The Caribbean leagues are having their playoffs at this time. A few Yankee players are still playing.
MEXICAN WINTER LEAGUE:
Ramiro Pena--INF--Culican---Pena’s Culican team has been eliminated from the playoffs. He had an excellent postseason 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 good chance to be the utility infielder for NY in 2010.
Jon Weber--OF---Mazatlan---Weber has had a very good postseason. His Mazatlan team has reached the championship round in the Mexican league. In the first 2 games he’s 6-9 with 2 rbi and a double. His overall postseason marks, .379 average, with 7 rbis, 5 runs and 3 doubles. He had an outstanding regular MWL season hitting .396 in 40 games with 7 homers, 29 rbis, and 13 doubles. Weber was signed to a minor league deal by the Yankees and should starting the year in the SWB outfield. He was in the Tampa organization last year and played for their AAA Durham team hitting .302 with 14 homers and 26 doubles.
Jorge Vasquez--DH--Culican--Vasquez had a rough postseason, going just 3-21 a solo homer for his only rbi and run scored as the DH. 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 2010 as the DH at SWB.
DOMINICAN WINTER LEAGUE:
Juan Miranda--1B--Licay--Miranda’s Licey team was eliminated from the playoffs. He finished the postseason 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 appeared in 1 game this week as his Zulia team was eliminated from the playoffs. He tossed 1 inning, 1 run on 2 hits with 1 strikeout. He had a rough postseason. In 6 games he threw 4.2 innings, 8 runs, 8 hits, 4 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 during the regular season but has been a starter in the playoffs. This week he went 7-18 with 3 rbi, 4 runs scored and 2 doubles. His Maganelles team is now in the championship series. In the first 2 games he’s 5-10 with 2 rbi, 3 runs, and 2 doubles. His overall postseason marks so far he‘s hitting at a .343 clip, 5 rbi, 6 runs, 2 doubles. 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.
