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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Yankees' loaded farm system was thinned out some with summer trades that brought in veterans to help the big-league club.

Reinforcements are arriving.

Yankees should have be able to spend about $35-40 million on free agents in the offseason and still get under the luxury tax threshold.

The newest one is Ronny Rojas, a 16-year-old Dominican shortstop prospect.

According to Baseball America, the Yankees landed Rojas for a $1 million bonus.

MLB Pipeline, which is part of MLB.com, ranked 30 unsigned international prospects heading into this year's signing period and Rojas, a 5-foot-11, 170-pound switch-hitter, was No.