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International Notes: Yankees, Vargas, Mesa, Marlins, Orioles

By Steve Adams | August 1, 2018 at 5:30pm CDT

The Yankees have been one of the most aggressive teams on the international free agent market for the past several seasons, and they’ve already put the considerable amount of international funds they acquired in trades with the Cardinals ($1MM) and the White Sox ($1.5MM); New York announced today that it has signed Cuban righty Osiel Rodriguez and Cuban shortstop Alexander Vargas. Rodriguez’s $600K signing had previously been reported, but MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez reports (via Twitter) that the newly signed Vargas received a whopping $2.5MM bonus. Vargas, 16, ranked eighth on MLB.com’s rankings of this year’s international prospects, drawing praise for his range, arm and instincts both at shortstop and in center field.

A few more notes on the international market…

  • Sanchez also recently took a lengthy look at the latest on the market for top outfield prospect Victor Victor Mesa. While the Cuban-born star has yet to be declared a free agent by Major League Baseball, there’s a fair bit of intrigue as to where he’ll sign once eligible. Victor Victor and his younger brother, Victor Jr., are both training in the Dominican Republic at present, according to Sanchez, but there’s no indication that either has established residency in another a country — a requisite step before being declared a free agent by MLB. Sanchez runs through the teams that are plausible landing spots for the brothers and takes a look at their potential timelines to signing.
  • Interestingly, Sanchez further notes that the Orioles and Marlins could be in line to make a significant play for Mesa (Twitter links). Both teams acquired international money prior to the non-waiver deadline and are interested in increasing their spending on the international front. The Orioles have a hefty $8.25MM they can offer, though it’s worth noting that GM Dan Duquette has suggested they could sign some international prospects as soon as this week (link via MASNsports.com’s Steve Melewski). With the Mesas yet to reach free agency, that’d suggest that they’re not earmarking their entire pool one or both brothers. The Marlins, meanwhile, have $4.35MM to work with at present — the second-most of any team that is not limited to $300K signings. The Athletic’s Emily Waldon reported recently that the Orioles were working hard on a deal with the elder Mesa brother (Twitter link). MASNsports.com’s Byron Kerr tweeted that the Marlins are indeed planning a run at him as well, though he added that the Orioles could be closer. Of course, no deal can be announced until the league declares the Mesa brothers to be free agents, and there’s no real way of knowing when that process will be complete.
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  1. tealmarlin

    5 years ago

    Victor Mesa could be the new Lavar Ball in Miami. We can add some cuban talent to the lineup, is gonna be good besides his dad.

    Reply
    • jbigz12

      5 years ago

      The orioles can nearly double the marlins offer. This guy came from nothing. I’d be surprised if he turned down the considerably larger offer.

      Reply
      • dimitrios in la

        5 years ago

        As an O’s fan I’m perplexed though. Don’t the Yanks have $7+ mill to spend, or are they one of the teams that must only do signings up to $300k?

        Reply
        • jbigz12

          5 years ago

          They’ve spent the money already. Most teams have blown through most of their pool. Orioles haven’t spent a dime I don’t believe.

        • sportsjunkie24

          5 years ago

          They traded most away but have gotten loads back in trades

        • jbigz12

          5 years ago

          I don’t think we dealt anyway this year. We haven’t gotten more than 3 mil back in deals.

        • tim815

          5 years ago

          Spent aggressively. Traded for more. Like TB.

    • GarryHarris

      5 years ago

      V2’s Cuban baseball statistics look weaker than Rusney Castillo’s.

      Reply
  2. xabial

    5 years ago

    $2.5M?!! Dam.

    Reply
    • xabial

      5 years ago

      Dont gaf about money. Just amt. of INT pool allocated. That was the rest of their INT pool money!

      Reply
  3. ea2one

    5 years ago

    Hope the O’s offer a contract to both the brothers as added incentive to get the better of the 2…At this point we need to pull out all stops and make moves in the right direction.

    Reply
    • jbigz12

      5 years ago

      We could use the lesser Mesa too. I’m all for it.

      Reply
    • dimitrios in la

      5 years ago

      They’ve done some intriguing things of late. It’ll be interesting to see how what they got develops.

      Reply
    • mstrchef13

      5 years ago

      The younger brother is only 16, so he could turn out to be pretty good as well. Older brother is very good, and Dad was apparently a very good player as well.

      Reply
    • martyvan90

      5 years ago

      They’re lottery tickets…. but good luck. The Birds haven’t been players in a while. I can understand the excitement.

      Reply
      • jbigz12

        5 years ago

        As is any young international prospect.

        Reply
        • tonypro7

          5 years ago

          As is any prospect, anywhere.

        • jbigz12

          5 years ago

          Yeah. Typically a little more info on U.S. or Canadian guys but anyone can bust for sure.

  4. jorge78

    5 years ago

    Victor Victor? Well, at least his dad didn’t name him
    LaVictor LaVictor…..

    Reply
    • Bob Knob

      5 years ago

      …or Victor-Victoria ….

      Reply
  5. sadosfan

    5 years ago

    This season for the os to me feels more exciting than last year. Seeing all the big returns was better than any game they played. I will be all in if they land one or both of the Mesa brothers. If they keep developing the farm and in 3 years I see them coming back strong.

    Reply
  6. joeflaccosunibrow

    5 years ago

    We should have started this rebuild 3 years ago. I feel Duquette can put us there, we just need the Angelos brothers to see the err of their Dad, Peter, ways.

    Now if we can sign Dan to a contract, that’s probably harder than the rebuild.

    Reply
    • Trevor

      5 years ago

      I hope this is the dawn of a new era of O’s baseball.

      Reply
      • joeflaccosunibrow

        5 years ago

        You and me both!

        Reply
  7. Bob Knob

    5 years ago

    Are there other rankings for these Internationals other than MLB ???
    If there are other(s) …which seems to be the most comprehensive and/or accurate ???
    THX !

    Reply
  8. Cuso

    5 years ago

    Vector, Victor?
    Clearance, Clarence.

    Reply
  9. tallyosfan

    5 years ago

    Angelos ownership will f it up

    Reply

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