Which MLB Teams Are Best At Signing International Free Agents?

WAR RK	PLAYERS RK	TEAM	PLAYERS	bWAR
1	2	Dodgers	23	80.2
2	15	Nationals	14	65.8
3	19	Braves	11	65.4
4	12	Angels	16	63.7
5	4	Red Sox	20	59.8
6	13	Mariners	15	59.8
7	2	Astros	23	57.2
8	7	Cubs	19	55.5
9	7	Blue Jays	19	53.9
10	17	Cardinals	12	53.1
11	10	Rays	17	41.9
12	25	White Sox	9	40.5
13	4	Padres	20	37.4
14	10	Guardians	17	37.3
15	19	Mets	11	36.6
16	23	Reds	10	32.4
17	4	D-backs	20	29.8
18	25	Tigers	9	29.3
19	13	Twins	15	26.6
20	15	Phillies	14	19.3
21	1	Yankees	32	18.5
22	19	Marlins	11	16.6
23	9	Rangers	18	16.5
24	23	Royals	10	12.6
25	30	Brewers	3	9.2
26	19	Giants	11	9.2
27	17	Pirates	12	5.9
28	25	Rockies	9	4.9
29	28	Athletics	7	2
30	29	Orioles	4	-0.6

As with any study, there are limitations. We credited the organization that initially signed a player. So even if a player was quickly traded elsewhere, the team that signed him first gets credit. In extreme cases, we tried to note that in our team-by-team summaries.

The exception to the initial signing rule is for players whose contracts were voided. For instance, the Braves initially signed Ji Hwan Bae and Livan Soto, but both players were declared free agents because of the team’s violation of bonus rules. They are credited to the organizations that signed them after they were declared free agents by MLB.

For this study, we focused entirely on players who were subject to the bonus pool restrictions. “Foreign pros,” as defined by the collective bargaining agreement, are not included. That means any player signed at age 23 or older who had played five years or more in a foreign major league (2013-16), and any player 25 or older with seven or more years of foreign major league experience (2017 to present), is considered a foreign pro.

MLB ‘Foreign Pro’ Signings Since 2012

Team	Players	bWAR
Dodgers	7	34.8
Rangers	3	31.3
White Sox	1	29.5
Mariners	5	28.9
Cardinals	4	28.5
Athletics	2	19.4
Yankees	2	17.1
Cubs	4	15.2
Blue Jays	3	13.8
Padres	4	13.2
Orioles	6	12.5
Astros	1	12.3
Brewers	1	10.4
Red Sox	4	7.2
Mets	1	6.7
Pirates	1	5.9
Giants	3	1.9
D-backs	1	0.6
Nationals	2	0.1
Guardians	1	-0.2
Twins	1	-0.2
Reds	1	-0.3
Rays	2	-2.2

Top 50 Signees Since 2012, Ranked By bWAR

Rk	Player	WAR	SiGNING TEAM
1	Shohei Ohtani	51.5	LAA
2	Juan Soto	42.6	WAS
3	Ronald Acuña Jr.	28.6	ATL
4	Fernando Tatis Jr.	27.2	CHW
5	Rafael Devers	26.7	BOS
6	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	25.9	TOR
7	Willy Adames	25.1	DET
8	Yordan Alvarez	24.3	LAD
9	Ozzie Albies	24.1	ATL
10	Julio Rodríguez	22.9	SEA
11	Sandy Alcantara	20.1	STL
12	Andrés Giménez	19.4	NYM
13	Yasiel Puig	18.8	LAD
14	Framber Valdez	18.8	HOU
15	Gleyber Torres	18.7	CHC
16	Raisel Iglesias	18.6	CIN
17	Yandy Díaz	18.2	CLE
18	Ranger Suárez	18.1	PHI
19	Randy Arozarena	17.1	STL
20	Pablo López	16.6	SEA
21	Luis Arráez	16.4	MIN
22	Luis Robert Jr.	15.8	CHW
23	William Contreras	15.2	ATL
24	Yoán Moncada	14.9	BOS
25	Freddy Peralta	14.3	SEA
26	Julio Urías	13.8	LAD
27	Geraldo Perdomo	13.5	ARI
28	Cristopher Sánchez	13.2	TBR
29	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	12.3	ARI
30	Emmanuel Clase	12.2	SDP
31	Reynaldo López	12	WAS
32	Alejandro Kirk	11.3	TOR
33	Wander Franco	11.3	TBR
34	Isaac Paredes	11.2	CHC
35	Amed Rosario	10.2	NYM
36	Edmundo Sosa	9.8	STL
37	Elly De La Cruz	9.5	CIN
38	Víctor Robles	9.3	WAS
39	Gabriel Moreno	9.1	TOR
40	Yainer Díaz	9	CLE
41	Jhoan Duran	8.2	ARI
42	Maikel García	8	KCR
43	Luis Urías	7.9	SDP
44	Cristian Javier	7.9	HOU
45	Bryan Abreu	7.4	HOU
46	Brayan Bello	7.4	BOS
47	Ceddanne Rafaela	7.4	BOS
48	Wilyer Abreu	7.3	HOU
49	Edward Cabrera	7.2	MIA
50	Luis Rengifo	6.7	SEA

