1.Andrew Brackman, $3.55MM (2007)
2.Gary Sanchez, $3MM (2009)
3.Wily Mo Pena, $2.44MM (1999)
4.Ian Kennedy, $2.25MM (2006)
5.Slade Heathcott, $2.2MM (2009)
The Yankees are no strangers to spending money, and that goes for the amateur
players as well. Brackman was considered one of the best talents available in
the 2007 draft but fell to the 30th overall pick due to bonus demands and
injury concerns. The Scott Boras client signed his big league deal right at
the deadline and had Tommy John surgery almost immediately after the ink
dried, which New York knew he needed. Brackman returned from the procedure at
the start of the 2009 season, and has thrown 247.1 innings with a 4.77 ERA,
8.3 K/9 and 4.2 BB/9 as he climbs the ladder.
Sanchez received one of the largest bonuses among international free agents
last year, and hit .329/.393/.543 in 196 plate appeared in the low minors
this season, his professional debut. Heathcott was the team's first round
pick in 2009 (29th overall), the pick they received as compensation for
failing to sign Gerrit Cole in 2008. Like Sanchez, he made his pro debut this
season, hitting .253/.354/.344 in 362 plate appearances at the Single-A level.
Despite being just 17-years-old at the time, the Yankees signed Pena to a
major league contract worth a total of $3.7MM. His bonus stood as the record
for international prospects for nearly a decade. Pena had originally signed
with the Mets the previous summer, but MLB questioned the validity of the
deal and it was eventually voided. He was with the Yankees for just over two
full seasons (.234/.299/.391 in 541 Single-A plate appearances) before being
traded to the Reds for Michael Coleman and former Yankee farmhand Drew Henson
before the 2001 season.
Kennedy zoomed up the minor league ladder after being the 21st overall pick
in 2006, making his big league debut just a year after signing. He spend most
of his Yankee career in the minors (1.95 ERA, 9.9 K/9, 2.8 BB/9 in 248.2
innings) and also missed most of 2009 due to an aneurysm near his pitching
arm, though he did throw 59.2 innings with a 6.03 ERA with the big league
team. The Yanks shipped him to Arizona last offseason in the Edwin
Jackson-Curtis Granderson-Max Scherzer blockbuster.
We're not counting veterans of the Japanese or Cuban leagues in this series
even though they have zero MLB experience, but I'd be remiss if I didn't
mention that Hideki Matsui and Jose Contreras received $8.5MM and $6MM
signing bonuses, respectively.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/10/amateur-signing-bonuses-yankees.html
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