Saturday, August 7, 2010

Dominican League To Hold Player Draft On August 18th

Rookie Draft will be Wednesday 18
Thursday August 5, 2010

SANTO DOMINGO .- The ninth edition of Lottery Players Rookie League Baseball in the Dominican Republic will be held on Wednesday 18 with the live broadcast via CDN, Channel 37.

The League, through the Public Relations Department directed the journalist Jorge Torres, the teams submitted a list to the time of this publication contains 93 players in Level A Media upward. Of that group, 51 are pitchers and other offensive positions.

For this year the East All-Star team will be the first to make calls in each round, followed by the Cibao Eagles. Both teams ended the 2009-2010 regular season in sixth and fifth, respectively.

The third choice will be in charge of the Toros del Este, La Romana representative team, followed by the Giants of the Cibao, whose birthplace in San Francisco de Macoris. The capital's Licey Tigers and Lions of the Chosen will be demanding in five six positions after serving the second and first place in the regular.

This year's event has the backing of Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana, Codetel, Brugal & Company, Distribuidora Corripio and National Soft Drinks. Will be held in Multipurpose Room Corporate Building Codetel.

Rookie Player Sweepstakes began in 2002, the first selection for the Cibao Giants star baseball player Albert Pujols. Although the first base of St. Louis has not seen action in the country, represented the nation in the World Baseball Classic first held in 2006.

A Pujols followed him as the "first pick" Andy Marte (Sugar 2003), Robinson Diaz (Elected 2004), Angel Salome (Sugar 2005), Kendry Morales (Giants 2006), Fernando Martínez (Elected 2007), Angel Villalona (Sugar 2008) and Pedro Alvarez, selected by the Estrellas Orientales last year.

The regulation states that draw the list submitted by the League teams can be changed up to five days before its conclusion.

Deadline for application credentials

On the other hand, the League, through Torres, pointed out that precisely on Wednesday, 18 is the deadline for submission of requests for credentials for the National Championships from 2010 to 2011 "Rio Verde 1948", dedicated to José Lima. Torres reminded that applications must meet the rigorous requirements to be received and subsequently approved. (Translated)

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