Grosseto: The market closes with a bang BBC Grosseto with the arrival of two Cuban pitchers, Juan Penalver, one of the best closers in the Caribbean championship, and Jonathan Carbo, who joined the Grosseto team already in 2022 and who last season was unable to return to Maremma, due to the team’s bad elimination in the qualifying phase.
«I’m happy to be back in Grosseto – says Carbo, who should be the starting pitcher for the Friday evening match – a city where baseball is played and for this reason I feel at home».
Carbo, who arrived in the Scudetto pool in 2022 (4-4, 2.25 his performance in 56 rounds) is preparing to play an internal season, after having had important numbers with the Isla de la Juventud shirt (5-5, 2.59 with 90 shots). Jonathan, born in 1998, has confirmed his growth in the last two years and after nine seasons in the prestigious Cuban tournament (35-46, 4.23 lifetime performance) he seems ready to become a leader in Italy too.
In the winter of 2019, Carbo was a teammate, in the Industriales of Havana, of the new purchase of the BBC Grosseto, Juan Penalver, born in 1944, a top-notch closer: in the last season with the Industriales shirt he was always decisive when it was time to climb the hill, with 4 wins-1 loss, 2.55 average in 24.2 rounds, but above all with 12 saves. In short, a star that can shine in Italy from next April 26th, from a long experience in the Caribbean.
«The one who put me on the trail of Juan Penalver – says the sporting director of the BBC Grosseto, Filippo Olivelli – was our Jorge Barcelan, who spoke to us repeatedly about this right-footed reliever with a powerful ball. We are happy that Penalver, despite other important offers, has chosen to wear the BBC Grosseto jersey.”
«I can’t wait to get on the pitch – these are the first words of Penalver (16-11, 3.11 with 22 saves in his career), who has just landed in Grosseto – This new experience fascinates me, also listening to Carbo and Barcelan’s speeches» .
Penalver and Carbo will be entrusted, together with Gonzalez and Noguera, with the matches on Friday and Saturday evening, in which the coaches will be able to freely choose the pitcher. Jorge Barcelan has also made himself available to the team, appearing sharp and highly motivated. “El Torito”, 33 years old, in the previous two seasons showed great plays in defense of the third cushion and recorded excellent numbers in attack: 381 on average in 2022, even 441 with 6 home runs in the second phase of the 2023 tournament.
The sudden departure of Matteo Carletti, who decided to return to Montefiascone, forced the manager Olivelli to return to the market to look for a utility player who can lend a hand both in defense and in attack, but the staff that came out, with the hiring of Penalver and the return of Carbo, it’s certainly top notch, to the show’s benefit.
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