簽下Yefri Del Rosario - 美國職棒

By Steve Adams | December 5, 2017 at 10:08am CDT

The Royals have agreed to sign right-hander Yefri Del Rosario for a $650K
signing bonus, reports Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com (via Twitter). The
18-year-old Rosario had originally signed for a $1MM bonus with Atlanta but
was one of the dozen prospects whom commissioner Rob Manfred declared a free
agent following the league’s investigation into the Braves’ misdealings on
the international prospect front.

Del Rosario made his professional debut in 2017 when he tossed a combined 37
1/3 innings between the Braves’ Rookie-level affiliates in the Dominican
Summer League and the Gulf Coast League. In that time, he posted a 3.62 ERA
with a 36-to-14 K/BB ratio. Prior to DelRosario’s signing, Baseball America’
s Ben Badler noted that he had already run his fastball up to 94 mph and
featured a breaking pitch that at times looked like a plus offering while
also noting that there were some concerns that Del Rosario’s mechanics and
smaller stature would eventually lead to a future as a reliever. More
recently, ESPN’s Keith Law called Del Rosario the “most intriguing”
pitcher the Braves lost in the scandal, praising his athleticism and arm
speed.

The Royals are still in the “penalty box” for vastly exceeding their
international pool in the 2015-16 signing period, meaning they’re barred
from signing any player on the 2017-18 class for more than $300K. However, as
pertains to the Braves prospects that were recently dubbed free agents by
Manfred, teams can reportedly dip into next year’s signing pool in order to
ink them. That, it seems, is the route the Royals are taking here. Notably,
today marks the first day that those former Atlanta prospects can officially
sign with new organizations. They’re eligible to sign for a new bonus with
any team other than the Braves between now and Jan. 15, after which they’ll
still be eligible to sign but ineligible to receive an additional bonus.


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