While Roki Sasaki has gotten tons of headlines as an international free agent, the San Francisco Giants signed someone who certain scouts think is the best pros

The San Francisco Giants may have missed out on Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, but the team has reportedly signed Josuar de Jesus Gonzalez, who is considered to be the second-best player in the 2025 international amateur free agent class. According to MLB.com, Gonzalez had a signing bonus of $2,997,500.

Gonzalez, 17, is a switch-hitting shortstop hailing from San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic who has drawn comparisons to Francisco Lindor and José Reyes. On the 20-80 scouting scale, MLB Pipeline provided Gonzalez with an overall grade of 60, his strongest tools being hit (60) and power (60).

Any time a young prospect’s ceiling is held in the same regard as Francisco Lindor and José Reyes, talent evaluators are going to sit up and listen. Josuar De Jesus Gonzalez, the No. 2 prospect in the 2025 international class per MLB Pipeline,

Josuar Gonzalez, widely regarded as the best international position player prospect, highlighted the group of 15 players the San Francisco Giants signed today.