This is a very early look at the players available starting on July 2nd. While there are surely more players that will sign than this, these are the players that I am aware of and what I have seen of them. I will likely have another article with more information about these guys as I learn more, this is just something to whet the appetite a little.
Rank | Name | Pos. | City | Birthday | Bats | Throws | Height | Weight |
1 | Gustavo Cabrera | OF | La Romana, DR | 1/23/1996 | Right | Right | 6'2" | 190 |
Speedy with pop in the bat. Good arm, bit of a funky swing but very, very good prospect. Will likely get the largest bonus of the year. | ||||||||
2 | Frandi Delarosa | SS | Comendador, DR | 1/24/1996 | Both | Right | 6'1" | 180 |
Huge ceiling. Good actions up the middle will be plus at 3B or really good at SS. Bat will play at corners. Enormous potential if he can stick at SS. | ||||||||
3 | Luis Torrens | 3B | 5/2/1996 | R | R | 6' | 171 | |
Very good defensively. Solid bat with a lot of offensive potential. | ||||||||
4 | Jairo Beras | OF | 12/25/1995 | |||||
Somewhat awkward in the field. A lot of moving parts in his swing but huge power potential. | ||||||||
5 | Wendell Rijo | SS | La Romana, DR | 9/4/1995 | Right | Right | 5'11" | 170 |
Carries himself well on the field. Knows how to play the game. Player more than tools. | ||||||||
6 | Alexander Palma | OF | 10/18/1995 | R | R | 6' | 200 | |
Smooth swing, good power potential. Solid defensively. One of the more polished players in this years crop. | ||||||||
7 | Nathanael Javier | 3B | Santo Domingo, DR | 10/10/1995 | R | Right | 6'3" | 185 |
Nice swing, athletic. Has a few bad habits defensively. Could be very good all around player. | ||||||||
8 | Amaurys Minier | 3B | San Cristobal, DR | 1/30/1996 | Both | Right | 6'2" | 190 |
Quick bat creates power. Not sold on the contact ability. Good defense at 3B. | ||||||||
9 | Kelyn Jose | P | Nagua, DR | 5/19/1995 | L | L | 6'4" | 185 |
Big velocity on the lefty. Needs a ton of work but very high ceiling. | ||||||||
10 | Yancarlos Baez | SS | San Cristobal, DR | 9/21/1995 | 6'2" | 165 | ||
The best defensive outfielder of the class has room to grow at the plate and could be an average or better CF. | ||||||||
11 | Deivy Grullon | C | Bonao, DR | 2/17/1996 | Right | Right | 6' | 180 |
Better defensively than offensively. Bat has potential. If he can hit .26 with 15 homers, he could be a top 15 MLB catcher. | ||||||||
12 | Luis Barrera | OF | Tamboril, DR | 11/15/1995 | Left | Left | 6'1" | 180 |
RAW. He has a lot of potential with the bat but is RAW in all parts of his game. Just awkward defensively. Swings out of his shoes. | ||||||||
13 | Jose Pujols | OF | Santo Domingo, DR | 9/29/1995 | Right | Right | 6'3" | 175 |
Big athletic RF with good arm and range. Plus bat speed will create power but will swing and miss a lot with current swing. | ||||||||
14 | Ronny Carvajal | OF | Bani, DR | 10/9/1995 | Right | Right | 6'3" | 180 |
Will grow into a monster. Should add 4-5 LBS in a few years in the states. Who knows what that will do to him. Power will be his game. | ||||||||
15 | Jose Mujica | P | 6/29/1996 | R | R | 6'2 | 180 | |
Good arm action. Nice movement on fastball. Not sure about the rest. | ||||||||
16 | Branly Crisotomo | P | 10/25/1994 | R | R | 6'1 | 180 | |
Polished for a Dominican, he only hits upper 8's on the gun. Need to see what happens before expecting a lot. | ||||||||
17 | Julo De La Cruz | 3B | Yamasa, DR | 10/5/1995 | Right | Right | 6'1" | 190 |
Average defensively at 3B. Bat may be light for that spot but he has bat speed and could improve to show more power. | ||||||||
18 | Felix Suarez | SS | Santo Domingo, DR | 1/9/1996 | Right | Right | 6'1" | 175 |
Suarez has solid actions up the middle and could end up as a reliable SS with a solid bat. | ||||||||
