Twins sign Braves prospect Severino

[Tom Froemming]

 

Not sure about that, this is from the mlbtraderumors article:

 

 

So it is likely they have to use next year (and squander the bonus $200k), unless the trade to add space. That would be something.

Ah ok, so it was either/or but not a little bit of both.

[rdehring]

 

Everyone had the same pool. Not sure I understand.

As I understand the rules, for the Atlanta players only, a team could use this year's pool or the pool from next year.  They could not, however, combine the two.  So they are either using $2.5mm from this year or $2.5mm from next year.  Considering they only had about $1.25mm remaining this year, it seems to be next year's money.  That is unless there was some provision in the Mariner's trade that it would be voided if they didn't get Ohtani, or perhaps the Twins would replace it with a prospect.  They cannot give them some of next year's money because these International monies cannot be traded until the year of use actually begins.

 

Another possibility is that the $2.5mm is not accurate.  Seems a lot for a kid who signed for less than that last year and gets to keep those dollars.  But maybe he looked great this past season and is worth it.  

[drjim]

 

Ah ok, so it was either/or but not a little bit of both.

 

According to mlbtraderumors, which might not be accurate. But that was my understanding when I first heard about the situation when the penalties dropped.

 

Still some things to shake out, there will be teams (ahem, Mariners), that could be caught holding extra money they would now want to dump. Twins may still add back money.

[Mike Sixel]

Not sure about that, this is from the mlbtraderumors article:

 

 

 

So it is likely they have to use next year (and squander the bonus $200k), unless the trade to add space. That would be something.

Interesting. So they spent next year's money. Let's hope they use this year's too.

[Dman]

 

Everyone had the same pool. Not sure I understand.

  I thought it was slotted 

 

https://www.baseballamerica.com/international/2015-international-bonus-pools-slots/#Jh0jFyaaAyG3gtR6.97

[nicksaviking]

There are still plenty of teams holding international bonus money, not just the Mariners either. Could be the Twins are about to re-acquire some, plenty of folks here already thought they were nuts leaving some of the younger guys unprotected for the Rule 5. Does Kohl Stewart bring back a couple hundred K?

[SF Twins Fan]

[rdehring]

 

  I thought it was slotted 

 

https://www.baseballamerica.com/international/2015-international-bonus-pools-slots/#Jh0jFyaaAyG3gtR6.97

That changed this past year with the new CBA.  All teams now have the same amount of dollars, with the exception of a few teams getting about a half million extra because of certain factors.  I think this only affects a handful of teams, of which the Twins are one next year I believe.

[Dman]

 

That changed this past year with the new CBA.  All teams now have the same amount of dollars, with the exception of a few teams getting about a half million extra because of certain factors.  I think this only affects a handful of teams, of which the Twins are one next year I believe.

OK please ignore me then.

[Thrylos]

The winning quote regarding Severino comes from CBS:

 

"Although it's unlikely that the infielder will see the major-league diamond in 2018, he projects to be a key part of the future in Minnesota."

 

Where do they find those people? 

 

He is a switch hitter, but as a lefty he hit a lofty .303/.365/.451.  That said he is probably the 8th or so best middle infielder the Twins have...

[Deduno Abides]

All else equal, a 17 year-old with a season in the GCL is a better signing than a 16 year-old who’s only played for his buscone.

[drjim]

There are also 6 more prospects left that haven't signed.

 

One interesting fact/thought - Severino is the first prospect to sign for more than his initial bonus. Maybe the limits of the pool aren't as problematic as they are sometimes made out to be.

[PseudoSABR]

If the 2017 and 2018 pools can't be combined, I think the int'l money sent to the M's was returned and the deal perhaps voided.   1.25 (remaining) + 1 (from M's) + 200K (for Braves prospect) = 2.45 Mil, which is awfully close to the announced terms.

 

Though Berardino's tweet conflicts with my thinking.

[nicksaviking]

Didn't Tampa trade for a bunch of bonus money? Maybe they'll throw in some of theirs when they trade Chris Archer to the Twins.

[drjim]

Three of the guys left signed for over $1mil. I wouldn't be opposed to using the $1.25 (plus $.3mil bonus) to sign a couple of the 6 left. Might as well at this point.

[Mike Sixel]

Three of the guys left signed for over $1mil. I wouldn't be opposed to using the $1.25 (plus $.3mil bonus) to sign a couple of the 6 left. Might as well at this point.

Or Marte

[drjim]

 

I think Severino might be the only one of the Braves prospects who really improved their stock since signing.

[Danchat]

If I understand this all right, the Twins saved $3M from deciding not to sign Marte due to vision issues, and they were able to acquire C David Banuelos, OF Jacob Pearson, and INF Yunior Severino while using that $3M plus $1.5M from next year's international cap. Sounds like a good job to me!

[Mike Sixel]

If I understand this all right, the Twins saved $3M from deciding not to sign Marte due to vision issues, and they were able to acquire C David Banuelos, OF Jacob Pearson, and INF Yunior Severino while using that $3M plus $1.5M from next year's international cap. Sounds like a good job to me!

