The Dodgers introduced Monday that they agreed to phrases with 29 worldwide amateurs to kick off their 2025 worldwide free company class. Seven of them agreed to phrases earlier than the tip of the 2024 class, permitting the workforce to take their bonuses out of the leftover pool cash from final yr.
The 2025 group consists of Roki Sasaki, the one signee who’s featured in MLB Pipeline’s rating of the Prime 50 gamers within the class. Among the many 29 complete signees, 16 are pitchers, 4 are catchers, six are infielders and three are outfielders. There are 12 signees out of Venezuela, eight out of the Dominican Republic, 4 out of Mexico, two out of Colombia and one every out of Japan, Panama and South Sudan.
The total listing of signed gamers and people with bonuses reported by Francys Romero is as follows:
| FULL NAME | POS | COUNTRY | BONUS |
| Acacio, Moises | IF | Venezuela | |
| Almonte, Aneudy | LHP | Dominican Republic | $50,000 |
| Aparicio, Ezequiel | C | Venezuela | |
| Aquino, Derik | RHP | Dominican Republic | |
| Arvelo, Hendry | SS | Dominican Republic | |
| Bautista, Devlyn | OF | Dominican Republic | |
| Diaz, Degerson | CF | Venezuela | |
| Gamez, Luis | RHP | Mexico | |
| Gil, Jhon | C | Venezuela | |
| Lara, Bryan | RHP | Mexico | |
| Luna, Andres | RHP | Mexico | |
| Luna, Luis | SS | Colombia | $140,000 |
| Macero, Juan | IF | Venezuela | |
| Pacheco, Ivan | RHP | Mexico | |
| Ramirez, Carlos | RHP | Venezuela | |
| Rangel, Moises | C | Venezuela | |
| Reyes, Alexis | RHP | Venezuela | |
| Rivas, Jose | C | Venezuela | |
| Roman, Ricardo | RHP | Venezuela | |
| Romero, Shai | RHP | Dominican Republic | $200,000 |
| Sanchez, Cesar | RHP | Dominican Republic | |
| Sasaki, Roki | RHP | Japan | $6,500,00 |
| Savinon, Samuel | RHP | Dominican Republic | $225,000 |
| Theran, Jhosman | CF | Colombia | $45,000 |
| Thon, Joseph Deng | RHP | South Sudan | |
| Torres, Adrian | LHP | Panama | $365K (+$100K) |
| Tovar, Luis | IF | Venezuela | |
| Ureña, Antoni | SS | Dominican Republic | |
| Villegas, Jose | RHP | Venezuela |
Torres is a extremely regarded southpaw that seemingly received a big chunk of the leftover bonus cash after Sasaki’s deal. In keeping with reviews, the freshly turned 17-year-old already runs his fastball into the mid-90s and has good spin on his secondary pitches. He’s listed at 6-foot-3, 180 kilos.
Panamanian LHP Adrian Torres 🇵🇦 formally signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers this afternoon, turning into the primary addition of the 2024-25 worldwide class.
Bonus deal: $365k (plus 100k scholarship)
The official signing came about in Panama. pic.twitter.com/AyQ1z4Lk8l
— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) January 18, 2025
Thon, a tall right-hander, is the primary participant in MLB historical past to be signed out of South Sudan. Studies point out that he has reached as much as 95 mph on his fastball. He’s listed at 6-foot-6, 185 kilos.
Joseph Deng, such a strong operation!
Very, very excessive ceiling. pic.twitter.com/kiDxYQ8SH2— Charlie Meyer (@wrldbaseballdev) Could 6, 2024
Lara is a Mexican right-hander who sits within the 90-92 mph vary with “good physique” alongside above-average command and secondary pitches, based on Dodgers scout Juvenal Soto in an article for MiLB. The article notes that Lara is the primary Guanajuato native to signal with an MLB workforce.
El guanajuatense Bryan Lara por fin porta la ropa de los @Dodgers El lanzador de 16 años firmó con los angelinos y comenzará una nueva aventura en su carrera. El oriundo de Salamanca Guanajuato lanza una recta de 92 millas por hora. pic.twitter.com/D3GSLZGIgh
— Israel Romo 🐦⬛🐦 (@jromovazquez) October 3, 2024
Luna is a Colombian infielder who has the flexibility the workforce needs, in addition to some wheels.
The Dodgers formally signed INF Luis Luna 🇨🇴 from Colombia in the present day.
Bonus deal: $140,000.
A contact hitter with pace on the bases and the power to play throughout all the infield. pic.twitter.com/txVhiFeese
— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) January 19, 2025
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Some extra footage of the signees:
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Many of the bonus pool cash for this era went to Sasaki, who signed for a $6.5 million bonus. In keeping with MLB Commerce Rumors, the Dodgers entered the interval with simply $5,146,200 of their bonus pool, that means they needed to commerce for more cash to signal Sasaki and anybody else. The Dodgers dealt away two prospects to extend their bonus pool: outfielders Dylan Campbell and Arnaldo Lantigua.
The Dodgers traded Campbell to the Phillies for bonus pool cash reportedly within the vary of $750,000 to $1 million. A fourth spherical select of Texas in 2023, Campbell would have positioned only a bit exterior the highest 30 on my preseason high Dodgers prospects listing. He’s very athletic with good versatility because the outfield is his common spot, however the 22-year-old additionally has some expertise at second base. The previous standout highschool operating again stole 42 bases final yr and totaled 32 extra-base hits.
As for Lantigua, the Dodgers despatched him to the Reds for a reported $1.5 million addition to their bonus pool. He was one of many rising youngsters within the system and was set to maneuver stateside in 2025. The 19-year-old posted a 1.005 OPS whereas incomes an All-Star nod within the Dominican Summer season League final yr. He has massive energy potential and an intriguing ceiling, though he’ll doubtless be relegated to an outfield nook defensively. Lantigua would have fallen within the 20-30 vary on my preseason high Dodgers prospects listing.
