The Surprise Rafters lost to the Peoria Saguaros 6-5. The loss drops the Rafters' record to 8-8: Box Score - Recap
Pitching:
Ian Kennedy: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, pitches-strikes: 69-43, 4.11 ERA
Grant Duff (BS, 1): 0.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, pitches-strikes: 23-11, 5.06 ERA
Mike Dunn (L, 0-2): 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, pitches-strikes: 39-24, 2.70 ERA
The Hardball Times came out with their list of top 10 Yankees prospects. Jesus Montero topped the list, followed by Manuel Banuelos, Jario Heredia, Austin Romine, and Kelvin De Leon. If you're wondering where Austin Jackson is on that list, he came in 9th. The rest of the top ten can be found here.
Now for an update from the Dominican, Mexican, and Venezuelan Winter leagues.
Dominican League
Aguilas Cibaenas:
RHP Wilkins Arias: 5 games, 2-0, 7.71 ERA, 4.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Toros del Este:
RHP Humberto Sanchez: Has not played
SS Eduardo Nunez: Has not played
RHP Josue Calzado: Has not played
Tigres del Licey:
1B Juan Miranda: Has not played.
RHP Jairo Heredia: Has not played.
RHP Hector Noesi: Has not played.
Gigantes del Cibao:
RHP Gabriel Tatis: Has not played.
Estrellas de Oriente:
RHP Noel Castillo: Has not played.
INF Wady Rufino: Has not played.
Mexican League
Naranjeros de Hermosillo:
INF Walter Ibarra: .500/.533/.571 (7-for-14), 2B, 2 RBI, 7 R, BB
RHP Danny Gil: Has not played
Venezuelan Winter League
Aguilas de Zulia:
RP Pat Venditte: 2 games, 1-0, 5.40 ERA, 3.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
INF Luis Nunez: .258/.281/.290 (8-for-31), 2B, 6 RBI, BB
RHP Josh Schmidt: 4 games, 1-2, 4.50 ERA, 16 IP, 15 H, 8 ER, 5 BB, 13 K
Cardenales de Lara:
INF Carlos Mendoza: 0-for-3
OF Edwar Gonzalez: .216/.320/.413 (12-for-46), 2 3B, HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, BB, 3 SB
Caribes de Anzoategui:
C Jose Gil: Has not played.
INF Emerson Landoni: Has not played.
OF Eduardo Sosa: Has not played.
LHP Juan Marcano: Has not played.
Leones del Caracas:
RHP Romulo Sanchez: 7 games, 0-1, 8.53 ERA, 6.1 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 6 BB, 8 K
Navegantes del Magallanes:
INF Marcos Vechionacci: .429/.467/.571 (6-for-14), 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB
C Jesus Montero: .130/.231/.130 (3-for-23), 3 BB, 2 R
IF Reegie Corona: .320/.370/.400 (8-for-25), 2 2B, 5 R, 2 BB
