IBC

Indians sign Justin 0-Sellers

Indians sign Robert Andino

Phillies release Ramon Castro

Phillies sign Clint Robinson

Rays release Matt Mangini

Rays create Mike 11-Wright

Giants release Roman 11-Hernandez

Giants create Antonio 11-Senzatela

Giants sign Cesar 0-Cabral

Mets release Tim Byrdak

Mets sign Endy 0-Chavez

RedSox release Justin 10-Grimm

RedSox create Jose 10-Depaula

RedSox wrote:RedSox create Jose 10-Depaula

In November 2010, DePaula agreed to a $500,000 deal with the Yankees, with the contract contingent upon DePaula receiving his visa, which given his history meant more than the standard red tape. DePaula remained in limbo for 16 months. He worked out at the Yankees academy in the Dominican Republic, but he was not allowed to travel to the United States and could not pitch in official games.

If the contract does get finalized, it's not yet known where the Yankees plan to send DePaula, though given his combination of stuff and polish, like Martinez, he figures to move quickly.

Pretty clearly a 2012 signing (at least IMO).

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RedSox wrote:RedSox create Jose 10-Depaula

In November 2010, DePaula agreed to a $500,000 deal with the Yankees, with the contract contingent upon DePaula receiving his visa, which given his history meant more than the standard red tape. DePaula remained in limbo for 16 months. He worked out at the Yankees academy in the Dominican Republic, but he was not allowed to travel to the United States and could not pitch in official games.

If the contract does get finalized, it's not yet known where the Yankees plan to send DePaula, though given his combination of stuff and polish, like Martinez, he figures to move quickly.

Pretty clearly a 2012 signing (at least IMO).

Well, since his approved visa is breaking news I'd like to wait until we can get an official signing date from MiLB before we break out the bold text. He's 21 so he should start stateside and therefore have a MiLB player page with his signing date in a maximum of a couple weeks. If the signing is listed as 3/2012 I've wasted a roster slot until then.

Bold text means nothing except to seperate B.A. words and mine, no offense intended.

To be clear, I'm saying that in the end the listed 11/2010 signing date will stand in MLB's eyes and you contend that this constitutes an entirely new contract and will be listed as a 3/2012 signing on his MiLB player page. Correct?

"Righthander Jose Rafael DePaula, who agreed to sign for a $500,000 bonus with the Yankees in November 2010, has had his visa approved by the U.S. Consulate, according to Charisse Espinosa-Dash, who is one of DePaula's representatives. DePaula is expected to travel to the United States next week for his physical, one of the final contingencies of his contract being approved and his bonus being paid."

I don't think a contract is valid unless it's approved. Jag also posted that the contract was contingent upon him getting his visa, which it took him over a year to do.

MLB changed their rules after Carlos Mattias/Martinez and players under investigation are no longer allowed to play in the DSL so it makes it harder to tell if he actually was a Yankee and not just training at their facility. MLB pretty much has to call the contract a 2010 deal because all of the other owners are going to pitch a fit if it turns out the Yankees were able to sequester a free agent at their training complex for two years and somehow get an additonal two years of service time by wording the contract in such a way that it didn't 'finalize' until a date much later than when the deal was first announced. The only question is whether the IBC is going to go by MLB's official signing date when it comes out or if we're going to start generating our own IBC signing dates based on criterion yet to be determined, which sounds like a real nightmare even if events like this turn out to be once in a blue moon type occurrences.

Cardinals release Sergio Escalona

Rays release Adam Wilk

Rays sign Alexi Amarista

Athletics release Jordan 10-Shipers

Athletics sign Hector 0-Santiago

Yankees release Matt Bush