The Braves signed 21 internationals free agents Sunday including outfielder Luis Guanipa.
Major League Baseball’s international signing period opened Sunday and the Atlanta Braves were active signing 21 players. Atlanta was operating with a full bonus pool for the second straight year after clearing international sanctions. Venezuelan outfielder Luis Guanipa headlines the list signing for a reported $2.5 million. He was rated inside the Top 10 by both Baseball America and FanGraphs.
Here is a full list of the signings:
Cristóbal Abreu - RHP - Dominican Republic
Luis Arestigueta - RHP - Venezuela
Mario Báez - INF - Dominican Republic
Kelvin Carmona - RHP - Dominican Republic
Edward Cedano - RHP - Dominican Republic
Carlos Cordero - SS - Dominican Republic
Jhon Estévez - OF - Dominican Republic
Jonathan Frías - LHP - Dominican Republic
Enderson García - RHP - Dominican Republic
Jhon Gil - SS - Dominican Republic
Luis Guanipa - OF - Venezuela
Whilmer Guerra - RHP - Dominican Republic
Jean Gutíerrez - RHP - Venezuela
Hojans Hernández - C - Cuba
Carlos Monteverde - OF - Venezuela
Luis Parababire - C - Venezuela
Rudit Piña - RHP - Venezuela
José Pineda - RHP - Venezuela
Johan Ramos - RHP - Dominican Republic
Jeremy Reyes - RHP - Venezuela
Lewis Sifontes - LHP - Venezuela
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