Bahston in Trouble.....

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/16674214/boston-red-sox-barred-signing-international-amateurs-2016-17-signing-period

For those that can't click links at work: (See Below)

The Boston Red Sox have been found in violation of the sport's international signing system, and as a result, the team is barred from signing any international amateur players during the 2016-17 signing period, according to sources.

Because of the violations, the contracts of players involved in the situation have been voided, including outfielders Simon Muzziotti and Albert Guaimaro, pitcher Cesar Gonzalez, and infielder Antonio Pinero.

The players who've had their contracts voided can be scouted by all other teams at a workout on July 5 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

 

Any of our Guru's around here know anything about these kids and could an addition or two of these young ones help us?

Thanks in advance!~

[Ohtaniland]

And we won't sign any of them

[Adam]

sign em all

[Mark68]

I know what team WON'T have scouts present in Santo Domingo on July 5...

[yk9001]

Okay, that's why the Sox can't sign any internationals.

What's our excuse?

[Blarg]

Baldoquin 

[Troll Daddy]

12 minutes ago, Mark68 said:

I know what team WON'T have scouts present in Santo Domingo on July 5...

Who?

[Vegas Halo Fan]

23 minutes ago, CALZONE said:

And we won't sign any of them

We won't even send a scout.

[Homebrewer]

Arte's Yacht.

[LooneyPlatoons]

Is there a legitimate reason why we don't seem to scout Asia or Latin America?

[eligrba]

So, as punishment, Boston is required to behave like the Angels in signing international players for 2016-2017.

[Jobu]

13 minutes ago, LooneyPlatoons said:

Is there a legitimate reason why we don't seem to scout Asia or Latin America?

Angels scouts were accused of skimming bonuses in the Dominican. Lost years to that scandal. 

[Docwaukee]

http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2015?list=int

looks like one of those guys is 18th.  the Cubs have 5.  The dogs have 4, including #1 and #3.    

2 minutes ago, Jobu said:

Angels scouts were accused of skimming bonuses in the Dominican. Lost years to that scandal. 

self imposed.  

We are actually starting to see a few guys make their way over.   We've got 9 previous DSL players on the AZL roster right now and 3 others that we drafted out of Puerto Rico.  We've actually got quite a few players from Venezuela on our DSL roster.  It seems like we've been there a bit more than the DR as of late.  

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

1 minute ago, Dochalo said:

http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2015?list=int

looks like one of those guys is 18th.  the Cubs have 5.  The dogs have 4, including #1 and #3.    

self imposed.  

We are actually starting to see a few guys make their way over.   We've got 9 previous DSL players on the AZL roster right now and 3 others that we drafted out of Puerto Rico.  We've actually got quite a few players from Venezuela on our DSL roster.  It seems like we've been there a bit more than the DR as of late.  

 

Maybe, the Venezuelan talent is more Slappyier?....

[Homebrewer]

They're communists so they are cheaper to sign?

[AngelsLakersFan]

34 minutes ago, eligrba said:

So, as punishment, Boston is required to behave like the Angels in signing international players for 2016-2017.

My thoughts exactly, LOL!

[AngelsLakersFan]

11 minutes ago, Homebrewer said:

They're communists so they are cheaper to sign?

Probably why Arte is 'convinced' by their talent.

[Make Angels Great Again]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

Baldoquin 

 

What a fucking wreck this guy is.

 

.460 OPS as a 22 year old in A+

 

What a perfect description of our ineptitude.

[Angelsjunky]

Roberto Baldoquin: Jerry Dipoto's parting gift. Way to fuck this org, Jerry.

[greginpsca]

Isn't the Baldoquin penalty about over?  It is about 2 years ago when he signed.

 

[Jobu]

1 hour ago, Angelsjunky said:

Roberto Baldoquin: Jerry Dipoto's parting gift. Way to fuck this org, Jerry.

I would agree except for: a) Josh Hamilton; 2) The org wasn't going to do anything smart with that money anyway. 

[Lou]

There's your international presence hard at work 

[NrM]

So the Angels went 6 million over the budget for Robert Baldoquin.

Why did they only sign one international player if they knew they couldn't do anything for 2 years after? they could've easily brought in a few more international players because the penalty would've stayed the same. The obvious answer is the 100 percent tax markup, but international prospects can be found on the cheap.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/04/mlb-releases-2016-17-international-bonus-pools.html

• All overages are taxed at 100 percent.
• Exceed bonus pool by 5 to 10 percent: Team is not allowed to sign a player for more than $500K in the following international signing period.
• Exceed by 10 to 15 percent: Team is not allowed to sign a player for more than $300K in the following international signing period.
• Exceed by more than 15 percent: Team is not allowed to sign a player for more than $300K in the following two international signing periods.

Another thing of note

Penalties for the international bonus pool are as follows (international bonus pools only apply to players who are under the age of 23 and have fewer than three years of professional experience):

So the restriction only limits them to players under the age of 23. There is a lot of international talent above the age of 23.

[gotbeer]

And the Red Sox farm will still be better than the Angels, even if we add all those "free agents"

[Jobu]

Which we won't.