January 12, 20242 yr The international signing period opens on Monday. I wrote a preview for FutureSox here: https://www.futuresox.net/2024/01/11/2024-white-sox-international-signing/
January 12, 20242 yr Linked to #s 11 and 17 but not a lot of other noise. One is Profar’s brother, so already an MLB connection. No obvious place for the bulk of Their money to be spent. This sounds kinda normal for the White Sox.
January 13, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, Balta1701 said: Linked to #s 11 and 17 but not a lot of other noise. One is Profar’s brother, so already an MLB connection. No obvious place for the bulk of Their money to be spent. This sounds kinda normal for the White Sox. Who is 17th?
January 13, 20242 yr 2 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Herrera is 11 at Pipeline and 17 at BA. BA is listed by bonus though. Is this normal to have such few leaks at this point in time?
January 13, 20242 yr Author 30 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Is this normal to have such few leaks at this point in time? Yeah. Last year was quiet too. Knew about Luis Reyes, Rafael Alvarez and Uribe only.
January 15, 20242 yr On 1/12/2024 at 3:35 PM, Y2Jimmy0 said: The international signing period opens on Monday. I wrote a preview for FutureSox here: https://www.futuresox.net/2024/01/11/2024-white-sox-international-signing/ Great job. Really informative!
January 15, 20242 yr Here are the list of signees (so far) from BA. Chicago White Sox ($5,925,000) Eduardo Herrera, 3B, Venezuela Judrick Profar, SS, Curacao Jesus Premoli, 3B, Venezuela Orlando Suarez, RHP, Venezuela Juan Berroteran, SS, Venezuela Alexandre Valdiviezo, RHP, Venezuela Manuel Rumbos, RHP, Venezuela
January 15, 20242 yr 17 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said: Here are the list of signees (so far) from BA. Chicago White Sox ($5,925,000) Eduardo Herrera, 3B, Venezuela Judrick Profar, SS, Curacao Jesus Premoli, 3B, Venezuela Orlando Suarez, RHP, Venezuela Juan Berroteran, SS, Venezuela Alexandre Valdiviezo, RHP, Venezuela Manuel Rumbos, RHP, Venezuela Wow…zero DR signings so far
January 15, 20242 yr 10 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Wow…zero DR signings so far And after going through BA’s tracker…we’re the only club at the moment. Edited January 15, 20242 yr by Chicago White Sox
January 15, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said: Wow…zero DR signings so far That jumped out to me as well.
January 15, 20242 yr Who is doing all that scouting work in Venezuela? Paddy again? Or locally-based? We haven't had an academy there in ages...at least since it got increasingly dangerous with the political situation.
January 15, 20242 yr Insane this article was TEN years ago...and Wilder Saga still has a shadow over the DR seemingly. "(Marco) has a feel for what we need, said Del Matthews, assistant director of player development and scouting. Weve had recent success, but it was definitely needed. With the new rule changes in the basic agreement it kind of made it an even playing field for everybody and it was a great opportunity for us to ramp up our efforts and hopefully well see some fruit in a couple of years. Laumann believes international production will help the team in the amateur draft in terms of creativity. In years past, because the organization needed to add bodies the international program didnt produce, Laumann was forced to find players to fill holes instead of taking risks on higher potential draftees." ..... "After he spent the last 14 months assessing an international department that has produced one player over the past decade, Marco Paddy, the special assistant to the general manager in international operations, will add five new scouts. The amateur scouting department will also add two new scouts. While hes happy for the additional bodies in his department, amateur scouting director Doug Laumann is more pleased with the international hires. Rick Hahn last week described a department, which will add two scouts in the Dominican Republic, one in Mexico, one in Venezuela and another to cover Curacao and other areas, as bare bones." Profar is Curacao...but someone is really doing a lot of footwork in Venezuela, that was a barren wasteland for the Sox even when Ozzie and Freddy Garcia and their families ruled the Sox roost from 2003-2011...dating back further to Magglio Ordonez and obviously legends Aparicio and Carrasquel. Edited January 15, 20242 yr by caulfield12
January 15, 20242 yr 9 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said: Looks like another name was added to the list Elier Gil, C, Venezuela I think we saw this name a few weeks ago.
January 15, 20242 yr Just now, Bob Sacamano said: I think we saw this name a few weeks ago. That's possible, the only ones I saw ahead of time were Herrera, Profar, and Premoli.
January 15, 20242 yr Author 7 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Insane this article was ten years ago...and Wilder Saga still has a shadow over the DR seemingly. "(Marco) has a feel for what we need, said Del Matthews, assistant director of player development and scouting. Weve had recent success, but it was definitely needed. With the new rule changes in the basic agreement it kind of made it an even playing field for everybody and it was a great opportunity for us to ramp up our efforts and hopefully well see some fruit in a couple of years. Laumann believes international production will help the team in the amateur draft in terms of creativity. In years past, because the organization needed to add bodies the international program didnt produce, Laumann was forced to find players to fill holes instead of taking risks on higher potential draftees." Their two biggest signings last year were teenage Dominicans
January 15, 20242 yr 23 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: Their two biggest signings last year were teenage Dominicans When they advance to High A, fans can start to actually get excited...
January 15, 20242 yr https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/white-sox-2024-international-prospects-signings?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
January 15, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, PolishPrince34 said: Looks like Houston Astros are starting to take over the Cuban pipeline. Led by Abreu.
January 15, 20242 yr Author 47 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: When they advance to High A, fans can start to actually get excited... Obviously
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