The Angels sign the first of the players the Braves lost due to their international signing violations:
The Angels signed 17-year-old international prospect Kevin Maitan, who was most recently with the Braves, was the top prospect in the 2016 international class and Atlanta had acquried him with a $4.25 million bonus. Of course, due to the international scouting scandal that was revealed recently, the Braves had to give up some of their prospects and Maitan was easily the best of that castaway bunch.
The Braves’ loss is the Angels’ gain here, as they now get a new #1 prospect in their system, all to the tune of $2.2 million.
He hit .241/.290/.340 as a 17-year-old in rookie league ball in 2017 in just 176 PA. That is not much by which to judge a player. He struck out 49 times; that seems like a lot for a player who didn’t show much power. He is a shortstop, however, so if his glove is great and his offense is okay, he’ll be a fine major league player.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2nvEWXg
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