The A's currently have a top Cuban prospect in their system. Lazaro Armenteros, known as Lazarito, signed on July 2, 2016 and spent the 2018 season with Low-A Beloit. He hit .277/.374/.401 with eight doubles, eight homers and 39 RBI in 79 games. MLB Pipeline currently ranks Lazarito as the A's No. 6
Date: Dec 20, 2018
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MLB Hot Stove Signings: A's sign Cuban Norge Ruiz, who could pitch in MLB in 2017
very active in the market for Cuban free agents for years. Most notably, they signed Yoenis Cespedes to a four-year contract back in 2012. They also drafted Ariel Prieto in 1995, after he was granted a visa to leave Cuba, and signed 17-year-old outfielder Lazaro Armenteros for $3 million back in July.
Date: Dec 23, 2016
Category: Sports
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Athletics lose third straight, fall in 10 innings to Pirates
Athletics: Oakland agreed to terms with versatile, 17-year-old Cuban OF Lazaro Armenteros on Saturday. He receives a $3 million signing bonus. The A's also agreed to terms with Dominican players 3B George Bell, SS Marcos Brito, SS Yerdel Vargas, and CF Kevin Richards. All of the new acquisitions wil
Date: Jul 03, 2016
Category: Sports
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MLB Hopes US Government Eases Signing Process For Cuban Players
Additionally, this new proposal would prevent Cuban prospects from getting involved with investors, or "buscons," in the countries they defect to. We saw a problematic case involving one top Cuban prospect, Lazaro Armenteros, in which his buscon threatened the life of Armenteros' agent in the U.S. T