Comments on: Pirates 2012 International Spending Recap

By: John Dreker

John Dreker — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:22:01 +0000

Thanks for pointing that change out. The initial November signing mention came from Badler himself, along with the price(click on link for Herrera to see Badler’s announcement of the signing)

By: Kevin Anstrom

Kevin Anstrom — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:45:12 +0000

Badler noted that Johan Herrera signed his contract on July 1st. Therefore his $300K does not count against the $2.9M allowance.

By: Lee Young

Lee Young — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:17:08 +0000

Some more international guys to follow….fun stuff!

By: rohabi

rohabi — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:24:59 +0000

Gotcha. Thank you.

By: John Dreker

John Dreker — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:33:49 +0000

It only applies to amateur players for the most part. But if a player played pro ball in Japan, Cuba, Taiwan and China and is at least 23 years old, the rules don’t apply to them

By: rohabi

rohabi — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:31:30 +0000

So with these new international rules does this mean that the Red Sox, Yankees, Rangers, etc. will not be able to bid millions of dollars just to negotiate with Japanese League players?

By: John Dreker

John Dreker — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:15:21 +0000

From the sound of it, Julio is a definite to be there and Michael is likely, but not 100% certain. That would make sense, because the latter is still a little raw, while Julio has an advanced approach at the plate and can recognize and hit a curveball already

By: Steve Zielinski

Steve Zielinski — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:09:03 +0000

Gayo and his crew surely have bought themselves some credibility with their recent successes.

N.B: “Badler notes that Julio de la Cruz will start the year in the Gulf Coast League, while Michael de la Cruz will likely open up in the GCL.”

Will both players play in the GCL in 2013 when the season begins?