2008News

Inoa signing investigated

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is reporting that Major League Baseball will be looking into the recent signing of top Dominican prospect Michael Inoa. Inoa recently signed a rookie contract with the Oakland Athletics and received a record US$4.25 million signing bonus. MLB will investigate rumors of improprieties on behalf of the As and allegations of an agreed upon contract before the 2 July international signing period. The Star quotes Inoa’s agent Adam Katz as saying that the young Inoa would have gotten a larger bonus (upwards of US$5 million) from the Texas Rangers if he had known about the offer and hadn’t already committed to the As.