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Red Sox Sign Reymond Fuentes
WEEI.com's Alex Speier reports that the Red Sox have agreed to sign first round pick Reymond Fuentes to a bonus of $1.13MM. The deal is expected to become official later today.
Fuentes, who happens to be Carlos Beltran's cousin, is an outfielder who has drawn comparisons to Jacoby Ellsbury and Johnny Damon.
The deal's official, according to a team press release. The Red Sox also agreed to terms with four of their other selections, including fourth rounder Jeremy Hazelbaker.
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thats some cool comparisons, we get really lucky with drafting for a winning team
Posted by: 04Forever | July 01, 2009 at 01:25 PM
Skill. not luck. the front office knows some hidden talents that fall to where the red sox draft. its just another skill the red sox organization is skilled in having.
Posted by: Kulaid33gobrs | July 01, 2009 at 01:48 PM
"Skill. not luck"
It really doesn't take much skill to have Fuentes, a player they openly pined for, fall into your lap with a late first round pick.
However in fairness they have been on of the better organizations, if not the best, at acquiring top talent in the supplemental rounds in recent years.
Posted by: jvg019 | July 01, 2009 at 02:49 PM
Not that its a huge deal - but the Sox came to an agreement with Hazelbaker well before this announcement. He's already been bumped up to - and is playing in Lo-A ball.
Posted by: jp | July 01, 2009 at 06:44 PM
Now that Fuentes is signed, time to get to work on the signability guys they drafted lower in Younginer, Kline, Bard, Thompson etc..
Posted by: johns | July 02, 2009 at 08:27 AM
This might be the best collection of draft picks and Int'l UFA's the RS have ever signed.
I'm not neccessarily talking about potential all-stars, just guys who will likely be MLB players eventually.
Posted by: Dortmunder | July 02, 2009 at 08:41 PM