Five months since Víctor Víctor Mesa and his brother, Víctor Mesa Jr., left Cuba to pursue major league contracts, and one month since MLB officially declared them eligible to sign as international amateur free agents, the Marlins are finally closing in.
Miami’s main competition for the 22-year-old Víctor Víctor is the Baltimore Orioles. An organization that’s long been idle on the international market announced their intentions to reverse course this summer. One particular trade with the Atlanta Braves in July padded their bonus pool by $2.5 million, creating separation from all other MLB teams.