Baseball America writes the Royals could have their best international signing class in years.
At one point it looked like the Padres were going to sign Cuban shortstop Yandel Ricardo, but after they lost $1 million in bonus pool space for signing free agent Xander Bogaerts, the Padres couldn’t sign both Ricardo and Dominican shortstop Leodalis De Vries. It worked out for Ricardo, who signed for $2,397,500 with the Royals. Ricardo is 6-foot-2, 180 pounds, combining good size, actions, tools and well-rounded skills as the top Cuban signing this year and one of the high-end prospects overall for 2024.