February 3Feb 3 Keller mentioned expanding scouting efforts in Mexico. Nice group of teams to be mentioned with.
February 14Feb 14 Man that Yankees' leadership changeover on the Intl side really did a number dignings existing signings. Kind of the opposite effect with the White Sox/Paddy seemingly mailing it in the last couple of years and the Cuban Connection drying up as well.
February 15Feb 15 "Whoever was running the show down there must’ve been doing some pretty fucked up s%*# for this to all blow up and for them to all get fired. Wonder if they were skimming money off the top. Plus, most of these kids have all sucked anyway." Compared to Jim Bowden/Dave Wilder situation with skimming bonuses. https://www.reddit.com/r/NYYankees/comments/1r2t4vs/yankees_lose_top_17yearold_catcher_as_prospects/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiE39bYm9qSAxXPkq8BHfdKDKEQFnoECAMQAg&usg=AOvVaw1LfrXNUG6_vmJCbDe0gHNC Why the Yankees couldn’t afford the international scouting status quo nypost.com › 2026/01/30 › sports › why... Jan 30, 2026 · The reality is the vast majority of international signings will not pan out. It is also reality that the Yankees have had their fair share of big misses... Edited February 15Feb 15 by caulfield12
February 15Feb 15 Yankees' new Director of International Scouting only makes their failure more baffling What — and we cannot stress this enough — the f***. ByAdam Weinrib|Jan 27, 2026 "This did not make sense at all. Were the Yankees really so aghast at Rowland's scouting — which many publications are aligned on! — that they'd rather not participate in the process instead of dole out ~$4 million pre-agreements? Was there something sketchy going on behind the scenes, where MLB demanded they divest to prevent a large-scale investigation/suspension? These prospects — and the agents who represent them — couldn't really have loved Rowland this much, could they?! Garza has spent essentially his entire career with the Yankees. He's as internal as internal gets. If MLB was about to drop a hammer on Rowland and the Yankees, this wouldn't have been the move. If the Yankees wanted to make a change to their evaluation process, this definitely wouldn't have been the move; Garza was the team's director of Latin American operations from 2017-2019. As it stands, the Yankees spent two months hemorrhaging talent while seeking a changing of the guard, than changed that guard by promoting someone they already had in their braintrust to a different position of power ... all in an effort to salvage a cascading pile of disintegrating relationships? Maybe we were being too generous in assuming that Rowland had to have triggered some sort of massive scandal for this all to make sense. Maybe the Yankees really are that incompetent, and had no idea the damage they'd cause by making a change. As it stands, they've lost two years of talent from one of the very few prospect pools they can access without getting lucky at the back of the first round/nailing a comp pick. Hope the time lost was worth it. Hope Garza is an historically good whisperer. God forbid the Yankees ask someone who hasn't already been in the building for their opinion on anything." https://yanksgoyard.com/yankees-new-director-of-international-scouting-only-makes-their-failure-more-baffling Edited February 15Feb 15 by caulfield12
Yankees' new Director of International Scouting only makes their failure more baffling What — and we cannot stress this enough — the f***. ByAdam Weinrib|Jan 27, 2026
February 15Feb 15 23 hours ago, caulfield12 said: "Whoever was running the show down there must’ve been doing some pretty fucked up s%*# for this to all blow up and for them to all get fired. Wonder if they were skimming money off the top. Plus, most of these kids have all sucked anyway." Compared to Jim Bowden/Dave Wilder situation with skimming bonuses. https://www.reddit.com/r/NYYankees/comments/1r2t4vs/yankees_lose_top_17yearold_catcher_as_prospects/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiE39bYm9qSAxXPkq8BHfdKDKEQFnoECAMQAg&usg=AOvVaw1LfrXNUG6_vmJCbDe0gHNC Why the Yankees couldn’t afford the international scouting status quo nypost.com › 2026/01/30 › sports › why... Jan 30, 2026 · The reality is the vast majority of international signings will not pan out. It is also reality that the Yankees have had their fair share of big misses... Brother. How did you get a Captcha in your post even?
February 15Feb 15 2 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Brother. How did you get a Captcha in your post even? Not sure...accessing most US websites from China have them now even with a VPN.
March 8Mar 8 https://www.milb.com/player/christopher-romero-839293&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwj76L70pJCTAxVJlmoFHWyHKgwQFnoECAoQAg&usg=AOvVaw1gQkeH1lvbzOYGDGa5_ORK Turns 17 in June... Edited March 8Mar 8 by caulfield12
April 2Apr 2 Author https://www.instagram.com/p/DWkKwBLER88/?igsh=MWJyZjhwMnd3cWpzbw==From Francys RomeroThe Chicago White Sox have recently agreed to a deal with 18-year-old right-handed pitcher Jhoriel De La Rosa from Juan Uribe’s academy as part of the current 2025 to 2026 international signing period.De La Rosa is a 6-foot-2, 160-pound pitcher who shows significant physical projection and athleticism. He is from Yamasá, in the Monte Plata province of the Dominican Republic.According to multiple scouting reports, he repeats his delivery consistently and has the ability to throw strikes with all of his pitches. His fastball currently sits around 91 mph, complemented by a slider in the 76 to 78 mph range and a changeup between 80 and 82 mph.The agreement is considered an opportunity deal at $10,000, but we have seen enough similar cases like De La Rosa to believe that this type of talent can reach the next level and move through the Minor League system. Time and development will tell.
April 2Apr 2 2 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said:https://www.instagram.com/p/DWkKwBLER88/?igsh=MWJyZjhwMnd3cWpzbw==From Francys RomeroIt's always wild to me that the 18 year olds are forgotten after thoughts, when in reality, we know way more about them, than we do the 15-16 year olds in these classes. I wonder how many guys like this fall through the cracks with things like growth spurts or similar and end up being as good as the million dollar guys.
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