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benp28 · 04-22-2025, 02:35 PM

International Amateurs

We just completed our monthly private practice with many young international amateur free agents who we hope can aid our club in the coming years. It was great to meet the players in-person and get to know them better, and I was able to improve my scouting assessment on all invitees.

In fact some of the players impressed me, since they showcased a higher potential than I had previously expected from them:

David Marmolejo, 16 year-old RF out of Mexico
Lean and athletic, David Marmolejo hails from Córdoba, Mexico. He has a great stroke and projects to hit for a high average. His speed can be a difference-maker in the game. He has plus overall defensive skills. Marmolejo is a right fielder with plenty of tools and a lot of upside. He has potential to be a first division starter.

Alexis Ramos, 16 year-old RF out of Panama
Lean and athletic, Alexis Ramos hails from Cativa, Panama. He has plus-plus raw power, generated more with strength and leverage than bat speed. He grades out as an above average right fielder defensively. He should be very good at taking bad pitches and drawing walks. Ramos can be a second division starter at right fielder.

However, a few invitees left me disappointed as they did not appear to match my previous assessment, although they may still end up being future stars:

Jesus Escudero, 16 year-old CF out of Dominican Republic
Jesus Escudero is a long, lean athletic center fielder who was born in Esperanza, Dominican Republic. He uses his entire intimidating frame to do real damage at the plate. A true threat. He has above average contact potential. At maturity he should have an above average eye and draw 70 walks each year. Escudero is a reliable hitter in the organization's grand scheme.

And other players that I was able to further assess were:
Alvaro Angulo, 15 year-old RF out of Dominican Republic
Rogelio Flores, 16 year-old C out of Mexico
Ramiro Saiz, 16 year-old 3B out of Venezuela
Rogelio Alba, 16 year-old 2B out of Dominican Republic
Ismael Flores, 16 year-old SS out of Cuba
Jesus Mendizabal, 16 year-old SS out of Dominican Republic
Zidan Sudani, 16 year-old 3B out of South Africa

04-22-2025, 02:35 PM	#484
benp28 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2024 Posts: 875	October 2045 International Amateurs We just completed our monthly private practice with many young international amateur free agents who we hope can aid our club in the coming years. It was great to meet the players in-person and get to know them better, and I was able to improve my scouting assessment on all invitees. In fact some of the players impressed me, since they showcased a higher potential than I had previously expected from them: David Marmolejo, 16 year-old RF out of Mexico Lean and athletic, David Marmolejo hails from Córdoba, Mexico. He has a great stroke and projects to hit for a high average. His speed can be a difference-maker in the game. He has plus overall defensive skills. Marmolejo is a right fielder with plenty of tools and a lot of upside. He has potential to be a first division starter. Alexis Ramos, 16 year-old RF out of Panama Lean and athletic, Alexis Ramos hails from Cativa, Panama. He has plus-plus raw power, generated more with strength and leverage than bat speed. He grades out as an above average right fielder defensively. He should be very good at taking bad pitches and drawing walks. Ramos can be a second division starter at right fielder. However, a few invitees left me disappointed as they did not appear to match my previous assessment, although they may still end up being future stars: Jesus Escudero, 16 year-old CF out of Dominican Republic Jesus Escudero is a long, lean athletic center fielder who was born in Esperanza, Dominican Republic. He uses his entire intimidating frame to do real damage at the plate. A true threat. He has above average contact potential. At maturity he should have an above average eye and draw 70 walks each year. Escudero is a reliable hitter in the organization's grand scheme. And other players that I was able to further assess were: Alvaro Angulo, 15 year-old RF out of Dominican Republic Rogelio Flores, 16 year-old C out of Mexico Ramiro Saiz, 16 year-old 3B out of Venezuela Rogelio Alba, 16 year-old 2B out of Dominican Republic Ismael Flores, 16 year-old SS out of Cuba Jesus Mendizabal, 16 year-old SS out of Dominican Republic Zidan Sudani, 16 year-old 3B out of South Africa