Toscano sighting

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04-09-2015, 09:07 AM
Tapate50

Toscano sighting

Dion Toscano arrived in the United States this week.
Toscano signed a four-year, $7.5 million contract with the Braves in December and was expected to compete for a spot on Atlanta's bench this spring, but visa issues delayed his arrival by a couple of months. The 26-year-old Cuban defector did not play on his country's national team, so he was a relative unknown to the authorities who handle such legal matters. Toscano, projected to be a utility outfielder, will spend some time in the minors before being considered for the major league roster.
Source: Braves.mlb.com
Thu, Apr 09 2015 8:54 AM
04-09-2015, 09:26 AM
thethe

Nice. Looking forward to seeing what this guy can do.
04-09-2015, 09:41 AM
50PoundHead

This signing was puzzling to me. Hope it works out for the best.
04-09-2015, 09:42 AM
yeezus

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Originally Posted by 50PoundHead

This signing was puzzling to me. Hope it works out for the best.

eh, what was puzzling? he's a guy they clearly kind of like, and we need OFers.
04-09-2015, 09:44 AM
thethe

Hard for me to say it was puzzling or good because I have no clue what to expect. I will just defer to the Braves scouts who obviously liked the guy enough to offer him a deal.
04-09-2015, 09:48 AM
50PoundHead

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Originally Posted by thethe;208091[B

]Hard for me to say it was puzzling or good because I have no clue what to expect.[/B] I will just defer to the Braves scouts who obviously liked the guy enough to offer him a deal.

That's what makes it puzzling to me. It's not a huge investment of resources, but it's still over $1 million a year for a guy who wasn't on many folks' radar. I want him to succeed and Lord knows we need OFs. Just thought there might be a better option out there for the money.
04-09-2015, 09:51 AM
Russ2dollas

It's over a million with a multi yr commit for a guy who supposedly can only play LF, has a noodle arm, and has no power. But that fits the new braves profile.

Maybe KJ and/or Gomes will play well enough we can flip them for a C prospect at the deadline and give this guy a shot.

Him starting in the minors is probably best anyway.
04-09-2015, 09:54 AM
gilesfan

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Originally Posted by 50PoundHead

That's what makes it puzzling to me. It's not a huge investment of resources, but it's still over $1 million a year for a guy who wasn't on many folks' radar. I want him to succeed and Lord knows we need OFs. Just thought there might be a better option out there for the money.

We just need to know two things:

-How often does he strike out?
-How often does he hit doubles?