A's reach deal for Michel Inoa for 4.25 Million

by Bud Light on Jun 29, 2008 11:12 PM EDT Comment 21 comments

According to Baseball America the agent for the Dominican pitcher has told teams deal is place and no need to contact him anymore as signing will be announced this week.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/international-affairs/2008/266411.html

Definetely a BIG signing for the "rebuilding" of the farm system and puts the A's as major players in the international market.

Will this kid duplicate the success of King Felix or fall like many other young players? Only time will tell

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hmm

that is a lot of effing money for a 16 year old kid.

thats about it.

hypothetically…his “conservative” time table is what? 5 years?...6 years?

Thats a long time to see a ROI on that large sum of money.

by npurcell on Jun 29, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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Good question about his time-table. I assume that if the A’s like him enough to spend $4 million+ on him then they think he’s going to be very capable of moving quickly.

by mrkupe on Jun 30, 2008 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Inoa

I read in the espndeportes forum that he is actually 19 or 20, this was posted by a guy who supposedly played with him.

by jahs34 on Jun 30, 2008 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

There’s going to be speculation like that about almost every latin signing. I’d venture to say that the interested MLB teams have done their due diligence, so we should assume the reported info is correct until proof comes out claiming otherwise.

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by eazyb81 on Jun 30, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

As an A's fan I cant help but be excited.

This makes up for Weeks at #12 :)

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on Jun 29, 2008 11:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I will temper myself by saying ill believe it on the 2nd...

It would be a great signing for the A’s, but until its a proven fact im not getting overly excited either way

by laxtonto on Jun 30, 2008 12:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd assume BA is a good source.

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on Jun 30, 2008 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

does this effect their draft budget?

thats a huge chunk of money that could go towards hunter/elgie/warren/coleman/maronde/guilmet etc

if this the start they are willing to spend more $$ a huge boost towards an already top 5 farm system

by Asfan4ever723 on Jun 30, 2008 1:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

No

Because they cut their payroll by half this year from about 80 million to about 40 million.

Unlike certain other teams cough Rays cough that pocket the money when they reduce payroll, the A’s have been putting the money into their minor league infrastructure (increased local and foreign scouting and increased organization in foreign countries) and throwing extra money to convince “hard sign” players like Rashun Dixon to sign.

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by Threepwood XX on Jul 3, 2008 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

technically

he has not signed yet as he cannot sign until July 2nd..but he may have reached an agreement with them.

Certainly an odd signing for the As after always being conservative in the past.
Being as athletics as he is, with already a 93/94 FB..he will probably be ready by the time he is 21.

by jsmall404 on Jun 30, 2008 7:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’d rather sign 7-8 IFA’s for 600K then 1 for 4.25 million.

The odds of success are much better that way as well.

by adropofvenom on Jun 30, 2008 9:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Generally true

but if we really are dealing with a once-in-a-generation guy then all bets are off.

Kind of how I wouldn't want to pick a HSer in the top 10 of the NBA draft  but when a guy like Garnett or LeBron comes along you know he is special and all bets are off

by nms on Jun 30, 2008 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ok I dont know how that came out like that

It should have read…
Generally true but if we really are dealing with a once-in-a-generation guy then all bets are off.
Kind of how I wouldn’t want to pick a HSer in the top 10 of the NBA draft but when a guy like Garnett or LeBron comes along you know he is special and all bets are off

by nms on Jun 30, 2008 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thankfully, that's exactly what they also did

They signed five guys in February and a group of three earlier in the winter that included Arnold Leon, who’s had a nifty run in Stockton this year.

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by walk off bunt on Jun 30, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm assuming he ranks

at the top of their system. I guess it depends on if Carlos Gonzalez still qualifies at the end of the year, but even then, upside wise, the reports seem to suggest Inoa is in another league. I love Brett Anderson, but upside doesn’t seem to match the reports on Inoa.

by toonsterwu on Jun 30, 2008 10:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A's Pitching Prospects

1. T. Cahill – AA (20)
2. B. Anderson – AA (20)
3. M. Inoa (16)
4. Gio Gonzalez – AAA (22) – Control Issues – K’s are there still.
5. J. Simmons – AA (21)
6. H.Rodriguez – A (21) – Control Issue – K’s are there still.
7. Tyson Ross – A (21) – Mechanics don’t seem to matter to the A’s
8. M. Mazzaro – AA (21) – Very Impressive Season – Peripherals aren’t outstanding, but he’s dominating.
9. C. Italiano – A (21)
10. Jose Garcia – AA (23) – TJ Surgery in 2006. Pitched for the Marlins 2 years ago. Should Start for Midland this week. Should be added to the 40-Man Roster this offseason.

Fautino De Los Santos – Probably won’t pitch until late next season **

by Colorado Fan on Jun 30, 2008 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice effort...

I like the list, and the effort you put in to make it.

But how can someone who has never throw a professional pitch, never been seen by anyone really, be rated over Gio in your mind?

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by Metty5 on Jun 30, 2008 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

by OldProspects on Jun 30, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Leon?

My list of SP prospects would go as follows:

Cahill
Anderson
Gio
Inoa
Leon
Simmons
Mazzaro
Rodriguez
DLS
Italiano

If you’re including RP, Sam Demel has to be on there somewhere. His numbers this year, especially after his first couple of outings, are Gossage-like.

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by PaulThomas on Jun 30, 2008 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs