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Atlanta Braves Morning Chop – International Gold

By Alan Carpenter

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Zoilo Almonte (24) rounds the bases on his home run during the third inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports

Braves’ 2014-15 International Signings

COMPILED FROM BRAVES MLB TRANSACTIONS PAGE

  • FEB 13 – RANDY VENTURA, OF.  age 17, Dominican Republic (DR),  5’9″ 165.
  • FEB 11 – ALI PANTOJA, RHP.  age 18, Venezuela,  6’4″, 180.
  • FEB 10 – WILLIAM CONTRERAS, C.  age 17, VEN.,  6’0″, 180.
  • FEB 10 – LUIS MEJIA, SS.  age 17, D.R., 5’10”, 160.
  • FEB 10 – CARLOS LOPEZ, RHP.  age 17, Mexico.,  6’4″, 175.
  • FEB 10 – OMAR CAMILO, LHP. age 18, D.R., 5’11”, 170.
  • DEC 31 – ISRANEL WILSON, SS. age 16, ST. MARTIN, 6’3″, 185.
  • DEC 12 – LEUDYS BAEZ, CF.  age 18, D.R., 6’0″, 160.
  • DEC 11 – JHONNY DIAZ, LHP.  age 18, VEN., 6’0″, 180.
  • DEC 2 – ODALVI JAVIER, RHP.  age 18, D.R., 6’0″, 180.
  • DEC 2 – BLADIMIR MATOS, RHP.  age 21, D.R., 6’0″, 190.
  • NOV 28 – CASRLOS CENTENO, C.  age 17, VEN., 5’9″, 180.
  • NOV 21 – KELVIN RODRIGUEZ, LHP.  age 21, D.R., 6’5″, 195.
  • NOV 19 – JHONIEL SEPULVEDA, RHP.  age 17, D.R., 6’2″, 175.
  • NOV 19 – ALONSO GERMAN, 2B.  age 19, D.R., 5’10”, 165.
  • OCT 2 – ALEX AQUINO, SS.  age 18, D.R., 6’2″, 165.

Sixteen International players have been signed since the end of the last season.  The big news has been about the overhaul of the farm system at the upper levels over the past 4 months.  But what’s been happening under the radar is that Atlanta has been very busy internationally as well.

As you can certainly judge from the ages of the talent listed above, it will be quite a while before you see any of these kids rising out of the Dominican Summer League and making their way to Rome and levels above (save for perhaps Kelvin Rodriguez and Bladimir Matos, given their ages).  Furthermore, we simply don’t know a lot about the skills of these players at this point.

Nonetheless, you can be assured that most – if not all – of these kids were on Gordon Blakeley’s radar while he was with the Yankees.  The Yankees signed most of the “best” rated players, but certainly they would not have room in their own farm system for everybody that Blakeley scouted… so now Atlanta very likely has the best of the rest.

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