The Bridgeport Bluefish of the independent Atlantic League announced Tuesday that it has signed ex-Brooklyn Cyclone pitcher Rainy Lara and former Staten Island Yankee catcher Jose Gil for the 2017 campaign.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Lara spent the 2012 season with the Cyclones, posting an impressive 8-3 record with 2.91 ERA in 68 innings in 12 games, while Gil slugged seven homers and 37 RBI with a .242 average in 198 at-bats in 58 tilts in 2007 with Staten Island.
Last year, Lara spilt time between Triple-A Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and Double-A Binghamton of the Eastern League (EL). He combined to register an 8-11 record with a 5.16 ERA in 113.1 innings.
Lara, a non-drafted free agent by the New York Mets in 2010, spent a total of seven years in their system, reaching as high as Las Vegas in 2015 and ’16. In 133 career minor league appearances (111 starts), Rainy sports 44 wins with a 3.66 ERA and 489 strikeouts in 642.0 innings pitched.
Gil, a non-drafted free agent by the New York Yankees in 2005, returns to Bridgeport for his 13th season of professional baseball and third in the Atlantic League.
Last year, the 30-year-old catcher played in 56 games with the ‘Fish, ending the year with a .314 batting average, three home runs, 35 RBI and 26 runs scored.
In eight years of affiliated baseball, Gil owns a .237 average with 40 dingers and 247 RBI in 1907 at-bats in 571 affairs.
Bridgeport kickoffs its season against host Sugar Land Skeeters on Friday, April 21st at 8:05 p.m.
— Jerry Del Priore
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