Top 50 International Bonuses Of 2016

See Also: 2016 International Reviews Index Below are the 50 biggest signing bonuses for international amateur players during the 2016 calendar year. The list includes all players subject to the international bonus pools and excludes older players who were exempt, such as Blue Jays shortstop Lourdes Gurriel or Dodgers righthander Yaisel Sierra. All but one—Cuban outfielder/first baseman Yordan Alvarez, who signed with the Dodgers then was traded to the Astros—signed during the current 2016-17 signing period that began last year on July 2. Most of the bonuses at the top of the list went to Cuban players. Of the 15 players who signed for at least $2 million, 11 were from Cuba. Braves shortstop Kevin Maitan drew the biggest bonus among non-Cuban players, setting a Venezuelan record at $4.25 million. Padres shortstop Luis Almanzar’s $4.05 million was the highest bonus for a Dominican player. The 28 highest bonuses all came from teams that went over their international bonus pools. In all, 37 of the 50 biggest signings went to teams that exceeded their pools. The Padres have the most players on the list with 11, while the Braves (7), Astros (5), Cardinals (4), Nationals, Phillies, Rangers, Rockies (3 each), Reds and Brewers (2 each) also have multiple players on the list. Venezuela is the country with the most players on the list (18), followed by the Dominican Republic (16), Cuba (15) and Mexico (1). Outfielders Albert Guaimaro (Marlins) and Simon Muzziotti (Phillies) each originally signed for $300,000 with the Red Sox in 2015, but the commissioner’s office removed them from the organization and made them free agents. The amount they received above $300,000 counts against their teams’ 2016-17 bonus pools.

No.	Player	Pos	Country	Team	Bonus
1	Adrian Morejon	lhp	Cuba	Padres	$11,000,000
T-2	Alfredo Rodriguez	ss	Cuba	Reds	$7,000,000
T-2	Jorge Oña	of	Cuba	Padres	$7,000,000
4	Vladimir Gutierrez	rhp	Cuba	Reds	$4,750,000
5	Kevin Maitan	ss	Venezuela	Braves	$4,250,000
6	Luis Almanzar	ss	Dominican	Padres	$4,050,000
7	Yasel Antuna	ss	Dominican	Nationals	$3,900,000
8	Abrahan Gutierrez	c	Venezuela	Braves	$3,530,000
T-9	Lazaro Armenteros	of	Cuba	Athletics	$3,000,000
T-9	Michel Baez	rhp	Cuba	Padres	$3,000,000
11	Jonatan Machado	of	Cuba	Cardinals	$2,350,000
12	Ronald Bolaños	rhp	Cuba	Padres	$2,250,000
T-13	Cionel Perez	lhp	Cuba	Astros	$2,000,000
T-13	Yordan Alvarez	of/1b	Cuba	Dodgers	$2,000,000
T-13	Norge Ruiz	rhp	Cuba	Athletics	$2,000,000
T-16	Yunior Severino	ss	Dominican	Braves	$1,900,000
T-16	Gabriel Arias	ss	Venezuela	Padres	$1,900,000
T-16	Johan Oviedo	rhp	Cuba	Cardinals	$1,900,000
19	Jeisson Rosario	of	Dominican	Padres	$1,850,000
T-20	Yerdelluis Vargas	ss	Dominican	Athletics	$1,500,000
T-20	Victor Garcia	of	Venezuela	Cardinals	$1,500,000
T-20	Tirso Ornelas	of	Mexico	Padres	$1,500,000
T-20	Anibal Sierra	ss	Cuba	Astros	$1,500,000
24	Luis Garcia	ss	Dominican	Nationals	$1,300,000
T-25	Justin Lopez	ss	Venezuela	Padres	$1,250,000
T-25	Randy Arozarena	of	Cuba	Cardinals	$1,250,000
T-27	Juan Contreras	rhp	Dominican	Braves	$1,200,000
T-27	Freudis Nova	ss	Dominican	Astros	$1,200,000
29	Yanio Perez	of	Cuba	Rangers	$1,140,000
T-30	Josue Guerrero	of	Dominican	White Sox	$1,100,000
T-30	Marcos Brito	ss	Dominican	Athletics	$1,100,000
32	Yenci Pena	ss	Dominican	Braves	$1,050,000
T-33	Yefri del Rosario	rhp	Dominican	Braves	$1,000,000
T-33	Jordy Barley	ss	Dominican	Padres	$1,000,000
T-33	Livan Soto	ss	Venezuela	Braves	$1,000,000
T-33	Yeikel Blandin	of	Venezuela	Rockies	$1,000,000
T-33	Yorbin Ceuta	ss	Venezuela	Astros	$1,000,000
38	Jose Sanchez	ss	Venezuela	Nationals	$950,000
T-39	Alfredo Garcia	lhp	Venezuela	Rockies	$900,000
T-39	Brayan Gonzalez	ss	Venezuela	Phillies	$900,000
41	Leuri Mejia	of	Dominican	Rangers	$850,000
42	Alison Quintero	c	Venezuela	Padres	$830,000
T-43	Pablo Abreu	of	Dominican	Brewers	$800,000
T-43	Albert Guaimaro	of	Venezuela	Marlins	$800,000
T-43	David Garcia	c	Venezuela	Rangers	$800,000
46	Simon Muzziotti	of	Venezuela	Phillies	$750,000
47	Jean Carlos Carmona	ss	Dominican	Brewers	$725,000
48	Francisco Morales	rhp	Venezuela	Phillies	$720,000
49	Diego Blanco	rhp	Venezuela	Rockies	$700,000
50	Angel Macuare	rhp	Venezuela	Astros	$695,000