Thursday, January 1, 2009

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 1-1-09

*Mexican Pacific League*

Playoffs Open Thursday:
Obregon @ Mazatlan
Mexicali @ Mochis
Hermosillo @ Guasave

Top Defensive Players in the regular season: Link

Fernando Salas (Springfield) made seven relief appearances posting a 2-0 record, 9.39 ERA, and one hold for Mazatlan. He allowed eight hits, eight earned runs, three home runs, four walks, and struck out five over 7.2 innings. Salas was placed on the disabled/inactive list Dec. 30.

Edgar Gonzalez (San Diego) is batting .273 with one double, one home run, three RBIs, ten total bases, three runs, two walks, four strikeouts, .333 OBP, .455 SLG, and .788 OPS in six games for Mazatlan.

Hugo Castellanos (Memphs-free agent) made 36 appearances (one start) posting a 1-3 record, 4.50 ERA, 12 holds, and one save for Obregon. He allowed 35 hits, 19 runs (18 earned), one home run, hit five batters, walked 18, and struck out 25 over 36 innings.

Reid Gorecki (Richmond-Atlanta) finished batting .226 with 11 doubles, two triples, four home runs, 27 RBIs, 80 total bases, 32 runs, 52 walks, 61 strikeouts, 19 stolen bases, .369 OBP, .342 SLG, and .711 OPS in 67 games for Navojoa.

Mike McCoy (Colorado Springs-Colorado) finished batting .198 with one double, five RBIs, 20 total bases, 11 runs, 21 walks, 17 strikeouts, two stolen bases, .358 OBP, .208 SLG, and .567 OPS in 30 games for Navojoa.

*Venezuelan League*

Round Robin Tournament Begins Play Friday:
La Guaira @ Caracas
Lara @ Aragua

Jose Rada (GCL) made 18 appearances (two starts) posting a 2-1 record, 2.30 ERA, and three holds for Aragua. He allowed 25 hits, eight earned runs, three home runs, hit two batters, walked nine, and struck out 18 over 31.1 innings.

Juan Lucena (Springfield-Free Agent) was 0-for-4 with one walk and one strikeout in three games for Aragua. Lucena spent the season in the Venezuelan Parallel League, getting the call-up just once during the 2008-09 winter season.

Richard Castillo (Quad Cities)made four appearances (one start) posting a 1.74 ERA for Lara. He allowed eight hits, two earned runs, hit two batters, walked five, and struck out five over 10.1 innings. Castillo spent most of the season with Marineros-Lara in the Venezuelan Parallel Western League.

Cesar Izturis (Baltimore) batted .292 with three doubles, one triple, three RBIs, 24 total bases, nine runs, seven walks, four strikeouts, five stolen bases (100%), .370 OBP, .369 SLG, and .739 OPS in 16 games for Lara.

Gustavo Martinez (GCL-Free Agent) made three relief appearances posting a 0.00 ERA and one hold for Lara. He allowed four hits, no runs, one walk, and struck out two over three innings. Martinez began the season with Licey in the Dominican Republic League.

Katsuhiko Maekawa (Memphis?) made four starts posting an 0-2 record and 6.39 ERA for Caribes. He allowed 12 hits, nine earned runs, two home runs, hit two batters, walked 15, and struck out 12 over 12.2 innings. Maekawa began the season with Gigantes in the Dominican Republic League.

Juan Richardson (N. Arkansas-Kansas City) is batting .429 with one double, two home runs, eight RBIs, 16 total bases, three runs, four walks, two strikeouts, .538 OPB, .762 SLG, and 1.300 OPS in six games for La Guaira. Richardson began the season with Escogido and was traded to Estrellas in the Dominican Republic League.

*Dominican Republic League*

Round Robin Tournament Returns Friday:
Aguilas (0-3) visits Azucareros (3-2) @ 8:00pm AST.
Licey (3-1) visits Gigantes (2-2) @ 7:30pm AST.

Amaury Marti (Memphis) and D'Angelo Jimenez (Memphis-free agent): Play for Licey.

Luis Perdomo (SF Giants-Rule 5 Draft) and Jose Arrodondo (Johnson City): Pitch for Aguilas.

Elvis Hernandez (Palm Beach) made one relief appearance for the Gigantes, pitching 2/3 of an innings giving up one hit and one walk while picking up a hold on Dec 20. (Yes, I missed this)

Tagg Bozied (Sacramento?-Oakland) finished batting .242 with three doubles, three home runs, 15 RBIs, 28 total bases, 12 runs, 13 walks, 19 strikeouts, one stolen base, .383 OBP, .424 SLG, and .807 OPS in 20 games for Azucareros.

Kelvin Jimenez (WhiteSox) made nine relief appearances posting a 5.59 ERA and one hold for Estrellas. He allowed 13 hits, eight runs (six earned), two home runs, five walks, and struck out six over 9.2 innings.

*Colombian League*

Round Robin Tournament Begins Saturday:
Cartagena @ Barranquilla

Donovan Solano (Springfield): Plays for Barranquilla.

*Puerto Rican League*

Playoffs Begin Jan. 7

Teams return to regular season play Friday (7:30pm AST):
Caguas (18-19) @ Arecibo (19-16)
Ponce (24-14) @ Mayaguez (18-20)
Santurce (17-21) @ Carolina (15-23)

Luis Mateo (Johnson City) is 2-for-6 with one RBI, two total bases, two runs, and one stolen base in five games for Carolina.

Yadier Molina (St. Louis) is batting .189 with one double, two RBIs, eight total bases, one run, three walks, five strikeouts, .250 OBP, .216 SLG, and .466 OPS in 12 games for Carolina.

Joe Thurston (Memphis?) is batting .285 with six doubles, one triple, three home runs, 13 RBIs, 52 total bases, 21 runs, 12 walks, 14 strikeouts, seven stolen bases, .369 OBP, .423 SLG, and .792 OPS in 30 games for Ponce.

Eli Marrero (Memphis-free agent) is batting .194 with one double, four RBIs, seven total bases, one run, one walk, nine strikeouts, one stolen base, .219 OBP, .226 SLG, and .445 OPS in nine games for Ponce.


(This is just a brief rundown on Cardinals prospects and former players that played in the organization at the end of 2007 or in 2008. No plans to make this a daily thing.)

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