Eladio Moronta Rumors
By Mark Polishuk [November 24, 2009 at 6:24pm CST]
Baseball America's Ben Badler is reporting that Dominican outfielder Eladio Moronta signed today with New York. The signing concludes a hectic seven-month period for Moronta, 20, who was given a one-year suspension by Major League Baseball last May for misrepresenting his age as 17 years old. Moronta's suspension was lifted at the end of September. The deal is reported to worth $570K according to Baseball Prospectus' Kiley McDaniel (via Twitter). In other tweets on the subject, McDaniel said that Moronta has been compared to Raul Mondesi by scouts and could have commanded a seven-figure contract when the international signing period...
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By Zach Links [September 28, 2009 at 4:07pm CST]
Here are some choice links to kick off the afternoon... Former Phillies and Blue Jays GM Pat Gillick is not interested in a return to Toronto, writes ESPN's Buster Olney. However, the 72-year-old would not rule out handling baseball operations for another team down the road. Ben Badler of Baseball America reports that Eladio Moronta - one of the toolsiest players in Latin America - is now eligible to be signed, five months after being suspended for lying about his age. Manager Cito Gaston doesn't see the Blue Jays holding on to Roy Halladay if the team doesn't make other...
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