Saturday, April 21, 2018

Yankees could have signed Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.​, top Toronto prospect.

Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. was signed as an international free agent by the Toronto Blue Jays. He was NOT drafted.

 His father, Vladimir Guerrero, is in the Hall of Fame.

Yankee General Manager Brian Cashman, in his 21st year as GM, could have signed Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.. Like he could have signed Gleyber Torres; by his own admission when he traded Aroldis Chapman for Torres: we "swung and missed" (when Torres was originally signed by the Cubs for $1.7 million; see below). If Hal Steinbrenner were alive, he might have noticed.
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Now Batting in Class AA: Biggio, Bichette and Guerrero
The sons of three former big league stars play together for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
By Tyler Kepner April 20, 2018 nytimes.com

 Baseball America ranks Guerrero as the No. 3 prospect in the game ...

 signed Guerrero from the Dominican Republic for $3.9 million in July 2015. The next June, they drafted Bichette in the second round from a high school in Florida, and Biggio in the fifth round from Notre Dame.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero_Jr.​

... signed with Toronto on July 2, 2015, for $3.9 million.[7][8]

8. Badler, Ben (July 2, 2015). "Blue Jays Agree To Sign No. 1 International Prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
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Cashman "swung and missed" on another international free agent player: Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.​ Or maybe this time Cashman didn't even swing.

 Brian Cashman strikes out on Gleyber Torres in 2013, then trades Aroldis Chapman to make up for that failure. Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Cashman said the Yankees coveted Torres three years ago, calling him the premier international free agent at the time. Cashman added that he was “disappointed we swung and missed; he was definitely a target for us.”
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Yankees drafted Eric Jagielo before Aaron Judge in 2013. Oops. Friday, July 14, 2017

 Brian Cashman got Sonny Gray instead of Jon Lester, Max Scherzer, Chris Sale, Jose Quintana. Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Cuban Missile Crisis: Cashman giving Chapman $86 million. Monday, August 14, 2017

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