12/22 Winter Ball Report

Mike T., a reader of this blog, wanted me to let you guys know about a SWB Yankee photo group he started on Flickr. He started it a year ago and it has a lot of great photos of the SWB Yanks, the final game at Yankee Stadium, and other Yankee-related pics. Check it out.

Kevin Rozzell from Zell's Pinstripe Blog has a great story about Phil Hughes. It's definitely worth the read. And for those who think he's overrated or whatever, don't worry, the story isn't about pitching.

And now on to the report . . .

Dominican Winter League

- Robinson Cano (Estrellas) went 1-for-3, he's now hitting .267.

- Melky Cabrera (Aguilas) went 1-for-4, he's now hitting .312.

- Abraham Almonte (Escogido) went 1-for-3 with a RBI.

Mexican Pacific League

- Ramiro Pena (Culiacan) went 2-for-4 with a run scored.

- Walter Ibarra (Hermosillo) went 0-for-4.

Puerto Rican Winter League

- Jonathan Albaladejo (Mayaguez) picked up his 11th save of the winter. He pitched 1.1 innings and retired all four batters he faced, three on strike outs. He still hasn't allowed an earned run in Puerto Rico.

Venezuelan Winter League

- Edwar Gonzalez (Lara) went 1-for-2 with a homer, a RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base. He's now hitting .360 with 4 homers and 11 RBI in Venezuela.

- Francisco Cervelli (Lara) went 1-for-3.

Here's a full list of Yankees playing in the Venezuelan, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Dominican winter leagues:

Dominican League: Robinson Cano and Wady Rufino are playing for Estrellas de Oriente. Melky Cabrera and Wilkins Arias are playing for Aguilas Cibaenas. Abraham Almonte is playing for Leones del Escogido. And Oneli Perez and Amaury Sanit are playing for Tigres del Licey.

Puerto Rican League: Ian Kennedy and Jonathan Albaladejo are on Indios de Mayaguez. And Bernie Williams will play for Gigantes de Carolina.

Mexican League: Ramiro Pena and Jorge Vasquez are playing for Tomateros de Culiacan. And Walter Ibarra is on Naranjeros de Hermosillo.

Venezuelan League: Francisco Cervelli, Edwar Gonzalez and Carlos Mendoza are playing for Cardenales de Lara. And Edgar Soto and Luis Nunez are on Aguilas del Zulia.

You can check out all of their Winter Ball stats here.