Winds of change blew in the direction of the Wasps of Santiago de Cuba…and a little further. This Tuesday it emerged that part of the team management will have new faces, who will be under the command of director Eddy Cajigal, at least until the 64th season concludes. National Baseball Series (SNB).
The one who does immediately leave the front line is the provincial commissioner, Yamil Ahuar Fondín, with almost a decade pulling the strings of this sport in the territory, confirmed Santiago journalist Brita García on her Facebook profile.
His position will now be occupied by Ivan Tamayo Ricardo, who served as head of the softball area until now, the publication states.
From the command bridge, the departures of bench coach Alcides Sánchez and pitching area assistant Osmel Cintras stand out, without revealing details about the reasons for these positions to be occupied from now on by Idalberto Lamothe and Fernando Blanch, respectively.
Defeats and violations of the regulations
The note indicates that the decisions were the product of “an analysis with specialists from the Department of Sports Activities and the Baseball Commission.”
The Santiago sports authorities had announced that they would carry out a deep evaluation of the team’s erratic course, which has caused defeats so far in the tournament for violating the tournament regulations, especially regarding the use of players.
From now on, MsC joins the management group. Eddy Maturell, as a collaborator to address issues related to sabermetrics, given that he has not passed the national course on this subject.
Also salaries…
Everything indicates that the movements were also influenced by the situation that the team was experiencing with late payments, which would have generated discomfort among the players.
Three players and a commissioner are sanctioned for indiscipline in the National Baseball Series
On this topic, the journalist clarifies that 13 rookies in this tournament have already received their salaries corresponding to the months of October and November, and that the rest of the payroll received what corresponds to the current month.
After having played 47 games on their schedule, the Santiago Wasps remain outside the qualifying zone for the postseason. For now they are in tenth place, with a balance of 24-23, but only a game and a half away from the Hurricanes of Mayabeque, who close the group of the possible eight qualifiers.
