol immediately is if they need his slot on their 40-man roster right away, because he has 72 hours to report after being traded, and by that time (Friday) he will have cleared waivers. So acquiring Marmol would not have any impact on the Dodgers 25-man roster until he physically reports (which could be as late as next Friday), although he does have to be added to the LAD 40-man roster immediately upon being acquired in a trade.
Thanks, AZ. According to
whatever is the case, Marmol
whatever is the case, Marmol allegedly agreed to the assignment with the Dodgers, so he's obviously fine with going there and pitching in the minors for a bit.
Don't know if folks saw this yesterday in the twitter box, but Ned believes they found a flaw in Marmol's mechanics and are confident they can fix it like they fixed Brandon League last year.
Digest that for a minute...
a) comparing anyone to B. League at this moment is not going to instill a ton of confidence in your fanbase
b) Marmol's delivery flaw has been noticed and worked on since around 2009...maybe 2010...Larry Rothschild couldn't stop bitcing about it and Marmol did little to fix it. Although a change of scenery and riding a few minor league buses may open up those gigantic ears of his I suppose.
O & B: A signed player with
O & B: A signed player with at least five years of MLB Service Time must give his permission in advance before he can be optioned or outrighted to the minors, so if Marmol refuses to accept a minor league assignment, the Dodgers either have to keep him on their 25-man roster, release him, or trade him. They can't outright him to the minors and then hope that he elects to be a free-agent and forfeits what remains of his salary.
Players with at least three years of MLB Service Time or players who were designated "Super Two" the previous off-season, and/or players who have been outrighted previously in their career have the right to elect free-agency if outrighted (or else defer free-agency until the conclusion of the MLB regular season), but signed players who have accrued at least five years of MLB Service Time have to give their permission in advance before they can be outrighted (or optioned) to the minors.
It is not clear yet whether Marmol has actually agreed to accept a minor league assignment (which could be either an Outright Assignment or an Optional Assignment, because Marmol still has minor league options left), but if he does agree to a minor league assignment, the Dodgers can't outright him or option him to the minors until Outright Assignment Waivers (or Optional Assignment Waivers) are secured, which in both cases would take two days (actually 47 hours) to resolve.
So we should know by Thursday whether Marmol is going to the minors.
Ken Gurnick@kengurnick
something to do with Marmol
Jerry Crasnick tweets...
Re: Red Sox
Late to the party with this,
Hard to blame that one on
As with Soriano, the electric
...where to begin
...where to begin
Well, there was his numbers
It was his first full year as
http://wiklifield
http://wiklifield.thecubreporter.com/Cubs_Int...
I started a page of Cubs international signings throughout the years, not quite complete nor may it ever be, but useful place to dump info.
1999 was pretty solid...signed Choi, Marmol, Cedeno, A. Guzman and R. Pinto.
in terms of the roster crunch
in terms of the roster crunch, Chris Rusin tweeted something a 3 hours ago about racking up frequent flier miles. I presume he got sent back down and Villanueva will take his rotation spot. That leaves one more move if that's the case.
Texas Rangers sign Manny
http://www.youtube.com/watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfhvmxJSgVE
start about :45 in
Rusin to AAA, Camp DFA'd.
wonder what camp will bring
Does college scholarship
I have no idea, I imagine not
I have no idea, I imagine not....but that's AZ Phil's world.
College tuition reimbursement
College tuition reimbursement does NOT count against bonus limits. MLB likes the idea of clubs paying for college tuition for players who sign out of HS or JC, in case the pro baseball career doesn't work out.
The college tuition perk is kind of interesting.
A player must start using the money within two years of his last MLB or minor league game or the club keeps the money.
The tuition can only be spent on associate (JC) or bachelors degrees, not on post-grad (PhD, Masters, medical or law school). Once the player gets a B. A. or B. S., he's done, even if he wants a second B. A. and/or B. S.
The tuition money cannot be spent on a nice shiny new Ferrari that can be driven to & from class, or on a mansion on a hill the kid can live in while he goes to school. It's just for tuition only.
The fact is a lot of players never spend the tuition, or if they do they don't come anywhere close to needing the maximum value of the tuition bonus in the contract, especially if the player just attends a JC and doesn't pursue a B. A. or B. S.
The tuition thing is especially important for parents, who like to know that their son can go to college if the pro baseball career doesn't work out. So it's usually a parent or even a grandparent who is the one pushing for the tuition bonus.
At 250K, I guess the Jimenez
Maybe he can find a cure for
There is no cure for Cubbery.
dang, $2.8M for Eloy Jimenez
dang, $2.8M for Eloy Jimenez plus a $250K college scholarship
Cubs go heavy in the penalty by my numbers - $6.42M vs. $5.5M which I believe is over 15%
That means 100% tax which is only about a $1M (not that big a deal), but can't sign anyone next year for over $250K.
