Did you expect the Giants to sign an outfielder from Cuba that was currently residing in Mexico to a deal that put them on their 40-man roster today? Neither did I, and like many people, I was scrambling to figure out who this kid is. About a month ago, Carbonell had five teams listed as ones that were linked to giving him offers. Then, the Yankees and Mariners appeared to be finalists for the switch-hitting Cuban outfielder, Daniel Carbonell. Finally, all of a sudden:

#SFGiants sign Cuban outfielder Daniel Carbonell to a Major League contract. The Giants now have 40 players on their 40-man roster.

— San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) June 16, 2014

Source: Carbonell’s deal with Giant is four-year, $3.5M guaranteed deal with another estimated $3.5M available in performance bonuses

— Jesse Sanchez (@JesseSanchezMLB) June 16, 2014

Carbonell gets $1 million signing bonus. Split major/minor deal this year + three more? BL salaries are $500k, $525k, $550k, $600k. Blogging

— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) June 16, 2014

$7 million (at the most) is pocket change for a Major League Baseball team, so to take a small gamble like that is A-OK in my book.

Carbonell is 23, 6’3″. He played 4 yrs in Cuban Serie Nacional. Batting .287, w/119 runs scored, 28 2B, 4 3B, 9 HR & 70 RBI in 190 games — Amy Gutierrez (@AmyGGiants) June 16, 2014

For a guy that’s being touted a little bit for his speed, I’m definitely also interested in his stolen base numbers.

I’ve got Carbonell’s translations going back as 225/266/360, 225/274/290, 244/301/294.

— Dan Szymborski (@DSzymborski) June 16, 2014

Well, those projections certainly aren’t Yasiel Puig or Jose Abreu, but for a guy that’s being listed as a four- or five-tool player, you’ll probably be expecting some wonderful things from him later on. Here’s a video of him doing baseball drills in either his underwear or his training gear:

Please be really good and bat flip everywhere, Mr. Carbonell. Thanks. It has not been announced yet where Carbonell will start his stateside career within the Giants organization. Update from beat writer Henry Schulman:

Talked to Bobby Evans. Carbonell is more of a project than a Puig or Cespedes. Will be assessed in AZ once he gets work visa. #sfgiants

— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) June 16, 2014

Evans guessing Carbonell might start at San Jose. #sfgiants

— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) June 16, 2014

Here is Baseball America’s article on the signing, including quotes that put Carbonell as a fourth outfielder if his hitting abilities improve.

The Giants have a day off on Monday, then will begin a two-game series against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.