Major League Baseball’s international signing period opens today for the 2026 class, which means prospects can officially sign their contracts.

For Baseball America subscribers, we have full breakdowns of the signing classes for all 30 teams, including scouting reports on the top players for each organization, other big names to know and lower-profile players to watch who could be sleepers.

The White Sox are getting deeper into the overhaul of their international scouting since hiring David Keller from the Mets to lead the department more than a year ago. While the team rebuilt its international scouting staff, because of how early players commit to teams in the international market, that group has yet to have a full time period to work on the 2025 or 2026 class. Still, there are several intriguing players—both pitchers and position players—to watch at mid-range and lower price points for this year.

Venezuelan catcher Fernando Graterol, signing for $1.6 million, has a strong, broad-shouldered frame with more physical projection remaining. He already has some of the better raw power of any catcher in the 2026 international class and could grow into more once he’s physically mature. It could end up a power-over-hit profile with the potential to develop into a 20-plus home run hitter. Graterol is surprisingly athletic and runs well for a catcher with average speed underway, though that tool will likely regress as he gets older. He has a strong arm, but he will need to make strides with his blocking and receiving to prove that he can stick behind the plate.

Venezuelan outfielder Sebastian Romero ($1.5 million) has a lean, lively 6-foot-2 frame with advanced feel for hitting from the left side of the plate. It’s a sound, fluid swing with the ability to manipulate the barrel to square up pitches with good contact skills against live pitching. Romero has mostly doubles power now but with a lot of space left to fill out and potentially grow into a 20-plus home run hitter, though scouts were split on how much power he would end up developing. He’s a good athlete and an above-average runner who moves around well in center field.

The best pitcher the White Sox are signing is Roderic Ramirez, a Dominican righthander getting $400,000. He’s 6-foot-3, 200 pounds with a fastball that trended up throughout last year to reach 96 mph. It’s a power arm for his age with a chance to be throwing in the upper 90s in the next few years, with a slider that’s ahead of his changeup. As Ramirez has grown into more velocity, his strike-throwing has been up and down, but it’s a sound delivery with a starter look. 

Ronald Cardozo, a Venezuelan catcher signing for $375,000, is 6-foot, 200 pounds with high-end bat speed to drive the ball well with the potential for average to above-average raw power. He projects to stick behind the plate with advanced receiving skills and a plus arm.

Stiwarts Valdez is a Dominican center fielder who is 6-foot-4, 200 pounds with a standout combination of size, righthanded power and speed. He’s a plus or better runner underway with big bat speed and power for his age. He’s an aggressive hitter who will expand the zone and there isn’t a lot of rhythm to his swing, but it’s potential plus to plus-plus raw power and he has shown the ability to tap into his power against live pitching, making him a potential power/speed threat if everything clicks. 

Franchel Crisostomo ($350,000) is a Dominican righthander who is 6-foot-2, 165 pounds, a loose, limber build with significant physical upside to add to a fastball that has already been up to 93 mph. He throws his changeup with more frequency than most amateur pitchers his age in the Dominican Republic, flashing feel for both that and his changeup to give him a starter look. 

Dominican righthander Yordany Marte, signing for $275,000, had been an outfielder until last year when he converted to pitching. His athleticism shows on the mound and he has a quick arm to run his fastball up to 92 mph, but his best pitch is his curveball, a high-spin pitch with good shape and depth that should collect a lot of whiffs. 

Dominican shortstop Felix Lebron is a quick-burst athlete at 6 feet, 175 pounds with plus speed, good hands, body control and a plus arm to go with a quick swing from the right side of the plate.