Yesterday was the first day in the International signing period that lasts until December. The New York Yankees signed four international prospects yesterday. The Yankees only had $4,232,700 in bonus money to dish out, and unlike in previous years, that’s locked in. They can’t trade for extra bonus money; that’s an MLB-wide change for this signing period. If you recall, they lost a million in bonus money when they signed Gerrit Cole before the 2020 season.
The most important and expected signing was for 17-year-old shortstop Hans Montero to a $1.