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VSL/ West Virginia Roster Updates

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Since posting our VSL season preview the team has added four new players to their roster including three just this morning. Outfielder Edgard Munoz was added three days ago. He is a 19 year old switch hitter but he checks in at just 5″8 150 lbs so between the advanced starting age and size we didn’t make much mention of it besides the game notes in the daily minor league schedule post. This morning the team has added three more names that appear much more interesting.

Luis Rico- A 17 year old 6″1 lefty pitcher from Venezuela

Jorge Mendoza- 16 year old 6″2 righty from Venezuela. His birthday was just 5 days before the July 2nd cutoff so he was able to sign and get into the system before turning 17.

Bealyn Chourio- 17 year old switch hitting shortstop

The VSL allows teams to carry 35 players on their active roster so the team still has three open roster spots available as the roster now sits at 32.

Gift is batting .306 through 25 games

West Virginia also made three roster moves today. They put Gift Ngoepe on the 7 day DL. He hasn’t played since May 14th. They also added Justin Bencsko to the roster and assigned him to the minor league DL. He has not played yet this season. Finally, Porfirio Lopez has been reassigned from Bradenton to West Virginia. It was not a surprising move as he made the huge jump from the DSL to Bradenton this season and had struggled as of recent in two of his last four outings. He still posted an excellent K rate with 18 in his 19.2 IP.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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