Weekly Winter Ball Recap

Here's Big Guy's weekly winter league recap:

VENEZUELAN WINTER LEAGUE:

Romulo Sanchez--RHP--Lara----Sanchez made 4 relief appearances this week for 5.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits. VWL totals: 32.1 IP, 13 ER, 23 hits, 44 K--19 walks, BAA .213. His 2009 AAA totals: 64.2 IP, 29 ER, 66 Hits, 64 K's--34 walks.

Reegie Corona--INF--Maganelles--Corona went 2-14 this week with 3 runs. VWL totals: .323 (41-127), 32 runs, 16 doubles, 16 rbis. In 2009 at Trenton and SWB he hit .257, 69 runs, 40 rbi.

Josh Schmidt--RHP-- Zulia----Schmidit made his 11th start this week taking the loss (2-5). He went 6 innings, 3 runs, 3 hits, 5 K's---1 walk. VWL totals: 61.1 IP, 26 ER, 53 hits, 56 K's--24 walks. Schmidt had a very good year in 09 at Trenton going 8-4, 1.61 ERA., 83.2 IP, 15 ER, 57 hits, 96 K's---38 walk

Juan Marcano--LHP--Caribes---The young lefty pitcher just started winter ball last week. He's had 2 rough relief stints so far going 4.1 IP, 5 ER, 7 hits. In 2009 he played at the Domincan summer league picking up 70 K's in 45 innings. 11 ER, 2.20 ERA, BAA .166.

Luis Nunez--INF--Zulia---Nunez has played sparingly in winter ball. He appeared in 1 game this week going 0-1 as a pinch hitter. VWL totals: .289 (13-45), 7 rbi, 3 doubles, 2 runs. He hit .276 between Tampa and SWB in 09.

MEXICAN WINTER LEAGUE:

Ramiro Pena--INF----Pena went 2-18 this week. MWL totals: .257 (19-74), 8 runs, 3 doubles, OBP .313. In 2009 at NY he hit .287.

Jon Weber--OF--Mazatlan---Weber was recently signed to a AAA contract as a minor league free agent. Weber continued his outstanding winter league play this week going 13-27 with 2 homers and 7 runs. MWL totals: .397 (62-156), 7 homers, 30 runs, 29 rbis, OBP .428. In 2009 he played in the Tampa organization at AAA Durham where he hit .302, with 14 homers, 69 rbi, .382 OBP.

Jorge Vasquez--1B--Culiacan--Vasquez continued his power onslaught this week going 4-22 with 2 more homers to give him 11 so far. MWL totals: .250 (28-112), 11 HR, 24 rbi, OBP .320. In 2009 at AA Trenton hit .329, 56 rbi, 13 homers and 15 doubles in 225 at bats.

Walter Ibarra--INF--Hermosillo---Ibarra's been used mostly in a pinch hitting role. He went 0-4 this week. MWL totals: .276 (16-58), 10 runs, 4 rbi. In 2009 at A-Tampa Ibarra hit .265, 38 runs, 16 rbi.

DOMINICAN WINTER LEAGUE:

Edwar Ramirez--RHP--Licey--Ramirez just started winter ball last week. In 3 games so far 2.2 IP, 1 run, 4 hits, 4 K's---1 walk. In 20 09 at AAA he threw 51 innings , 18 runs, 39 hits. In NY he tossed 22 innings, 14 runs on 25 hits.

Noel Castillo--Estrelles--Castillo just started winter ball last week. He's relieved in 2 games so far. 1.1 IP, 5 runs, 4 hits, 3 walks. 2009 he threw 66.2 IP, 3.92 ERA, BAA .246 in 37 games.

Wilkins Arias--Aguilas--RHP---Arias relieved in 2 games this week allowing 1 run on 2 walks in 1.1 inning. DWL totals: 17.0 IP, 9 ER, 17 hits, 18 K's--6 walks. In 2009 at AA Trenton, he went 5-4 with a 3.65 ERA., 61.2 IP, 53 hits, 25 runs, 66 K's---22 walks.

Abraham Almonte--OF--Escogido---Almonte's seen action mostly as a pinch runner-pinch hitter in winter ball. He pinch hit in 1 game this week going 0-1. DWL totals: .313, 1 double, 3 rbi, 6 runs. In 09 at A-Charleston he hit .280, 56 rbi, 36 stolen bases