A total of seven players were involved in a multiple trade carried out this week by the Caracas Lions and Aragua Tigers.
According to the information released by the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP), the long-haired ones received the Center fielder Carlos TocciBesides of receptor Gersel Pitre and to Right-handed reliever Jorge Rondón. For their part, the Bengalis took control of outfielder Alexfri Planez, same as him infielder Jose Sanchez, pitcher Elvis Garcia and the receiver Wilfredo Gimenez.
As far as Tocci is concerned, The 28-year-old slugger has already played seven seasons in the LVBP, always playing with Aragua. So far he has played 275 games, in addition to 313 hits, 43 doubles, five triples, four home runs and 106 RBIs.
Last season, he batted .262 with 15 RBIs, proving that he is an outfielder who has great range and covers a lot of ground.
On the other hand, Pitre, a 27-year-old player, can play both first base and catcher, and in the last five seasons he has seen action with the Tigers. has seen action in 76 league matches, and in the 2023-2024 season he left a batting average of .310 in 21 games.
Meanwhile Rondón, He has 13 years of experience in the LVBP, which have been spent in the Navegantes del Magallanes and Tigres de Aragua teams.
Account with a historic career record of six wins and 11 losses, with 11 saves, with an ERA of 4.56 and a WHIP of 1.64. In 201.1 innings he has 128 strikeouts. In addition, in the previous contest he compiled a record of 1-2, with an earned run percentage of 5.60 in 17.2 innings, spread over 19 games.
The seasoned pitcher is currently having a great season in the Mexican Baseball League, with the Sultanes de Monterrey. He has a 1-0 record, two saves, an ERA of 0.86 and a WHIP of 1.05, in 21 innings.
Gimenez, 33 years old, He has seven seasons of experience in the LVBP. He returns to Tigres de Aragua, after playing with that team between 2018 and 2021, He is a career .304 hitter in 342 at-bats. He debuted with Tiburones de La Guaira in 2012-2013 and has worn the Leones del Caracas uniform for the last two championships.
García, 21 years old, belonged to the Houston Astros organization until 2023, a season in which he pitched in Class A+. He currently plays with Centauros de La Guaira in the Major League of Professional Baseball, has one game pitched, with 0.00 ERA and two strikeouts. He has not debuted in the LVBP.
Sanchez, 23 years old, He can play all defensive positions in the infield. This year he has appeared in the Class A+ and Double A categories.in the Washington Nationals Minor League system.
Planez, 22, can play all three outfield positions. He is currently in Double-A with the Cleveland Guardians, batting .253 after connecting on 38 hits in 150 at-bats, with seven home runs and 20 RBIs.
In the LVBP, during part of the last two seasons with the Leones, he went 5-54 (.093), with one home run and seven RBIs, in 40 games.
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2024-07-24 09:51:00
