In the first half of their his full season of professional baseball, 20 year old Cuban phenom Yoan Moncada has only recently started to put up the numbers (1.022 OPS in eight July games so far in Single A Greenville) the Red Sox expected from him when they signed him this winter to a $31.5 million bonus. Moncada’s signing as international free agent brought with it certain restrictions due to the size of the contract.
Since there is no actual international draft, the amount of money a team can spend is based on its position in the standings.