Nearly three months after becoming eligible to sign, Miguel Sano has agreed to terms for a $3.15 million bonus with the Twins. The deal will be officially signed tomorrow.
Sano, 16, is a 6-foot-3, 190-pound shortstop from the Dominican Republic. Excluding Cuban defectors, Sano’s bonus is the largest bonus given to a player this summer for an international amateur player. It’s the second-largest Latin American signing bonus ever behind Dominican righthander Michael Ynoa, who signed with the Athletics last year for $4.25 million, and the largest ever for a Latin American position player.
Dominican catcher Gary Sanchez, who signed with the Yankees for $3 million on July 2, held the previous record for a Latin American position player. The Cardinals had agreed to terms with Dominican outfielder Wagner Mateo for $3.1 million on July 2, but voided the deal because the organization said he did not pass his physical.
Baseball America subscribers can access Sano’s full scouting report here.
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Not knowing much about prospects, where would he rank in the Twins organization? Top 5?
Posted by Ian | September 30, 2009 at 10:22 am | ShortcutPirates fans must be steaming!
Posted by R.A. Wagman | September 30, 2009 at 1:08 pm | ShortcutWhat a great signing for the Twins organization! He should be one of the Twins top five prospects along with Ben Revere, Aaron Hicks, Kyle Gibson, Miguel Sano, and either Danny Valencia, David Bromberg, or Chris Parmelee coming in at #5. To round out a quick top ten, I would add Trevor Plouffe, BJ Hermsen, and oft-injured Joe Benson, with Adrian Salcedo as my sleeper at #11.
Posted by Phil Case | September 30, 2009 at 2:14 pm | Shortcutummm wilson ramos and ben revere, are offended you left them off.
Posted by chris | October 2, 2009 at 2:45 am | ShortcutFrom everything I’ve read, the moment he slides on a Twins uni at Spring Training, this kid is supposed to be the top prospect in MLB
Posted by austin | October 5, 2009 at 1:16 am | Shortcut