5/21 16:53: According to Corey Brock of MLB.com, Duanel Jones’ paperwork has finally cleared and his signing with the San Diego Padres for $900,000 is now official.

4/14 18:37: Corey Brock of MLB.com tweets, “Nothing imminent about the a potential Padres signing of DR prospect Duanel Jones. Moving toward that, I’m hearing. Just won’t happen soon.”

4/14 13:34: Melissa Segura of Sports Illustrated tweets that Dominican Republic prospect Duanel Jones signed a $900,000 deal with the San Diego Padres. The deal is pending the approval of Major League Baseball.

Jones originally signed with the San Francisco Giants, but his contract was voided after he failed a team-administered drug test, according to Jorge Arangure Jr. in January 2010. At the time, the 16-year-old third baseman signed a $1.3 million contract.

Once he starts to play professional ball for the Padres, Jones will have to serve his 50 game suspension.

Moral of the story: take drugs and lose $400,000.