Today is an important day in the MLB calendar, as it marks the first day that teams can sign international free agents from this year’s class of players.
And while the Guardians had more than $8 million in bonus pool money that they could use to sign prospects, they elected to sign a variety of cheaper prospects as opposed to putting all their eggs (and money) in one basket.
And not only did that approach help them build out a balanced class of international free agents, it also allowed for them to net some more established talent, as they traded $1.