I read this kid is 6'4 and
Here's the actual slot values
Here's the actual slot values, which is actually what teams are trading...my rough calculations come up with the Cubs having to get about $600K or more to keep it within a 5% overage. And I doubt they can do it after the fact....but it's possible some of these deals aren't official yet.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/...
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2013/
Click on "30 International" tab for video on Jimenez, Torres and Moreno
Considered the crown jewel of the Class of 2013, Jimenez has one of the best baseball bodies available this year and is considered to be the total package. The teenager has impressed scouts with his intelligence, plus-speed, and gap-to-gap power that is expected to improve as he grows into his body.
Jimenez is also an advanced hitter with quick hands and is expected to hit for average. He projects as a corner outfielder, likely right field, because of his arm strength and athletic ability. Some believe he might lack in baseball instincts and has an average to above-average arm, but most agree Jimenez will improve once he is placed into a team's academy. Like many his age, Jimenez sometimes struggles with offspeed pitches. He runs the bases well and has the potential to be a base stealer in the future.
Jimenez played in the RBI program in the Dominican Republic and for the International Prospect League (IPL), but he could still use more in-game experience. Scouts love his raw power yet are also impressed with his makeup and strong family background. Roberto Clemente is one of Jimenez's baseball heroes.
Scott Feldman's line for the
Apparently Eloy's agent is
MLBTR blind-revising already
Yeah, I was just joking
Once a club reaches or
Once a club reaches or exceeds its International Signing Bonus Pool (and I mean the adjusted ISBP, which changes whenever a Signing Bonus Value is traded or acquired), it can no longer acquire Signing Bonus Values in trades. So even if a club is willing to pay a tax on going over its ISBP limit, it is important for a club to stay at least $1 under their current up-to-the-minute ISBP so that the club can continue to acquire SBVs in trades. I suspect that's why the Cubs are holding-up the Eloy Jimienez deal, so they can continue to acquire SBVs in trades and stay under their current ISBP. Once they reach their ISBP limit, there is no going back to undo it.
James Russell doesn’t like to
garza with a gem through 7..
garza with a gem through 7...make it rain prospects!
Why did they send him out
114 through 8...wish the cubs
I was freaking QuitMan. I can
Sveum seems pretty angry
...make it rain 21+ year old
navarro hitting .288/.360 avg
If only he were an acceptable
I just want Garza, Soriano,
What's Garza going to get
I think it's still too
5/92.5?
Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN
Matt Garza vs. Ricky Nolasco:
After a batch of mind numbing
So maybe the international
The Cubs international draft
If you're implying that they
You surviving diaper duty?
Ha ha, yes, I am. I have
The Roger's Tribune article
m.guerrier
...and a runner thrown out at
On the line drive off the bat
p.strop's turn to debut...
Lazy 2nd to 3rd. Lazy slide.
I gotta say, I agree. I'm
I gotta say, I agree. I'm
I didn't see lazy. I saw
Outscore a good team in their
Phil Rogers says Buster Olney
Here's what Olney said in his
the righty lineup vs Liriano:
That's not a very good lineup
Nothing says awesome like
You know Navarro has a better
navarro's not exactly been
Stark says Cubs asked for
Stark says Cubs asked for Schoop and E. Rodriguez for Garza from O's, but too high a price for O's.
doesnt bode well for a huge return for Cubs...at this point I hope they get Mike Olt and call it a day.
I agree. And sooner rather
John Schoop? I heard he is
I think Orioles are gunshy on
I LIKE the way you think!!
welll that's the package the
welll that's the package the Cubs were asking for and that package isn't all that exciting to me (although totally reasonable for both parties). Someone will cough up something and that something will be pretty decent...a windfall it will not be. Connecting Olt with Bryant would be pretty foolish.
that's a crazy asking price..
Baltimore Sun guy said a
the lesser prospect or two is
the lesser prospect or two is never gonna be the dealbreaker though
neither of the 2 were even top 100 prospects on BA's list, although I guess they made Keith Law's at #50 and #100. Decent headliners, but not overwhelming imo.
Maybe the Cubs wanted
Maybe the Cubs wanted something like Schoop, Rodriguez, and Arrieta for Garza, and they eventually just made it Arrieta, Strop, and some ISBP SBV for Feldman and Clevenger.
Stewart lands with the
whatever mode of
13-game hitting streak for 19
13-game hitting streak for 19-year old switch-hitting VSL Cubs 3B-1B-LF-RF Roney Alcala.
Alcala is hitting 434/444/474 with four HR & 14 RBI over the course of the 13 games, and is now leading the VSL in hitting.
For the season, Alcala is hitting 382/412/573 with six HR & 31 RBI in 40 games, and has struck out only 18 times in 165 PA.
Alcala was signed out of Venezuela on 7-2-2011 (the first day of the International Signing Period in 2011).
Bring him up!