International Free Agent Silent Bidding

[Rockies GM (Alex)]

Hey guys!

Sorry this is a little past due, but we're going to start our silent bidding for on Saturday night at 7PM CT.  It will go until Friday 7PM CT, when the winners will then be announced! 

Here's a list of the guys that will go up for bidding, if you have anyone else you would like to add that fits the mold of the rule on these players, please reply to this thread!


MI/OF Lourdes Gurriel Tor
OF Jose Adolis Garcia Stl
OF Yadiel Hernandez Was
3B Luis Yander La O Tex
3B Jae-Gyun Hwang SF
2B Jose Miguel Fernandez LAD
SS Luis Valdes DET
SP Hector Velazquez BOS

Review the rules if you have any questions on the IFA Silent Bidding process.  A couple things for you here:

1. Please send all bids to the MLBPA account (search for it in members... but I think the username is just mlbpa)
2. You may not conditionally bid (i.e. I bid $20m on Gurriel, if I don't get him, then a $10m bid on Garcia)
3. You can not bid beyond your current salary cap space.  All cap must be cleared before any signing is announced, otherwise the bid will be invalid.  

Thanks guys!

- Alex

[Rockies GM (Alex)]

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[Astros GM (Will)]

Hector Velazquez - SP - BOS

[Gene (Former Athletics GM)]

Does Luis Robert now qualify or was his signing too late to be included?

[Rockies GM (Alex)]

May 30, 2017 9:41:03 GMT -5 Gene (Former Athletics GM) said:

Does Luis Robert now qualify or was his signing too late to be included?

We can start a bidding for him after these are over.

[Rockies GM (Alex)]

Actually no... if I'm right he's not over 23? Which means he's only eligible to be drafted.

[Astros GM (Will)]

He's played in four professional seasons in Cuba though, which is the minimum according to the rule page.

[Rockies GM (Alex)]

You're right, sorry, forgot that part of the rule. Let's put him up for bid as soon as these free agents are one! Gene (Former Athletics GM), Astros GM (Will),

[Pirates GM (Max)]

May 30, 2017 12:33:56 GMT -5 Rockies GM (Alex) said:

You're right, sorry, forgot that part of the rule. Let's put him up for bid as soon as these free agents are one! Gene (Former Athletics GM), Astros GM (Will),

So Robert is not being bid on now? Or can I still submit a bid for him now?

[Rockies GM (Alex)]

Pirates GM (Max), I'll open him up for bidding on Friday once this first wave is over! Hope that works!

[MLBPA]

Announcing the winners now. I'll update the spreadsheet later tonight when I have time.

[Pirates GM (Max)]

Rockies GM (Alex) What happened to Luis Robert?

[Rockies GM (Alex)]

Pirates GM (Max), sorry got busy with a new job! I'll post him now and we can have a week to bid on him!