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18 Responses to “Yankees announce international signings”

1. Yankee Dudel July 2nd, 2008 at 3:41 pm

   Wow! Can you feel the excitement? I better sit down.

2. Chris NY July 2nd, 2008 at 3:41 pm

   2 SS’s. wonder how long it will take for people on here to say we should release Jeter now…….

3. Chris NY July 2nd, 2008 at 3:42 pm

   I’m afraid to try and pronounce that first guy’s name. Hope he makes it to the bigs so Steve Phillips has to.

4. William Buckner July 2nd, 2008 at 3:43 pm

   I can’t wait to see these guys!!! In 2014.

5. JetsDaily July 2nd, 2008 at 3:43 pm

   “They also revealed one draft signing: 29th-round pick Mike Jones, an outfielder from Arizona State University”

   Who?

6. raymagnetic ®™ July 2nd, 2008 at 3:46 pm

   Mike Jones played yesterday. It’s funny that they would just mention his signing today.

7. Stephen July 2nd, 2008 at 3:56 pm

   So John Sterling has five years to come up with a homerun call for Yeicok Calderon.

   He’ll need every minute he can get.

8. Shant July 2nd, 2008 at 3:56 pm

   That Mike Jones???

   Back then hoes didn’t want me, now they all up on me.

9. YankeesTech July 2nd, 2008 at 4:03 pm

   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

10. Scott Boras July 2nd, 2008 at 4:14 pm

    “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.

11. Jeremy July 2nd, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    That is the oddest trio of baseball names I have ever seen.

12. AlbanyYankee July 2nd, 2008 at 4:28 pm

    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

13. crawdaddie July 2nd, 2008 at 4:37 pm

    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.

14. AlbanyYankee July 2nd, 2008 at 5:20 pm

    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.

15. CharlesSDutton July 2nd, 2008 at 5:27 pm

    They also signed Darryl Hannah today. Hank apparently wanted to make a splash.

16. nyyfaninlaaland July 2nd, 2008 at 5:37 pm

    Scott Boras – you never did demonstrate a sense of humor. Clearly he was kidding about yesterday’s Jeter discussion you may have missed.

17. nyyfaninlaaland July 2nd, 2008 at 5:41 pm

    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.

18. Money Blanket July 2nd, 2008 at 5:54 pm

    god i hope i get to hear michael kay say “Yeicok” someday