When contacted by The sun In the early afternoon, Scalabrini was already on the phone to analyze his options. The manager had just obtained confirmation of the departure of two of his launchers, Cleiverth Perez and Harold Cortijo, two artillerymen whose contracts were bought by the powerful pericos of Puebla in Mexico.
This is the agreement between the independent baseball border league and the Mexico League which allows the latter to buy contracts that lead to this situation. Cortijo was the first targeted player and Perez followed later.
“I am surprised in the sense that, as Perez is Venezuelan, I knew he would not sign quickly [dans le baseball affilié]but he was so dominant that he deserves this opportunity, ”reacts the big boss of Quebec diamond.
A lot of money in play
Even if he admits that the blow is hard to collect, Scalabrini did not fight on equal arms in this file.
“It is a very strong big league, wages are disproportionate, it is another thing completely,” he notes about the Mexican rival. Both want this kind of challenge and we cannot hold them back. We encourage them with lips, but it hurts, that’s for sure. ”
Put to the scent by the agents of the two launchers, the most victorious manager in the history of the capitals speaks of a very serene end of association.
“These are chic guys, sad to leave us, but which are excited by experience. They promised to try to come back if the opportunity arose. ”
The Japanese Ryo Kohigashi – he had already expressed the desire to enter the capital – and Takuma Uchida were activated on Monday.
A big trip
After the series lost this weekend against the Brockton Rox, Quebec hopes to bounce back on the trip for the next few days, three games in Tri-City and three others in New York, two direct adversaries of the Capitals in the Atlantic Association.
“I can’t wait to see who we really are,” thinks Patrick Scalabrini. We did not play well at home, the series was very strange after we were so dominant in Trois-Rivières. The depth will be tested greatly, in particular in succession, and players will have to answer. ”
Joshwan Wright has just been released due to the surplus of current players.
