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Chosen fired OF Alexei Ramirez

SANTO DOMINGO .-. Los Leones del Escogido dismissed on Wednesday the Cuban gardener Alexei Ramirez in the Dominican winter baseball, confirmed the general manager of the team, Mario Soto. Los Leones del Escogido dismissed on Wednesday the Cuban gardener Alexei Ramirez in the Dominican winter baseball, confirmed the general manager of the team, Mario Soto.

"Yes, we decided to leave free to Alexei because their priority was to train in the mornings to try to get a professional contract and then neglected a bit like the Lions," said Soto on Thursday to the AP in a telephone interview . "Yes, we decided to leave free to Alexei because their priority was to train in the mornings to try to get a professional contract and then neglected a bit like the Lions," said Soto on Thursday to the AP in a telephone interview.

According to the manager of the Lions, the club took the decision to release toletero to enable him to pursue his dream of reaching the highest. According to the manager of the Lions, the club took the decision to release toletero to enable him to pursue his dream of reaching the highest. "It's the best we could do, let him pursue a professional contract and can reach the Major Leagues," added the manager. "It's the best we could do, let him pursue a professional contract and can reach the Major Leagues," added the manager.

Last Tuesday, listening to the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals visited the Quisqueya Stadium to watch the Cuban who defected from the national team of his country last September. Last Tuesday, listening to the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals visited the Quisqueya Stadium to watch the Cuban who defected from the national team of his country last September.

Alexei Ramirez is released

The Pinareño Alexei Ramirez was dismissed from the Escogido Lions, the team for which he played in the Dominican Republic Winter League. The Pinareño Alexei Ramirez was dismissed from the Escogido Lions, the team for which he played in the Dominican Republic Winter League. The Cuban managed to produce only 1 hit in 14 shifts now continús its goal of signing with a major league organization. The Cuban managed to produce only 1 hit in 14 shifts now continús its goal of signing with a major league organization.

The Cuban expressed his dissatisfaction to the few opportunities that game gave him the whole winter Dominican baseball. The Cuban expressed his dissatisfaction to the few opportunities that game gave him the whole winter Dominican baseball.

"It was the best thing for both sides. Alexei was not receiving many opportunities to play and the Chosen is fighting a classification to the postseason and not have many shifts available to assess long-term players," said pelotero agent, Jaime Torres, conversation with ESPNdeportes.com. "It was the best thing for both sides. Alexei was not receiving many opportunities to play and the Chosen is fighting a classification to the postseason and not have many shifts available to assess long-term players," said pelotero agent, Jaime Torres, conversation with ESPNdeportes.com.

"The idea was that buscatalentos Major League could see him play in the Dominican league to get a better idea of his talent, but that did not happen. Is preferable to continue training and making presentations at the academies that have organizations in Dominican" , said Torres. "The idea was that buscatalentos Major League could see him play in the Dominican league to get a better idea of his talent, but that did not happen. Is preferable to continue training and making presentations at the academies that have organizations in Dominican," said Torres.
Torres ruled that the performance of Ramirez in the ball quisqueyana affect their chances of signing for the Major Leagues in the coming days. Torres ruled that the performance of Ramirez in the ball quisqueyana affect their chances of signing for the Major Leagues in the coming days.

Ramirez, 26, hit .332 with 87 homers and 391 RBIs in seven seasons with Pinar del Rio in the Cuban ball. Ramirez, 26, hit .332 with 87 homers and 391 RBIs in seven seasons with Pinar del Rio in the Cuban ball. Promedió .335 with 68 RBIs and led the circuit with 20 quadrangular last season. Promedió .335 with 68 RBIs and led the circuit with 20 quadrangular last season.

Torres quizo not disclose which teams have shown an increased interest in signing Ramirez, but ESPNdeportes.com obtained a list of teams for which the Cuban defector has made individual exhibits: Boston, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Cubs and Chicago White Sox, Mets and New York Yankees, Minnesota and Oakland. Torres quizo not disclose which teams have shown an increased interest in signing Ramirez, but ESPNdeportes.com obtained a list of teams for which the Cuban defector has made individual exhibits: Boston, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Cubs and Chicago White Sox and New York Mets Yankees, Minnesota and Oakland.

Ready to negotiate

The Cuban Alexei Ramirez submitted their documents to the office of the commissioner GL

ORLANDO - In the coming days, the Cuban defector Alexei Ramirez will be in a position to listen to offers from major league teams and his agent think you might get a better contract to which he signed his compatriot Kendry Morales three years ago.

Ramirez, jonronero the leader of the Cuban baseball last season, decided to leave his country and set up residency in the Dominican Republic to try to jump to the major leagues.

"Alexei already received their residence in Santo Domingo and subjected all the necessary documentation to the office of the commissioner of Major League Baseball, who now must declare free agent so that it can begin to negotiate with the clubs," said agent Jaime Torres to ESPNdeportes.com .

"We sent all the papers to the commissioner on October 25. Our experience in these cases tells us that between this and next week will receive approval to start negotiating formally," added Torres.

Ramirez, 26, hit .332 with 87 homers and 391 RBIs in seven seasons with Pinar del Rio in the Cuban ball. Promedió .335 with 68 RBIs and led the circuit with 20 quadrangular last season.

Ramirez can play several positions inside the box and in the gardens, but in the campocorto where he feels more comfortable.

"Some of the Major League teams that have seen train differ on where it would be better. Some want to play in the campocorto, others in center field, but there are some who prefer to have that arm in the garden right," said Torres .

Torres predicted that Ramirez is ready to play in the Major Leagues in 2008 and that any team will sign with a major league contract and with the assurance that at least host a place in the spring workouts.

Ramirez, who hit .375 in the World Baseball Classic, where Cuba remained in second place, is the most impressive player position that the selection of Cuban deserta since Morales did in 2004.

Morales, a inicialista and ambidiextro hitter, signed a six-year contract for nearly $ 10 million with the Los Angeles Angels after establishing resdidencia in Santo Domingo. The player received $ 3 million in signing bonus.

"I think Alexei has more value because Morales is ready to play," said Torres. "A more appropriate comparison for Ramirez, would match with the Japanese position players who signed as free agents in recent times."

The Japanese offensive players who have signed as free agents in Major League Baseball are the gardener Hideki Matsui (three years for $ 21 million with the Yankees in 2003), intermedista Kaz Matsui (three years for $ 21 million with the Mets in 2003) and The antesalista Akinori Iwamura (three years for $ 7.7 million with Tampa Bay in 2006).

The legendary gardener Ichiro Suzuki came to Seattle Mariners through the postal system, which requires the joint Major League Baseball to pay compensation to Japanese clubs for the rights to talk to their players who are not yet free agents.

"Alexei is a pelotero tested, which came out in the World Classic successful in clashes with Bartolo Colon and Daisuke Matsuzaka, among other good pitchers in Major League," added Torres.