Call for Help: Signing-Bonus Data

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February 8, 2011

UPDATE: It’s a Christmas Bug Holliday Feast Day miracle! All players have been accounted for!

I’m working on a project that builds (veeeeeeeery modestly) off of work by Victor Wang of THT, colintj of Beyond the Boxscore, and probably many others whom I grievously neglecting.

Said project requires having bonus data for some 300-plus players. I’ve been able to find most figures via a combination of Cot’s, Baseball Cube, and Baseball America, but have about 40 names left over. (Note: to the best of my knowledge none of the remaining data is available behind Baseball America’s pay wall, nor is it my intention whatsoever to make public data that they make available only behind same.)

Below are the 40 or so players whose signing bonuses (boni?) I’ve been unable to locate. Many of them, as you’ll notice, are either Latin American or late-ish round signings. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also, if you could provide a link to your source, that’d be ideal.

Thanks!

Players in bold are accounted for.

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Nick Blackburn rhp Twins 2001
Chris Carter of/1b White Sox 2005
Simon Castro rhp Padres 2006
Ronny Cedeno ss Cubs 1999
Jhoulys Chacin rhp Rockies 2004
Alex Colome rhp Rays 2007
Johnny Cueto rhp Reds 2004
Fautino De Los Santos rhp White Sox 2006
Tyler Flowers c Braves 2005
Jaime Garcia lhp Cardinals 2005
Carlos Gomez of Mets 2002
Hector Gomez ss Rockies 2004
Carlos Gonzalez of Diamondbacks 2002
Jason Hammel rhp Rays 2002
Gorkys Hernandez of Tigers 2005
Chin-Lung Hu ss Dodgers 2003
Justin Huber 1b Mets 2000
Chuck James lhp Braves 2002
Ubaldo Jimenez rhp Rockies 2001
Brandon Jones of Braves 2003
Jair Jurrjens rhp Tigers 2003
Jason Kubel of Twins 2000
Anthony Lerew rhp Braves 2001
Francisco Liriano lhp Giants 2000
Radhames Liz rhp Orioles 2003
Miguel Montero c Diamondbacks 2001
Dustin Nippert rhp Diamondbacks 2002
Gerardo Parra of Diamondbacks 2004
Hayden Penn rhp Orioles 2002
Yusmeiro Petit rhp Mets 2001
Felix Pie of Cubs 2001
Max Ramirez c Braves 2002
Wilson Ramos c Twins 2004
Anthony Reyes rhp Cardinals 2003
Anibal Sanchez rhp Red Sox 2001
Jonathan Sanchez lhp Giants 2004
Marcus Sanders ss/2b Giants 2003
Geovany Soto c Cubs 2001
Carlos Triunfel ss Mariners 2006
Edinson Volquez rhp Rangers 2001
Chris Young of White Sox 2001
Joel Zumaya rhp Tigers 2002





 

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Jh
14 years ago

I believe liriano’s bonus was $900,000. I’ll do a bit of diggin when I get to a real computer instead of my phone.

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