Who in the world is Edward Salcedo?

by macasson on Feb 10, 2008 1:31 PM EST

Saw this note from everyone's favorite grumpy old man, Paul Hoynes, in today' PD:

The Indians are still negotiating with agent Scott Boras for 16-year-old Dominican Republic shortstop Edward Salcedo. The Tribe's main competition is the New York Yankees.
"We've talked to Scott a couple of times," Antonetti said.

The Indians have a good relationship with the 6-2, 197-pound Salcedo. He's trained in their academy in the Dominican and he's from the same hometown as Junior Betances, one of the Tribe's staff members.

A rumor recently had the Indians signing Salcedo to a $4 million to $5 million contract. The Indians denied it, but they are trying to find a creative way to get the deal done.

Salcedo has been described as a potential five-tool player. Speed reportedly could be his one shortcoming.

Salcedo's name is new to me (I didn't get any hits in the LGT database), so I did a quick google search (yes, procrastination has hit hard). It yielded this interesting blog entry, from MVN.

In light of our recent discussions about the Indians' drafting and acquisition of international prospects this could be another example of how Shapriro et al. bring 'impact' types in the system. OR, maybe more likely, Salcedo is Sidd Finch reincarnate.

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Re: Who in the world is Edward Salcedo?

I would personally love it if they signed this kid. I know it's a lot of money, but Salcedo could be the type of top prospect we lack in our farm system. My main concern would be power, because at 16-years old and already 6'2 and almost 200 pounds, it's very likely that he'll move to 3rd because he might outgrow the position.

Do it Shapiro, let's take a chance! You can be conservative in June.

by JPFrost on Feb 10, 2008 1:50 PM EST reply actions

Re: Who in the world is Edward Salcedo?

This kid is already in our system. His name is Andy Marte.

by Jay on Feb 10, 2008 1:53 PM EST reply actions

Re: Who in the world is Edward Salcedo?

I hear one out of every two Andy Martes turns into an Andy Marte. I say we go for him.

by APV on Feb 10, 2008 2:01 PM EST up reply actions

Re: Who in the world is Edward Salcedo?

I agree. I have no idea who this kid is, but this is the kind of thing I envision the Indians doing that keep us where we are into the future. Even if Andy Marte turns into Andy Marte, by the time this kid or another long-term prospect was ready to play, Marte will have signed a 7 year $175M contract with Angels, bringing their 4th-highest-in-the-league payroll to $300M.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on Feb 10, 2008 2:53 PM EST up reply actions

Re: Who in the world is Edward Salcedo?

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Officially starting up and driving the trade for Bedard bandwagon. Also, local "Barfield Bounces Back Believer."

by mjmarble on Feb 11, 2008 11:20 AM EST up reply actions

Re: Who in the world is Edward Salcedo?

Sidd Finch is at least a yellow light, BP says.

by nickjs21 on Feb 10, 2008 3:36 PM EST reply actions

Re: Who in the world is Edward Salcedo?

I could have sworn indiansfan had talked about this kid last year. Probably around the Jason Davis deal to Seattle timeline.

by talonk on Feb 11, 2008 12:19 AM EST reply actions

Re: Who in the world is Edward Salcedo?

Right you are . . .

by macasson on Feb 11, 2008 1:56 AM EST up reply actions

Re: Speaking of the old boy . . .

Where's indiansfan been, anyway. I miss him. You gotta love a guy with a sweet disposition and a weather radio.

ken from alexandria

by ken from alexandria on Feb 11, 2008 9:35 AM EST up reply actions

Thanks for the support! :-)

Hello ken,

I'm still here - just been very busy lately. I do try to check in from time to time, but haven't had much chance to post lately. It's been the same at MinorLeagueBall too.

Regarding Salcedo, there's been a lot of rumors, but little substance behind them. From what I heard, the Indians are interested in him, but aren't willing to pay Boras' "inflated" price tag for him. The Yankees are interested as well, but so far, they supposedly haven't signed him either, so it seems they too aren't that willing to pay that much for a 16-YO who is supposed to be highly regarded, but with limited data and limited sightings (I presume there's been a few sightings,) the Indians, Yankees, and everyone else seem to want to wait Boras out until he drops that price tag a bit to help mitigate the risk involved in taking a 16-YO that might or might not develop as expected.

Just my 2 cents.

Again, thanks for the support - I'll try to post more in the coming months - stay tuned! :-)

May the Tribe be great in 2008! :-)

by indiansfan on Feb 11, 2008 6:32 PM EST up reply actions

Re: Thanks for the support! :-)

Hooray! Now I'm ready for spring training.

Just my 2 cents.

ken from alexandria

by ken from alexandria on Feb 11, 2008 9:20 PM EST up reply actions

Glad I could help you get ready for ST! :-)

May the Tribe be great in 2008! :-)

by indiansfan on Feb 12, 2008 4:21 PM EST up reply actions

Re: Who in the world is Edward Salcedo?

There was a round of internet rumors last week, apparently originating in the DR, that the Tribe had signed Salcedo for 2.9m - however, that was shot down by Tribe brass.

Just scanning the recent history to this story, Boras once again comes off as a complete tool.

by mcrose on Feb 11, 2008 12:05 PM EST reply actions