Scooter Gennett may be the story of Cincinnati right now after his historic night, but about an hour after the game news broke that the team had agreed to sign Cuban shortstop Jose Israel Garcia for $5M. That will actually cost the organization $10M after they pay the penalty to sign him. I was able to talk with someone about the shortstop yesterday who had some good things to say about him if you’d like to read up on him. It’s the third multi-million dollar signing the team has paid out for a Cuban export in this signing period.
Catching up on the minor leagues
