The 2021 international signing period opens this Friday.
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Any news on who Phillies are targeting for international signings?
Ricardo Perez..catcher…6’…180 lbs… …Ven…from MLB.com
“One of the top catchers out of Venezuela and in the entire international class, Perez is a left-handed-hitting backstop with lots of tools and plenty of upside.
……….the athletic Perez has been praised for his receiving skills, solid footwork and quick release. He shows average arm strength and accuracy now and both are projected to be plus tools as he matures and adds more strength. …….On offense, Perez shows above average bat speed and consistently makes hard contact. He has a chance to be an above average hitter and already shows flashes of power to all fields. He has a chance to make an impact on both sides of the ball. Scouts love his makeup and his game experience. He starred in Venezuela’s Liga Central de Desarrollo — one of the country’s top leagues for prospects — and has fared well against top competition. He trains with Yasser Mendez, a member of MLB’s Trainer Partnership Program, in Valencia, Venezuela. The Phillies are the favorite to sign him.”
HIT-.55…..POWER-50….FLD-55…ARM-55….RUN-50
How old is Perez and what is the normal or average age of these “prospects”?
They’re supposed to sign a power hitting OF from DR and a few middle IFs from Ven
Here’s the video Romus posted yesterday in the Open Thread.
Here’s more on Perez.
https://www.mlb.com/news/phillies-2020-21-international-prospects?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
Hinkie, in addition to them Jim Salisbury had us in on the CF, Heredia, 2B Rondon and SS, Soto. Any word on them? Also, we will get to see last year’s big signing, Yhoswar Garcia this year, hopefully.
matt … I know nothing about them.
But here’s a look at Rickardo Perez from this morning.
wow, my 14 year old looks older and bigger than a couple of these kids. best wishes to them all.
Hinkie, Jim Salisbury was right on the money with what he said we would do.
Yeah. Sometimes, I think Salisbury rents a room at John Middleton’s house.
FWIW, the link below indicates that C Rikardo Perez was the only Phillies signee in the MLB.com Top 30 International Prospect list.
The link also provides signing bonuses for some of the other Phillies signees (OF Yemal Flores, SS Marco Soto, SS Leonardo Rondon, and OF Raylin Heredia)
https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-international-signing-day-2020-21?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage