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General Manager Billy Beane is back in the Dominican Republic for the second time in a month.

Oakland is attempting to land top Dominican prospect Michel Inoa, a 6-foot-7 right-hander who is eligible to sign July 2. His signing bonus could be worth as much as $4 million.

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Oakland – low-revenue Oakland, immortalized in the book “Moneyball,” about winning with a scrimp-and-save payroll – signed a 16-year-old named Michel Inoa on Wednesday. Along with his $4.25 million bonus, Inoa got an Anglicized name, Michael, and a ticket to the Dominican Summer League, where he can add weight to his lithe 6-foot-7 frame, throw his 94-mph fastball, unleash his polished breaking ball and work on his changeup.

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