This year two Dominican teams will be competing in the Caribbean Series. Both the championship winning Aguilas Cibaenas (DR1) (Santiago) and runner-up Tigres del Licey (DR2) (Santo Domingo) will be playing for the Dominican Republic. What appears to be an advantage may work against the DR, though. As rules go, the teams will be dealt whichever players may be available from the other teams of the league ? who may have not been playing for weeks. The championship team will not have a first pick from available players, but rather each of the two teams will pick one and then the other. The winning team of the Dominican playoffs will wear the DR uniform, while the runner-up team, while playing for the DR, will wear the uniform of its own franchise.