Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Latin Signings Around MLB & How They've Worked Out
Handing out huge signing bonuses is no more a guarantee of landing future stars in Latin America than in the domestic draft. Consider the case of first baseman Angel Villalona, who received a $2.1 million signing bonus from the Giants in 2006 and was subsequently rated the team's No. 1 prospect by several baseball websites. Three years later, it was reported that he was the main suspect in the murder of a 25-year-old man in the Dominican Republic. There has been no further news about a trial or pending charges, but he's not currently listed in the Giants' media guide.
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