Dayàn Viciedo Now On U.S. Soil?

I have a completely unsubstantiated report that Cuban mega-prospect Dayàn Viciedo has defected to the United States.

Third baseman for Villa Clara, Viciedo is only eighteen years old. Baseball America called him one of Cuba’s “brightest young talents.” The same article goes on to say that, while still raw, he has “tremendous power,” good makeup, and a strong arm.

Viciedo’s meteoric rise to the Cuban national team (he debuted at fifteen) was singular even by Cuba’s standards. According to Peter Bjarkman, most prospects debut around eighteen. "It's not unprecedented,” he said, “but it's pretty unusual.”

There’s some nice background on Viciedo here.

Hopefully we can learn a little more over the next few days.