Foreign Player Additions: Randolph, Soriano

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Couple of player acquisitions to pass on here…

With the player acquisition deadline nearing (July 31 JST), we should see one or two other acquisitions.

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  1. Patrick
    simon
    29/07/2009 at 1:10 pm Permalink

    so, Japanese players have to be drafted out of indie leagues, but foreign players in the same leagues can just be plucked out eh, interesting.

  2. Patrick
    Patrick
    29/07/2009 at 6:55 pm Permalink

    Yeah, I hadn’t even thought of that. Kind of the same situation as I was railing about last week.

  3. Patrick
    passerby
    29/07/2009 at 8:40 pm Permalink

    Hochevar was drated out of an Indie league. Foreign players in Indie leagues in the US are FAs. So, nothing special about this.

    But the MLB draft has a “residence” requirement. What if those foreign indie players live in the US? Are they subjected to the draft?

  4. Patrick
    John Brooks
    31/07/2009 at 6:37 am Permalink

    What if those foreign indie players live in the US? Are they subjected to the draft?

    Hochevar was drafted out of a indie league, but if I’m not mistaken the independent league club sells the contract of the player to the specific MLB team as in this case a foreign player in one of the numerous independent leagues. I think the question has to do with where their permenant residence is. Though, I dont understand the draft enough to know so.

  5. Patrick
    John Brooks
    31/07/2009 at 6:40 am Permalink

    so, Japanese players have to be drafted out of indie leagues

    Yeah, otherwise could you see the anger and more stupid rules that NPB impose if they could sell their player’s contract to a NPB team or a MLB team like in the U.S.?

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