Kevin Maitan & 11 other Braves prospects declared free agents

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Wow.

https://sports.yahoo.com/john-coppo...-start-atlanta-braves-problems-230643724.html

For months leading up to the July 2, 2016 signing date, Maitan spent a significant amount of time living in a two-bedroom apartment near Miramar, Florida, with another teenage amateur the Braves eventually would sign, a source familiar with the arrangement told Yahoo Sports. While it is unclear whether the Braves funded Maitan’s time in the United States, he and the other player did not share a buscon and would have been connected by a third party.

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[Bjorn Le]

The Braves wouldn't have been stupid enough to pay them with money that could be connected to them. Well...probably.

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

I can see the Cubs swooping him up too if he's declared....

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

So he is now a free agent. Wow.

MLB Removing Prospects From Braves | BaseballAmerica.com

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.

The players will have restrictions on their free agency.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

I can see the Cubs swooping him up too if he's declared....

Really?? For a second there, I thought you were going to go with the Rays or Angels.

 

[BMOK33]

So suppose he wants to sign with the Braves still. Is he told by MLB that he can't?

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

So suppose he wants to sign with the Braves still. Is he told by MLB that he can't?

They have no money left in their international pool.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

The Cardinals commited a felony and hacked a computer system and only lost 2 draft picks and cash. Wonder what the Braves did to be f***ed so hard like this.

 

[Voight]

Holy shiet

 

[Voight]

 

[NJDevs26]

A lifetime ban for the guy's a LITTLE harsh but after this he was probably permanently radioactive to hire anyway. Hopefully the next time that San Diego GM (Preller?) steps out of line he'll get what's coming to him too.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

lol Barves

 

[DougieSmash]

good day to be aj preller

 

[nyr2k2]

With that amount of cheating, I'd say the various punishments are warranted.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Jesus. That's one hell of a slap on the wrist. Well no one can say that AA didn't walk into a complete shit show clown circus in Atlanta. He still has some good pieces but goddamned these are some crippling punishments.