– The Bowling Green Hot Rods, in conjunction with the Tampa Bay Rays, are excited to unveil the club’s 2021 opening day roster.
The catcher is MLB Pipeline’s #18 prospect in Tampa’s system and was brought over in the mega-deal that saw former Hot Rods pitcher and Hot Rods Hall of Famer Blake Snell go to San Diego.
Originally from Venezuela, the shortstop is coming off an impressive 2019 season that saw him bat .311 between the Arizona League Cubs and short-season Eugene.
Thirteen of those players were on the Hot Rods in 2019, including outfielder Grant Witherspoon and catcher Roberto Alvarez who were Midwest League All-Stars that season.
Erik Ostberg rounds out the catcher’s slot on the roster in his return to Bowling Green Ballpark and is joined by fellow position players Jonathan Aranda, Connor Hollis, Osmy Gregorio, and Jordan Qsar.
The Dodgers’ 18th round pick of 2018 has already hit 30 home runs in his two seasons of MiLB experience, including 21 in 2019 between four clubs with 15 of those long balls coming for Great Lakes.
Tanner Dodson, the 71st overall pick of the 2018 draft, will be the second-ever two-way player in Hot Rods history.
Muller and La Sorsa will be the tallest players on the team at 6′5″, while Ostberg, Aranda, and Hollis all measure at 5′10″, the shortest on the club.