The Los Angeles Dodgers added the crown jewel of the 2025 worldwide class in Roki Sasaki, however the group continued to signal abroad expertise quickly after the Japanese phenom’s coveted announcement.
The Dodgers signed a complete of 16 gamers to their 2024-25 worldwide class, with solely Sasaki pending.
On Friday night time, hours after Sasaki’s announcement, the Dodgers signed Venezuelan right-handed pitcher Carlos Ramirez. The Dodgers additionally signed Panamanian left-hander Adrian Torres, who was really the primary addition of the 2024-25 worldwide class. The official signing passed off in Panama and he acquired a $365,000 bonus deal plus a $100,000 scholarship.
Torres is considered one of many premier lefties within the class. He has a 92-95 mph fastball, starter potential, and large developmental upside, per MLB insider Francys Romero.
The Dodgers continued to accumulate expertise into the weekend. On Saturday, the Dodgers signed Venezuelan shortstop Luis Tovar. He grew to become the group’s third official signing and receives a $300,000 bonus deal.
The Dodgers then formally commenced their signing within the Dominican Republic by inking a cope with right-hander Derick Aquino and outfielder Devlyn Bautista.
The Dodgers signed 4 different worldwide gamers from Venezuela together with infielder Moisés Acacio, catcher Moisés Rangel, infielder Juan Macero, and right-hander Ricardo Román.
In a while within the weekend, Los Angeles added 4 extra Venezuelan gamers to the 2024-25 worldwide class in outfielder Degerson Diaz, right-hander Jose Villegas, catcher Jhon Gil, and catcher Ezequiel Aparicio.
Monday, the Dodgers signed Colombian outfielder Jhosman Theran. He represented his nation’s nationwide crew within the 2022 U-15 World Cup.
The Dodgers formally signed infielder Luis Luna from Colombia the identical day the group signed the highest reliever available on the market in Tanner Scott. Luna acquired a $140,000 bonus deal and is taken into account to be a contact hitter with velocity and flexibility.
The Dodgers additionally signed 17-year-old right-hander Joseph Deng from South Sudan. Deng is the primary participant born in South Sudan to signal with an MLB group and the second African participant within the worldwide class.
He’s 6-foot-7 with a fastball that goes as much as 96 mph.
Regardless of spending a reported $6.5 million on Sasaki’s signing bonus, the Dodgers had been in a position to make two trades — one with the Philadelphia Phillies and one with the Cincinnati Reds — to safe sufficient cash to signal all their worldwide signees.
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