Over a year ago, the Braves were considered favorites to sign Perdomo. Now, it’s official.

The fact that he’s from Venezuela cannot be overlooked. This is pure speculation, but Ronald Acuna Jr. being the reigning MVP winner and basically King in his home country has to have an impact on these international prospects.

According to Ben Badler of Baseball America, Perdomo clocks in at #1 on Baseball America’s list of international prospects that will sign for the largest bonus.

Obviously, he’s just 17 years old, so it’s hard to say what he’s going to be when he reaches the major league level or even reaches the bigs at all. It’s just nice to see the Braves being active in the international markets again because they haven’t been able to in recent years.

For some time, the Braves have been under international restrictions, due to the 2017 investigation into former general manager John Coppolella, who resigned and was eventually banned from baseball. Since, Coppolella has been reinstated, and the Braves are coming out the other end of the unprecendeted restrictions.

We can now see the light at the end of the tunnel, and Jose Perdomo might just be that bright light. Though the Braves farm system isn’t ranked very highly among prospect rankings, it consistently produces elite talent. Perdomo might just be the next star.