The 2020-21 International Signing period began in January this year instead of July of 2020, due to the shutdown around baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates went into the period with a $5,899,600 bonus pool, which was a hard cap this year. There were no trades allowed to acquire more bonus pool money. The deadline to sign players was on Wednesday (December 15th) and it passed quietly, as the Pirates have been at their bonus pool max since their final two signings in mid-June. They were actually close to that max with the initial group of signings, which included 15 players who officially signed on day one, and another four players who agreed to deals, but had to wait to sign due to travel restrictions.
International Signing Deadline Passes Quietly, As Pirates Spend Their Entire Bonus Pool
