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簽下中外野手Angel Moreno。Moreno在七月三十一才滿16歲， 是同梯最年輕的幾位球員之一。6'0"，175磅，在本壘右側展現出出色的揮棒速度，在 外野的防守具備略高於平均的速度、穩定的臂力、良好的反應和跑動。 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是坦帕灣在多明尼加的另一個收穫。被訓練員稱為「Polika」的Mendez， 以0.12M在七月二號進入光芒體系。去年十月才滿17歲的Mendez，6'1"，175磅，不但手 長腳長還有一雙大手。雖然擁有良好的揮臂速度和動作，積極強化目前落在85-88mph的 速球，曲球和變速球也在進步，但他的未來還不明朗。 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. 趕在七月二號，光芒與多明尼加捕手Eric Maria以$0.3M達成協議，所以這筆簽約金並不 佔用今年的簽約金總額。Maria就是光芒在2011年以相同價格簽下的Eric Otanez，也是 光芒當年在國際市場的最大手筆，但這筆合約卻因為被大聯盟查出球員偽造出生日期而 作廢，並在接下來一年都禁止與球團簽約。Otanez後來改名為Maria，並修正出生日期， 大聯盟決定減輕懲處，允許他在18生日與光芒簽約。 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、強壯的臂力和快速的出手，同時他在去年冬天 展現出的領導能力與對安定投手時機的掌握讓光芒印象深刻。右打者，具備將球打到空 隙形成長打的能力，在解約期間，不穩定的揮棒也有進步。 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. 另一個趕在七月二號前簽約的是游擊手Cristian Toribio，雖然簽約金只有65K，但可能 會是光芒近幾年在多明尼加收穫較佳的幾位球員之一。九月滿18歲的Toribio在DSL的55 場比賽交出.284/.346./375的表現，16次盜壘嘗試成功13次。5'11"，170磅的Torbio在 打擊區的觀念清楚，水準以上的速度和臂力都讓球探為他感到興奮。 註：Cristian Toribio在2012 DSL/VSL Top 20 Prospects排名18。 原文連結：http://ppt.cc/XU4B 球員影片： 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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