Yesterday it was Opening Day in most of the Minor Leagues. Only at A Short Season level and at Rookie level the season will start later. How did the Dutchies do yesterday? Here is an overview. AAA Jurickson Profar played with the Round Rock Express (Texas Rangers affliate) @ the Iowa Cubs. The Express won…
As expected Shawn Zarraga was sent to Minor League camp by the Dodgers on Monday. Despite a good Spring Training in which he was mainly used as DH. But using a DH in the National League is like using skates on water. The Aruban catcher collected ten hits in ten games and nineteen at bats (.526). He served…
In a period in which the MLB Spring Training rosters are trimmed, several Dutchie non roster invitees are still with the big guys. Time for a second look to see how the players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands are doing. Ozhaino Albies: Where top prospects like Jorge Mateo and Aaron Judge (both of the…
With Sprng Training almost a week old, several players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands have played their Spring Training games. How did they do so far? In general we can say that the regular roster players aren’t doing so well yet. Some have played more game than others. Andrelton Simmons appeared in just two…
With Spring Training at full swing now, it is time to see how the players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands will do in the upcoming season. Of course there is no crystal ball and it is still up in the air, but in general you can make a decent prediction based on the performance of…
The Texas Rangers have avoided arbitration with Curacao native Jurickson Profar by signing him to a one-year contract extension. In the upcoming season, Profar will earn $605,000 in the upcoming season even though he is still recovering from an injury. Jurickson has missed almost two seasons due to a shoulder injury which eventually resulted in…
Yesterday the third Curacao Baseball Week started with a press conference. Attendants were (amongst others) initiators Blue Bay Resort Curacao, Hensley Meulens, Ben Thijssen and Jair Jurrjens. During the first two days, clinics will be organized for local coaches. Next to Hensley Meulens, Steve Janssen (KNBSB), Ron Wotus (San Francisco Giants), Martijn Nijhoff (KNBSB) and…
Tomorrow the yearly Arizona Fall League will start again. Just like last year, there are two Dutchies scheduled to see action during this year’s edition. One of them has an encore. Catcher Spencer Kieboom will be playing for the second season in a row. After a good AFL last year, in which he hit a…
In today’s episode of “Summing up the Dutchies” a team with a fair number of Dutchies in its organization: Number of Dutchies: 4 Jurickson Profar: Jurickson Profar was signed by the Texas Rangers on July 2, 2009. The Curacao native made his first steps as a professional with the Spokane Indians where he played…
Jurickson Profar has returned to organized baseball. Last night he played his first rehab game with the Hickory Crawdads and joined his younger brother Juremi who is playing third base for the Rangers’ Full A affiliate. Jurickson will play with the team in the coming weeks as DH to get in a flow again and…
