Keith Law, ESPN Senior Writer 7y

Who's who in this year's international signing period

The 2017-18 international amateur free-agent signing period begins July 2, meaning teams can officially sign the players they've had locked up under verbal agreements for months or even years now. (I've heard there are players who won't be eligible until 2020 who already have deals in place, meaning teams are making offers to 13-year-olds.) This is the first such signing period under the new collective bargaining agreement that puts hard caps on what teams can spend on international amateurs, although teams can trade for a little extra cap room with clubs who don't intend to use all of their space.

The broad consensus is that there are two top guys in the July 2 market this year: Dominican infielder Wander Samuel Franco and Venezuelan catcher Daniel Flores.

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