For the first time since after the 2016 international signing window closed, the Cincinnati Reds are officially out of the penalty box when it comes to doling out bonuses larger than $300K. Of course, they were in that penalty box due to blowing past their allotted amount that year to sign the likes of Alfredo Rodriguez and Vlad Gutierrez, and have had their spending restricted ever since.
That changed as the 2019 window officially opened today, and the Reds immediately put their rediscovered financial might to work, signing Cuban infielder Michel Triana to a $1.3 million, as confirmed by MLB.