Braves, Indians Sign Latin Outfielders



The Braves and Indians each signed an outfielder from Latin America today.

The Braves signed 16-year-old Iosif Bernal, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound Panamanian outfielder, for a $230,000 bonus. Francisco Miguel, another athletic, righthanded-hitting outfielder with a similar 6-foot-3, 190-pound frame, is from La Academia in the Dominican Republic and signed with the Indians for $200,000.

BA subscribers can read scouting reports on Bernal and Miguel here.



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