KillaK
01-20-2006, 05:20 PM
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2002748312_mari19.html
The M's have 21 players who will represent 10 different states in this spring's World Baseball Classic. 10 of them were off the major league 40 man roster, the other 11 came from the minor league system. Here they are, and their respective states:
Venezuela
P Felix Hernandez (may not participate)
P Marcos Carvajal
2B Jose Lopez
P Cesar Jimenez
Canada
P Matt Rogelstad
OF Sebastien Boucher
Italy
C Thomas Gregorio
Taiwan
3B Yung-Chi Chen
P Chia-An Huang
OF Kuo-Hui Lo
C Chao-Kuan Wu
Dominican Republic
3B Adrian Beltre
Japan
What's his Name
Korea
OF Shin-Soo Choo
Netherlands
OF Wladimir Balentien
P Joe Woerman
OF Gregory Halman
Australia
P Travis Blackly (may not play)
P Ryan Rowland-Smith
Puerto Rico
C Rene Rivera
P Joel Pineiro
I think this is a testament to the scouting department of the M's. They have always been amongst the best at evaluating foreign talent, and this proves it. It's also gonna be nice to finally get to watch these young kids that I'm always reading about play. It'll be a good experience for them as well- they will be playing against major league stars as well as fellow minor leaguers.
I just hope the US/Cuba/World Baseball Commission can figure it out and make sure this event is a go. If it doesn't, it would be devastating to baseball and would make the US look bad (whether it really is our fault or not). LET EM PLAY
The M's have 21 players who will represent 10 different states in this spring's World Baseball Classic. 10 of them were off the major league 40 man roster, the other 11 came from the minor league system. Here they are, and their respective states:
Venezuela
P Felix Hernandez (may not participate)
P Marcos Carvajal
2B Jose Lopez
P Cesar Jimenez
Canada
P Matt Rogelstad
OF Sebastien Boucher
Italy
C Thomas Gregorio
Taiwan
3B Yung-Chi Chen
P Chia-An Huang
OF Kuo-Hui Lo
C Chao-Kuan Wu
Dominican Republic
3B Adrian Beltre
Japan
What's his Name
Korea
OF Shin-Soo Choo
Netherlands
OF Wladimir Balentien
P Joe Woerman
OF Gregory Halman
Australia
P Travis Blackly (may not play)
P Ryan Rowland-Smith
Puerto Rico
C Rene Rivera
P Joel Pineiro
I think this is a testament to the scouting department of the M's. They have always been amongst the best at evaluating foreign talent, and this proves it. It's also gonna be nice to finally get to watch these young kids that I'm always reading about play. It'll be a good experience for them as well- they will be playing against major league stars as well as fellow minor leaguers.
I just hope the US/Cuba/World Baseball Commission can figure it out and make sure this event is a go. If it doesn't, it would be devastating to baseball and would make the US look bad (whether it really is our fault or not). LET EM PLAY