International signings
July 2nd, 2008 | Published in Padres, baseball, prospects
Before noon eastern time, the Padres had locked up five of the top international prospects from around the globe for a total of nearly $5,000,000. Those commas are in the proper places.
More coverage from Baseball America and ESPN.
Seriously, I wish I followed this stuff closely, so I could give some kind of analysis … but I don’t, really (Padman, got anything?). Will be scouring the ‘net for stuff, though. It sounds like these guys, especially Portillo, are really highly touted prospects. From the ESPN link, an AL exec. said this: “Inoa, Rodriguez, Yorman and Portillo would [challenge] the first selection if they were eligible for the American draft this year; I have no doubt about that.”
Very interesting. It is definitely a contrast to the “conservative,” college-oriented draft approach.
