Sources: Yanks ink prime prospect ‘The Martian’

Sixteen-year-old heart fielder Jasson Dominguez, maybe essentially the most extremely regarded prospect from Latin America in a decade, signed with the New York Yankees on Tuesday morning in a deal that features a $5.1 million bonus, sources acquainted with the settlement informed ESPN.

The 5-foot-11, 195-pound Dominguez is a strong switch-hitter with top-end velocity and a well-regarded throwing arm — a basic five-tool participant. His bonus dwarfed the Yankees’ earlier document of $three.2 million for a participant on July 2, when worldwide free brokers are eligible to signal.

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Dominguez is not going to be eligible to play video games till subsequent season however will instantly be a part of the Yankees’ prime echelon of prospects. The staff’s devotion of practically 95% of its bonus pool to at least one participant — the Yankees have simply shy of $5.four million to spend of their fastened worldwide free-agent pool — exhibits their regard for Dominguez.

The sentiment is shared across the business. When the Yankees grew to become favorites to signal Dominguez, different groups — together with the Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Angels — lamented the lack of the prospect at a participant whom evaluators imagine can be a star.

Since he arrived on the academy of coach Ivan Noboa as a 13-year-old, Dominguez has stood out for his developed physique and skill to hit balls far. Scouts took to calling him El Marciano, or The Martian, as a result of they stated there was no manner he was from this world.

Along with his $5.1 million bonus, Dominguez will obtain $250,000 in potential scholarship cash from the Yankees ought to he select to additional his training.