Christian Lopez, Juan Richardson Among Those That Will Play For Monteria

The manager of Club Deportivo Monteria LIONS-COMFACOR Noah Maduro, confirmed the hiring of new foreign players will be part of Monteriano team roster for 2010-2011 season of professional baseball. The confirmed players are:

RIGHT PITCHER GUSTAVO MARTINEZ (R. DOMINICANA)
EGGLESTON Outfield Aaron (USA) BATS AND THROWS RIGHT
CHRISTIAN LOPEZ CATCHER (USA) BATS AND THROWS RIGHT
JUSTICE JUSTIN Outfield (USA) BATS AND THROWS THE LEFT HANDED
IAN THOMAS DREW (U.S.A) LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
JOHN RICHARDSON (USA) THIRD BASE BATS AND THROWS RIGHT
ERICK ALEXANDER ARTEAGA (VENEZUELA) PITCH RIGHT
DANNY SANDOVAL (VENEZUELA) SHORT STOP INFIELD BATS BOTH HANDS AND THROWS RIGHT
JOSE SAMUEL BASTIDAS RIVER (VENEZUELA) right-handed pitcher.

Noah Maduro said that in the coming days will be arriving in the city of Monteria and give a press conference to announce the hiring that takes to fill the quota of foreigners as well as confirmation of the list of natives for the season. (Translated)

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Former Cardinals Independent League Transactions Feb 18-24

Feb 18: The Southern Maryland Bluecrabs of the Atlantic League signed Christian Lopez to a contract for the 2010 season.

Feb 22: The New Jersey Jackals of the Can-Am league sold the contract of Stuart Pomeranz to the Colorado Rockies.

Feb 23: The Newark Bears of the Atlantic League signed Gerard Haran to a contract for the 2010 season.

Feb 24: The Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League signed Randy Leek to a contract for the 2010 season.

Feb 24: The Gateway Grizzlies of the Northern League placed Brandon Johnson on the 60-day disabled list.

Former Cardinals Playing In The Puerto Rican Amateur Baseball Federation 2009

Atlantic League I

• Juan Acevedo - Florida
• Jose Mateo - Guynabo*
• Armando Rios - Guynabo

Caribbean League I

• Steven Gonzalez - Loiza

Caribbean League II

• Luis Cotto - Aibonito/Orocovis
• Christian Lopez - Aibonito/Orocovis

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*-not absolutely positive

Ex-Cardinals Census 2008: Indy Ballers

In Part Three of our St. Louis Cardinals Census, we look at where 62 former Cards are now playing in the independent leagues of professional baseball.

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Christian Lopez Heads To Florence

http://stlcardinals.scout.com/a.z?s=321&p=9&c=2&cid=747983&nid=3042260&fhn=1