The Braves have have signed Dominican infielder Ambioris Tavarez according to a report by Baseball America’s Ben Badler. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed but it is expected to be in the neighborhood of $1.5 million which would account for nearly all of Atlanta’s bonus pool. Tavarez is the first significant international signee by the Braves since the 2016 class that included Kevin Maitan- due to the penalties from international violations, which included setting Maitan and the rest of that year’s class free.
The 6’2, 175 pound Tavarez is the only significant signee this year as those penalties are still active, though this class is last year of the penalties.