MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Lose Esquer to Sarasota

Published on August 14, 2007 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Dayton , OH - The Cincinnati Reds have moved C Tony Esquer, who had been splitting time with Eddy Rodriguez behind the plate, to the Sarasota Reds of the Florida State League. The domino effect began at the Major League level when the Reds placed David Ross on the DL with a concussion. In 52 games with the Dragons, Esquer hit .217 with 18 RBI. The 24th round selection of the Reds in the 2006 First Year Player Draft had two stints on the DL with the Dragons in 2007, one for a sprained ankle and the other for an injured thumb.

Esquer's place on the Dragons roster will be filled by C Jake Long, who will join the Dragons from the Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League. Long, a 37th round selection by the Reds in 2006 had a brief stint with the Dragons earlier this season. In two games with the Dragons Long was hitless in five at bats. With the Mustangs in 30 games, Long hit .275 with 3 HR and 10 RBI. He will be in uniform for the Dragons in the team's Tuesday night game at Burlington.

The following player has been promoted to Sarasota of the Florida State League

No. Player B/T Ht. Wt. Resides Birth Date 2007 Team

21 Esquer, Tony R/R 6'1" 215 Chino Hills , CA 9/3/84 Dayton

2007 Dayton Dragons Stats BATTERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS

Esquer, Anthony .217 52 175 21 38 5 0 0 18 15 0 27 0 1 .280 .246 .526

The following player has been added to the Dragons Roster from Billings of the Pioneer League

No. Player B/T Ht. Wt. Resides Birth Date 2007 Team Long, Jake R/R 6'2" 200 Modesto, CA 4/17/86 Dayton/Billings

2007 Dayton Dragons Stats BATTERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS

Long, Jacob .000 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000

2007 Billings Mustangs Stats

BATTERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS

Long, Jacob .275 33 109 20 30 7 0 3 10 15 0 22 0 0 .385 .422 .807

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