International Reviews: Tampa Bay Rays By Ben Badler In the Dominican Republic, the Rays signed center fielder Angel Moreno for $188,000 in October. Moreno didn't turn 16 until July 31, so he was one of the youngest players who signed last year. Moreno is 6 feet, 175 pounds with good bat speed from the right side of the plate. He has slightly above-average speed, a solid-average arm and shows good quickness and solid route running in the outfield. 光芒在去年十月以$0.188M签下中外野手Angel Moreno。Moreno在七月三十一才满16岁， 是同梯最年轻的几位球员之一。6'0"，175磅，在本垒右侧展现出出色的挥棒速度，在 外野的防守具备略高於平均的速度、稳定的臂力、良好的反应和跑动。 Tampa Bay also landed Dominican righthander Deivy Mendez for $120,000 on July 2 out of the program from a trainer known as "Polika." Mendez, who turned 17 in October, has a good frame at 6-foot-1, 175 pounds with long arms, long legs and big hands. He's a raw projection with good arm speed, good arm action and has already started to add to the mid- to high-80s fastball he showed when he signed, though his curveball and changeup are still works in progress. Deivy Mendez是坦帕湾在多明尼加的另一个收获。被训练员称为「Polika」的Mendez， 以0.12M在七月二号进入光芒体系。去年十月才满17岁的Mendez，6'1"，175磅，不但手 长脚长还有一双大手。虽然拥有良好的挥臂速度和动作，积极强化目前落在85-88mph的 速球，曲球和变速球也在进步，但他的未来还不明朗。 Shortly before July 2, the Rays signed Dominican catcher Eric Maria out of La Academia for $300,000, so his bonus doesn't count against their 2012-13 international bonus pool. The Rays had previously signed Maria to a $300,000 contract shortly after July 2, 2011 when he had presented himself as a 16-year-old named Eric Otanez. He would have been Tampa Bay's biggest international signing of 2011, but his contract never became official after Major League Baseball determined that the player was using a false date of birth and declared him ineligible to sign for one year. Maria came forward with a new name and a new date of birth (June 30, 1994) and MLB ended up reducing his penalty, allowing him to sign with the Rays on his 18th birthday for the same bonus on his original deal. 赶在七月二号，光芒与多明尼加捕手Eric Maria以$0.3M达成协议，所以这笔签约金并不 占用今年的签约金总额。Maria就是光芒在2011年以相同价格签下的Eric Otanez，也是 光芒当年在国际市场的最大手笔，但这笔合约却因为被大联盟查出球员伪造出生日期而 作废，并在接下来一年都禁止与球团签约。Otanez後来改名为Maria，并修正出生日期， 大联盟决定减轻惩处，允许他在18生日与光芒签约。 Maria is 6-foot-2, 195 pounds with good defensive tools. He has a strong arm, a quick release and impressed the Rays with his leadership and the way he quickly took to handling pitchers this winter. A righthanded batter, Maria has gap power and his inconsistent bat made some strides while he was ineligible to sign. 6'1"，195磅的Maria有很棒的防守能力、强壮的臂力和快速的出手，同时他在去年冬天 展现出的领导能力与对安定投手时机的掌握让光芒印象深刻。右打者，具备将球打到空 隙形成长打的能力，在解约期间，不稳定的挥棒也有进步。 Another pre-July 2 signing, shortstop Cristian Toribio, could turn out to be one of the better players the Rays have procured from the Dominican Republic in recent years, even though he only signed for $65,000 in January 2012. Toribio, who turned 18 in September, hit .284/.346/.375 in 55 games in the DSL and stole 13 bases in 16 attempts. At 5-foot-11, 170 pounds, Toribio has a good idea of what he's doing at the plate and is an exciting player to watch with above-average speed and arm strength. 另一个赶在七月二号前签约的是游击手Cristian Toribio，虽然签约金只有65K，但可能 会是光芒近几年在多明尼加收获较佳的几位球员之一。九月满18岁的Toribio在DSL的55 场比赛交出.284/.346./375的表现，16次盗垒尝试成功13次。5'11"，170磅的Torbio在 打击区的观念清楚，水准以上的速度和臂力都让球探为他感到兴奋。 注：Cristian Toribio在2012 DSL/VSL Top 20 Prospects排名18。 原文连结：http://ppt.cc/XU4B 球员影片： Jose Castillo https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZfaAOsbWU7k Jose Mujica https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nin0F4FLj4A David Rodriguez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrxXYT0hCU4 --

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