Legacy archive | July 2011

InternationalProspects LeagueSigning News

This restored archive page preserves the context of a retired IPL Baseball article URL cited by MLB Trade Rumors in 2011. The original CMS page is no longer available, so this page summarizes the public citation and keeps the historical source path from becoming a dead end.

Unbranded baseball prospect practicing near a batting cage — Original replacement image generated for the retired IPL Baseball media path.

What The Citation Covered

The cited IPL report concerned three International Prospects League players reported to have reached agreements with major league clubs during the 2011 international signing period. MLB Trade Rumors referenced IPL as the source in its coverage and then updated the story when Seattle disputed one reported agreement.

View the MLB Trade Rumors citation

Reported Players

$3.05MM

Elier Hernandez

Kansas City Royals

Reported as one of the top Latin American amateur prospects in the 2011 class.

$2MM

Helsin Martinez

Seattle Mariners

MLB Trade Rumors later added a Sunday update saying Seattle disputed the reported agreement.

$750K

Adelin Santa

Detroit Tigers

A Dominican third baseman noted at the time for raw power and arm strength.

Archive Note

IPL Baseball has since relaunched as a bat-ranking and comparison site. This archive page exists to preserve a useful baseball reference and route old links to relevant historical context instead of a generic homepage.