They can't combine money for severino. They either need more this year, or spent next year's.

[John Bonnes]

By my count, of the top 8 released Braves prospects, three are still available. Here they are with their BA ranking (compared to each other).

 

1. Kevin Maitan, SS - signed by Angels

2. Yunior Severino, 2B- signed by Twins

3. Livan Soto, SS - signed by Angels

4. Yefri Del Rosario, RHP - signed by Royals

5. Ji-Hwan Bae, SS - UNSIGNED

6. Abrahan Gutierrez, C - signed by Phillies

7. Juan Contreras, RHP - UNSIGNED

8. Yenci Pena, SS - UNSIGNED

 

So Twins could definitely go after one of the remaining three. Do I have that all right?

 

 

[Winston Smith]

It seems this may not be a done deal.

[Tom Froemming]

 

It seems this may not be a done deal.

I believe It's just pending a team physical. We all know how that went with Marte, but I'd be surprised if anything came up.

[Tom Froemming]

Well, I guess in Rhett's report he leaves things pretty open:

 

"Minnesota's deal with Severino is worth $2.5 million, pending a physical, according to MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez. The Twins, however, have not confirmed or announced the signing."

[drjim]

 

By my count, of the top 8 released Braves prospects, three are still available. Here they are with their BA ranking (compared to each other).

 

1. Kevin Maitan, SS - signed by Angels

2. Yunior Severino, 2B- signed by Twins

3. Livan Soto, SS - signed by Angels

4. Yefri Del Rosario, RHP - signed by Royals

5. Ji-Hwan Bae, SS - UNSIGNED

6. Abrahan Gutierrez, C - signed by Phillies

7. Juan Contreras, RHP - UNSIGNED

8. Yenci Pena, SS - UNSIGNED

 

So Twins could definitely go after one of the remaining three. Do I have that all right?

 

This is a good resource: https://www.baseballamerica.com/international/former-braves-prospects-signing/#ksYmUrLFE96yV704.97

 

I would include Juan Carlos Negret on your list. He's probably the best one left.

[biggentleben]

 

 

I think Severino might be the only one of the Braves prospects who really improved their stock since signing.

 

Not at all. Livan Soto was incredible, but he's a 70-glove shortstop, so he wouldn't really appeal the same way to the Twins as Severino, who's a certain 2B and not a SS.

 

Yefri Del Rosario certainly improved his scouting report as well. BA had an excellent Facebook Live that addressed this, as the normal amounts that you'd consider at July 2 don't come into play right now as only certain teams may be interested in certain profiles AND have money available.

[biggentleben]

 

This is a good resource: https://www.baseballamerica.com/international/former-braves-prospects-signing/#ksYmUrLFE96yV704.97

 

I would include Juan Carlos Negret on your list. He's probably the best one left.

 

Negret's a Royal.

[biggentleben]

 

By my count, of the top 8 released Braves prospects, three are still available. Here they are with their BA ranking (compared to each other).

 

1. Kevin Maitan, SS - signed by Angels

2. Yunior Severino, 2B- signed by Twins

3. Livan Soto, SS - signed by Angels

4. Yefri Del Rosario, RHP - signed by Royals

5. Ji-Hwan Bae, SS - UNSIGNED

6. Abrahan Gutierrez, C - signed by Phillies

7. Juan Contreras, RHP - UNSIGNED

8. Yenci Pena, SS - UNSIGNED

 

So Twins could definitely go after one of the remaining three. Do I have that all right?

 

I mentioned this in my article on the move over at Puckett's Pond, but Pena and Contreras would both make sense. Pena's always been a guy who profiled as a 3B, but he played SS in the DSL (and not well) due to the load of middle infield the Braves had in the GCL this year. Contreras is a fire-balling arm that doesn't have a ton of polish behind that yet, so he'd be a lottery ticket, but they've done well with that profile recently in the system.

[biggentleben]

 

The winning quote regarding Severino comes from CBS:

 

"Although it's unlikely that the infielder will see the major-league diamond in 2018, he projects to be a key part of the future in Minnesota."

 

Where do they find those people? 

 

He is a switch hitter, but as a lefty he hit a lofty .303/.365/.451.  That said he is probably the 8th or so best middle infielder the Twins have...

 

And he'd have the highest offensive upside of any of them...

[drjim]

Negret's a Royal.

Alas, not a great resource.

[drjim]

Not at all. Livan Soto was incredible, but he's a 70-glove shortstop, so he wouldn't really appeal the same way to the Twins as Severino, who's a certain 2B and not a SS.

 

Yefri Del Rosario certainly improved his scouting report as well. BA had an excellent Facebook Live that addressed this, as the normal amounts that you'd consider at July 2 don't come into play right now as only certain teams may be interested in certain profiles AND have money available.

I was hoping you'd weigh in.