Wednesday, December 3, 2008

12/3 Winter Ball Report

Dominican League:

- Robinson Cano (Estrellas) went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a run scored. He's now hitting .306/.405/.472 in the Dominican.

- Melky Cabrera (Aguilas) went 1-for-4 with a run scored. He's now hitting .333/.378/.381 in the Dominican.

Puerto Rican League:

- Jonathan Albaladejo (Mayaguez) picked up his 6th save of the winter. He pitches 1.1 IP, allowed no runs on two hits, and struck out two. He has not allowed a run for Mayaguez.

Baseball America came out with the Hawaiian Winter League top 20 prospects and two Yankees made the top ten:

1. Buster Posey, c, Waikiki BeachBoys (Giants)
2. Andrew Brackman, rhp, Waikiki BeachBoys (Yankees)
3. Yonder Alonso, 1b, Waikiki BeachBoys (Reds)
4. Dominic Brown, of, Honolulu Sharks (Phillies)
5. Kyle Drabek, rhp, Honolulu Sharks (Phillies)
6. Jason Castro, c, North Shore Honu (Astros)
7. Todd Frazier, if/of, Waikiki BeachBoys (Reds)
8. Jeremy Bleich, lhp, Waikiki BeachBoys (Yankees)
9. Michael Taylor, of, Honolulu Sharks (Phillies)
10. Roger Kieschnick, of, Waikiki BeachBoys (Giants)
11. Chris Carter, 1b, North Shore (Athletics).
12. Caleb Gindl, of, West Oahu (Brewers).
13. Brad Emaus, 2b/3b, Honolulu (Blue Jays).
14. Jonny Venters, lhp, Honolulu (Braves).
15. Kyle Martin, ss/3b, North Shore (Royals).
16. Ryan Kalish, of, North Shore (Red Sox).
17. Mark Hallberg, 2b, West Oahu (Diamondbacks).
18. Javy Guerra, rhp, Waikiki (Dodgers).
19. Kyle Bloom, lhp, West Oahu (Pirates).
20. Tony Cruz, c/3b, Honolulu (Cardinals)

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

Venezuelan League: Francisco Cervelli is playing for Cardenales de Lara. Reegie Corona is on Navegantes del Magallanes.

Puerto Rican League: Ian Kennedy and Jonathan Albaladejo are on Indios de Mayaguez. Jose Molina is on Leones de Ponce.

Dominican League: Robinson Cano is playing for Estrellas de Oriente. Melky Cabrera, and Wilkins Arias are playing for Aguilas Cibaenas. And Amaury Sanit is playing for Tigres del Licey.

Mexican League: Justin Christian is playing for Caneros de los Mochis. Ramiro Pena is playing for Tomateros de Culiacan. And Walter Ibarra is on Naranjeros de Hermosillo.

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

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