The Dodgers have agreed to terms with a solid amount of international free agents to this point and have made their presence known in Venezuelan baseball.
The club entered July 2nd with $4,821,400 in international bonus pool money.
The Signings
Luis Rodriguez, OF
Rodriguez is a Venezuelan center fielder that was ranked 4th by MLB Pipeline and is a consensus top international free agent in the summer of 2019. The prospect gurus over at Fangraphs, Kiley McDaniel and Eric Longenhagen, have already placed Rodriguez as the 13th-ranked prospect in the Dodgers’ organization.
His signing bonus has yet to be announced.
Yeiner Fernandez, C
Fernandez is a guy who has a strong history and represented Venezuela in the 2015 Little League World Series as a pitcher. He has a strong arm behind the plate.
His signing bonus has yet to be announced.
Kristian Cardozo, RHP
Cardozo has long been of interest to the Dodgers and is a consensus top-30 arm in this class. He represents a nice pickup for the club. Cardozo hails from Venezuela.
His signing bonus has yet to be announced.
Darol Garcia, SS
Garcia is a Dominican shortstop that has long been of interest to the Dodgers in conjunction with Kristian Cardozo.
His signing bonus has been reported for $200,000.
The signing bonus on Dominican shortstop Darol Garcia is reportedly agreed upon at $200,000.
— Daniel Preciado (@DanJPreciado) July 2, 2019
Victor Sosa, OF
Sosa is a Venezuelan outfielder and that is all we know at this time. Sosa is just 16 years of age.
His signing bonus has yet to be announced.
Juan Idrogo, RHP
Idrogo is a Venezuelan right-handed pitcher with little to no information available to the public regarding his talent level or scouting report.
His signing bonus has yet to be announced.
Dodgers sign Venezuelan RHP Juan Idrogo ?? https://t.co/S1PzLw56au pic.twitter.com/cXkF9rsWGu
— Ben Badler (@BenBadler) July 2, 2019
Eduardo Dominguez, LHP
Dominguez is from Spain, which is interesting to start. His curveball looks like a potential plus pitch throughout the minor league ranks. Not much information is available at the moment, but updates will surely come in on the intriguing lefty.
His signing bonus has yet to be announced.
Updates
Check back here for more updates on the international free agency class of 2019 for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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