In a four-way battle for a backup outfield spot in San Juan, it’s clear who the favorite is on the Island. Thirty-year old Rodger Guzmán has been in Puerto Rico his entire life, born and raised in Vega Baja and playing ten years for the Guaynabo Commandos of the San Juan Winter League. He is […]
There was hope among fans and some players that at some point San Juan and Manager Sergio Manetti would come to their senses but time ran out today as the Coqui hired a replacement. San Juan did well with another former London manager and are hoping to hit paydirt again by bringing in Pablo Morales […]
The San Juan front office feels vindicated in trusting its pitching pipeline. The team could have chased veteran proven talent, particularly when injuries began to mount, but instead relied on its draft picks to fill its staff. The result has been the fifth best e.r.a. in the IL at 3.14. Nonetheless, it has been far […]
The Coqui stocked up on excess Alleghenies cargo in the offseason. Early in December, San Juan traded picks to West Virginia for 26-year old first baseman Lee Stone, who has 36 doubles and 22 home runs in 521 big league at bats. It is hoped Stone can fill a void the team had last year […]
It’s been nine seasons since Luis Munoz Rivera, head of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) brought the Coqui to San Juan from Rio Grande. Although he oddly sold the franchise back to a Texan, Myron Beardsall, in 2026, the PRTC Stadium name survived the sale. Attendance plummeted Beardsall’s first four years as did the […]
San Juan has announced that 36-year old former Coqui first baseman Richie Norman has been hired to be the hitting coach at the team’s AAA affiliate in Santo Domingo. For the second time in recent memory the Coqui had an exodus of minor league coaches at season’s end. Whether due to an organizational cleaning house […]
As a player, Félix Romano was known for putting in long hours and was well respected by his teammates. And now the 38-year old will try to gain the ear of teenagers after being named the new pitching coach at Port Royal (R). A borderline prospect after being drafted in the fourth round by Arlington […]
The PEBA does not have an MVP award but ask anyone in Puerto Rico who is the most valuable player in baseball and the answer more often than not will be José Gómez and there is no one in the San Juan organization who would disagree right now. “Obviously he is a fan favorite and […]
Except for his rookie year, 11 season’s ago, Ju-Chan Park has been a backup catcher in the PEBA; a journeyman career that has taken him from Florida to San Juan to West Virginia to Duluth and back to San Juan. But for the third consecutive year he has emerged as the Coqui’s best option at […]
How efficient was Ray Medrano’s rookie season? When it comes to pitchers with the best ratios for walk and home runs per nine innings in 2031, the San Juan hurler was the only one who appears in the top five on both lists. Medrano went 3-0, 1.44, in the regular season and then went 3-1 […]
