As the 2025-2026 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP) championship series approaches, teams are strategically preparing for the crucial Additions Draft [[2]]. Key players are signaling their availability to bolster contenders, possibly shifting the balance of power in the league’s final stage-a competition that ultimately determines Venezuela’s representative in the Caribbean Series [[2]]. This draft period comes as several teams navigate potential roster limitations due to injury and international travel for visa processing.
As teams prepare for the championship series of the 2025-2026 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP), potential reinforcements are beginning to emerge as available players in the upcoming Additions Draft.
Two key players from the Águilas del Zulia, Silvino Bracho and Alí Castillo, have indicated their willingness to join any team that requests their services for the championship run. This report comes from journalists Carlos Valmore Rodríguez and Efraín Zavarce, who are currently in Maracaibo.
Reliever Bracho and utility player Castillo are both seasoned postseason additions. Bracho boasts experience in five Venezuelan winter league championship series, while Castillo has participated in four title-deciding matchups.
Bracho recently earned the Closer of the Year award for the second consecutive season. He finished the semifinal round with a 1.50 ERA and four saves. His late-inning dominance will be highly sought after as teams look to solidify their bullpens.
Castillo, meanwhile, posted a .338 batting average during the elimination round and finished the all-against-all phase with a .303 average. His versatility and offensive production make him a valuable asset for any contender.
KEY ABSENCES
However, Luisángel Acuña will likely be unavailable for the Gran Final if the Cardenales de Lara are eliminated, according to sources at ElEmergente.com.
Acuña has traveled outside of Venezuela to obtain a U.S. visa, a process that will also sideline Jesús Bastidas, regardless of Lara’s advancement.
Alí Sánchez and Rafael Balita Ortega will only be available for the championship series if they recover from recent injuries and are selected by the Águilas del Zulia.
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Each team will be allowed to select only one addition in the Gran Final Draft. All eliminated clubs must submit their list of available players to the LVBP by noon the day following their elimination, as per league championship conditions.
Foto: Ángel Woodroffe (Prensa Águilas)
