Disaster in San Antonio

After receiving a $3.9M signing bonus, Oswaldo Nunez was immediately shipped to the Low-A level, where he started to produce for the franchise, and show his worth. But 49 games and 153 at-bats later, and Nunez finds himself on the DL with a strained MCL. His speed, base-running, and range in the OF will take something of a hit, but team doctors say they are happy that it was just a strain, and not a tear. When we asked the franchise for a statement, the team owner himself said "we knew his health rating was low, so we platooned him with another player, and (yet) he still gets hurt after 120 AB's." Obviously distraught over their high-priced international player getting injured after such a short stint with the team, while they felt that they were taking the necessary precautions to minimize the chances of injury, San Antonio can only hope this does not turn into an on-going issue.

Dominican goes to Tucson

The Tucson Pueblos made a big move today, signing an impressive CF from the Dominican, named Juan Moya. The speedy 20-year-old has the potential to be a gold glover, while also having the ability at the plate to be either a lead-off hitter, or a power slugger in the cleanup spot. Given an $11.3M signing bonus, Moya was immediately shipped to the Low-A club, where he is expected to make an impact from day one. Moya is only the third international player to receive a signing bonus of eight figures.