"I'm always ready. I'm realizing my dream to play professional baseball," Armenteros told MLB.com last week at Estadio Quisqueya during the Caribbean Series. "I'm planning on making a decision on [Wednesday], but only God knows what will happen and when I will sign. I'm not worried about it. I'm just waiting on the right opportunity."
-MLB.com
Clearly, anything close to that would push Atlanta (or any other team) well over its bonus allotment if the signing were to be completed in this July 2 period. Such a move would trigger a two-year ban on $300K+ international signings and a 100% tax on overages.
Clearly, anything close to that would push Atlanta (or any other team) well over its bonus allotment if the signing were to be completed in this July 2 period. Such a move would trigger a two-year ban on $300K+ international signings and a 100% tax on overages.
Thanks Dan
We are barred from signing IFAs >$300K until 7/2/17, and that's assuming that the new CBA doesn't find a novel way to fuck us (which it will).
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until July 1 to sign him? Does he fit in the IFA rules?
We are barred from signing IFAs >$300K until 7/2/17, and that's assuming that the new CBA doesn't find a novel way to fuck us (which it will).
Was it 2015 when we spent the big IFA money? I was thinking 2014. Need to do my homework.
There were rumors that Atlanta did want him and were trying to convince him to wait until July 2nd to sign with them but they aren't going to mess up their chances of signing Maitan, catcher Abraham Gutierrez, and shortstop Severino by signing Lazarito before July.
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He was listed on the original roster, but Kevin Maitan is not in attendance here at the MLB international showcase.