Friday, January 16, 2009

1/16 Winter Ball Report

Dominican Winter League

- Melky Cabrera (Aguilas) pinch hit and went 0-for-1.

Venezuelan Winter League

- Luis Nunez went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run scored. The hit raised his average in the playoffs to .111.

On Wednesday, Nunez went 0-for-2.

Some Minor League News & Notes:

- Shelley Duncan has cleared waivers and was outrighted to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

- In case you missed it the other day, the Yankees invited 20 non-roster players to spring training, here is that list again.

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


Dominican Winter 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 Juan Mirana and Amaury Sanit are playing for Tigres del Licey.

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

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

Venezuelan Winter 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.

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