Midland Redskins' Eric Hosmer rounds third base during a Connie Mack World Series game against the Connecticut Bombers on Aug. 7, 2008 at Ricketts Park in Farmington, N.M. (Lucas Ian Coshenet/The Daily Times)
Update 12:27 a.m.: The Kansas City Star is reporting Hosmer signed for a $6 million bonus, the highest in franchise history. The previous highest was $4 million for Mike Moustakas in 2007 and Alex Gordon in 2007. You can read the full story in the Kansas City Star here.
This just came across the Associated Press wire minutes ago. I’ll update when more details emerge. Financial terms haven’t been disclosed yet.
By Doug Tucker, AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Beating the deadline by minutes for the second year in a row, the Kansas City Royals signed power-hitting high school infielder Eric Hosmer on Friday night.
Drafted third overall, the left-handed hitter provides the power potential so desperately needed by the offensively impoverished and perennially last-place Royals. They went into their weekend series at New York near the bottom of the American League in runs, RBIs and home runs.
Mike Moustakas, a power-hitting infielder selected with the second overall choice last year, agreed to a $4 million signing bonus just a few minutes before the deadline. Like Hosmer, Moustakas was represented by Scott Boras.
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Hosmer will not report to the Chukars as expected, he will soon report to Arizona for intructional league. According to royals.com.