Phillies Signed Abrahan Gutierrez For $550K From Braves

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Breaking Down The Prospects Lost By The Braves

This past week was not a good one for the Atlanta Braves. The highly-awaited penalties shook every part of the system, from the international front to the draft to the front office.
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Phillies May Pursue Kevin Maitan

Remember those trades the Phillies made this summer that got them a whole lot of "international amateur signing bonus space?"

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MLB Removing Prospects From Braves

Major League Baseball informed multiple Braves international signings today that they will become free agents, multiple sources told Baseball America.

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Braves Sign Venezuelan Catcher Abraham Gutierrez For $3.5M

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Kevin Maitan Leads A Talented Group Of Venezuelan Prospects

each year the process of international firms, whose official date is July 2, the 30 major league teams try to ensure the best talents outside the territory of the United States to feed their farms and ensure a promising future in their organizations.  (Translated)

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July 2 Notebook: The Top International Catching Prospects

When international scouts want to sign a catcher, they go to Venezuela. Whether it’s a player who has been catching his whole life, someone who moved to the position recently or a player at another position who’s just built for catching, Venezuela is a perennial top source of young catchers.

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Cardinals In The Hunt For Jonatan Machado, Victor Garcia, & Carlos Soler

The international signing process has become messier than ever. Not that it’s ever been a clean, straightforward puzzle to put together before, but the combination of aggressive scouting, major league rules and external factors beyond baseball has pushed the arena to a new level.

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The Clubs That Will Dictate The International Market

The start of the international signing period is months away, but teams have been hard at work scouting prospects across Latin America and the Caribbean since last summer in search of future stars.

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