The Caribbean leagues are having their playoffs at this time. A few Yankee players are involved.
MEXICAN WINTER LEAGUE:
Ramiro Pena--INF--Culican---Pena’s having an excellent postseason so far hitting at a .414 clip with 1 homer, 4 rbi, and 5 runs scored. During regular season MWL action he hit .247 in 26 games. Pena has a chance to be the utility infielder for NY in 2010.
Jon Weber--OF---Mazlatan---Weber was signed to a minor league deal by the Yankees. He was in the Tampa organization and played for AAA Durham last season. After getting off to a slow start last week in the 1st round of the playoffs off, 3-20 with 1 rbi and 1 run scored. He turned it back on this week. He upped his average to .356 with 5 rbis, 4 runs, and 2 doubles. He had an outstanding regular MWL season hitting .396 in 40 games with 7 homers, 29 rbis, and 13 doubles. Last year at AAA Durham he hit .302 with 14 homers and 26 doubles. He’ll have a spot in the SWB outfield.
Jorge Vasquez--DH--Culican--Vasquez struggled last week going 3-21 with 1 homer, a solo shot, for his only rbi and run scored as the DH. He did not play this week and could be finished for the season. He showed some real power during regular league action with 11 homers and 26 rbis in 32 games. He played at AA Trenton in 09 hitting .329 in 57 games, with 56 rbis and 13 homers. He should be starting the season at SWB as the DH.
DOMINICAN WINTER LEAGUE:
Juan Miranda--1B--Licay--So far in the postseson Miranda’s hitting at a .273 clip with 4 rbi, 9 runs and 2 doubles. He played in 13 regular season DWL games hitting. .409 with 2 homers and 11 rbis. In 2009 at SWB he hit .290 with 19 homers, 82 rbis and 30 doubles.
VENEZUELAN WINTER LEAGUE:
Romulo Sanchez--RHP--Zulia--Sanchez got off to a very rough start last week picking up 3 losses and 3 blown saves. So far in the playoffs in 5 games he’s thrown 3.2 innings, 7 runs, 6 hits, 3 K’s--3 walks. During the VWL regular season action he tossed 33 innings, 14 earned runs, 26 hits, 45 K’s---18 walks. In 2009 he relieved and started for SWB tossing. 64.2 innings with a 4.04 ERA, 29 earned runs, 66 hits, 64 K’s--34 walks.
Reegie Corona--INF--Maganelles--Corona had been used mostly as a pinch hitter-pinch runner, but finally got some starts this week going 5-16 with 2 rbi and 2 runs for a .294 clip. In the VWL regular season he hit .317 in 40 games. He split 09 between Trenton and as a backup for SWB hitting a combined .257. He was added to the 40 man roster.
FINAL REGULAR SEASON WINTER LEAGUES STATS
ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE:
Colin Curtis--OF--Curtis had a terrific fall league. In 20 games he hit .397 (31-78), with 5 homers, 7 doubles, 18 rbi, 19 runs and an OBP of .472. He’ll be starting 2010 at AAA SWB.
Brandon Laird--Laird had a very good fall league hitting .333 (30-90) in 22 games. He added homers, 9 doubles, 24 rbi, 18 runs and an OBP of .406.
Austin Romine--Romine only played in 4 games at the AFL hitting .400 (6-15) with 2 rbi. He had no extra base hits. He’ll be starting 2010 at AA Trenton.
Grant Duff--Duff appeared in 10 games in relief picking up 2 saves. 9.1 innings, 3 ER, 7 hits, BAA .212.
DOMINCAN WINTER LEAGUE:
Ivan Nova-- The righty pitcher had a terrific winter league. He made 5 appearances, 4 starts going 1-0 with a very impressive 1.05 ERA. In 25.2 innings he allowed only 3 earned runs, 17 hits, 17 K’s--4 walks. Whip 0.82, BAA .187 Nova will be starting 2010 in the SWB rotation.
Edwar Ramirez--The righty reliever appeared in onl 3 games. He tossed 2.2 innings allowing 1 run on 4 hits and 1 walk. He added 3 strikeouts. Whip 1.88, BAA .333.
Zack Segovia--RHP--recently picked up by the Yankees on a minor league deal. Segovia converted 6 of 7 save opportunites with a 0.71 ERA.
Jonathan Ortiz--The righty reliever appeared in 6 games for 4.0 innings. He did not allow a run, 4 hits, 3 K’s--1 walk. Whip 1.25, BAAA .267.
Wilkins Arias--had a busy winter league relieving in 26 games. 17.0 innings, 9 earned runs, 17 hits, 18 K’s--7 walks, Whip 1.41, BAA .258.
Noel Castillo--Castillo appeared in only 3 games. 2.0 innings, 5 earned runs, 5 hits, 1 K--4 walks.
MEXICAN WINTER LEAGUE:
Ramiro Pena--Pena appeared in 26 games hitting .247 (21-85). He scored 10 runs, with 4 rbi, 3 doubles and 1 triple. OBP .340.
Reid Gorecki--recently signed to a minor league deal by the Yankees. Gorecki hit .250 with 5 homers. He added 17 stolen bases, 4th in the MWL.
Jon Weber--Weber was signed as a minor league free agent. He’s a lefty hitting outfielder who played in the Tampa organization. Weber had a great winter league hitting .396 (65-164) in 40 games. He pounded 7 homers and 13 doubles to go along with 29 rbis and 30 runs scored. OBP .429, OPS 1.032. He’ll be playing at SWB in 2010.
Jorge Vasquez--Vasquez played in 32 games and showed some great power, hitting 11 homers and 5 doubles. He hit for a .252 average (31-123), with 26 rbi and 16 runs scored. He also struck out 25 times. OPS .877.
Walter Ibarra--Ibarra played in 34 games, hitting .250 (16-64) with 4 rbi and 10 runs scored.
VENEZULAN WINTER LEAGUE:
Francisco Cervelli--Cervelli only played in 6 games, hitting .214 (3-14) with 1 double, 4 K’s--3 walks. OBP .389.
Jesus Montero--Montero got in 9 games as a DH hitting just .115 (3-26) with 1 rbi. He had 3 K’s--3 walks.
Reegie Corona--Corona had a very good winter league. In 44 games he hit .317 (44-129) with 2 HR, 17 doubles, 36 runs, 18 rbi, OBP. .435.
Luis Nunez--Nunez played in 17 games hitting .289 with 7 rbi, 3 doubles and 2 runs scored. OBP .319.
Romulo Sanchez--Sanchez appeared in 24 games in relief. 35 innings, 14 earned runs, 26 hits, 49 K’s--22 walks. BAA .218, Whip 1.42.
Josh Schmidt--Schmidt had a solid winter league. In 13 starts he posted a 3.58 ERA in 75.1 innings. 30 earned runs, 61 hits, 71 K’s--31 walks, Whip 1.22, BAA .222
Pat Venditte--The switch-pitcher only appeared in 7 games posting 4.82 ERA in 9.1 innings. 5 earned runs, 11 hits (2 homers), 7 K’s--3 wlkas, Whip 1.50, BAA .314.
Eric Wordekemper--Eric had rough winter league, relieving in 5 games. 8.1 innings, 9 earned runs, 12 hits, 3 K’s--5 walks. Whip 2.04, BAA .343.
