Top Venezuelan baseball players sent to minor leagues

www.vheadline.com Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 By: Patrick J. O'Donoghue

The Tampa Bay Rays have sent top Venezuelan baseball player, Geremi Gonzalez to the minor leagues claiming that he is far from top form.

Geremi isn’t the only casualty … 8 other countrymen have had similar sentences passed against them.

The Cincinnati Reds have sent Rainer Olmeda to the minors, the Royals Alejandro Machado, the Twins Gabriel Torres and Luis Antonio Rodriguez, Yankees Omar Fuentes, Padres Humberto Quintero, Rangers Fernando Lunar and Cubs Eliezer Alfonzo.

All in all, sports commentators confirm that 16 Venezuelan have been sent down during spring training ... with 72 still eligible for major leagues.