KANSAS CITY -- The Royals have signed former Braves right-handed prospect Yefri Del Rosario, Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com reported.
The deal is worth $650,000, according to Sanchez.
Del Rosario, 18, is one of 12 Atlanta prospects who were granted free-agency after an MLB investigation determined the Braves circumvented the international signing guidelines.
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According to Sanchez, Del Rosario, who is 6-foot-2, 180 pounds, turned down more lucrative offers elsewhere to sign with the Royals because his idol, the late Yordano Ventura, pitched with Kansas City.
Del Rosario pitched in the Dominican Summer League last year and posted a 1.80 ERA in two starts. He also pitched for the Braves' Rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League and posted a 3.90 ERA in 11 games, registered 29 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings.
The deal is worth $650,000, according to Sanchez.
Del Rosario, 18, is one of 12 Atlanta prospects who were granted free-agency after an MLB investigation determined the Braves circumvented the international signing guidelines.
• Hot Stove Tracker
According to Sanchez, Del Rosario, who is 6-foot-2, 180 pounds, turned down more lucrative offers elsewhere to sign with the Royals because his idol, the late Yordano Ventura, pitched with Kansas City.
Del Rosario pitched in the Dominican Summer League last year and posted a 1.80 ERA in two starts. He also pitched for the Braves' Rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League and posted a 3.90 ERA in 11 games, registered 29 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings.
