Yoán Moncada #5

Signed with the Boston Red Sox as a free agent on March 12, 2015 after agreeing to terms on Feb. 23, 2015... received a record $31.5 million signing bonus... ranked by MLB.com as the No. 9 prospect in baseball upon signing with Boston in March 2015... switch-hitter was 19 when he signed with Boston... made his debut for the Cienfuegos of the Cuban National Series in 2012 and hit hit .277/.388/.380 with four home runs and 21 stolen bases over two years before leaving Cuba in June 2014 with the permission of the Cuban government to pursue a career in the U.S... also plays shortstop and third base... starred for Cuba's top team of 15- and 16-year-olds and made a name for himself at the U-16 IBAF World Baseball Championships in Mexico... played alongside White Sox slugger Jose Abreu and Dodgers infielder Erisbel Arruebarrena with Cienfuegos... was also teammates with Abreu, Arruebarrena and other notable Cuban players like Yulieski Gourriel, Alfredo Despaigne and Jose Miguel Fernandez on Cuba's national team during the 2013 World Port Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands... was on Cuba's preliminary roster for the 2017 World Baseball Classic... Because the Red Sox were already past their international bonus pool limit, they were penalized a 100 percent tax on the Moncada bonus, making the organization's total investment in the player at $63 million... "[It's an] atypical signing process with atypical talent," Red Sox GM Ben Cherington said. "One of the few most talented 19 year olds in world."... The $31.5 million bonus alone beat out the bonus record for amateur international players, set earlier in the 2014-15 offseason by the D-backs with right-handed pitcher Yoan Lopez ($8.27 million)... was slated to begin his career at Class A Greenville but later sent to extended Spring Training for Opening Day.