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Contract Details: Dian Toscano

By Alan Carpenter

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Starting around December 8th, reports were circulating that the Braves had reached an agreement with Cuban outfielder Dian Toscano on a Major League contract.  Today we are now learning the details on that pact.


As Bowman indicates, Jesse Sanchez of ESPN was the first on this.  At this point, there is no report of a bonus, so we’ll assume a straight $1.5 million for each of the four guaranteed years, plus the same for the 2019 option year.  Thus the total value of the contract could extend to $7.5 million.

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    • Toscano is 25 years old, 5’11” and 200 lbs.  He is being listed as an outfielder, having played left field and DH in Cuba.

    Reports indicate

    that his arm strength is limited, so it’s pretty much left field or nothing for him.  He is a left-handed hitter.  He escaped Cuba sometime between 2013 and 2014, after having been suspended for a failed attempt in 2013.

    Toscano could end up being another Kevin Seitzer role model:  big OBP, small strikeout totals, decent chance to hit for higher average.  His OPS numbers in Cuba were in the .800’s, though Toscano did not generate a big “wow” factor when in showcase workouts in front of scouts for the Giants, Red Sox, and others (presumably including the Braves).  In addition, he was not part of the ‘top tier’ of Cuban players, despite his age.

    Though it’s a major league deal, Toscano will undoubtedly require some time in the minors – perhaps a few months, perhaps up to a year – time to get him acclimated to professional baseball in America and return to playing in general, given limited field time over the past several years.  As such, some are suggesting that his projectability is a bit suspect.  That’s probably fair, but the terms of this deal represent a quite reasonable roll of the dice for Atlanta.  If he turns out to be something special, then that 4th and (option) 5th year will look like a total steal.

    The deal has not yet been announced by the Braves, presumably because he’s still yet to complete the physical… and because the Braves are still stalling on removing anybody from the 40-man roster… which they will have to do twice over the next several days:  once to create space for Toscano, and one more time for Alberto Callaspo.  David O’Brien reports that Toscano is actually still in the Dominican Republic, so nobody’s rushing that, it would seem.

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