New York Mets Acquire SS Rylan Sandoval From Arizona Winter League
Published on February 10, 2010 under Golden Baseball League (GBL) News Release
(Yuma, AZ. February 10, 2010) The Arizona Winter League (AWL) announced today that shortstop Rylan Sandoval of the San Luis Atleticos has been signed by the New York Mets and will be departing for spring training in Port St. Lucie next week. Sandoval had been one of the leading hitters and a top defensive shortstop in the AWL which is 8 games into it's fourth winter season. He is the 11th AWL player to be signed by a major league organization in the last three years, two of those - Scott Richmond and Sergio Romo of the 2007 AWL are already in the big leagues.
"I'm not surprised at all as Rylan is a tremendous player both in the field and at the plate," said San Luis Manager Eddie Dennis. "He should go a long way in the New York organization and it is good that the Mets moved fast as we had three other MLB teams calling about him and planning on sending scouts."
Sandoval, 22, was a two-year junior college All-American and was the California Junior College Player of the Year at Chabot College in his freshman year. Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 38th round in 2006 and by the New York Mets in the 30th round in 2007 he elected to accept a scholarship to Long Beach State where he played the last two seasons before graduating this past June. Overlooked due to sharing playing time at Long Beach State he went undrafted his senior year and decided on the Arizona Winter League to showcase his skills and pursue a professional contract. In the AWL he was hitting.368 and leading his team in runs scored.
Besides the Mets, the Tigers, Dodgers, Phillies, Padres, Indians, Royals, Red Sox, and Diamondbacks have already had scouts at the 2010 AWL.
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