Among the fans waiting outside the player entrance to BB&T Ballpark or the Charlotte Knights' bus on the road, a couple of shrewd autograph seekers have started bringing an item to barter for one White Sox prospect's signature.
As reliever Zack Burdi recounted it, Yoan Moncada will make the transaction every time.
"If there's no Twinkies, sometimes he'll be like, 'I don't want to sign today,' " Burdi said. "But if there's a Twinkie there, he'll go straight for it."
Phenoms sometimes come with legends, and before he has played 10 games in the major leagues, Moncada, a 21-year-old Cuban infielder, already has a tall tale tied to an iconic American snack cake.