The Águilas Cibaeñas opened their training sessions for the 2022-2023 fall-winter season with an attendance of 39 players, including pitchers, catchers and players from other positions, including three reinforcements, two of them Cuban.
The manager José Leger, who is in his first experience with a team since the start of the season in Lidom, led the first meeting with the coaching staff and the players.
Foreman José Leger stressed that it is a challenge to lead a team in the middle of the year, as has happened before, and it is difficult for them to implement their work style and culture, however, leading a prestigious team and one of the most popular in the country, he expressed You will be able to build a new culture and continue to implement what has been working to obtain crown 23.
Regarding the integration of stars from day one, it is a pleasant headache and one that will try to get the most out of each player, since they have time to evaluate the pieces to form the nucleus from the beginning.
“The championships are won from the first day of training and having the presence of 39 players is a good problem with many actions to take into consideration, but we still have not defined who will be in the LineUp from the first day or the pitching rotation starters” expressed the new foreman Aguilucho.
He also highlighted that they strengthened the pitching, especially the Bullpen, and has a team of big names that will be of great help both on and off the pitch.
In relation to his style of play, he said that he is very open and trusts the coaching staff he has, and in that sense he does not distance himself from traditional baseball, but he does not implement everything that the computers say in relation to sabermetrics either, so they understand there must be a balance between the two.
He said that it is an honor to replace Félix Fermín with whom he was in contact from day one and that his mission is to win championships.
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The Cuban reinforcements Yoenis Céspedes and Yunesky Maya, along with the North American David Holmberg were one of the great surprises from the first day of training, they were joined by the captain of the eaglets, Juan Carlos Pérez, who was commanding the platoon of players that showed up on the first day of practice.
Other key team players such as Melky Cabrera, Ronny Rodríguez, Carlos “Tsunami” Martínez, Marcos Diplán, Ramón Torres, Aneury Tavárez, Wendolyn Bautista, Darío Álvarez, and Luis Valenzuela.
Adrian Valerio, Diony Rodríguez, Eliezer Álvarez, Naswell Paulino, Leonardo Taveras, Ángel Rondón, Daniel Mateo and Jhoan Ureña were also received in the yellow camp.
Likewise, veteran Luis M. González, Francis Martes, Mauricio Cabrera, Inohan Paniagua, Nathanael Heredia, Francisco Jiménez, José Alcántara, Joan Martínez, Pedro Echemendia, Raúl Brito, Yaramil Hiraldo, Jesús Reyes, Saúl Torres, Julio Frías, Miguel Hiraldo and Bladimir Restituyo.
The Eagles will continue their preparation tomorrow at the renovated Cibao Stadium, with a view to the baseball championship, which begins on October 15, dedicated to the memory of Don Tomás Troncoso.