Here’s a look at what each team has done since 2012.

Arizona Diamondbacks

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 20 (4th)

Total bWAR: 29.8 (17th)

Key Players: RHP Jhoan Duran, SS/2B Jazz Chisholm Jr., SS Geraldo Perdomo, RHP Justin Martinez

How They’ve Done: The D-backs have had several big hits on the international market, although trades meant some of those players did their best work elsewhere. As good as Chisholm has been, Arizona’s swap of him for Zac Gallen was a wise move. Trading Duran as a Low-A righthander in a three-prospect deal for Eduardo Escobar was less successful, even if Escobar was a solid player for Arizona. Perdomo is the homegrown star and one who should be a key member of the infield for years to come.

Athletics

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 7 (28th)

Total bWAR: 2.0 (29th)

Key Players: OF Dairon Blanco, RHP Luis Morales, RHP Daniel Palencia

How They’ve Done: Even though they rank second to last in bWAR, there’s an argument the Athletics have been the least successful team on the international market since 2012. The Orioles are the only team below them, and they basically didn’t sign anyone until 2019, so the Athletics’ lack of success while remaining active throughout that span stands out. They have had more success lately, with their top three bWAR producers all debuting since 2022. Pitchers Luis Morales and Daniel Palencia both had encouraging 2025 seasons and look like solid contributors going forward.

Atlanta Braves

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 11 (19th)

Total bWAR: 65.4 (3rd)

Key Players: OF Ronald Acuña Jr., 2B Ozzie Albies, C William Contreras

How They’ve Done: Ideally, you want to sign stars, and that’s exactly what the Braves have done. Acuña and Albies both rank among the top 10 players signed internationally since 2012 and Contreras ranks within the top 25. Otherwise, the Braves international big leaguers are a very mixed bag, but teams would love to match this kind of production.

Baltimore Orioles

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 4 (29th)

Total bWAR: -0.6 (30th)

Key Players: C Samuel Basallo

How They’ve Done: The Orioles ranking last in total bWAR isn’t a surprise given they largely ignored the international market until 2019. The only major leaguer they signed in that period was Dariel Alvarez who is also their only positive bWAR player at 0.1. Since 2019, the Orioles ended their unilateral disarmament and started attempting to sign international talent like the other 29 teams. Basallo is the first of this new group of players to reach the big leagues and looks like a potential anchor in their lineup for years to come.

Boston Red Sox

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 20 (4th)

Total bWAR: 59.8 (T5th)

Key Players: 3B Rafael Devers, 3B Yoán Moncada, SS/OF Ceddannee Rafaela

How They’ve Done: The Red Sox are tied for the fourth-most major leaguers in this span, headlined by Devers, who ranks fifth in bWAR. Rafaela and Bello are key contributors and Boston used many of the other players in trades to supplement its major league roster. The best of those trades brought back Chris Sale (Yoán Moncada), Garrett Crochet (Wikelman Gonzalez) and Craig Kimbrel (Javy Guerra). For the most part, the Red Sox traded players at their highest value. Beyond Moncada, no player traded away has produced higher than 0.5 bWAR elsewhere.

