On Tuesday afternoon, the Marlins announced their third—and possibly, final—international bonus pool-related trade. As initially reported by Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, they’re sending outfielder Adonis Giron and left-hander Brayan De Paula to the Astros for an undisclosed amount of 2018-19 pool space.
The Marlins and Orioles are the leading contenders for Cuban free agents Víctor Víctor Mesa, Víctor Mesa Jr. and Sandy Gastón. But this move should allow the Fish to out-spend them, based on reported pool space estimates.
Giron just played his age-17 season with the Dominican Summer League Marlins, batting .