# Press Release: Cardinals Announce 23 International Signings

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/press-release-cardinals-announce-23-international-signings/
- Published: 2019-07-03T07:51:24-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**ST. LOUIS, MO., July 2, 2019 **– The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that 
the club has agreed to terms with 23 free-agent players representing the Dominican
Republic, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela from the first day of Major League Baseball’s
international signing period for 2019-20.

Five outfielders, two catchers, six infielders, nine right-handed pitchers and one
left-handed pitcher were among the signees, highlighted by Maracaibo, Venezuela 
native and right-handed pitcher **_Jose Davila_**, who profiles as starter with 
fastball, curveball and changeup mix, and **_Jeremy Rivas_**, a sound defensive 
shortstop from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela with a high offensive upside.

A complete listing of the Cardinals international player signings is below:

| **Last, First Name** | **Pos.** | **B/T** | **HT** | **WT** | **Season** | **DOB** | **Age** | **Country** | 
| Beltre, Alexander | LHP | L/L | 6-1 | 169 | **2020** | 11/5/2002 | 16 | Dominican Republic | 
| Bolivar, Javier | SS | R/R | 6-1 | 170 | **2020** | 12/19/2002 | 16 | Venezuela | 
| Carbonara, Santiago | OF | R/R | 6-0 | 187 | **2020** | 9/23/2002 | 16 | Venezuela | 
| Cervantes, Alejandro | RHP | R/R | 6-2 | 189 | **2020** | 5/15/2001 | 18 | Mexico | 
| Cordoba, Jose | OF | R/R | 5-11 | 165 | **2020** | 1/3/2003 | 16 | Venezuela | 
| Cuello, Antoni | RHP | R/R | 6-5 | 190 | **2020** | 11/7/2002 | 16 | Dominican Republic | 
| Davila, Jose | RHP | R/R | 6-3 | 184 | **2020** | 11/9/2002 | 16 | Venezuela | 
| Encarnacion, Bryan | SS | S/R | 6-1 | 136 | **2020** | 4/20/2003 | 16 | Dominican Republic | 
| Espinoza, Lizandro | SS | R/R | 5-9 | 145 | **2020** | 11/20/2002 | 16 | Dominican Republic | 
| Guerrero, Justin | C | R/R | 6-1 | 195 | **2020** | 5/20/2003 | 16 | Dominican Republic | 
| Guzman, Frankely | RHP | R/R | 6-2 | 155 | **2020** | 6/19/2003 | 16 | Dominican Republic | 
| Guzman, Raul | 3B | R/R | 6-0 | 175 | **2020** | 9/14/2002 | 16 | Dominican Republic | 
| Hernandez, Maikel | C | S/R | 6-0 | 163 | **2020** | 2/2/2003 | 16 | Venezuela | 
| Justo, Maicol | SS | S/R | 5-10 | 141 | **2020** | 2/2/2003 | 16 | Venezuela | 
| Martinez, Miguel | RHP | R/R | 6-0 | 150 | **2020** | 1/26/2003 | 16 | Venezuela | 
| Ramos, Jeremy | OF | R/R | 6-2 | 173 | **2020** | 4/4/2003 | 16 | Dominican Republic | 
| Reynoso, Francis | OF | R/R | 6-4 | 206 | **2020** | 12/26/2002 | 16 | Dominican Republic | 
| Rivas, Jeremy | SS | R/R | 6-0 | 172 | **2020** | 3/4/2003 | 16 | Venezuela | 
| Salas, Juan | RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 175 | **2020** | 2/14/2003 | 16 | Mexico | 
| Taveras, Felix | OF | L/R | 6-1 | 186 | **2020** | 3/8/2003 | 16 | Dominican Republic | 
| Lugo, Americo | RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 192 | **2019** | 8/27/2000 | 18 | Dominican Republic | 
| Marcelino, Hansel | RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 175 | **2019** | 6/16/2002 | 17 | Dominican Republic | 
| Ramirez, Brayan | RHP | R/R | 6-4 | 200 | **2019** | 9/29/2001 | 17 | Colombia | 
|   |   |   |   |   | ** ** |   |   |   |

All of the announced player signings are subject to final contract approvals from
the Office of the Commissioner, and will be assigned to the Dominican Summer League
Cardinals. Lugo, Ramirez, and Marcelino will be activated immediately, with the 
remaining 20 signees being eligible to play in 2020.

**-STL-**

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