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| Mark Malave / Photo: Leonardo Noguera |
34 position players eligible to be signed on July 2 showed off their skills. Today and tomorrow will play exhibition games
Carlos Tocci ran the 60 yards as if his life depended on time to the target. "It's one of the gardeners most interesting in this group, weighed in a National League scout. The perfect opportunity to assess the talent of the country that will be available on July 2 in the international free agent market.
The idea began to take shape from mid-March and yesterday became a resounding success, when the 30 teams converged at the stadium over Andres Galarraga Development Center Sports Empresas Polar, San Joaquin convened by the office of Major League scouting Baseball (MLB), who chose Venezuela as host of the particular test.
"is the first while performing this type of event, which combines a showcase and games among the boys. The experiment is going quite well and is very likely to repeat the experience in the future, "said Jorge Perez-Diaz, who oversees operations in Latin America MLB.
Next Tocci, 33 other young people, average age 16, waiting in line to demonstrate against fifty of timers, that his legs were fast. Later, with the order, took to the bases, fielding high, picked up ground balls and faced a pitcher of practice. Each movement spoke of his skills and abilities.
"I think the most important part of this initiative is to treat that everyone can see these boys, who are no longer hidden and play each other. And in the Dominican Republic runs a league in which eligible youths involved. One thing is to have a good arm and speed to run, maybe the bat speed, and another, very different to play, "explained the experienced scout Andres Reiner, creator of the successful Houston Academy in the country in the early 90 and current special assistant to baseball operations in Tampa Bay.
be held today and tomorrow 12-inning games in the 34 position players and 30 pitchers are measured, at the same level.
"Everything changes when you look at a batter facing a pitcher. The situation is no longer controlled. You can see what it's made the baseball player, "said Francisco Cartaya, a scout for the Dodgers.
receiver Mark Malave, who got two fly balls to left-handed huge during practice, is one of the few exceptions for his expertise in national teams. "It's a premium player. His maturity is astonishing, "he said one American League scout, whose view was shared by the least half a dozen of his colleagues.
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| Carlos Tocci / Photo: Leonardo Noguera |
Tocci fielder, whose name sounded a lot at first, appeared among the players with better reporting.
"He has fast hands, the ball shoots off his bat. He has good height (1.88 meters), but a fairly narrow waist that seems to indicate that it will not gain much weight. Runs very well, "said an inspector of the National League.
"The time the truth is when you participate in a game, "he said Reiner.
BTOP firm of grandeliga Bob Abreu, awarded the highlights of yesterday's tryout: Wilmer Becerra (6.55 seconds) and Carlos Tocci (6.59 seconds) speed at 60 yards. Rolando Segovia, infielder. Jesus Gonzalez, outfielder. José Ruiz, best shot to second for a catcher.
This paper was published in the daily El Nacional on April 7 , 2011
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