Winter League Baseball started some time ago and I thought we’d check in on the several Mets scattered across each league:
Venezuelan League
Vicente Lupo – Has Not Played
Leon Canelon – 6 G, 2 AB, 2 R, .000/.000/.000
Jairo Perez – 20 G, .208/.269/.417, 3 2B, 4 HR
Wilfredo Tovar – 19 G, .295/.295/.372, 6 2B
Ryan Reid – 9 G, 4.82 ERA, 9.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 9 K
Albert Cordero – Has Not Played
Miguel Socolovich – 6 G, 1.50 ERA, 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Oswald Caraballo – .000/.000/.000, 5 G, 3 AB, 1R
Brandon Allen – .304/.448/.565, 19 G, 4 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR
Mexican League
Brian Burgamy – .236/.313/.361, 20 G, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR
Cory Vaughn – .246/.359/.462, 20 G, 1 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR. 4 SB
Xorge Carrillo – .255/.338/.527, 17 G, 6 2B, 3 HR
Dominican Winter League
Hansel Robles – 7 G, 6.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 2 H, 2 BB, 7 K
Gonzalez Germen – 3 G, 16.20 ERA, 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB
Cesar Puello – .154/.231/.241, 7 G, 13 AB, 2 H, 1 2B
Rafael Montero – 1 G, 6.75 ERA, 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 K
Rainy Lara – 4 G, 2.35 ERA, 7.2 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Darwin Frias – 3 G, 10.12 ERA, 2.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Puerto Rican Winter League
Jon Velasquez – 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2 SV, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Arnaldo Berrios – Reserve
Carlos Alvarado – 1 G, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 K
Randy Fontanez – Reserve
Seth Lugo – Reserve
T.J. Rivera – 4 G, .167, 2 H, 12 AB
Joel Huertas – 54.00 ERA, 0.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER
Each year, several players from the minors and majors play in the winter leagues for a few months in their home countries, and for their hometowns. The actual competition varies, because of varying levels of professional experience ranging from Rookie Ball to the Major Leagues.
To learn the history behind the Dominican, Mexican, and Venezuelan leagues, last year I wrote comprehensive articles in a series called “Lessons in Latin America“.
Dominican Republic Baseball History
