Just hours after trading Brian Matusz to the Atlanta Braves, the Baltimore Orioles have stayed busy. They have added another pitcher to their minor league system, acquiring right handed pitcher Franderlyn Romero from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for two International Signing Bonus slots, according to MASN’s Roch Kubatko.
Why give up two international signing bonus slots for him? First of all, the Orioles haven’t exactly cared about international signings under Dan Duquette. In fact, they haven’t done so for a while. Jonathan Schoop is arguably their biggest one of the past ten years.