April 18, 2008
Roop Chanderdat, General Manager, has announced that Mehdi Djebbar a left handed pitcher (LHP) has signed with the Majors.  Mehdi is 20 years old, 6'1", 195 lbs and is from Montreal Quebec.

Djebbar is currently attending Seminole State College in Oklahoma on a baseball scholarship.  In 2007 at Seminole Mehdi was 4-2 with a 2.88 ERA.  Mehdi played for Team Quebec and was on the Junior Canadian National team where the team placed 3rd at the World Junior Championships in Cuba.

Djebbar was drafted in the 20th round by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2006 but did not sign.

"Mehdi will be one of our starting pitchers this season and we have expectations for him", says Chanderdat.