Back in January 2015, Yoan López was signed, with much fanfare, by the Arizona Diamondbacks. The $8.27 million signing bonus he received at the time was a record for an international amateur free agent, and actually cost the D-backs more, both literally and in terms of their farm term. For their allocated bonus pool was only $2.3 million; they had to pay a 100% surcharge, another $8 million, and were also banned from any significant international signings for the two years which followed. But crowed then general manager Dave Stewart, “We feel that he’s capable of competing right now for a spot in our rotation.
2021 Arizona Diamondbacks Reviews, #62: Yoan López
