International signings

by uthornfan on Aug 17, 2007 2:09 PM CDT

I know there has been some talk wondering if we signed any players from Latin America, and while I didn't find a complete list, I did find out a few things. Baseball America has a new feature on international signings. The Rangers are mentioned briefly. Apparently we signed four players, two shortstops, a lefty pitcher and an outfielder. More on them in a second.

http://tinyurl.com/3ae9e4

There is also another feature on the top 20 signing bonuses given out during this signing period, and the Rangers have two of the players in the top 20. We signed two 16 year olds, a LHP named Martin Perez from Venezuela and Wilson Suero, a SS from the Dominican Republic. They seem to be the two most highly regarded players we signed.

http://tinyurl.com/33xua8

We also signed Venezuelan SS Tomas Telis and Venezuelan outfielder Edward Ceballo. I have no ages on these two players. If anyone finds out about these players or any other players we signed, please post the info here.

Here is what BA had to say about Martin Perez.

"The Rangers also made big moves again this season, signing Venezuelan lefthander Martin Perez (BA initially reported Perez had signed with the Mets) for $580,000, Dominican shortstop Wilson Suero ($558,000), Venezuelan shortstop Tomas Telis ($140,000) and Venezuelan outfielder Edward Ceballo ($105,00). Considered the top lefthander on the international market this year, Perez has drawn mixed reviews, with some scouts saying his fastball was 89-90 mph with a solid-average curveball and others saying he was 82-86 with a 62 mph curve.

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Thomas Telis

does he have a famous 'canon'?

"I've learned that before I open my mouth, I should look both ways for midgets." - Denny Crain

by mtex on Aug 17, 2007 3:46 PM CDT reply actions

Yes, but

502 is a bit old for a prospect.

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by t ball on Aug 17, 2007 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Nice, thanks

Two guys in the 500-600k range, those guys should be in line with the better guys from the last two classes. Sounds like we just didn't get the depth of quality as in those. Daniels did come right out and say that they weren't able to sign as good of a class as the last two.

by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2007 5:03 PM CDT reply actions

There are

still guys who haven't signed, like Edward Salecedo, who's apparently going to take 2 million.

http://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=123749

by FirebatM3 on Aug 17, 2007 5:18 PM CDT reply actions

Hey

We've still got a lot of free cash floating around from the Tex, Gagne and Lofton deals, plus Gast and Nash.

Let's put it to good use:)

Saltalamacchia: The world's first 5A player.

by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2007 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Supposedly he's represented by Boras

this diary from minorleague ball is hearsay, but it says the Yanks, Mets and M's are the front runner,s but 2 or 3 mid market teams are still in it.

Hopefully we're one of those 2 or 3 teams.

Saltalamacchia: The world's first 5A player.

by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2007 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Cool I want him

we got money to burn, why not?

at least then we dont have to trade gagne again next year for him heh.

i always want the ranger to step up and go after the latin guys hard core. we always seem to sit out of only go to about 1M then we're out. its like a free draft. its like what the states used to be in the old days before the draft.

pony up in latin america.

pony up and draft the procello's, harvey, weavers, through the 1st 10 rounds.

stir in 5 seasons of consistently doing this.

cook at 104 degrees in DFW

Blam!

good things will happen.

i guarantee it.

.500 or bust!

by Jayslick on Aug 17, 2007 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Something tells me that

for the purposes of that article we wouldn't be considered a midmarket team, especially with Seattle specifically mentioned as a frontrunner. I could see Milwaukee for one.

by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2007 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Yah

That part threw me of a bit, too.

Haven't the Mariners traditionally been pretty big spender on the international scene, though?

And they have had pretty big payrolls the last couple of years.

I could see us being named as a midmarket team in this instance. I think it's much more likely that he goes to the Mets/Yankees, but still...

Saltalamacchia: The world's first 5A player.

by thedirkatron on Aug 17, 2007 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions

I guess I'd think two things

One, Hicks still has that ARod/CHoP reputation, even though he has underspent on payroll for several years. Two, like you said with Seattle, Texas, though to a lesser degree, has been a pretty big spender the last few years and does have the old reputation from Gonzalez/Sosa/Pudge/Alvarez and Tatis/King/Cedeno/Mateo eras.

by Brett Perryman on Aug 17, 2007 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions

yup

they have done pretty good in the non-traditional areas, like australia (chris snelling) and i think taiwan too?

plus i read last nite that i think they have a guy they signed at 17 whose 19 now from the netherlands whose doing pretty good in the minors

man, i sure thought chris snelling was gonna be a stud...btu then again when you ck his stats, its easy to see why:
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Chris-Snelling.shtml

look at 2003 - 65 games, .370 avg, 8 HR, 36:43 bb/k, 17 2b and he was 23.

by knockoutking24 on Aug 18, 2007 8:02 AM CDT up reply actions