Yankees announce international signings
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The Yankees said they signed these 16-year-olds out of the Dominican Republic:
OF Yeicok Calderon
SS Anderson Felix
SS Gian Arias
They also revealed one draft signing: 29th-round pick Mike Jones, an outfielder from Arizona State University
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Peter Abraham
Wow! Can you feel the excitement? I better sit down.
2 SS’s. wonder how long it will take for people on here to say we should release Jeter now…….
I’m afraid to try and pronounce that first guy’s name. Hope he makes it to the bigs so Steve Phillips has to.
I can’t wait to see these guys!!! In 2014.
“They also revealed one draft signing: 29th-round pick Mike Jones, an outfielder from Arizona State University”
Who?
Mike Jones played yesterday. It’s funny that they would just mention his signing today.
So John Sterling has five years to come up with a homerun call for Yeicok Calderon.
He’ll need every minute he can get.
That Mike Jones???
Back then hoes didn’t want me, now they all up on me.
for the person asking who was first on the yankees prospect list for 2008… Joba is still considered a prospect.
1. Joba Chamberlain, rhp
2. Austin Jackson, of
3. Jose Tabata, of
4. Ian Kennedy, rhp
5. Alan Horne, rhp
6. Jesus Montero, c
7. Jeff Marquez, rhp
8. Brett Gardner, of
9. Ross Ohlendorf, rhp
10. Andrew Brackman, rhp
“2 SS’s. wonder how long it will take for people on here to say we should release Jeter now……”
You realize they’re 16 right? By the time they get ready to play in the majors, if they ever do, it would probably be 5 or 6 years from now. Jeter is 34. Do the math.
That is the oddest trio of baseball names I have ever seen.
Another website is reporting the following Latin American signings for the Yankees:
C Jackson Valera (Venezuela)
OF Ramon Flores (Venezuela)
OF Yeico Calderon
SS Anderson Felix
SS Giancarlo Arias
The Venezuelan kids are currently at the Yankee complex in the Dominican. As soon as they get back to Venezuela they will sign their contracts to make it official.
Makes sense to sign some bats. They have drafted so many pitchers in the last couple years, they need to even things out or teach a bunch of pitchers how to hit.
They also signed Darryl Hannah today. Hank apparently wanted to make a splash.
Scott Boras - you never did demonstrate a sense of humor. Clearly he was kidding about yesterday’s Jeter discussion you may have missed.
By the way, Brandon. You’ve gotta be here somewhere if we’re talking int’l signings.
Had an overlong comment late on the last string re the trade deadline prospect discussion in reply to you. I like your comments here, thought you were getting on my nerves a bit in that string. I won’t bore all here with a rehash.
And I was very serious about you and SJ starting a Tampa blog - or something prospect oriented and even broader in scope. It’d be great.
god i hope i get to hear michael kay say “Yeicok” someday