Riversharks Sign Three Newcomers
Published on March 13, 2014 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Camden Riversharks News Release
CAMDEN, N.J. - The Camden Riversharks announced the signings of Bobby Stevens, Jay Voss, and Joel Galarraga today. With these signings, the Riversharks have seventeen players currently under contract.
Stevens, 26, joins Camden after spending the 2013 season with the Somerset Patriots. The former Orioles product played six different positions for Somerset a season ago, and brings a career .245 batting average to the Riversharks infield. Last season Stevens set a career-high in stolen bases with 17, and his 78 hits were also a career-best. His peak came in 2012, when he reached the AAA level in Norfolk.
Lefthanded pitcher Jay Voss joins the Riversharks pitching staff after spending 2013 in the St. Louis Cardinals system. The 26-year-old owns a 4.99 ERA in 173 minor-league games, including 55 starts. This will be Voss's eighth professional season, and first in the Atlantic League.
Catcher Joel Galarraga rounds out the Riversharks signings. Galarraga brings six years of AAA experience to the Riversharks in his first Atlantic League season, as well as a career .309 batting average. Last year the 31-year-old hit .317 in 74 games for Minatitlan in Mexico. For his career, Galarraga has thrown out 36 percent of runners attempting to steal a base.
The Riversharks home opener is on May 2nd, 2014 at 7:05. Ticket information is available on www.riversharks.com.
About the Camden Riversharks: The Camden Riversharks are entering their 14th season in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Since the team's inception in 2001, the Riversharks have called Campbell's Field home, located on the Camden Waterfront. With sightlines that include the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the Philadelphia skyline, the views from Campbell's Field are like few others in professional baseball. The team provides a competitive baseball product, while maintaining an affordable family friendly atmosphere.
The Riversharks play 140 regular season games in the Atlantic League, considered the highest level of Minor League Baseball. Atlantic League players are "Major League ready" and in the last 16 years, over 600 players have graduated from Atlantic League clubs to Major League organizations, making the League a preferred route for experienced players to be scouted by Major League Baseball.
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