Cardenales de Lara already has Rangel Ravelo in the nest.

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The Cardinals received 6 imported yesterday and are only waiting for Kelly on Thursday
LARA.- The crepuscular nest is already beginning to take the usual form. Yesterday, during the last training of the Cardinals of Lara in Daniel "Chino" Canonic stadium in Barquisimeto, the team received a good part of its import and a few days of starting the fight they do not stop strengthening their wings.

The "good acquaintances" Jorge Martínez (PD) and Rangel Ravelo (INF) led the parade of foreigners who, starting next Friday, will fly to the title. Dennis Phipps (OF), Ricardo Gomez (PD), Alejandro De Aza (OF) and debutant Akeel Morris (PD) completed the new affiliated group.

"I'm happy to return, I feel good and the team looks much stronger than last season," Martinez told the press department of the Barquisimetano team after executing their first live bullpen session. "Those who know me know that I am a competitor, we are going to play day to day to reach the goal that is to be champions", added the Cuban, whose record is 13-4 and 2.45 EFE in two seasons wearing the shirt of the winged, who today already begin to train in Antonio Herrera Gutiérrez.

Ravelo, on the other hand, comes from being champion with the Triple A of the St. Louis Cardinals this year, and also came motivated to complete the "pending", which this year has a special ingredient called the Caribbean Series.

"I'm anxious because this starts now. I feel good physically, ready to help anywhere, "said the Havana man who registered .347 lifetime average in three harvests of the LVBP. "I think this year we all felt that extra push to get us here, in our backyard, and be able to play for the locals representing the country in the Caribbean Series."

For Thursday is expected the arrival of Ryan Kelly the last imported from the club for this phase.

Pérez will launch the first

After completing the preseason tour in Acarigua over the weekend, Williams Pérez was the first to get on the bus to the Cardenas de Lara to return to Barquisimeto and yesterday, during his first official practice with the red birds, the right confirmed that it would be the one in charge of facing Bravos de Margarita in Antonio Herrera Gutiérrez next Friday. "I was talking with the manager, the pitching coach and the general manager during the last month, they asked me if I would be available for the first day and I said yes. I arrived two days ago from the United States and I am ready for Friday, "he said.