Sultans of Monterey Y Mazatlan deer they staged the first movement of the 2022-2023 Season of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP)with a definitive double change where three pitchers and an infielder were involved.
In the transaction, the ‘Grey Ghosts’ they took over the services of the pitchers Ivan Zavala Y Gabriel Morales; while the port team acquired the right pitcher Nathanael Santiago and the infielder Gilberto Carrera.
Ivan Zavala
The one born in Moroleón, Guanajuato has 10 years of experience in Mexican winter baseballwhere he has worn the flannels of Yaquis of Ciudad Obregon, Charros from Jalisco, Los Mochis cane growers Y Mazatlan deer.
In his most recent season with the Mazatlan organizationZavala worked for 41.1 innings where he posted a 4-3 record, 3.7 ERA, 21 strikeouts and 1,355 WHIP, mainly as a reliever.
Gabriel Morales
For his part, Morales will seek a place on the roster of the ninth Monterrey after being taken by Mazatlan deer What first selection in the LMP 2019-2020 Season Draft.
In the summer of 2019, the 25-year-old prospect served as pitcher for Piratas de Campeche, however did not have much participation. He went 4 2/3 innings in which he allowed 4 earned runs and 3 chocolates.
Nathanael Santiago
The one born in Atlixco, Puebla will go for his seventh season in the LMPsame in which he has been part of Orange trees from Hermosillo, Yaquis of Ciudad Obregon Y Sultans of Monterey.
In 2021-2022, Santiago saw action in 20 games with Sultana del Norte. He finished with a 2.82 ERA, in addition to striking out 18 batters, giving up 10 walks and allowing 7 earned runs over 22.1 innings.
Gilberto Carrera
Finally, Carrera will join the Mazatlan deer after three seasons in the winter circuit, two of them wearing the jersey of Culiacan tomato growers and one more of Sultans of Monterey.
During the 2019-2020 campaign, the infielder from Obregon only played 11 games and took 7 official at-bats where he could not connect from unstoppable. Instead he walked and struck out once.