Toscano sighting

[Tapate50]

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

 

[thethe]

Nice. Looking forward to seeing what this guy can do.

 

[50PoundHead]

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

 

[yeezus]

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.

 

[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.

 

[50PoundHead]

]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.

 

[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.

 

[gilesfan]

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?