By Kiley McDaniel
There has been intrigue, rumors, and large amounts of money flying around with the opening of the signing period for nearly all of the top 16 year olds in Latin America beginning this morning.

Some scouts and agents started posting in the comments of the scouting reports article and 100 comments later, it turned […]

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By Kiley McDaniel
SaberScouting has learned from MLB sources that Dominican right-handed pitching phenom Michel Inoa has agreed to a $4.25 million bonus with the Oakland A’s. The A’s have called a press conference to announce the signing of their new prize.
As covered in this scouting report, Inoa has proven himself to be a rare […]

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By Kiley McDaniel
As mentioned in the last article, SaberScouting.com’s sources are indicating that 16 year old Dominican right-hander Michel Inoa is expected to sign with the Oakland A’s for a bonus between $4.25 million and $4.50 million as the headliner of the international signing period that starts on July 2nd.
Inoa has a frontline starter profile […]

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By Kiley McDaniel
Frankie and I have been busy gathering more information for articles, with a comprehensive 2009 draft preview, 2008 draft review, Cape Cod Reports, Florida State League reports, Trade Rumors, and MLB Analysis all on the way in the coming days and weeks. The most pressing of these topics is the International signing period, […]

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By Kiley McDaniel
The past week I once again went to more Florida State League games than a human probably should and neglected posting because 1) in my spare time I was moving and 2) after putting off a day or two, a ton of info piled up.
Weak excuse, but now we’re about three weeks away […]

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By Kiley McDaniel
Part three of my getting-caught-up recap will cover the rest of the amateur games I saw since the Kelly-Ferrara recap that weren’t covered in part two of this never-ending recap series.
Inside this report, I’ll have yet another Casey Kelly update (more here, here, and here). And for those of you sick of […]

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By Kiley McDaniel
Part two of my getting-caught-up recap will cover some of the amateur games I saw since the Kelly-Ferrara recap, while the others will be covered in part three which jointly will span the spectrum of mid-range to high-profile and cover 2008 and 2009 draft prospects.
The college game I caught last Friday was a […]

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By Kiley McDaniel
I’ve been all over the state the last week, and while that has meant less frequent posting, it also means tons of stuff is in the hopper for the next few days.
This is a very busy for scouts with crosschecker season in full effect for top draft prospects and the minor league season […]

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By Kiley McDaniel
I’ve been hitting (and will continue to hit, although metaphorically) high school games this week because it is district tournament week here in Florida, and some draft prospects are playing their last games of the season, while others are just getting started on a long journey to the state tournament in Sarasota.
I caught […]

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By Kiley McDaniel
I went out to catch a matchup between the Dunedin Blue Jays and Tampa Yankees yesterday; to see a few notable pitchers and get yet another look at intriguing bat Travis Snider.
Yankees RHR Mark Melancon (pictured, right, in college at Arizona) isn’t quite all the way back from Tommy John surgery, but there […]

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