The Kansas City Royals have signed Raul Ibanez to a Minor League contract.
The 42-year-old was released by the Los Angeles Angels.
Ibanez batted just .157 in 57 games for the Angels, but 10 of his 26 hits were for extra bases.
The Kansas City Royals have signed Raul Ibanez to a Minor League contract.
The 42-year-old was released by the Los Angeles Angels.
Ibanez batted just .157 in 57 games for the Angels, but 10 of his 26 hits were for extra bases.
The Reds signed Cuban right-hander Raisel Iglesias to a seven-year contract Friday. Several media outlets reported the deal is worth $27 million.
The 24-year-old Iglesias will join the Reds organization once his visa problems are resolved.
The Philadelphia Phillies have signed Grady Sizemore to a Minor League contract.
The veteran outfielder was released by the Boston Red Sox last week.
Sizemore will report to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday.
Boston is responsible for Sizemore's $250,000 guaranteed big-league contract counting incentives he'd already earned. If he makes it to Philadelphia, the Phillies would then pay him a prorated portion of the major-league minimum salary.
A little more than two weeks have gone by since the first round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft was held on June 5 in New Jersey.
The deadline for draft picks to sign contracts is July 18, but a majority of the selections have either signed or already come to agreement on deals with their new clubs. Of the 34 players taken in the first round, 26 have either begun or will soon begin their professional baseball careers.
Brady Aiken, the first overall pick, agreed to terms with the Houston Astros on a contract leading up to the draft and arrived in Houston on Monday to make things official.
Seven of the eight players that remain unsigned are pitchers. All eight players were selected out of college.
Carlos Rodon, who the Chicago White Sox took third overall, is the highest pick without a deal in place.
Jeff Hoffman (9th, Toronto), Max Pentecost (11th, Toronto), Tyler Beede (14th, San Francisco), Sean Newcomb (15th, L.A. Angels), Brandon Finnegan (17th, Kansas City), Erick Fedde (18th, Washington) and Nick Howard (19th, Cincinnati) are the other seven picks without contracts.
Brady Aiken arrived in Houston on Monday to sign a contract with the Houston Astros.
"It feels great," Aiken said. "I'm excited. I'm really excited to take this next step in my life."
Aiken, who is from Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, was the No. 1 overall pick earlier this month.
The Cincinnati Reds have agreed to sign first-round pick Alex Blandino.
The 29th overall pick, Blandino will receive the full slot value of $1,788,000.
The Stanford third baseman hit .310/.397/.531 with 12 homers, 14 doubles and a pair of steals during his Junior season.
The New York Mets have agreed to sign first-round pick Michael Conforto.
The Oregon State outfielder will receive a $2.97 million bonus.
The bonus amount just about matches the slot value for the No. 10 overall pick.
The Miami Marlins have agreed to a Minor League deal with Brad Penny.
Penny won 14 games for the Marlins during the 2003 season, when they won the World Series.
He hasn't pitched in the majors since 2012.
The Houston Astros have agreed to a $1.5 million bonus with fifth-round pick Jacob Nix.
Nix, the No. 136 pick, received a bonus much larger than the $370,500 slot value for his draft position.
The high school right-hander thought he was destined for UCLA after sliding to the fifth round, and was "really surprised we were able to get it done."
Houston saved a lot of money towards their draft spending limit by agreeing to a deal with No. 1 overall pick Brady Aiken that was about $1,422,000 below the slot value.
Bradley Zimmer will sign with the Cleveland Indians for a $1,900,000 bonus.
The Indians drafted Zimmer in the first round with the No. 21 pick. The slot value for the pick is $2,008,100.