As you may already know, the top prospect on this year’s international market – shortstop Miguel Sano – finally signed earlier this week after MLB investigated his age (actually, the investigation is still ongoing). Several teams, including the Pirates and Orioles, were hard after Sano, but the Twins landed him because they were willing to meet his asking price. According to Jorge Aragure Jr. at ESPN, the Yankees expressed some interest in signing Sano after his agent turned down Pittsburgh’s $2.6M offer, and says that “at one point it appeared the Yankees would swoop in and sign Sano.” The Yanks have an extra $850,000 in their pocket after their deal with Dominican shortstop formerly known as Damian Arredondo was voided, so it looks like the team was actively looking to redistribute those funds, and then some.
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