[Sport] Giants strengthen with Espino and O'Brien ahead of the first Cibaeña final

[EvKirito]

The Giants added an arm and a bat. The Eagles appealed to strengthen their rotation.

The re-entry draw for the final that begins this Monday left the Northeast with Panamanian right-hander Paolo Espino and Cuban-American first baseman Peter O'Brien in their ranks, both from the Toros del Este.

While the guinea pigs added Panamanian left-handed starter Andy Otero and Colombian right-hander Nabil Crismatt. The two pitchers were with the Eastern Stars.

There were 16 players available to choose from, half of them pitchers.

 

 

Both Ángel Ovalles and Jesús Mejía, managers of Águilas y Gigantes, valued the draw as an important source of talent, especially at times when moving a player from another country can be so complicated due to the coronavirus.

"Otero is a southpaw who gives us balance in the rotation and Crismatt brings balance both by starting and relieving," Ovalles said after the draw.

“O'Brien is a player who needs no introduction. Same as Espino, who comes to strengthen our rotation ”, said Mejía, accompanied by his assistant Jaylon Pimentel.

The first final series between the two Cibaeño teams will begin this Monday at 7:00 pm at Julián Javier Park in San Francisco de Macorís. It will be agreed at a 7-4 and the winner will represent the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Series to be played in Mazatlán, Mexico between January 31 and February 6.