Freddy Rodriguez – MLB Trade Rumors https://www.mlbtraderumors.com Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:25:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Blue Jays Sign Yeltsin Gudino, Freddy Rodriguez https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/07/blue-jays-sign-yeltsin-gudino-freddy-rodriguez.html https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/07/blue-jays-sign-yeltsin-gudino-freddy-rodriguez.html#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:25:47 +0000 http://localhost/mlbtraderumors/2013/07/blue-jays-sign-yeltsin-gudino-freddy-rodriguez.html The Blue Jays signed shortstop Yeltsin Gudino and outfielder Freddy Rodriguez out of Venezuela, Sportsnet's Shi Davidi reports via Twitter. Davidi says Gudino will receive a bonus of about $1.2MM, but didn't have a dollar figure for Rodriguez.

Gudino ranked eighth on Baseball America's top 30 international prospects list, while MLB.com ranked him 11th. Though he lacks a true plus tool, Gudino is a smooth fielder at shortstop and has a high baseball IQ, according to BA's Ben Badler. Rodriguez comes in at 18th on Badler's list, and wasn't ranked at all by MLB.com. He's currently a gap hitter with the potential for more power down the line, and is fast enough to play center field at the present, Badler reports.

The Blue Jays' bonus pool is $2,817,100. They appear to have about $1.6MM remaining after the Gudino signing.

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