Chicago Cubs

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 19 (7th)

Total bWAR: 55.5 (8th)

Key Players: 2B Gleyber Torres, 3B Isaac Paredes, OF Jorge Soler, OF Eloy Jiménez, RHP Javier Assad, C Miguel Amaya

How They’ve Done: The Cubs spent most of the 2010s using international signings as trade pieces to bolster their playoff runs. Chicago spent big in 2013, signing Torres and Jiménez. Neither ended up playing for Chicago, but they netted Aroldis Chapman and Jose Quintana in trades that helped the big league roster. Paredes was also traded quickly (for Alex Avila and Justin Wilson), while Soler was traded for Wade Davis.

Chicago White Sox

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 9 (25th)

Total bWAR: 40.5 (12th)

Key Players: OF Fernando Tatís Jr., OF Luis Robert Jr. 

How They’ve Done: The White Sox have signed two stars in the international market, but one was traded far too soon. Tatis Jr. ranks fourth in bWAR, and swapping him for James Shields has loomed large over the franchise for years—and likely will continue to, even as the rebuild looks to be moving in the right direction. Robert Jr. also ranks inside the top 25, but after him they don’t have much to show from this time period.

Cincinnati Reds

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 10 (23rd)

Total bWAR: 32.4 (16th)

Key Players: SS Elly De La Cruz, RHP Raisel Iglesias, OF José Siri.

How They’ve Done: Iglesias ranks as one of the better pitchers signed internationally since 2012, and De La Cruz already ranks in the top 40 in IFA production, even if most of his career is still ahead of him. Siri’s success came with other teams, but his defense has made him a multiyear regular.

Cleveland Guardians

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 17 (10th)

Total bWAR: 37.3 (13th)

Key Players: 3B Junior Caminero, 1B Yandy Díaz, C Yainer Díaz, SS/2B Willi Castro, C Francisco Mejía, SS Brayan Rocchio

How They’ve Done: The Guardians have signed a plethora of major leaguers, but most of that production came for other teams. Their top four bWAR producers all were traded elsewhere, with the Junior Caminero-Tobias Myers deal especially looking like one they will regret for a long time. They have also signed several Top 100 prospects at some point, but many haven’t lived up to expectations so far. Mejía never matched his Top 25 prospect status, but the jury is still out on Rocchio and Valera. Both had their moments in 2025 and look likely to be contributors in 2026.

Colorado Rockies

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 9 (25th)

Total bWAR: 4.9 (28th)

Key Players: SS Ezequiel Tovar, 3B Joshua Fuentes

How They’ve Done: The Rockies were considered to have one of the better international scouting operations for much of the 2000s, but that well has largely dried up. Tovar is the only Rockies signee to produce more than 1.5 bWAR, and the team ranks near the bottom however you measure international production.

Detroit Tigers

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 9 (25th)

Total bWAR: 29.3 (18th)

Key Players: SS Willy Adames, LHP Gregory Soto, OF Wenceel Pérez

How They’ve Done: The Tigers haven’t had much success in the international market, with Adames the only player above 2.3 bWAR. Adames was moved as part of the 2014 trade deadline deal for David Price, who went on to become a key contributor as Detroit won the AL Central before getting swept in the ALDS. Soto has had a solid career as a lefty reliever, but the Tigers made out well in that deal acquiring Matt Vierling. Pérez and Montero are solid depth contributors, but after that the Tigers haven’t got much.

Houston Astros

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 23 (2nd)

Total bWAR: 57.2 (7th)

Key Players: LHP Framber Valdez, RHP Cristian Javier, RHP Bryan Abreu, OF Wilyer Abreu, RHP Ronel Blanco, RHP Luis García, RHP José Urquidy

How They’ve Done: Even though they rank seventh in bWAR since 2012, you could make the case the Astros have been one of the most successful teams in this stretch given almost all of their top players accumulated their value in Houston. Of their top seven players, only Wilyer Abreu debuted with another team. The Astros have also been extremely successful finding and developing pitchers, which is one of the hardest things to do on the international market. Excluding Shohei Ohtani, Valdez has the second-highest bWAR among pitchers and Javier, Abreu, Blanco and Urquidy all rank in the top 25 among pitchers.

