International free agent Luis Robert is expected to sign with the Chicago White Sox, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports and MLB’s Jesse Sanchez. The contract is reported to be in the $25-30 million range, which means it will require a total outlay in the neighborhood of $50 million due to overspending penalties.
The Oakland A’s were one of the teams legitimately in the running for the 19-year-old outfielder from Cuba, but they didn’t wind up landing him. Our recent look at the team’s finances suggested they probably shouldn’t go beyond a $15 million signing bonus, which is barely half of what Robert ended up getting.