I was able to find the WBC provisional rosters as they are right now in this PDF file:
2013-World-Baseball-Classic-Provisional-Rosters_011713
You’re welcome.
The WBC provisional rosters as they are now
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Quick Impressions of the other 15 WBC rosters (and a link to the US)
More rosters were revealed at 4 PM, go below the jump for my quick run-down of them. It will be updated as the rosters are revealed on television. Also, note that the rosters (which I will link to when I find a good link) are NOT FINAL and could change.
Rosters (and possibilities/non-possibilities) of the World Baseball Classic as of 12:30 PM of Jan. 16, 2013
While we all wonder if Justin Verlander will change his mind and join the WBC (he’s leaning to no, at least for the initial round), here’s the latest news:
- Xander Bogaerts, one of the top prospects of the Boston Red Sox, will be representing the Kingdom of the Netherlands (he’s from Aruba).
- The Korean press is apparently a bit worried about the Taiwanese team, which, unlike Korea, will have some of it’s MLB-experienced talent with it. Of course, Taiwan also will have some domestic players: new names revealed in the article include Lamigo Tigers star SS Chih-Sen Lin and young pitching phenom Jen-Ho Tseng, who, although only 18, has already pitched well for Chinese Taipei in international competitions.
- Edited in at 12:48- Drew Butera, of Italian descent, will play for Italy in the WBC.
As usual, you can find it the whole list after the jump, and more news will be posted as it is revealed, in addition, you might be interested in Joe Connor’s World in a Ballpark:
Rosters (and possibilities/non-possibilities) of the World Baseball Classic as of 1:17 PM of Jan. 15, 2013
Today’s WBC news:
- The third catcher for Team USA will be J.P. Arencibia. Perhaps not coincidentally, he’s one of the catchers for the Blue Jays, and will be one of the people responsible for trying to catch R.A. Dickey‘s knuckleball this season.
- As expected, Dustin Pedroia won’t be playing. He was expected to take part only if his surgically repaired ligaments in his finger was 100%.
As usual, you can find it the whole list after the jump, and more news will be posted as it is revealed, in addition, you might be interested in Joe Connor’s World in a Ballpark:
Late World Baseball Classic news for January 14, 2013 (Part 1 of ?)
News on the World Baseball Classic front since my post this morning:
- Anthony Rizzo IS going to be playing for Italy.
- According to Troy Renck, The question of Troy Tulowitzki, much like that of Joey Votto, is based on that of insurance. However, Tulowitzki is probably less likely than Votto. Also, Wilin Rosario, also of the Rockies, is also passing on the WBC, where he would have been a catcher for the Dominican Republic. Although his Twitter feed also has a post from him saying there is still a chance.
- Enrique Rojas writes that the two catchers for the Dominican as of now are Carlos Santana and Miguel Olivo, but that there is a chance there will be a third emergency catcher (it’s possible that Rosario is that, and that he will play if Santana or Olivo become injured).
- Evan Grant writes that Matt Harrison of the Rangers received an invite for Team USA but declined. It’s probable that had he signed up, Andy Pettitte might not have been approached, since they both are lefties.
- One last Rockies/WBC note: Nolan Arenado is on the Puerto Rican preliminary roster but is unlikely to take part due to the fact he is fighting for the starting 3B spot in Colorado.
More WBC news throughout the day…
Rosters (and possibilities/non-possibilities) of the World Baseball Classic as of 12:13 PM of Jan. 14, 2013
Today’s news so far:
- Tyler LaTorre, who is in the Giants system, is expected to play for Italy in the WBC.
- Another player who may be playing for Italia: Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs.
- Miguel Tejada will be a part of the Dominican Republic team.
- According to Yakyu Baka, at least four players in the NPB or it’s minor leagues have been selected by the Chinese Taipei national team for the WBC: I-Cheng Wang, Yi-Hao Lin, Dai-Kang Yang and Yao-Hsun Yang.
