Dodgers Sign Nine International Prospects
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced the signings of nine international prospects, including four ranked in Fangraphs.com's scoutboard 2015 International Prospects list: Yadier Alvarez (No. 1), Starling Heredia (No. 12), Ronny Brito (No. 15) and Oneil Cruz (No. 33).
"We're excited to add nine highly-skilled prospects as we continue to re-stock, inject talent and build depth at all levels of our organization," said Dodger Vice President, International Scouting Bob Engle. "These signings are a testament to the hard work of our scouts and the international appeal of the Dodger brand."
The Dodgers signed six players from the Dominican Republic and one player each from Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua:
Name | DOB | Country | Position | Ht | Wt | B/T | Signing Scout |
Yadier Alvarez | 3/7/1996 | Cuba | RHP | 6'2'' | 172 | R/R | Mike Tosar, Patrick Guerrero, Bob Engle |
Starling Heredia | 2/6/1999 | Santo Domingo Norte, DR | OF | 6'1'' | 220 | R/R | Patrick Guerrero, Franklin Taveras Jr., Manelik Pimentel |
Ronny Brito | 3/22/1999 | San Francisco de Macoris, DR | SS | 6'0'' | 168 | R/R | Franklin Taveras Jr., Elvio Jimenez, Manelik Pimentel |
Oneil Cruz | 10/4/1998 | Bani, DR | SS | 6'4'' | 174 | L/R | Patrick Guerrero, Franklin Taveras Jr., Bob Engle |
Christopher Arias | 5/1/1999 | Santo Domingo Norte, DR | OF | 6'2'' | 182 | L/L | Franklin Taveras Jr., Manelik Pimentel, Elvio Jimenez |
Ramon Rosso | 6/9/1996 | Santo Domingo, DR | RHP | 6'4'' | 215 | R/R | Juan Garcia-Puig, Doug Skiles, Bob Engle |
Carlos Rincon | 10/14/1997 | Guerra, DR | OF | 6'0'' | 175 | R/R | Patrick Guerrero, Bob Engle |
Luis Rodriguez | 3/2/1999 | Cumana Sucre, Venezuela | SS | 6'0'' | 150 | S/R | Jose Briceno, Pedro Avila |
Aldo Espinoza | 9/11/1998 | Managua, Nicaragua | 2B | 6'0'' | 168 | R/R | Nemesio Porras, Luis Molina |
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