A's Agree To Terms With......
by nocal81(Vincent) on Feb 6, 2010 12:35 PM PST
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PrintDominican right hander Michael Feliz according to MLB Trade Rumors and Twitter . I don't have too much information on Feliz or the contract but pending a verification of age Feliz is set to earn 800K signing bonus. According to Dominican Prospect League he is 16 years old. He did make the Dominican League all-star game .
Does anyone have any information on Feliz? I have attempted to find out more but keep getting directed back to the Dominican Prospect League website, which isn't very informative
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the deal includes an $800,000 bonus
but is not final yet. It’s subject to a physical exam and age verification, according to this post.
He's 6'4 and 200 lbs at age 16?? wtf?
"It took eight hours, seven and a half to find the heart"- Earl McCatty
more from the Dominican Prospect League
With an imposing yet projectable 6´4", 200 lb frame, Feliz (16) showed his aptitude for development over the last two months in the DPL. His 91-93 mph fastball exhibits strong downhill plane and movement while his curveball shows nice potential to become an above average secondary pitch. Needless to say, DPL hitters are happy to see him leave the league and get his pro career started. Feliz becomes the first Tainos player to get his professional career started.
Here’s the link for the quote above.
I find the age implausible
That being said, it doesn’t mean he’s not worth anything even if he’s older. Even an 18-year-old with that kind of projection/stuff is potentially worth a lot of money.
Shawn Spencer: "I’m receiving a transmission from your husband. Really more of a voicemail, if I'm being honest. A status update. Perhaps a twitter."
Burton Guster: "I believe it’s called a tweet."
Shawn Spencer: "There’s no way I’m saying that."
Kind of raises an interesting question
The MLB is at least paying a lot of lip service lately to cracking down on falsified documents in international signings and a 16 year old kid with that kind of size coming out of the Dominican is going to raise a lot of eyebrows. But as you said, a kid with that combination of size, stuff, and projectability is easily worth $800,000 to the A’s whether he’s 16,17, 18, or even older. I wonder if the A’s can kind of tell the MLB age squad to take it easy on this one as they’re not to concerned about it. I meant that kind of tongue-in-cheek but I wonder how the age verification process goes with these type of signings.
No, I think they'll let the process run its course
If the contract gets revoked, they can always 1. claim it was the league office, and not their own issues, that killed the deal, and 2. re-sign him for fewer dollars.
Shawn Spencer: "I’m receiving a transmission from your husband. Really more of a voicemail, if I'm being honest. A status update. Perhaps a twitter."
Burton Guster: "I believe it’s called a tweet."
Shawn Spencer: "There’s no way I’m saying that."
There would be a problem if he was 15
but like you say, that doesn’t seem likely.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - danmerqury
There's a new rule that if a players misrepresents his age or uses a fraudulent identity,
he cannot sign with a club for one year.
by LongLiveLangerhans on Feb 8, 2010 2:26 AM PST up reply actions
Age verification is done by the team individually, and/or by MLB through its Department of Investigations.
The Department of Investigations is rather new (formed in 2008 based on a recommendation from the Mitchell Report) and its stated purpose is rather broad (investigating the use of prohibited substances and “other threats to the integrity of the game”), so it’s a bit unclear exactly how it’s intended to operate. The press release that accompanied its creation said the department would operate independently of the individual clubs of MLB and that it had broad authority to conduct investigations.
Last year, MLB announced that the Department had been engaging in DNA testing and bone scans to help them verify the ages and identities of players from the Dominican. According to the announcement, the tests were done only on a consensual basis, and only in rare instances. I know Miguel Sano and his family underwent numerous tests at the request of the Pirates (even though he eventually signed with the Twins) but I believe MLB conducted their own tests as well.
If MLB wanted to investigate into Michael Feliz’s age, there’s little the A’s could do about it. They say they do it rarely, but a high profile signing of a 6’4, 200 lb sixteen-year-old sort of begs to be investigated.
It’s likely, however, that Feliz has already volunteered to submit to DNA testing and bone scans in order to prove his age and procure a larger signing bonus. Many agents encourage their clients to do so, as there is sort of a presumption of guilt until proven otherwise.
by LongLiveLangerhans on Feb 8, 2010 2:19 AM PST up reply actions
Looks like it's just a matter of having too many commas ahead of it
and an attempt at sentence clarity than any hidden meaning behind it.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Or maybe he actually ate Barry Bonds.
When was the last time anyone saw that guy, anyway?
Stewart: "What really needs to be clear is it wouldn't have mattered if there was an earthquake or not. We were going to beat the Giants.
very true you know kids these days have such huge appetites
and Bonds is a lot slower since those steroids ruined his knees
the latest I've seen that's not from a paid subscription source
is this from Joe Stiglich, dated Feb 4:
–Michael Ynoa, RHP: Ynoa, now 18, was supposed to make his professional debut last season, but the A’s shut him down due to elbow soreness. His fastball topped out at 94 mph during the Dominican Republic instructional League this winter. Ynoa’s English is improving rapidly, Owens said, and he’ll report for the start of minor league spring training March 7. After participating in extended spring training in April, Ynoa will join either the A’s rookie league team in Phoenix or the short-season Single-A Vancouver squad, assuming all goes well. The A’s are taking it slow with Ynoa, given a $4.25 million signing bonus in 2008.
If he goes to Vancouver...
I’ll definitely have to try to catch a game of his. I live south of Spokane, where Texas’ short-season A-ball team plays.
Stewart: "What really needs to be clear is it wouldn't have mattered if there was an earthquake or not. We were going to beat the Giants.
Why are alot of the Dominican kids so tall?
What the heck is on that island, that makes these kids grow so much? I know there’s a bunch of infielders of smaller stature, but it seems that alot of the Dominican kids are tall & lanky. Is it genetics or is it environment? If alot of these kids are below the poverty line, you would think the kids would be somewhat under-nourished & not as tall. I’ve got an inquiring mind & I need to know.
Paddle Faster! I hear banjo music.
Maybe the short, stocky ones aren't getting paid $4M to come to the US and play baseball?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Yeah...
Availability heuristic…
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
In America the tall lanky ones play basketball
and the strong ones play football. In the DR everyone plays baseball, or possibly soccer.
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by Rebuilding Season on Feb 7, 2010 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
The DR has a horrible soccer team
Every athlete of any consequence there plays baseball.
Shawn Spencer: "I’m receiving a transmission from your husband. Really more of a voicemail, if I'm being honest. A status update. Perhaps a twitter."
Burton Guster: "I believe it’s called a tweet."
Shawn Spencer: "There’s no way I’m saying that."
I would start Ynoa in rookie league Arizona
That is a more controlled environment.
WIth these Dominican prospects, they are so far removed from the Majors (16?), after signing them, I wouldn’t talk about them for 4-5 years. Waste of time.
Ynoa turned 18 in September
But I agree that they should take it slow with him. After all, that’s a big investment.
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