Fort Myers - In December 2002, Red Sox, was decided to sign the Cuban pitcher Jose Contreras. Socks and invited him to Florida homeowners John Henry, in order to make a recruiting ground, sent a franchise icon Luis Tiant brethren Contreras.
Red Sox, and just at that time I thought they were successful, because he blew his offer, the "evil empire came to the Yankees to infuriate team president Larry Lucchino called the famous New York."
12 years later, the Red Sox have hit back.
And old rivals in pursuit of another Cuban star, 19-year-old Yoan Moncada, Red Sox refused highs. Since the transaction is physically hold, officials of the team is not able to comment, agent Mont Kada is Sox was confirmed last night that it has signed infielder ambidextrous $ 31.5 million. Red Sox also pay a major in $ 31.5 million of tax for exceeding their bonus pool allocated for international signings.
Agreement, the agent Mont Kada and Mont Kada socks Major League David Hastings that is functioning as not been invited to the camp, according based in accountant in Tampa, scheduled to be completed by Friday. And his age, he is given the fact that it is not played in organizing the game from December 2013, the parties agreed that he is better able to spend a spring training with minor leaguer of fellow .
Salary: so they were willing to do something was not a Yankees, however, Red Sox this time, got its man.
"You will provide the same kind of money, and Yoan when you have basically four teams liked the 4 teams, someone up, had to distinguish steps otherwise "Hastings said by telephone." money was the only thing that the left and could be used to distinguish ".
$ 25 million each initial offer was conducted in the vicinity of Hastings, Red Sox, Yankees, Dodgers and by the San Diego Padres. In the second round of bidding, socks was $ 31.5 million, which exceeded the offer from the incredible to the Yankees to be about $ 27 million.
Windows and doors Contreras was broken to hear signed with the Yankees, as legend goes, if the original general manager Theo Epstein, then certainly office has provided Mont Kada socks victory. Even while walking across the field of yesterday's training, GM Ben Cherington was kept poker face. Led players Allard Baird staff Nosae chief exploration of Moncada is, He did not give anything.
All along, the Yankees were considered front runners. When the general partner Hank Steinbrenner According to the New York Post, the New York Yankees when you attended the recent trial of his interest clearly reached a peak, was held the Moncada 3 private training.
And, the Yankees great need for Moncada, All-Star, became so free agent before last season, mainly of the potential long-term and second base in Cuba for Robinson Cano that they are missing I had a replacement. On the other hand, the Red Sox have a lower second baseman Dustin Pedroia of the contract until 2021.
However, New York general manager Brian Cashman, like the Red Sox, was the subject of punishment in order to blows, since, while yesterday told reporters that had the concern of taking the bid Yankees is too high, Your bonus money, socks, the main reason for only $ 300,000 limited to each of the next two years, you do not want to leave the Moncada.
In this way, socks also send a Tiant breakfast in the last week Moncada, I put the full-court press. Ultimately, however, while the was important, and the Red Sox has intensified, Hastings only said that the Yankees had a high bid in the second, it was the final bid.
"He has all the team like" Hastings I said. "When everyone is equal, someone will have to step up. There was a Red Sox."
In fact, socks, it is thought that it is worth taking the plunge for promising young hitter at the time the crime is valuable in the whole game. For position Moncada, you can decide later. According to Hastings, 6 feet 1 and 220 pounds - - In addition, some scouts believe Moncada, and ultimately is going to be too large to play the infield.
While lowering the Moncada, in any case, has been developed to socks. Mike Napoli is, if you leave via a free agent at the end of this year, he probably there is a possibility of playing the first of the base. Or third baseman Pablo Sandoval or left fielder Hanley Ramirez will open another point of Moncada, you can first pass.
"He is huge. It looks like a action figure," Hastings said. "He has exceptional speed. He would not have been ready to do so. I mean and, in if you grew up in the United States, this guy is not a full back, become a baseball player. throw has a rifle for an arm. from the tip of his of her foot on the head finger is athlete. "
In recent years, Red Sox, was aggressive players in the Cuban market. Red Sox in 2013 to first baseman José Abreu shy of bidding Chicago White Sox "award $ 5,000,000 for slugging embarrassment fall, seven years, the last of which was entered into a center fielder Rusney Castillo to $ 72.5 million agreement August.
Moncada you are betting now will participate successfully in Cuban conga line in the major.
"Finally you can not" evaluator's another AL you have not seen, direct Moncada said. "Someone you are trying to burn in order to $ 75 million tuning in painful .5000 million."
But Moncada even a bust, investment does not exceed the $ 63 million of the very early. Minor league contract is signed, it will under the control of the 6-year club that once called to majors.
Then, the ability to maintain away from the Yankees, Red Sox could not be denied.
Glance at Moncada
Yoan Moncada
Age: 19
HT: 6-1. WT: 205
Stats: 0.277 / 0.388 / 0.380,4 hours, 28 RBI, two in season in 21 SB bats Cuban National Series 367.
Scout Report: In general considerations exploration size and impressive strength for teenagers, some in outfielder Yasiel Puig of Dodgers When you compare your body type. In it he, and your body type, (according to Baseball America Ben Badler, beat the Red Sox outfielder Rusney Castillo in the foot race during the competition of Cuba skills Stars in 2013), average speed over There you it is, ultimately, has been believed to move to the corner infield or outfield position. It is still only one good bet, whether it is unclear begin his minor league career.
Red Sox "the take:" He who has been successful in Cuba is very aggressive, have the power to be able to run a physical 19-year-old ... "- GM Ben Cherington, the TV In the last night of Comcast SportsNet in the interview.
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