Your 2006 Arizona Brewers -- Latest: LHP Jose Romero

[Jim Goulart]

Two young Brewer Venezuelan farmhands, LHP's Jose Romero (19 years old) and Luis Ramirez (17) pitched for the Venezuelan Summer League last season as part of the VSL Orioles squad (the Brewers no longer have an official team presence in the VSL).

 

Romero, in particular, was stellar, as his Player Index page shows:

 

www.brewerfan.net/ViewPla...ayerId=814

 

That line includes a complete game shutout.

 

Look for him in Arizona (maybe even Helena) this summer. Not often we see debut lines like that, even from the old DSL and VSL days.

[Brian the Automator]

[ Look for him in Arizona (maybe even Helena) this summer. Not often we see debut lines like that, even from the old DSL and VSL days. ]

 

How on earth did the Orioles give up on this guy? Do we know if the Brewers paid them a king's ransom for his contract?

[Jim Goulart]

Do we know if the Brewers paid them a king's ransom for his contract?

 

No, nothing like that at all.

 

Many organizations "split" assignments among teams in the VSL in order to fill up the full squads; I'm sure the Brewers simply asked the Orioles if these two pitchers, signed by the Brewers, could play in their native Venezuela last season on the Orioles squad. This arrangement was made prior to last season, not after.

[heresrobin]

0 home runs in 47.1 innings pitched. Not bad.

 

What sort of competition did he face in the VSL? Is it mostly 17, 18, 19 year olds?

[And That]

The VSL and DSL are more or less on par with the Arizona Rookie League, maybe a half step below it. Very few players over 20, mostly 16-19.