EIGHT ATLANTIC LEAGUERS SCHEDULED FOR MAJOR LEAGUE CAMPS...SO FAR

Now that we are into January and less than six weeks (thankfully) until players start reporting to major league spring training camps the tempo of announcing non-roster invitations also is picking up.

We have identified eight former Atlantic League players so far who will be in major league camps, and will list them here by their league affiliation(s). Non-roster players are identified with an asterisk; DNP indicates player trained with but did not play regular season games for the team.

BRIDGEPORT (1)--1B-OF *Wily Mo Pena, Arizona
CAMDEN (3)--RHP *Mark DiFelice, Milwaukee; SS Stephen Drew, Arizona; RHP Jered Weaver (DNP), Los Angeles Angels
LANCASTER (0)
LONG ISLAND (2)--RHP Nelson Figueroa, Houston; OF *Jay Gibbons, Los Angeles Dodgers
NEWARK--(2) OF *Jay Gibbons, Los Angeles Dodgers; LHP *R. J. Swindle, Tampa Bay
SOMERSET--(2) RHP *Mark DiFelice, Milwaukee; RHP Brian Sweeney (DNP), Arizona
SOUTHERN MARYLAND (2)--RHP Dane DeLaRosa, Tampa Bay; LHP *Mike O'Connor, New York Mets
YORK (0)

I encourage readers to let me know if they have heard of other non-roster invitees.

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