Kansas City Royals

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 10 (23rd)

Total bWAR: 12.6 (24th)

Key Players: 3B Maikel García C Freddy Fermin, LHP Angel Zerpa

How They’ve Done: The Royals have had two solid hits in the international market, but otherwise received minimal production. Garcia is their biggest hit and was just signed to a five-year extension. He looks like a key member of the team for years to come and represents a huge win after originally signing for $30,000 when he weighed 128 pounds. Their only other player over 2.0 bWAR is Fermin who is a solid backup catcher. He was valuable in that role for Royals for a few years, but they have depth there and dealt him at the 2025 trade deadline for righthanders Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek, who outproduced him over the rest of the year. 

Los Angeles Angels

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 16 (12th)

Total bWAR: 63.7 (4th)

Key Players: DH/RHP Shohei Ohtani, RHP Jaime Barria, RHP Jose Soriano, C Edgar Quero

How They’ve Done: Ohtani is the biggest star in baseball and has the highest bWAR of any player signed since 2012 by 8.9. Unfortunately, the Angels let him leave for just a draft pick, so all they have to show now is righthander Ryan Johnson. After Ohtani, the Angels have a few other noteworthy signings. Barria was a useful pitcher, and Soriano has proven to be a reliable arm as well. Quero was traded to the White Sox.

Los Angeles Dodgers

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 23 (2nd)

Total bWAR: 80.2 (1st)

Key Players: DH Yordan Álvarez, OF Yasiel Puig, C Keibert Ruiz, OF Andy Pages, LHP Julio Urías, OF Oneil Cruz

How They’ve Done: Yep, the Dodgers are great at this too. Alvarez is a less-than-ideal artifact of how the study was conducted. He never played a game for the Dodgers, as he was traded to the Astros almost immediately, but he was originally signed by Los Angeles. Even without him, the Dodgers have plenty of success stories and a solid group of prospects currently, led by Eduardo Quintero and Josue De Paula.

Miami Marlins

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 11 (19th)

Total bWAR: 16.6 (22nd)

Key Players: RHP Edward Cabrera, RHP Eury Pérez, RHP Félix Bautista, INF/OF Javier Sanoja

How They’ve Done: Bautista is a weird one. He was a Marlins signee who was released after two seasons in the DSL. The Orioles then found him and turned him into an MLB closer. Cabrera and Pérez are pitching success stories. Sanoja is the best hitting success story so far among Marlins players in the study, and only three of the Marlins’ 11 big leaguers are hitters.

Milwaukee Brewers

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 3 (30th)

Total bWAR: 9.2 (25th)

Key Players: OF Jackson Chourio, RHP Abner Uribe

How They’ve Done: It’s a shocking number. For all their current success internationally, the Brewers have signed only three players in the international amateur market since 2012 who have even reached the majors. Milwaukee is excellent at scouting Latin American now, with Chourio in the majors and Jesús Made, Luis Peña and many others in the minors. But from 2012-2018, the team stuck out year after year. Seven-figure signings like Gilbert Lara, Larry Ernesto, Eduarqui Fernandez and Branlyn Jaraba all struggled to get out of Class A. It’s been quite the turnaround, but the success in the 2020s is only starting to show up in the majors.

Minnesota Twins

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 15 (13th)

Total bWAR: 26.6 (19th)

Key Players: 1B/2B Luis Arráez, RHP Luis Gil, RHP Brusdar Graterol 

How They’ve Done: The Twins rank in the middle of the pack in both players signed and total bWAR. Most of that value is carried by Arráez, who they traded for Pablo López. López has outperformed Arráez over the past three years, so the Twins did well in that deal. Arráez is the only position player who ranks in the top eight in bWAR, and Minnesota has done well on the pitching side. That hasn’t translated directly to on-field value for the Twins, though, because seven pitchers were traded before they debuted or soon after.

The most noteworthy was swapping Gil for DFA’d Jake Cave in 2018. It looked defensible out of the gate, but Cave’s play declined while Gil—after several seasons marred by injuries—won AL Rookie of the Year in 2024. The second Graterol deal, after his inclusion in the Mookie Betts trade was voided because of medical concerns, looks fair for both sides, as Kenta Maeda produced similar value for the Twins. The Yennier Cano deal was less successful, as he alone has been more valuable than Jorge López, and Minnesota also gave up three additional prospects, including lefthander Cade Povich.

