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Raptors Realtor wrote:
Sounds like they'll show up to the party and eat some appetizers and maybe have a drink, but will dip out before the main course.
polo007 wrote:
Parataxis wrote:I know they've changed the posting system a couple of times over the past decade or so, but what's it looking like now?
Does he have a say in which team gets to claim the posting, or is it entirely between the Marines and the MLB teams?polo007 wrote:
Cyrus wrote:Parataxis wrote:I know they've changed the posting system a couple of times over the past decade or so, but what's it looking like now?
Does he have a say in which team gets to claim the posting, or is it entirely between the Marines and the MLB teams?polo007 wrote:
Since he's under 25, he has to sign to which ever team has international spending pool. He has some say cause he can sign with anyone, and seeing alot of teams have similar international money, he can pick which one. Obviously Marines will want him to go the team that offers him the most, as they will get a slightly larger payout.
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-international-signing-bonus-pools-for-each-mlb-team/
we are in the 6.2 mill pool with Cubs, Mets, Yankees, Angels, Padres.
Dodgers are 5.1 mill pool.
Seattle and all the small market teams have the most at 7.55 mill, so they would be the ones who cost offer the most, which surely Marines will want to dicate.
Now all teams can acquire additional Int spending money. Like what the Angles did when they signed Othani, so I imagine whomever does win out, they'll go out and acquire more $$$, by sending out prospects and such to do so.
Parataxis wrote:Cyrus wrote:Parataxis wrote:I know they've changed the posting system a couple of times over the past decade or so, but what's it looking like now?
Does he have a say in which team gets to claim the posting, or is it entirely between the Marines and the MLB teams?
Since he's under 25, he has to sign to which ever team has international spending pool. He has some say cause he can sign with anyone, and seeing alot of teams have similar international money, he can pick which one. Obviously Marines will want him to go the team that offers him the most, as they will get a slightly larger payout.
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-international-signing-bonus-pools-for-each-mlb-team/
we are in the 6.2 mill pool with Cubs, Mets, Yankees, Angels, Padres.
Dodgers are 5.1 mill pool.
Seattle and all the small market teams have the most at 7.55 mill, so they would be the ones who cost offer the most, which surely Marines will want to dicate.
Now all teams can acquire additional Int spending money. Like what the Angles did when they signed Othani, so I imagine whomever does win out, they'll go out and acquire more $$$, by sending out prospects and such to do so.
But that spending pool is just for signing bonus money, right? It doesn't take contract value into account?
The best analogy for what will happen during righthander Roki Sasaki’s offseason is to compare it to an old-school college recruiting visit before the days of NIL. Teams will be strictly limited in how much they can spend to sign Sasaki, and any team signing him will do so knowing that the contract is a mere fraction of what he’s worth on the open market.
So they can present all kind of facts about their pitching programs, their coaching staff, their city and why Sasaki would want to make their clubhouse his new home.
But when it comes to actual financial incentives, the restrictions are incredibly strict.
So whatever idea you have to circumvent the bonus limits, you can forget about them. The Collective Bargaining Agreement has already thought of whatever idea you have. And if you managed to come up with something they haven’t already thought about, they have written the CBA in a way to prevent that too.
1. What Happens If A Team Tries To Spend More Than Their Bonus Pool Allotment?
They can’t. MLB won’t allow the contract to be approved. Teams can trade for additional allotment up to 50% beyond their bonus pool limit, but that’s it. A dollar beyond their available bonus allotment and the contract isn’t approved.
It’s covered in Section B, paragraph 5 of the international amateur talent system in the CBA:
No Club may exceed its Signing Bonus Pool in any signing period. Any contract that would result in a Club exceeding its Signing Bonus Pool (including any additional Signing Bonus Pool space acquired via assignment from another Club) will not be approved by the Commissioner’s Office.
2. Can A Team Offer Sasaki An MLB Contract?
No.
If you are not a “foreign professional” you cannot sign a major league contract. A similar restriction now exists for draftees. It used to be that teams could sign draftees or international amateurs to major league contracts, which offered all kinds of benefits and higher salaries than players on MiLB contracts. But nowadays, that’s off limits.
This one is covered by Section D of the International Amateur System of the CBA.
All players subject to the Signing Bonus Pool system must sign a Minor League Uniform Player Contract.
5. Can A Team Start Working On An Extension To Replace His MiLB Deal?
Whatever team signs Sasaki may want to offer him an extension at some point, no such talks can be had in any way before he signs. Teams are prevented from:
Promising, representing, or committing to sign a player to another Minor League contract or a Major League contract in the future, or to provide additional compensation or benefits under the extant contract (such as a higher salary in future years of the Minor League contract).
Parataxis wrote:Cyrus wrote:Parataxis wrote:I know they've changed the posting system a couple of times over the past decade or so, but what's it looking like now?
Does he have a say in which team gets to claim the posting, or is it entirely between the Marines and the MLB teams?
Since he's under 25, he has to sign to which ever team has international spending pool. He has some say cause he can sign with anyone, and seeing alot of teams have similar international money, he can pick which one. Obviously Marines will want him to go the team that offers him the most, as they will get a slightly larger payout.
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-international-signing-bonus-pools-for-each-mlb-team/
we are in the 6.2 mill pool with Cubs, Mets, Yankees, Angels, Padres.
Dodgers are 5.1 mill pool.
Seattle and all the small market teams have the most at 7.55 mill, so they would be the ones who cost offer the most, which surely Marines will want to dicate.
Now all teams can acquire additional Int spending money. Like what the Angles did when they signed Othani, so I imagine whomever does win out, they'll go out and acquire more $$$, by sending out prospects and such to do so.
But that spending pool is just for signing bonus money, right? It doesn't take contract value into account?
polo007 wrote:
Parataxis wrote:Good for him - get that bag!
Still amazed that Rangers didn't QO him, especially given this contract now.polo007 wrote:
Fairview4Life wrote:Parataxis wrote:Good for him - get that bag!
Still amazed that Rangers didn't QO him, especially given this contract now.polo007 wrote:
Astros?
Parataxis wrote:Fairview4Life wrote:Parataxis wrote:Good for him - get that bag!
Still amazed that Rangers didn't QO him, especially given this contract now.
Astros?
Yes. This is what I get for posting before Coffee. Look, Texas is pretty small, and all the teams are basically the same, right?
