The Cubs went bigger than expected when international free agency finally opened Friday, officially signing seven players rather than just the five we’d previewed earlier in the week. Details are pretty light at this point, so I’ll refer you back to that linked piece and ask that you check back to see what our prospect guru Todd Johnson has later in the day or over the weekend.
Of the five we’d already known about, shortstop Cristian Hernandez out of the Dominican Republic is the crown jewel. The Cubs inked him to a $3 million deal, more than half of their $5.