Yesterday it was reported by Baseball America that the Pittsburgh Pirates handed out a $500,000 signing bonus. This bonus was awarded to a 16-year-old outfielder from the Dominican Republic by the name of Sergio Campana. However, the Pittsburgh Pirates were just getting started and actually handed out an even bigger bonus.
While Campana looks like a prototypical athletic center fielder, Osvaldo Gavilan looks to be more of a power corner outfield bat. Gavilan received a bonus of $700,000, the largest bonus the team has given out thus far, and likely the biggest one this signing period.