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Dodgers To Sign Hector Olivera

By Mark Polishuk [March 24, 2015 at 1:03pm CDT]


The Dodgers have landed yet another high-profile Cuban talent by agreeing to a six-year, $62.5MM contract with infielder Hector Olivera, MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez reports (via Twitter). The deal contains a $28MM signing bonus. Olivera is represented by Greg Genske of the Legacy Agency.

Olivera’s signing process was a long and often controversial one, including an agent change, speculation about a damaged UCL and a wide spectrum of possible contracts ranging from four to six years in length and between $30MM to over $70MM in value. In the end, Olivera and Legacy have to be pleased to have landed an agreement near the highest end of those projected deals. The Dodgers outbid several teams for Olivera’s services, as the Padres, Marlins, Braves, Giants and A’s were known to have varying degrees of interest.