The Pittsburgh Pirates have been very active today according to Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com, signing a total of 20 players already. We heard the names Juan Pie and Angel Basabe earlier, who received $500,000 and $450,000 respectively, but seven more names have come out, who all received six-figure bonuses. Here’s the list from Sanchez, who also mentioned that 11 other players have signed.
Norkis Marco, SS, $250,000
Jommer Hernandez, C ,$250,000
Gregory Custodio, SS, $230,000
Brayan Torres, RHP, $180,000
Emilson Rosado, INF, $135,000
Yeison Santos, LHP, $110,000
Luis David Peralta, LHP, $110,000
SS Norkis Marco ($250K), and Gregory Custodio ($230K), INF Emilson Rosado ($135K), LHPs Yeison Santos ($110K) & Luis David Peralta ($110K).
— Jesse Sanchez (@JesseSanchezMLB) July 2, 2017
More #Pirates: RHP Brayan Torres ($180K), catcher Jommer Hernandez ($250K). Plus 11 more players between ages 17-20. https://t.co/mJNHWaA0Dm
— Jesse Sanchez (@JesseSanchezMLB) July 2, 2017
As usual, we will try to get you more info on these players and our signing tracker will be up later today. The Pirates have spent $2,215,000 on the nine known bonuses. While you can assume the other 11 players from today signed for less than $100,000, it’s possible they got more. You’re looking at roughly half of the international budget spent already. Also note that any player who turns 16 between tomorrow and August 31st isn’t eligible to sign until their birthday, so there could be more six-figure signings that need to wait.
