4:30pm: The Royals have also signed Venezuelan outfielder Cristhian Vasquez for a $775K bonus, according to Sanchez (on Twitter). Vasquez ranked as Baseball America's No. 22 prospect, noting that he's one of the oldest players in this year's class and has an advanced offensive approach.
10:12am: The Royals signed Italian shortstop Marten Gasparini for $1.3MM today, breaking the record for a European international prospect, according to MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez. Baseball America ranked Gasparini 12th; MLB.com had him fourth.
Badler had a full profile of Gasparini in May, noting the Royals as the frontrunner and his likelihood of breaking the European record. Gasparini, who turned 16 on May 24th, is a speedy switch-hitter with an Italian father and Jamaican mother who grew up in London.
The Royals have a bonus pool of $2,988,100 this year.
