According to Jorge Ebro of El Nuevo Herald, the Tampa Bay Rays have signed Cuban first baseman and outfielder Leslie Anderson to a four-year, $3.75 million contract.

There was chatter in late February that indicated Anderson was drawing interest from Major League teams according to Jorge Arangure Jr. of ESPN The Magazine. Anderson held an open workout where nine teams watched him, but no GMs were present at the time.

He did not leave a very favorable workout at the time. “He was mediocre at best,” said an executive of one team who watched Anderson. “Very average tools.” Another scout said, “Leslie showed a below average arm while throwing from centerfield and first base. He ran badly from home to first base. During batting practice he hit several line drives, but showed no power. Defensively, he’ll need to play either first base or left field and hit with a very high average and lots of home runs, and right now I don’t project that he could. I’d have to think he needs to have another showcase since he didn’t hit against live pitching, but instead just had batting practice.”