ESPN.com Inoa and his parents turned down more lucrative offers from the Cincinnati Reds and the Texas Rangers due to Oakland's positive results developing young pitchers. The Reds offered a $5 million signing bonus and a major league contract, while the Rangers offered $5.2 million, according to Inoa. Holy crap the Reds are ballsy. What's next the Reds offer Sabathia 250 million over 2 ...

The Oakland Athletics announced today the club has agreed to terms with 16-year-old Dominican pitcher Michael Inoa , generally regarded as the top eligible prospect in Latin America this year. Per the A's press release... Inoa, a 6-7, 205-pound right-hander from Puerto Plata, D.R., was actively pursued by several Major League organizations before making his commitment to the A’s.  ...

In a huge move, the A’s are expected to announce that they’ve signed top Dominican prospect Michael Inoa. Inoa, a 16-year-old pitcher, is considered one of the better prospects to come out of the DR in recent years. He’s a first-round caliber of talent, and commanded a first-round price — about $4.25 million. That’s the largest sum of money ever handed out to ...

It was predictable that the A's would get Michael Inoa, but I was willing to be surprised if the Reds signed him. Baseball America : According to industry sources, Inoa, represented by Adam Katz of WMG, has agreed to terms with the A's for a $4.25 million signing bonus. Other clubs pursuing Inoa, including the Rangers, Reds and Yankees, were told in recent weeks that the deal was done, and ...

According to John Manuel of Baseball America, the Oakland Athletics have reached a deal with 16-year old pitcher Michael Inoa. The deal will pay Inoa an approximately $4.25M signing bonus. Scouts believe that the Dominican Inoa is a “once in a generation” type pitcher, who has an above average fastball, curveball, and change-up. It’ll be interesting to look back on this ...