On Saturday at midnight the transfer period in Dutch baseball closed. Below you’ll find a complete list of transfers for the eight 2010 Hoofdklasse clubs, courtesy of Honkbalsite.com. Foreign players are allowed to sign with these teams until June 2010.
This year’s finalists DOOR NEPTUNUS and KONICA MINOLTA PIONIERS appear to be early offseason winners. Reigning champion NEPTUNUS brought in Marvin Bleij (Amsterdam) and Danny Rombley (Kinheim) among others. The PIONIERS already signed two foreign players, as Eddie Aucoin (Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg) and Nelson Santander (Colombia) join the club for next season.
The big deadline surprise is Cuban slugger Fausto Alvarez. He decided to leave L&D AMSTERDAM shortly before the end of the transfer period. The 48-year-old former right fielder for Santiago de Cuba played for the PIRATES since 2006.
ADO
New: Tjibbe van Dijk (Blue Birds), Jurandy Girigori (MediaMonks RCH), Allan Milliard (Corendon Kinheim Rookie Team), Berti Richardson (Blue Birds), Frans Richardson (Blue Birds), Jeroen Stentler (Euro Stars), Stefan Venema (Euro Stars), Anthony Vrolijk (DOOR Tridents), Patrick Wabbijn (Euro Stars)
Gone: Jeoffrey de Groot (Blue Birds), Aeden McQueary-Ennis (Mr. Cocker HCAW), Shurty Tremus (Konica Minolta Pioniers), Rene Verbrugge (Vlaardingen Holy) , Niels Weis (Storks)
Almere Magpies
New: Roy Beems (Sparta/Feyenoord), Ewout Bos (MediaMonks RCH), Dennis Burgersdijk (MediaMonks RCH), Kevin Janssen (OVVO), Martin Kuipers (MediaMonks RCH), Joram Mossink (Robur’58), Brennan Nijhof (Scimitars), Jurien Overman (Mr. Cocker HCAW), Michael Parker (Verenigde Staten), Mees Roling (Thamen), Scott Ronnebergh (L&D Amsterdam Rookie Team), Jair Rosenburg (MediaMonks RCH), Jesse Sassen (Zuidvogels), Ferd van Stekelenburg (MediaMonks RCH), Sytse Visbeen (Mr. Cocker HCAW), Joep de Wit (Mr. Cocker HCAW)
Gone: Jerry Breek (retired), Linoy Croes (Konica Minolta Pioniers), Sidney Ensermo (unknown), Rhiency Imperator (Tex Town Tigers), Rene Rijst (retired), Niels van Weert (Corendon Kinheim)
L&D Amsterdam
New: Rob Cordemans (Sparta/Feyenoord), Rachid Gerard (L&D Amsterdam Rookie Team), Ben Grover (MediaMonks RCH Rookie Team), Frank van Heijst (L&D Amsterdam Rookie Team), Roelie Henrique (L&D Amsterdam Rookie Team), Michael Kramer (L&D Amsterdam Rookie Team), Nick Urbanus (L&D Amsterdam Rookie Team), Seb Visser (L&D Amsterdam Rookie Team)
Gone: Fausto Alvarez (unknown), Maikel Benner (Vlaardingen Holy), Marvin Bleij (DOOR Neptunus), Bjoern Henrichs (Corendon Kinheim), Mark Kan (retired), Mitchel Koot (Mr. Cocker HCAW), Raban Schalm (retired), Nick Stuifbergen (Corendon Kinheim), Pavel van Zaane (Cromtijgers)
Mr. Cocker HCAW
New: Robin van Eis (Corendon Kinheim), Joep van Els (HCAW Rookie Team), Joran Klarenbeek (MediaMonks RCH), Mitchel Koot (L&D Amsterdam), Aeden McQueary-Ennis (ADO), Sebastiaan Olgers (HCAW Rookie Team), Bart Sabel (Konica Minolta Pioniers)
Gone: Adrian Anthony (Sparta/Feyenoord), Andre Hughes (Solingen Alligators, Germany), Siemen Korff (retired), Jurien Overman (Almere Magpies), Haily de Palm (Domstad Dodgers), Sytse Visbeen (Almere Magpies), Joep de Wit (Almere Magpies), Rutger Zwaal (Flying Petrels)
Corendon Kinheim
New: Steven van Groningen (Corendon Kinheim Rookie Team), Bjorn Hato (Corendon Kinheim Rookie Team), Bjoern Henrichs (L&D Amsterdam), Onno Jansen (Corendon Kinheim Rookie Team), Nick Stuifbergen (L&D Amsterdam), Niels van Weert (Almere Magpies)
Gone: Denny Beljaards (MediaMonks RCH 2), Robin van Eis (Mr. Cocker HCAW), Wouter Heemskerk (retired), Josh Renick (USA), Danny Rombley (DOOR Neptunus), Jeffrey Verbij (retired)
DOOR Neptunus
New: Marvin Bleij (L&D Amsterdam), Niels Harteveld (DOOR Tridents), Mourik Huijser (DOOR Tridents), Eldrion Regina (Sparta/Feyenoord), Danny Rombley (Corendon Kinheim), Roy Seltenrijch (DOOR Tridents)
Gone: Lennart Koster (Konica Minolta Pioniers), Andy Leer (retired), Calvin Martinus (Sparta/Feyenoord), Matt McGraw (Canada), Jurjen van Zijl (Konica Minolta Pioniers).
Konica Minolta Pioniers
New: Eddie Aucoin (Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg, Germany), Linoy Croes (Almere Magpies), Zerzinho Croes (Aruba), Kevin Dirksen (UVV), Dave Draijer (MediaMonks RCH), Jean-Paul Gulinck (MediaMonks RCH), Wouter Kamstra (DSS), Lennart Koster (DOOR Neptunus), Nelson Santander (Tigres de Cartagena, Colombia), Jurjen van Zijl (DOOR Neptunus), Jakub Malik (MediaMonks RCH), Shurty Tremus (ADO)
Gone: Daan de Jong (Hoofddorp Pioniers 3 of 4), Roger Kops (retired), Sergino Martis (unknown), Glenn Romney (UVV), Bart Sabel (Mr. Cocker HCAW), Andley Simmons (Curacao), Joey Treurniet (Double Stars)
Sparta/Feyenoord
New: Adrian Anthony (Mr. Cocker HCAW)
Gone: Roy Beems (Almere Magpies), Rob Cordemans (L&D Amsterdam), Eldrion Regina (DOOR Neptunus)