Signing international free agents is never a sure thing, as most of the time teams are banking on the projection of how a teenage prospect will grow into a legitimate prospect. Still, the signings are notable, considering that there often is a diamond in the rough during each signing period. That likely was the goal for the Tigers when they signed Carlos Mendoza in 2019.
Mendoza was never at the very top of the Tigers' farm system, but his ability to play every position on the field made him a name that prospect evaluators kept an eye on.