...seasons in the majors as a left-handed reliever.Borg played for the GreenJackets in 2006 and began coaching the Dominican Summer League Giants in 2008. He spent last year as an infield instructor for Salem-Keizer, the Class-A short season affiliate...
...baseball for the first time in three years last week when he joined the San Francisco Giants' affiliate in the Dominican Summer League.Villalona, who was just 17 years old and a highly touted prospect when he helped the GreenJackets win the South...
...Northwest League with 47 stolen bases in 62 games a year ago. He previously stole 65 bases in two seasons of Dominican Summer League ball.Galindo took the roster spot of struggling outfielder Michael Mergenthaler, who was placed on the disabled...
...and Alexander de los Santos, Tampa Bay Rays minor league catcher Jhancartos Infante, Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Joel Matos and Kansas City Royals minor leaguer Freddy Rodriguez.All five prospects play in the Dominican Summer League.
...current front office man Felipe Alou is a native of the Dominican Republic, and the Giants field a team in the Dominican Summer League. That league has produced young prospects such as Villalona, who signed for $2.1 million as a 16-year-old...
...Advanced-A), Augusta GreenJackets (Class A), Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Short-Season) and the Giants in the Dominican Summer League sit atop the standings. The Giants of the Arizona Rookie League and Fresno Grizzlies (Triple-A) rank second...
...short-season Salem-Keizer last year, while Francisco Peguero led his team in batting, hits and runs in the Dominican Summer League. James Simmons is one of three former GreenJackets on the roster this season. CATCHERS Matt Klimas and Jackson...
...The San Francisco Giants signed Trinidad as a free agent in 2002 when he was 16. He spent three seasons in the Dominican Summer League before moving into the closer's role last season at Class A short-season Salem-Keizer. This season he was...
...Advanced-A), Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Short-Season), Arizona Giants (Rookie) and Dominican Giants (Dominican Summer League) also won division championships. The Salem-Keizer squad lost in the Northwest League championship game last...
...right-handed pitchers Omar Beltre and Wes Littleton to their 40-man roster. Arias and Littleton played last season for Double-A Frisco, while Kinsler played for Triple-A Oklahoma and Beltre pitched in the Dominican Summer League.
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