- Speaking of which, the Chinese Taipei team has apparently been officially released, but… the article I found didn’t actually list the roster, besides mentioning the previously-announced Hong-Chih Kuo and Chien-Ming Wang are on the roster and that Che-Hsuan Lin (who is now with the Astros and had a cup of coffee with the Red Sox) is as well. If I find the full list, I’ll let all of you know.
The current rosters as well as possibilities and non-possibilities (impossibilities?) for the World Baseball Classic teams are below the jump:
Rosters (and possibilities/non-possibilities) of the World Baseball Classic as of 2:44 PM of Jan. 13, 2013
The list is a bit different this time, set up by COUNTRY, not IN/OUT/IN-BETWEEN. This is being done because more players are joining or turning down invites by the day.
Today’s news:
- Albert Pujols, who you may have heard of before, will play for the Dominican Republic unless his surgically-repaired right knee takes a bad turn.
- Francisco Cervelli, who is of Italian descent and represented them last time, is not sure if he will do so this time around, as he fights for a starting job with the Yankees.
- Jon Heyman confirms that Bruce Chen, who is of Chinese descent (but lives in Panama which didn’t qualify) will probably play.
Go below the jump for the WBC rosters as they look now, along with possibilities and non-possibilities (impossibilities?) for each team. The teams are in alphabetical order:
Yes, the Canadians are revealing (most of) their roster today
At 3:30, to be exact:
Banner ready for @wbcbaseball Team Canada Provisional Roster announcement at 3:30 PM ET today (23 names only) twitter.com/baseballcanada…
— Baseball Canada (@baseballcanada) January 12, 2013
Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 11:18 AM of Jan. 12, 2013
NOTE: SINCE THIS WAS PUT UP THIS MORNING MORE NEWS HAS COME OUT. GO TO THE FRONT PAGE FOR THE LATEST.
Lots more news on the World Baseball Classic:
- The bullpen of Team USA is starting to shape up. Middle-reliever Glen Perkins, one of the few bright spots for the Minnesota Twins last season, has confirmed he’s been called by Joe Torre and accepted an invite. So, into possibly/likely he goes. Joe Nathan of the Rangers, meanwhile, has said he’s considering an invite that Joe Torre has given him.
- Adam Ottavino, an Italian-American who pitched for Italia in the past, will be passing this year.
- Miguel Gonzalez, part of the Oriole pitching staff last season, has been invited to play for Mexico. He’s checking with the Orioles first, though. Therefore, I’m putting him in possibly/likely for now, mainly because I don’t have a “checking with the club” sub-list.
- By the way, apparently a large amount of the Canadian team will be revealed later today, as I mentioned a few days ago.
The full list is below the jump:
Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 2:30 PM of Jan. 11, 2013
Today’s World Baseball Classic news as of about 2:30 PM and a reminder that, as more WBC news continues to trickle in, keep an eye out later for any later updates:
- Adam Jones is in for Team USA. The USA outfield is shaping up well, with Jones, Ryan Braun and Shane Victorino already committed and players like Mike Trout, Giancarlo Stanton and Jay Bruce remaining as good possibilities.
- It’s again been confirmed that Adrian Beltre will probably be suiting up for the Dominican, but there’s also new news that Nelson Cruz will also be playing for the Dominican. (The article also notes that Yu Darvish won’t be playing for Japan- much to the Rangers’ relief- but we’ve known that for awhile now).
- A tweet by Brandon Phillips seems to indicate he’ll be playing in the WBC. He already was in possibly/likely, but I’ve noted that this seems to mean that he’s accepted.
- A Venezuelan website says that Felix Doubront intends to play for Venezuela in the WBC. I’m putting him in as possibly/likely.
- Similarly, Jhoulys Chacin of the Rockies wants to play for Venezuela.
- Continuing the Venezuelan commitments, Salvador Perez of the Royals will probably be on the team.
- Similarly, Jeanmar Gomez, a pitcher who is now with the Pirates, also wants to play for Venezuela, but there is no definitive answer yet. So, I’m putting him in the under consideration list.
As usual, the entirety of the list is after the jump:
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