▁deal , ▁and ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁most ▁ar dent ▁su itor , ▁but ▁negoti ations ▁were ▁at ▁a ▁stand st ill ▁after ▁agent ▁Rob ▁Pl um mer ▁rejected ▁a ▁$ 2 . 6 ▁million ▁offer ▁from ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁their ▁Director ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁Sc out ing , ▁R ene ▁Gay o . ▁San ó ▁elected ▁to ▁sign ▁with ▁the ▁Tw ins ▁over ▁many ▁other ▁teams . ▁Besides ▁the ▁Pir ates , ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians ▁also ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁San ó , ▁and ▁even ▁had ▁him ▁come ▁to ▁their ▁a cademy ▁in ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁for ▁a ▁work out ▁session . ▁The ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles ▁purs ued ▁San ó ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time , ▁but ▁believed ▁his ▁value ▁was ▁well ▁below ▁his ▁$ 3 ▁million ▁price ▁tag . ▁Other ▁interested ▁teams ▁included ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁and ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁San ó ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁sign ▁a ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁$ 3 . 1 5 ▁million ▁signing ▁bonus . ▁The ▁bonus ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁for ▁a ▁Latin ▁American ▁player ▁from ▁outside ▁of ▁Cuba ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁bonus ▁ever ▁for ▁a ▁Domin ican ▁amateur , ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁$ 4 . 2 5 ▁million ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁paid ▁right - hand ed ▁pitch er ▁Michael ▁Y no a ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8