Announcement
FIVE PLAYERS ADDED THROUGH DRAFT
Five players were added to Palm Beach League rosters at tryouts Sunday, September 18 at Santaluces. The Braves, who hope to improve from their last place finish under Mike Bernier, who takes over as manager, drafted three players, while the soon to be renamed Islanders and Mets added one each.
Also, the league announced that two new teams were entering the Fall League, which begins on October 9 and will run through February 2017. The Hurricanes, managed by former Diamondback player Reymar Cabrera, and the Palm Beach Rays, with former Islanders Joe Mazzeo and Eddie Vazquez, will enter the new season The addition of the two new teams would bring the league's Fall roster to fourteen teams.
The Braves, who need pitching, drafted two of them, including 18-year old Nicholas Robinson of Boynton Beach. Robinson, who played three years at Atlantic Community HS, showed lots of versatility. In addition to pitching, he can play three infield positions and the outfield. Robinson is an Atlanta Braves fan, so he should feel right at home in a Palm Beach Braves uniform.
Veteran Lee Doloff, who has played with several Palm Beach teams in the past, should provide the Braves with some quality innings as a starter or reliever, can also play third base and second base, and adds a productive bat. Doloff played college baseball at the University of Tampa, and has played with Glory Days in the Roy Hobbs tournament in Fort Myers, Florida for several seasons.
Another veteran, Lou DeLuca, a transplanted New Yorker who now lives in Boynton Beach, has lots of experience as a player and team manager in Adult Leagues in the North. He played college ball at Queens College, New York, and should add an experienced presence to the young Braves' roster as an infielder.
The Islanders, under new skipper Jessie McGregor, picked a versatile Northerner who moved from Massachusetts to South Florida just last month. Colin Campbell not only played high school ball, but played in fcur Adult Leagues in the Bay State, including the famous Yawkey League in his native Boston. He plays middle infield and outfield positions, and showed some pitching ability. He feels he can work short stints on the mound, mostly likely in relief. His fast ball was lively and he threw some sharp breaking sliders and curve balls. McGregor and several former Islanders' players are banding together to form a new team, which will be renamed in the very near future.
