Reports Red Sox Pay Hefty Price For Skirting International Signing Rules
The Red Sox were handed a one-year ban on signing international prospects Friday, and had five of their teenage prospects declared free agents, according to Yahoo Sports . The punishment came after an MLB investigation found the Red Sox used a loophole in signing-bonus rules last year. MORE: Is it time to hit the panic button in Beantown? According to the report, Boston was limited last season to spending a maximum of $300,000 on international prospects after exceeding its spending limit the year before by spending $62 million on Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada....