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Not sure if this should go here or has been posted elsewhere, but:

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/08/b ... cerra.html

The Blue Jays announced the signings of seven international free agents: Roberto Osuna, Wuilmer Becerra, Jesus Gonzalez, Manuel Cordova, Alberto Tirado, Jairo Labourt, and Yeyfry Del Rosario.

satyr9 wrote:Not sure if this should go here or has been posted elsewhere, but:

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/08/b ... cerra.html

The Blue Jays announced the signings of seven international free agents: Roberto Osuna, Wuilmer Becerra, Jesus Gonzalez, Manuel Cordova, Alberto Tirado, Jairo Labourt, and Yeyfry Del Rosario.

Osuna and becerra were ranked 4th and 5th. AA doing work. Two others were in the 20s.

Too bad most of the people who cried about not being able to sign Beede won't notice this at all.

sonn wrote:Too bad most of the people who cried about not being able to sign Beede won't notice this at all.

We better not have paid $3 million for Osuna.

The International market, if exploited properly, can be a great pipeline for talent. Those players are not as likely to pan out as talent available via the amateur draft, but stockpile enough of them and you can get a Delgado or Fernandez or Escobar in that group. I am glad AA is going overslot in the draft and using the Intl market. May not make a noticeable impact right away, but a few years down the line it may become very beneficial.

Split away from 2011 Post-Draft Rumors/Signings so more people see it.

Mod tools are fun!

MGD24 posted this earlier http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=123&t=1128467&start=240

BigLeagueChew wrote:MGD24 posted this earlier http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=123&t=1128467&start=240

I wasn't sure where it belonged either and wasn't sure if it deserved it's own thread...but I'm cool with this haha

Could someone post a brief description on the players ?

JoeyBats wrote:Could someone post a brief description on the players ?

All I could find was this creepy scouting report on Roberto Osuna

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=14302

JoeyBats wrote:Could someone post a brief description on the players ?

I'm on my phone so i don't want to go to the trouble of linkong it, but the star has a write up on it with some descriptions

sonn wrote:Too bad most of the people who cried about not being able to sign Beede won't notice this at all.

They were going to sign these guys regardless of whether or not they signed Beede, though.

MGD24 wrote:

JoeyBats wrote:Could someone post a brief description on the players ?

All I could find was this creepy scouting report on Roberto Osuna

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=14302

Kid is only 15 and he's 6'1 200 lbs and throws 90 mph ? lol

On PTS yesterday Blair and Wilner were raving about Osuna. Almost going over-the-top about how good this kid is. Not sure how much they know, but the interview with Marco Paddy was interesting.

More on osuna

http://riveraveblues.com/2011/06/yankees-interested-in-roberto-osuna-51178/

-MetA4- wrote:

sonn wrote:Too bad most of the people who cried about not being able to sign Beede won't notice this at all.

We better not have paid $3 million for Osuna.

He is from Mexico, more like 3 million pesos....j/k.