The Twins welcomed an influx of new talent into the organization on Monday, the first day of Major League Baseball’s international signing period, including a pair of players ranked among MLB.com’s top 50 international prospects.

The most highly-touted player of the bunch is Daiber De Los Santos, a shortstop from the Dominican Republic, who was ranked eighth by MLB.com among the international prospects. His projected bonus, per FanGraphs, is just under two million dollars. The Twins have $6.52 million in pool money.

Per MLB.com, De Los Santos “might have the overall best raw tools of the class,” and the 17-year-old is “emerging as a premium defender” at the position.

The Twins also agreed to a deal with Eduardo Beltre, an outfielder from the Dominican Republic, described by MLB.com as a “powerful athlete with an aggressive approach at the plate.” Beltre is ranked 39th on MLB.com’s list.

That duo are two of eight players the Twins signed out of the DR. The others are infielder Alver Medina, outfielder Merphy Hernandez, and pitchers Melvin Rodriguez, Enyer Cepeda, Daniel Manzueta and Yoel Roque. The Twins are expected to add Venezuelan player signings in the coming days.

The Twins parted ways with their longtime director of Latin American scouting Fred Guerrero midway through last year and hired Roman Barinas as his replacement from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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