FYI:


http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/news/261865.html

International Signing Season Set To Open

Top prospects seeking seven-figure signing bonuses
By John Manuel, Baseball America

July 1, 2006


As the July 2 start date for international free agent
signings approached, word continued to spread through
the scouting community that clubs were ready to spend
significant amounts once again in Latin America for
premium talent.

That would leave the industry picking up where it left
off last year, when clubs such as the Braves, Rockies,
Brewers, Rangers and Mets were among those using six-
and seven-figure signing bonuses to sign players out
of the primary Latin American hotbeds of the Dominican
Republic and Venezuela. The Mets made the biggest
splash last year, signing outfielder Fernando Martinez
($1.4 million) and righthander Deolis Guerra
($700,000) for two of the largest bonuses of the year.


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