Until January 31st Baseball players in France had time to change clubs within the country. The fine guys of the ROUEN HUSKIES web team summarized the transactions of the Elite League so far in another great media guide. Obviously teams still can recruit players for 2009, which weren’t licensed in France last season.
Transactions Overview French Elite League:
Rouen Huskies
New: Sebastian Grimaud (Savigny), Jean Philippe Miet, Robin Roy (both no team in 2008), Aldo Ramelet (Clermont-Ferrand)
Gone: Romain David (retired), Randy Perez (Pamplona, Spain), Jean Baptiste Couton (Montigny), Laurent Aoutin (Chartres)
Templiers Senart
New: Thomas Vesque (Boé), Stephane Lesfargues (unknown)
Gone: Manager Didier Seminet, Gaspard Fessy (Toulouse), Sylvain Hervieux (St. Germain), Anthony Meurant (unknown, possible St. Just St. Rambert), Benjamin Deruelle (Paris UC), Sebastien Herve, Lahence Benhamida (both possible Grand-Motte), Ewan Blesoff (USA), Jean-Baptiste Breton (Olivet)
Savigny Lions
New: Christophe Goniot, Amin Touarhi, Christophe Morel (all three Thiais), Remy Lejeune
Gone: Nicolas Launay (Montigny), Sebastien Grimaud (Rouen), Nolan Rouse (possible California)
Montpellier Barracudas
New: Geoffray Moschetti (Toulon), Matthew Blackmore (Australia), Simon Vicente (Beaucaire)
Gone: Anthony Cros (Northwestern Oklahoma State)
Stade Toulouse
New: Gaspard Fessy (Senart), Joris Navarro (Beaucaire)
Gone: Quentin Pourcel (Boé)
Arvernes Clermont-Ferrand
New: Daniel Hayes (Mainz Athletics), Dale Brewer (Skokani Olomouc), Remi Pellet, Bruno Gaillard, Aurelien Dalibard, Jean-Christophe Joly (all four St. Priest)
Gone: Brett Murray, Doug Grant (both return to Canada), Aldo Ramelet (Rouen)
La Guerche Hawks
New: Jonathan Weaver (USA), pitcher from Quebec and American player-coach in discussion
Gone: Ludovic Clairet (Paris UC), player-coach Mathieu Beauchamp (returns to Quebec)
Montigny Cougars
New: Nicolas Launay (Savigny), Jean Baptiste Couton (Rouen), possible Martin Johnson (St. Jerome, Quebec)
Gone: