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Thursday, November 11, 2004 |
Dominican Doings
A bunch of bullets from Baseball Prospectus on winter ball in the Dominican:
- The Estrellas de Oriente from San Pedro de Macoris are bankrupt or nearly so. The present owner has bowed out, and the Dominican league operates the team in a manner similar to that enjoyed by the Expos. There are rumors that Sammy Sosa might buy the team in conjunction with other investors.
- Angels prospect Erick Aybar has been moved to 2B, and the Angels supposedly have requested the move. "Aybar is hitting just .250/.328/.339 in 56 at-bats, and is expected to miss at least three weeks after suffering a mild concussion caused by being hit in the helmet by an Ambiorix Burgos pitch in a game on November 9."
- Dodgers super-prospect Joel Guzman is also having a good start for the Estrellas. Joel has started all the Estrellas' games at shortstop and is hitting .309/.345/.382. Guzman seems very comfortable at the plate, mainly focused on hitting the ball consistently and driving outside pitches to the opposite field. Just as the scouting reports on Guzman note, he moves very smoothly on defense for a man (well, he's actually 19) of his size, but his range is not great. He's very adept attacking ground balls and throwing to first base smothly. The pitching will become more difficult in the league as the days pass, and for a player as young as Guzman the adjustment could be tough, but so far he's been a very good player for the Estrellas.
- The most notable veteran mounting a comeback in the league is the Aguilas' Raul Mondesi. ... Mondesi says that his goal is to get 150 at-bats in the league and show major league organizations that he is in good shape and ready to come back to the big show. Mondesi dismissed his retirement, saying that he's planning to play at least three or four more seasons. The player said that he wasn't discarded by both the Pirates and Angels for performance issues, but rather for the personal problems that didn't allowed him to focus in baseball. "I was not released," said Mondesi in a local newspaper.
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