Like the other three first round groups, Pool D in San Juan will have two teams that are expected to go to the second round. Host Puerto Rico figures to be one of them, with 23 major leaguers on the roster, including Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran and Ivan Rodriguez. They could go deep in the WBC.
So could the Dominican Republic, whose entire roster is stocked with big leaguers like Alex Rodriguez, Hanley Ramirez and free agent pitcher Pedro Martinez, who has something to prove to MLB teams.
The Netherlands are Europe’s strongest baseball country, with players like Sidney Ponson, Andruw Jones and Mexican League star Sharnol Adriana, but don’t have anything to match Puerto Rico or the Dominicans in firepower.
Panama has little after Carlos Lee or Ramiro Mendoza, and is not likely to contend for a second round berth.
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