Post by DodgersGM (Stephen) on Nov 21, 2017 16:33:54 GMT -5
Major League Baseball informed multiple Braves international signings today that they will become free agents, multiple sources told Baseball America.
Those players include shortstop Kevin Maitan, catcher Abrahan Gutierrez, second baseman Yunior Severino and righthander Juan Contreras, who received the Braves’ top four signing bonuses in their 2016 class.
Venezuelan shortstop Livan Soto and Dominican righthander Yefri del Rosario, who each signed for $1 million in 2016, have also been informed that they are free agents. Shortstop Yenci Pena, who signed for $1 million is also a free agent. So are shortstop Ji-Hwan Bae, righthander Guillermo Zuniga, outfielders Juan Carlos Negret and Antonio Sucre and Brandol Mezquita and Angel Rojas.
The players will have restrictions on their free agency. They will be eligible to sign with another club for another signing bonus beginning on Dec. 5 up until Jan. 15. After Jan. 15, the player is still allowed to sign but cannot receive an additional signing bonus. Only the amount of the signing bonus beyond $200,000 will count toward a team’s signing bonus pool. Players are allowed to re-sign with the Braves, but if they choose to do so, they must wait until May 1 to sign with them and can’t receive an additional signing bonus.
Those players include shortstop Kevin Maitan, catcher Abrahan Gutierrez, second baseman Yunior Severino and righthander Juan Contreras, who received the Braves’ top four signing bonuses in their 2016 class.
Venezuelan shortstop Livan Soto and Dominican righthander Yefri del Rosario, who each signed for $1 million in 2016, have also been informed that they are free agents. Shortstop Yenci Pena, who signed for $1 million is also a free agent. So are shortstop Ji-Hwan Bae, righthander Guillermo Zuniga, outfielders Juan Carlos Negret and Antonio Sucre and Brandol Mezquita and Angel Rojas.
The players will have restrictions on their free agency. They will be eligible to sign with another club for another signing bonus beginning on Dec. 5 up until Jan. 15. After Jan. 15, the player is still allowed to sign but cannot receive an additional signing bonus. Only the amount of the signing bonus beyond $200,000 will count toward a team’s signing bonus pool. Players are allowed to re-sign with the Braves, but if they choose to do so, they must wait until May 1 to sign with them and can’t receive an additional signing bonus.