New York Mets

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 11 (19th)

Total bWAR: 36.6 (15th)

Key Players: 2B Andrés Giménez, SS Amed Rosario, C Francisco Alvarez, RHP José Buttó

How They’ve Done: The Mets found a trio of productive up-the-middle players in what has been a hitter-heavy group of international signees. Ronny Mauricio could bulk up this group in upcoming years. While Giménez became a very solid player for the Guardians, the Mets landed Francisco Lindor in return.

New York Yankees

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 32 (1st)

Total bWAR: 18.5 (21st)

Key Players: INF Jorge Mateo, INF Thairo Estrada, C Carlos Narváez, OF Jasson Domínguez, C/DH Agustín Ramírez

How They’ve Done: This is a surprisingly low bWAR output considering how many big leaguers the Yankees have signed. They’ve had six players who were at one time Top 100 prospects reach the majors and the only one to produce positive bWAR is Domínguez. That output will likely continue to improve with numerous active major leaguers on the list, but only Oswaldo Cabrera and Domínguez are still with the team. The lack of star power really stands out here, but they have done a good job using these players to acquire key contributors over the years including Juan Soto (Randy Vásquez and Jhony Brito), Jazz Chisholm (Agustín Ramírez), Anthony Rizzo (Kevin Alcantara) and Giancarlo Stanton (Jose Devers).

Philadelphia Phillies

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 14 (15th)

Total bWAR: 19.3 (20th)

Key Players: LHP Ranger Suárez, OF Johan Rojas, RHP Sixto Sánchez

How They’ve Done: Suárez is the fourth-best international pitcher in the study’s timeframe. The rest of the group is not as inspiring. Rojas and catcher Rafael Marchán are the only hitters to produce positive WAR. One of the best signings was Curtis Mead, signed in 2018 out of Australia. He hasn’t had MLB success yet, but he was traded to the Rays for Cristopher Sánchez, who has turned into a rotation stalwart.

Pittsburgh Pirates

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 12 (17th)

Total bWAR: 5.9 (27th)

Key Players: RHP Luis Ortiz, RHP Edgar Santana, 2B/3B Rodolfo Castro 

How They’ve Done: One of the main reasons for the Pirates’ struggles over the past decade has been the team’s inability to tap into the Latin American talent pool. In the 2010s, the Pirates tended to be conservative in their approach. They stayed away from seven-figure signings and avoided exceeding the bonus pools during the years when that was allowed. There are teams that have made that approach work, but the Pirates didn’t have many successes among less expensive signings. There are signs of recent improvement. Outfielder Edward Florentino is the team’s best international prospect in years.

San Diego Padres

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 20 (4th)

Total bWAR: 37.4 (13th)

Key Players: RHP Emmanuel Clase, RHP Andrés Muñoz, RHP Robert Suarez, 2B Luis Urías, LHP Adrián Morejón, INF Gabriel Arias

How They’ve Done: The Padres’ 2016 signing class set records as the team spent almost $80 million between signing bonuses and overage tax payments. That class had plenty of misses, but Morejon has proven a useful reliever, and the Padres traded numerous prospects from that class in deals for big leaguers. Most of the Padres’ success stories have found that big league success elsewhere. San Diego is happy to trade anyone to make the big league club better, and Clase, Muñoz, Urías and Arias were all dealt to bolster the big league club.

San Francisco Giants

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 11 (19th)

Total bWAR: 9.2 (26th)

Key Players: RHP Camilo Doval, RHP Jonathan Loáisiga, RHP Randy Rodríguez.

How They’ve Done: The Giants have found pitching on the international market, but when it comes to hitters, they’ve largely struck out. Outfielder Alexander Canario is the best of the Giants’ position player signees since 2012, with Marco Luciano and Luis Matos still looking to gain traction. The pitching has been a tiny bit better, although Loáisiga is a bit of a misnomer. The Giants initially signed him but he never made it out of the Dominican Summer League with San Francisco. The Yankees signed him after the Giants released him. Take away his MLB production and the Giants fall to 5.0 total bWAR.

