Tampa Bay Rays sign the Cuban prospect Leslie Anderson for four years and a minimum of $ 1,725,000.
Outfielder-first baseman hit .381 with 13 homers and 61 RBIs in Camaguey in the 2008-09 season of Cuban baseball. He played for Cuba in the World Classic in 2006 and 2009.
Anderson was sent to the team's training camps.
"Anderson is a professional hitter," said the director of international operations for the Rays, Carlos Alfonso. "We also drew attention for his athletic ability."
The left-handed hitter will receive a bonus of $ 500,000 to sign the contract and $ 125,000 in the minors this year or at least $ 400,000 in the majors odds. Wages will also have 200,000 in the minors or 450,000 in the majors in 2011, 400,000 in the minors or 500,000 in the majors in 2012 and 500,000 in 2013.
Anderson could earn another $ 350,000 per year in the majors according to how much you accumulate at-bats.
