The international amateur period opened and I imported the class into my spreadsheet, revealing possibly the weakest class I've seen yet. This actually bodes well for me as I have a $250,000 signing limit this year for exceeding last year's cap.
I put an an offer to SP Rino Ortiz, the #6 player on the list, but he went for a higher offer. I was only able to sign one player this period, #16 SP Robby Martinez. Long-term he projects as a reliever and the only reason I pursued him was because it looked like he might sign for $250,000.
I wasn't expecting to be able to sign anyone of significance this period, so I suppose this meets my low expectations. Hopefully next year will result in a stronger class as my spending abilities return.
Next we will look at how the Expos fared in July...