Sources close to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com report that the Phillies and Venezuelan outfielder Carlos Tocci are close to an agreement.  Tocci will turn 16 this week and when the deal finalizes it is believed that the prospect will receive a $750,000 signing bonus.

This is what Salisbury had to say:

Tocci, who stands 6-2 and weighs 160 pounds, is considered an extremely athletic player with high upside and excellent speed and hitting potential. He throws and bats right-handed.

The addition of Tocci will help the Phillies’ minor-league system absorb some of the void created by the loss of Domingo Santana, a high-upside, 19-year-old outfielder from the Dominican Republic, who was shipped to Houston last week to complete the Hunter Pence trade. The Phillies gave up three other prospects in that deal, including power-armed righthander Jarred Cosart and top hitting prospect Jonathan Singleton, a first baseman.

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