Comments on: International Market July 2nd Flim Flam

By: Wade

Wade — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:47:35 +0000

badler confirms perez on twitter http://twitter.com/#!/BenBadler/status/87241390295236609

By: UofIx3

UofIx3 — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:40:34 +0000

More info from The Cardinal Nation: http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/1083972.html

excerpt:
The following players agreed to terms today with the Cardinals on the first date of eligibility:
Dewin Perez, LHP, 6-0, 175 lbs.; Born: Sept 29, 1994 (Cartagena, Colombia)

Eliezer Alvarez, SS, S/R, 5-11, 165; Born: Oct 15, 1994 (Santiago, Dominican Republic)
Jose Godoy, C, L/R, 5-11, 180; Born: Oct 13, 1994 (Maracaibo, Venezuela)
Alirio Negrette, LHP, 5-11, 176; Born: March 29, 1995 (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

Also signing today to a 2012 future services contract:

Luis Arias, RHP, 6-3, 180; Born: July 6, 1993 (Bonao, Dominican Republic)

By: Pitchers Hit Eighth

Pitchers Hit Eighth — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:45:17 +0000

Badler said tonight on Twitter he’s got another team in on Becerra.

http://twitter.com/#!/BenBadler/statuses/86670660478304256

(H/T to BigRob for me even asking the question :) )

By: Cardinals645

Cardinals645 — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:21:20 +0000

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By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:04:31 +0000

Thanks BigRob and Lou. Great finds.

By: Lou Schuler

Lou Schuler — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:55:04 +0000

In another article at BA, Badler says the Cards are linked to a Venezuelan catcher named Jose Godoy.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/prospects/international-affairs/2011/2612018.html

By: BigRob

BigRob — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:10:50 +0000

I was actually doing the same research yesterday and I came up with one name: SS Wilmer Becerra. I found this on mlbtraderumors.com and their source is Ben Badler. Here is the link: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/06/badler-examines-july-2-class.html