Comments on: 2008 DSL Analysis, Part 2 – Roster Movement

By: Pilchard

Pilchard — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:22:12 +0000

Could be wrong, but would guess that a major reason for the lack of players jumping from the Dominican Summer League to the States during the season is the hassle of getting visas and related issues.

Keep up the great work!

By: Ryan Sullivan

Ryan Sullivan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:29:25 +0000

Vladi-

A follow-up question, if you will indulge me: it seems like the Nats are doing well in terms of wins and losses down there, but it doesn't seem to be translating into a great pipeline of dominican prospects coming to the States... is this a product of signing so many players and stacking one team with the best players, OR are we just too early in the process to see the progress being made?

Thanks again!

By: VladiHondo

VladiHondo — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:10:30 +0000

Ryan, Today's numbers were just movement during the season - our stateside minors had ALOT of mid-season promotions and movement. But only 1 DSL guy got a mid-season promotion. Weird.

Instead, the Nats signed 9 undrafted free agents to fill the holes in the GCL and Vermont. These were guys that NO team drafted in 50 rounds of drafting. That was very unusual. (on the Big Board, they're the guys highlighted in blue).

When you look at how many 2007 DSL guys played in the States in 2008, that number is 12. San Diego had 6 (with only 1 DSL/VSL team), Toronto had 11 (with 2 DSL teams).

By: Ryan Sullivan

Ryan Sullivan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:07:18 +0000

VladiHondo-

Great work! This is the biggest unknown to me as part of the organization and the farm system.

A quick follow-up question: with regards to the movement, it does not seem like we are getting many players from the Dominican to our teams in the states. How do we compare to other teams in this regard?

Thanks.