It was back to big dollar signings for the San Francisco Giants in this year’s international free agent class as the top three signings — shortstop Ryan Reckley from the Bahamas, catcher Juan Perez from Venezuela, and infielder Dennys Riera from Venezuela — took up $4 million of the Giants $5.179,700 total international signing pool.
Yeah the international market is strange and not just a little icky. They can sign as soon as their 16th birthday which doesn’t seem right. On the bright side I suppose a lot of teams do provide better education and nutrition than most of these kids have access to otherwise
17 years old! How is it legal for a 17 year old to enter into a binding contract?
Yeah the international market is strange and not just a little icky. They can sign as soon as their 16th birthday which doesn’t seem right. On the bright side I suppose a lot of teams do provide better education and nutrition than most of these kids have access to otherwise
Free Issue... I'll make sure to share a link on the Giants pages I help run.