D-backs, righty Lopez sign Minors contract

Move over, Roberto Baldoquin.

The D-backs have signed Cuban-born right-hander Yoan Lopez to a Minor League deal with a $8.27 million bonus, MLB.com reported on Saturday. That figure makes Lopez the recipient of the largest bonus doled out under new international guidelines.

The previous record was set by Baldoquin, a 20-year-old shortstop, who received a bonus of $8 million for signing with the Angels four weeks ago.

Lopez, 21, works with four pitches, and Arizona believes two of them are already advanced.

"Yoan is a good-looking young starter with good upside potential," D-backs senior vice president of baseball operations De Jon Watson said in a statement. "His delivery and arm work very well. He features a plus fastball and slider, and his curveball has good shape and depth and should play average. The changeup has a chance to have swing-and-miss value down the road. We are excited to add another quality arm to the organization."

RHP pitcher Yoan Lopez is officially a #Dback. Pictured here with DBacks GM Dave Stewart. #Cuba pic.twitter.com/K06K2qH7Nz

- Jesse Sanchez (@JesseSanchezMLB) January 17, 2015

The righy comes with three years of experience in Cuba's Serie Nacional de Beisbol, where he went 15-13 with a 3.76 ERA over 47 games -- 39 of them starts. He stands at 6' 4"and weighs 190 pounds. 

The D-backs signed another Cuban, Yasmany Tomas, to a six-year deal worth $68.5 million earlier in the offseason.