The Chicago White Sox and highly-touted international prospect Yoelqui Cespedes came to terms on a deal that includes a $2.05 million signing bonus, the team announced Friday.
“Yoelqui has worked extremely hard to put himself in this situation,” Marco Paddy, the special assistant to the general manager for international operations for the White Sox, said in a statement. “He has the ability to play all three outfield positions with above average defense, line-to-line hitting ability with power to all fields and running instincts to steal and stretch singles into doubles.”
Cespedes played four seasons (2015-19) for Granma in the Cuban Serie Nacional (Cuban National Series), Cuba’s top-level league.