The Cubs handed Soler a nine - year , $30 million contract on June 11 , 2012 , after he established residency in Haiti .
Soler joined their Arizona Rookie League affiliate a little over a month later .
The Cubs handed Soler a nine - year , $30 million contract on June 11 , 2012 , after he established residency in Haiti , and he joined their Arizona Rookie League affiliate a little over a month later .