Every year clubs in the Italian Baseball Leagues get the opportunity to renew licenses for their foreign players from the previous year. This time only Parma and Godo took the step from the IBL team, Ronchi dei Legionari of the Serie A clubs which move up into the IBL. Osman Marvel and Jose Sanchez were confirmed by Parma, Danilo Sanchez, Jose Mejias and Miguel Pinango by Godo and Mat Litzinger by the New Black Panthers. It is usually a good indicator that these players return to their clubs for the upcoming season.