Seattle Mariners

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 15 (13th)

Total bWAR: 59.8 (5th)

Key Players: OF Julio Rodríguez, RHP Pablo López, RHP Freddy Peralta, INF Luis Rengifo

How They’ve Done: The Mariners have one of the most well-rounded records in this time period, signing three of the top 25 in bWAR led by Rodríguez. They complement a star position player with a pair of pitchers who rank fifth and sixth among all pitchers signed in this period. The Mariners are the only team who signed two pitchers inside the top 25 overall and top 10 of pitchers. Both were moved long before their debut, however, and the Mariners would surely like both those deals back. They acquired David Phelps for López and Adam Lind for Peralta. Even with those deals, signing Rodriguez alone is something many teams would love to have on their ledger.

St. Louis Cardinals

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 12 (17th)

Total bWAR: 53.1 (10th)

Key Players: RHP Sandy Alcantara, OF Randy Arozarena, 2B Edmundo Sosa, C Ivan Herrera

How They’ve Done: The Cardinals have done better than most in finding and signing international talent, but most of that success has come elsewhere. The two most successful signees (Alcantara and Arozarena) combined for 27 games with the Cardinals before they were traded. But those two both rank among the top 20 signees since 2012. Alcantara is the most productive pitcher in the study other than two-way player Shohei Ohtani.

Tampa Bay Rays

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 17 (10th)

Total bWAR: 41.9 (11th)

Key Players: LHP Cristopher Sánchez, SS Wander Franco, OF Jesús Sánchez, LHP José Alvarado, 1B Jonathan Aranda, RHP Diego Castillo, RHP Yonny Chirinos

How They’ve Done: The Rays have a blend of depth and high-end talent, but neither of their highest bWAR producers play for the team right now. Trading Sánchez for Curtis Mead in 2019 is a deal the Rays would want back. On the field, Franco was one of the most productive young shortstops in the game. Legal troubles have kept him off the field for the past two and a half seasons and could keep him from ever playing again. After those two, the Rays signed a plethora of solid major league contributors including Sánchez, Alvarado, Aranda, Diego Castillo and Yonny Chirinos. Only Sánchez from that group was traded prior to debuting. While he hasn’t lived up to his hype as a once top-50 prospect, he has still outperformed Trevor Richards and Nick Anderson, who the Rays got back.

Texas Rangers

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 18 (9th)

Total bWAR: 16.5 (23rd)

Key Players: INF Andy Ibáñez, OF Leody Taveras, RHP Ronny Henriquez, 2B/SS Luisangel Acuña

How They’ve Done: The Rangers haven’t developed anything more than a role player from the international market since 2012 and rank in the bottom third in production. Ibáñez and Taveras had their moments, but neither lived up to their potential and were eventually waived. Even though he ranks fourth in bWAR, Acuña is arguably the most important player in this group as he was traded for Max Scherzer in 2023. Scherzer was solid over the rest of the season and even though he struggled in the ALCS, had a strong appearance in the World Series as the Rangers went on to win. 

Toronto Blue Jays

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 19 (7th)

Total bWAR: 53.9 (9th)

Key Players: 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr., C Alejandro Kirk, C Gabriel Moreno, 2B Otto Lopez, RHP Miguel Castro

How They’ve Done: The Blue Jays have hit big on the international market and unlike some other teams kept them in their system and watched them blossom. Guerrero Jr. is a star and ranks sixth in bWAR since 2012. Kirk has turned into one of the better catchers in the American League and was instrumental in their run to the World Series in 2025. His presence allowed them to trade Moreno and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. for Daulton Varsho, who is one of the best defensive outfielders in baseball and has produced 11.3 bWAR in three seasons. The only move they really regret is letting Lopez go for just cash considerations after designating him for assignment before the 2024 season. Lopez eventually ended up in Miami, where he has turned into one of the better defensive second basemen in baseball.

Washington Nationals

MLB Players Signed Since 2012: 14 (15th)

Total bWAR: 65.8 (2nd)

Key Players: OF Juan Soto, RHP Reynaldo López, OF Victor Robles, 2B Luis García Jr., RHP Pedro Avila

How They’ve Done: If the Nationals had only signed Soto, he alone would have put the club on the cusp of the top 10 in international production. Soto ranks second in bWAR among international signees since 2012, trailing only Shohei Ohtani. No other Nats’ signee comes close, but López and Robles are among the top 40 most productive players signed.