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MLB 2016 Regular Season Official Thread - Do Not Attempt to Ketchup

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Windu

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GK86 said:
Happy Bobby Bonilla day. Who gets $1.2 mil from the Mets today.
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the braves are still paying Bruce Sutter.
1985-1991: $750,000 each year (6 years)
1992-2021: $1.12 million every year (30 years)
2021: $9.1 million, which represents the ‘principal’ dollars that were supposedly placed in a 12.3% interest-bearing annuity back in 1985.
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Windu

never heard about the cat, apparently
Kevin Maitan
Keith Law said:
Atlanta has been known to have a deal in place with Maitan for over a year now, although the Nationals have been aggressive in trying to sign him, as well.
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no nationals. no.
 
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CosmicQueso

Member
Gouty said:
I love you Cleveland, really I do.

But you just got a championship a week ago.

Please fuck off.

-Kansas City



PS fuck you so what we won the World Series last year you guys have three teams
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Salty and bitter, yet gloating, all at the same time, with more than a hint of passive-aggression. This is the perfect GAF post.
 
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Dmncnby2k9

Banned
Our savior, Lord Jose Reyes, might be kept down for another week in the minors. Resurrection delayed due to his 1-17 minor league start.
 
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Dmncnby2k9

Banned
cleveland baseball needed this. attendance has been terrible last few years. this year their average so far is about 16k. lets see if this run brings the fans back out.
 
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LyleLanley

Banned
darkside31337 said:
Wow MLB came down hard on the Red Sox for those violations. Never seen anything like this before.
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jbug617

Banned
Red Sox can't sign any International FA for 2016-2017
Contracts of five BOS prospects voided, including including OFs Simon Muzziotti, Albert Guaimaro, P Cesar Gonzalez, INF Antonio Pinero.
 
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Windu

never heard about the cat, apparently
Red Sox were expected to sign Roimer Bolivar, the No. 31 prospect in the BA Top 50. Shortstops Erik Pena and Raymond Mora and catchers Christian Longa and Wilfred Astudillo
 
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Windu

never heard about the cat, apparently
BFIB said:
Kind of surprised at that punishment being that severe.
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not really. they bundled players to basically get overslot players while staying underslot. So they should have never been able to sign them in the first place.
 
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Windu

never heard about the cat, apparently
HarryDemeanor said:
Dodgers about to stockpile some more prospects.
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dodgers are limited to signing players for $300,000 or less. Have until tomorrow to sign players above that.

edit: actually the last signing period already ended. nvm. the dodgers did sign a cuban guy right at the end though.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/inte...ez-signing-period-closes/#DvwGQpVePq8k8zze.97

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With the 2015-16 signing period over, 10 teams are now in the penalty box for the upcoming 2016-17 signing period, which begins on July 2. The Angels, Blue Jays, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Giants, Rays, Red Sox, Royals and Yankees all will be unable to sign any players subject to the international bonus pools for more than $300,000. However, they have no restrictions on signing players who are exempt from the bonus pools, such as third baseman Yulieski Gurriel, second baseman Jose Miguel Fernandez, infielder Luis Yander La O or outfielder Yadiel Hernandez.
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Zeeman

Member
Nice to see Gibby celebrate the holiday in the traditional way of his people, by getting tossed from the game in the first inning
 
The Elite

The Elite

BOSS
Has Stroman stopped those dumbass breathing exercises he picked up at the start of the year? He had a pretty extensive ritual for a while between pitches.
 
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Windu

never heard about the cat, apparently
Major League Baseball on Friday handed down unprecedented penalties to the Red Sox, removing prospects from their organization and banning the team from signing any international players during the upcoming 2016-17 international signing period, which opens Saturday.

According to the commissioner’s office, the Red Sox engaged in circumvention of the international bonus pools by signing several Venezuelan players in “package deals.”

As a consequence, five Red Sox signings will become international free agents again, including 17-year-old outfielders Albert Guaimaro and Simon Muzziotti. Guaimaro ranked as Baseball America’s No. 15 international prospect last year and Muzziotti ranked No. 24. Shortstops Antonio Pinero and Eduardo Torrealba and righthander Cesar Gonzalez will also become free agents. All five players signed with the Red Sox last year on July 2 for $300,000 each, the maximum bonus the Red Sox were allowed to pay a player last year as a consequence for exceeding their bonus pool the previous signing period (2014-15) to sign players such as Anderson Espinoza, Christopher Acosta and later Yoan Moncada.

Those five players will be allowed to keep their bonus pool money—which essentially works out to a fine for the Red Sox—and will be subject to the 2016-17 international bonus pools, with one catch. Only the amount of money that the players sign for in excess of $300,000 will count against a team’s 2016-17 bonus pool. So if a player signs with another club for $500,000, only $200,000 would count against that club’s pool.

Behind the scenes, MLB has been working in cooperation with the MLB Players Association to help them select a new agent who is certified by the union to represent them in their upcoming contract negotiations. MLB is holding a showcase on July 5 at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo. The players will also be allowed to hold private workouts for clubs.

Instead of penalizing the Red Sox for the 2017-18 signing period, which would have had a more damaging effect on the Red Sox since that will be the next year they can sign players for more than $300,000, MLB’s decision to ban the Red Sox for 2016-17 signings leaves several amateur prospects in Venezuela out to dry. Several 16-year-old Venezuelan players were expecting to sign with the Red Sox on Saturday, but those players are now scrambling to find deals with other clubs. Due to MLB’s timing, that could be difficult for some of those players, since the majority of teams have already committed their bonus pool money elsewhere with oral agreements for other players. The most notable prospect who was expected to sign with the Red Sox is Venezuelan outfielder Roimer Bolivar, the No. 31 international prospect on Baseball America’s Top 50 international prospects list.

Package deals are not uncommon among Latin American signings. The immediate concern among officials from other clubs are the unintended consequences that MLB’s decision could have on other players, ranging from 2015 signings to more established players who could come forward for a chance at a second payday, perhaps even at the advice of a former trainer in exchange for a commission.

All of these five players (and the players who signed with the Red Sox from the same trainers’ programs) signed last year and had their contracts approved by MLB, with the knowledge that they were all coming from the same program.

In May, MLB officials went to the Dominican Republic and questioned players as young as 16 individually without their parents or any representation present. According to multiple sources, MLB officials threatened to suspend the players if they did not cooperate with their investigation, and some players broke down in tears. MLB officials denied any threats took place. During those meetings, however, MLB informed players that they have an obligation to be truthful or else they could be subject to disciplinary action, including a fine or suspension, and told the players to give them their banking information and said they were going to go through their bank accounts. MLB did not confirm or deny that when asked.


Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/inte...-international-penalties/#OUae9sGwV4U4IU0K.99
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