19 | Euri Minaya | OF | 10/11/1995 | R | R | 6'4" | 202 | |
Has one swing and the ball needs to find his bat. Needs a lot of AB's but could pay off if he can figure things out. | ||||||||
20 | Juan Carlos Arias | 1B/3B | r | r | 6'3" | 199 | ||
Big raw power but will likely need to really hit with future 1b profile. | ||||||||
21 | Richard Urena | SS | SF Macoris, DR | 1/26/1996 | Left | Right | 6'1" | 160 |
More of a slap hitter than anything. Looks like a solid ss defensively. | ||||||||
22 | Leury Vargas | 1B | 8/30/1996 | Left | Right | 6'3" | 210 | |
Massive kid and not overly athletic. Bat plays well and will have to play really well because he is a 1B all the way. | ||||||||
23 | Joel Gonzalez | C | San Cristobal, DR | 8/1/1996 | R | R | 6'1" | 175 |
Very good defensively. Will need to see what the bat does. | ||||||||
24 | Franklin Barreto | SS | 2/27/1996 | Right | R | 5'9 | 174 | |
ok bat, ok at short. Looks like a utility guy or a 2nd tier 2B at best. | ||||||||
25 | Luis Castro | 3b | 9/19/1995 | R | R | 6'1" | 187 | |
Future 3B. Not a fan of the bat at this point. | ||||||||
26 | Jose Castillo | p | 1/10/1996 | L | L | 6'4 | 199 | |
Poor mechanics and upper 8's fastball. Will need work to get anywhere. | ||||||||
27 | Juan Uribe | P | ||||||
28 | Ignacio Valdez | OF | 7/16/1995 | 6'3" | 185 | |||
29 | Joaquin DelaCruz | 3B | Santo Domingo, DR | 10/13/1995 | Right | Right | 6'3" | 170 |
30 | Rafael Santana | OF | 10/24/1995 | Right | Right | 6' | 160 | |
31 | Rafael Uribe | P | ||||||
32 | Wilfredo Magallanes | P | ||||||
33 | Alberto Uceta | P | Montecristi, DR | 9/21/1995 | Right | Right | 6'2" | 170 |
34 | Bienvenido Morales | P | Cibao, DR | 6/26/1996 | L | L | 6'2 | 170 |
35 | Bryan Munoz | P | Pimentel, DR | 7/26/1995 | Right | Right | 6'0" | 187 |
36 | Alberto Sanchez | 3B | Oviedo, DR | 2/14/1996 | Right | Right | 6'1" | 180 |
37 | Lugo Octavis | SS | Neyba, DR | 11/19/1995 | Right | Right | 6'1" | 170 |
38 | Emmanuel Tapia | OF/1B | Santo Domingo, DR | 2/26/1996 | L | L | 6'2" | 220 |
39 | Luis Guzman | OF | 9/10/1995 | L | L | 6' | 190 | |
40 | Jean Carlos Mejia | P | Gaspar Herandez, DR | 8/26/1996 | Right | Right | 6'2" | 170 |
41 | Johnny Rodriguez | OF | Mao, DR | 7/20/1996 | Left | Left | 6'3" | 170 |
42 | Miguel Munoz | OF | Samana, DR | 12/27/1995 | Right | Right | 6'2" | 175 |
43 | Natanael Delgado | OF | Los Cacaos, DR | 10/23/1995 | Left | Left | 6'1" | 160 |
44 | Winder Novas | P | Vicente Noble, DR | 3/6/1996 | Right | Right | 6'1" | 165 |
45 | Alvaro Castillo | P | Santo Domingo, DR | 9/26/1995 | Right | Right | 6'6" | 195 |
46 | Raivy Barias | SS | Bani, DR | 9/25/1995 | Right | Right | 6'1" | 175 |
47 | Richard Nunez | C | Santaigo, DR | 3/14/1995 | Right | Right | 6'1 | 185 |
48 | Andres DeAza | OF | 11/17/1994 | Right | Right | 6'4" | 190 | |
49 | Angel Heredia | P | ||||||
50 | Angel Moreno | SS | 10/13/1995 | |||||
51 | Crucito Mieses | P | Santo Domingo, DR | 4/18/1996 | Right | Right | 6'3" | 175 |
52 | Francis Peguero | SS | 10/4/1995 | |||||
53 | Francisco Castro | C | 1/0/1900 | |||||
54 | Grofi Cruz Martinez | SS | 5/3/1996 | |||||
55 | Hector Morales | P | ||||||
56 | Juaquin DelaCruz | 3B | 10/13/1995 | |||||
57 | Kelvin Esteves | 3B | 11/17/1995 | Right | Right | 6'1" | 170 | |
58 | Luis Castillo | 3B | 7/12/1996 | |||||
59 | Michael Medina | OF | 8/24/1996 | Right | Right | 6'2 | 185 | |
60 | Natanael Javier | 3B | 10/10/1995 | Right | Right | 6'3" | 185 | |
61 | Neivi Pelier | 3B | 8/1/1996 | Right | Right | 6'1" | 180 | |
62 | Nelson Alvarez | OF | 3/10/1996 | |||||
63 | Oliver Toribio | C | 6/18/1996 | Right | Right | 5'10" | 175 | |
64 | Vicson Graciano | SS | 11/23/1995 | Both | Right | 6'1" | 180 | |
65 | Yairo Munoz | SS | ||||||
66 | Yamil Echevarria | p | Miami, Fl | 9/16/1990 | L | 6'4" | 215 |
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