The last time the Rays were allowed to spend more than $300,000 on any international minor league free agent (2014), they spent $2.95M on Adrian Rondon and more than $5.5M overall that year. Other notables that year were LHP Francisco Sanchez ($675K), CF Jesus Sanchez ($400K), and LHP Resly Linares ($275K).
As Rays fans who monitor the international market closely know, the team is about to exit the restrictions they’ve had on spending for the last two years, and are set to once again make an aggressive bid for the top talent of the international class.