LIDOM Re-entry Draft: here are all the selections team by team

SANTO DOMINGO.– The Águilas Cibaeñas, leaders of the regular season standings, opened this Wednesday the Re-entry Draft of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) by selecting as their first pick infielder Cristhian Adames, belonging to the Tigres del Licey.

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Meanwhile, the Toros del Este focused their strategy on reinforcing their pitching, especially the relief, by choosing right-handed pitcher Jean Carlos Mejía, also from Licey, in the first round. The draft was held at noon by LIDOM and consisted of six rounds for the four semifinalist teams, which starting next Saturday will compete in the round robin in search of a place in the Final Series of the tournament dedicated to Juan Marichal. In the first selections, the Eagles bet on the batting and experience of Adames, while the Bulls prioritized strengthening their bullpen. For their part, the Gigantes del Cibao chose catcher Francisco Mejía (Licey), and the first round was closed by the Leones del Escogido, who selected reliever Patrick Weigl (Estrellas Orientales). According to the regulations, each team could choose six players, with a minimum of three native players.

“It was a draft with a lot of talent”, expressed Jean Guzmán, operations manager of the Águilas Cibaeñas. “In our case, the plans went as we had them in mind, both with the selection of Adames and with the strengthening of the bullpen and pitching in general, which were priorities for this round robin”.

For the Toros del Este, their manager Jesús Mejía pointed out that the process was clear and straightforward.

“Our offense has always been a strength, as has starting pitching, but the bullpen has been a weakness and that's what we're focusing on.”

The Gigantes del Cibao described their selection as a "balanced draft", according to Jeylon Pimentel, from the operations management, who highlighted the defensive and offensive impact of Francisco Mejía, in addition to the incorporations of Gustavo Núñez and Ismael Munguía, along with the reinforcement of the pitching staff. From his side, Carlos Peña, manager of the Leones del Escogido, considered the process as a "very dynamic draft", highlighting the acquisition of pitchers Patrick Weigl, Radhamés Liz and Jefry Yan, as well as offensive players such as Raimel Tapia, Jorge Mateo and Michael de la Cruz.

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Re-Entry Draft Selections

Águilas Cibaeñas

1. Cristhian Adames (Tigres del Licey) – Infielder
2. Oscar de la Cruz (Estrellas Orientales) – Pitcher
3. Misael Tamárez (Tigres del Licey) – Pitcher
4. Junior Marte (Tigres del Licey) – Pitcher
5. Carlos Belén (Estrellas Orientales) – Pitcher
6. Andrew Pérez (Estrellas Orientales) – Pitcher

Toros del Este

1. Jean Carlos Mejía (Tigres del Licey) – Pitcher
2. Anderson Severino (Tigres del Licey) – Pitcher
3. Engel de los Santos (Tigres del Licey) – Pitcher
4. Enny Romero (Estrellas Orientales) – Pitcher
5. Jhan Maríñez (Estrellas Orientales) – Pitcher
6. Sergio Alcántara (Tigres del Licey) – Shortstop

Gigantes del Cibao

1. Francisco Mejía (Tigres del Licey) – Catcher
2. Gustavo Núñez (Tigres del Licey) – Infielder
3. Luis Frías (Tigres del Licey) – Pitcher
4. Ismael Munguía (Estrellas Orientales) – Outfielder
5. Ofreidy Gómez (Tigres del Licey) – Pitcher
6. Neftalí Félix (Estrellas Orientales) – Pitcher

Leones del Escogido

1. Patrick Weigl (Estrellas Orientales) – Pitcher
2. Jefry Yan (Estrellas Orientales) – Pitcher
3. Radhamés Liz (Tigres del Licey) – Pitcher
4. Raimel Tapia (Estrellas Orientales) – Outfielder
5. Jorge Mateo (Estrellas Orientales) – Infielder
6. Michael de la Cruz (Tigres del Licey) – Catcher