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A's To Sign Michel Inoa

Oaktown Awesomer's: An Oakland A's Blog found this 7/3/2008 on mlbtraderumors.com

According to John Manuel of Baseball America , the A's have reached an agreement with 16 year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa .  He'll receive a $4.25MM signing bonus, a record for an international amateur (excluding Cuban defectors).  Manuel reports that the Yankees had a tentative deal in place for $2.7MM at one point but agent Adam Katz stepped in and raised the price. This ...