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International Free Agent Signings: Saturday

By Mike Axisa [July 4, 2009 at 7:22pm CST]

These signings will trickle in throughout the day, so let's keep track of the notable ones in a single post. Keep checking back in for updates.

Baseball America's Ben Badler reports that the Padres have signed Dominican centerfielder Yoan Alcantara. ESPN's Jorge Arangure says he received a $135,000 signing bonus. Alcantara is said to be a good athlete with plus speed and a plus arm.
Arangure tweets that the Rockies signed Dominican shortstop Rosmel Herrera for $550,000.
Andrew Baggarly of The San Jose Mercury News says that the Giants signed righthander Marvin Barrios out of Panama to a six-figure bonus.
Badler has another: The Rangers have signed Venezuelan shortstop Luis Sardinas. No word on the exact financial details, but he's expected to receive a singing bonus over $1MM.
MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan reports that the Rangers have signed 16-yr old Jurickson Profar out of Curacao. Profar stared in the 2004 Little League World Series, and is a legitimate prospect both at short and on the mound.

Full Story | Comments (7) | Categories: Colorado Rockies | San Diego Padres | Texas Rangers

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Twins signed Max Kepler. No terms

Posted by: johns | July 04, 2009 at 10:53 AM

Yeah, we caught that yesterday or the day before. Thanks for the tip though, keep them coming.

Posted by: Mike Axisa | July 04, 2009 at 11:24 AM

Keep an eye on Herrera, the Rockies have one of the better international operations in the game.

In recent memory they've found Chacin, Rosario and Gomez among others.

Posted by: scribbletone | July 04, 2009 at 11:39 AM

Other than Profarlo (sp?), haven't heard much about Rangers signings? Any news?

Posted by: SAMAGS | July 04, 2009 at 12:52 PM

"The Rangers have signed Venezuelan shortstop Luis Sardinas. No word on the exact financial details, but he's expected to receive a singing bonus over $1MM."

Will he be competing on American Idol with those pipes?

Posted by: GD31892 | July 04, 2009 at 03:04 PM

Heres what i dont get theres all of this buzz about internatinal agents signing at the age were there still in high school. yet u never hear a story about some 15 year old in the u.s. being signed so whats up with that?

Posted by: Wrigleyterror37 | July 05, 2009 at 12:46 AM

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