"Every team has their designated bonus pools with which they can ink talented kids from all across the globe who might some day become a Teoscar Hernandez, an , a Brusdar Graterol, etc. This year, the Dodgers have $6.679M with which to play, which is the largest bonus pool the club has been granted in the IFA bonus pool era (for a glossary and rules of this whole deal, click )."
"Listed at 6-foot-1, 178 pounds, Arias both bats and throws from the left side, and he projects to be in a corner (likely left as his arm is average), and he has received praise for his feel for hitting. He is generally regarded as a hit-over-power prospect at the moment, though he certainly has room for mass on his lean frame, and he should develop a bit of pop as he fills out:"
International amateur signing day moved from July 2 to January 15. The Dodgers were allocated a $6.679 million IFA bonus pool, the largest for the club in the IFA bonus pool era. The club used that pool to sign several prospects, headlined by 17-year-old outfielder Rubel Arias for $997,500. Arias is a 6-foot-1, 178-pound left-handed hitter and thrower who projects to a corner outfield spot and is viewed as a hit-over-power prospect with room to add strength and pop. Shortstop Ezequiel Melburne, a 16-year-old switch-hitter from Santo Domingo, signed for $747,500.
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