The Padres signing of Xander Bogaerts came with a hefty price: Their second- and fifth-round drafts picks in the upcoming draft and $1 million fromAll the more reason to go big on Sunday, when the 2023 international signing window opens.
that they had a verbal agreement with the 16-year-old Venezuelan prospect for a $5.6 million signing bonus.A figure that high would eat up almost all of the Padres’ $5.825 million bonus pool for the upcoming window, although it might be worth the price. Salas is regarded as perhaps the purest left-handed hitter in the class and is capable of developing more power as he grows into a 6-foot-2, 180-pound frame. He also draws high marks for pitch recognition at the plate and the ability to block and receive well behind it. His above-average arm strength, according to Baseball America, is already producing pop times under 1.9 seconds.
Let's do it! Let's build the farm system back up and create a long term dynasty.
KevinAcee Awesome. Then flip him for a ML ready player