Best Of The Best: Second Base

Although it hasn’t been business as usual at Dozer Park, the Chiefs’ media department has remained busy. We’ve spent the majority of this offseason digging into the archives and really embracing our rich history.

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Mariners Signed Eliezer Alvarez To Minors Deal

Baseball Rosters

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 11-25-19: St. Louis Signed Liarvis Breto Out Of LVBP; Rangel Ravelo Singles Twice, Walks Twice, & Drives In Two Runs; Cesar Valera Singles, Doubles, Walks Twice, & Knocks In One Run

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 11-8-19: Fernando Tatis Fired As Manager In The LIDOM; SK Re-Signed Jamie Romak; Wilfredo Tovar Singles Twice, Doubles, & Drives In Two Runs

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 11-4-19: Jose Calero Strikes Out One Over Four Scoreless Innings; Niko Vasquez Singles, Walks Twice, & Hits A Two-Run Homer; Eliezer Alvarez Singles Twice, Triples, & Drives In Two Runs

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 11-3-19: Efren Navarro Hits A Solo Home Run; Edmundo Sosa Day-To-Day With Injury; Eliezer Alvarez Singles, Walks, & Drives In One Run

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 11-2-19: Alexis Wilson Singles & Hits A Solo Home Run; Rainel Rosario Singles & Drives In One Run; Hunter Cervenka Strikes Out One & Holds Three Inherited Runners On Base Over One Scoreless Inning

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 10-22-19: Kramer Robertson Doubles & Walks Twice; Conner Capel Singles & Walks; Xavier Scruggs Joins LMP

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 10-21-2019: Conner Capel Hits Two Solo Home Runs; Eliezer Alvarez Singles, Walks, & Drives In Two Runs; Ivan Maldonado Allows Two Runs Over Nine-Inning Complete Game Win

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 10-20-19: Elehuris Montero Doubles & Drives In One Run; Kodi Whitley Strikes Out Three Over Two Scoreless Innings For The Save; Francisco Pena Singles Twice & Knocks In One Run

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 10-14-19: Julio Rodriguez Singles Twice & Drives In Two Runs; Edmundo Sosa Singles Twice, Doubles, & Knocks In One Run; Trevor Megill Strikes Out Three Over One Scoreless Inning For The Save

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 10-12-19: Eliezer Alvarez Singles, Homers, & Drives In Two Runs; Kramer Robertson Singles, Walks, & Knocks In Two Runs; Carlos Soto Collects One RBI

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 10-6-19: Eliezer Alvarez Hits A Home Run & Walks Twice; Julio Rodriguez Collects Two Hits; Elehuris Montero Walks

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 9-26-19: Carlos Peguero Singles & Drives In Two Runs; Carlos Soto Singles, Walks, & Knocks In Two Runs; Zach Phillips Strikes Out One over One Hitless/Scoreless Inning For The Win

Cardinals Winter League

Julio Rodriguez Received Permission To Play For Escogido During 2019-20 LIDOM Season

With the challenge of taking a step forward what was done in the last tournament, general manager José Gómez Frías indicated that a large part of the offensive core of the Lions of the Chosen will focus on their native material.  (Translated)

LIDOM Official Site

Frisco Beat Springfield 6-4: Jacob Patterson Strikes Out Four Over Three Scoreless Innings; Evan Mendoza & Shane Billings Each Single & Drive In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Irving Lopez started at second base and batted leadoff.  1-for-4 with one run, one hit by pitch, and one strikeout.
Dylan Carlson started in centerfield and batted second.  2-for-4 with one double, one run, one walk, and one stolen base.
Evan Mendoza started at third base and batted third.  1-for-5 with one RBI and one run.
Johan Mieses started in right field and batted fourth.  2-for-5 with one run, one strikeout, two fielding errors, and one outfield assist.
Conner Capel started as designated hitter and batted fifth.  0-for-4 with one RBI and one strikeout.
Jose Godoy started at catcher and batted seventh.  0-for-1 with two walks and one hit by pitch.
Shane Billings started in left field and batted eighth.  1-for-4 with one two-out RBI and one strikeout.
Jacob Patterson entered in the fourth and pitched three innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, one walk, threw one wild pitch, and struck four out.  (p-s:36-25)(g/f:2-2)
Luke Gregerson entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:12-8)(g/f:2-0)
Roel Ramirez entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck two out.  (p-s:21-11)(g/f:1-1)

Rough Outing:
Alberto Triunfel started at shortstop and batted ninth.  0-for-3 with one walk, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.
Casey Meisner started and pitched three innings.  He allowed seven hits, six runs (four earned), two home runs, one walk, hit one batter, and struck five out for the losing decision (0-2).  (p-s:73-49)(g/f:1-3)

Former Cardinals:
Eliezer Alvarez started in centerfield and batted second.  0-for-5 with one strikeout.

Rehab Assignment:
Jurickson Profar started at third base and batted fourth.  2-for-4 with one double, one run, one walk, one fielding error, and assisted in one double play.

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Springfield Official Site Post Game

Former Cardinals Playing In MLB Spring Training 3-24-19: Matt Adams Hits A Three-Run Homer; Zac Gallen Strikes Out Seven & Allows One Run Over Five Innings; Randal Grichuk, Stephen Piscotty, & Albert Pujols Each Hit Two-Run Homers

For the 2nd day in a row...

Here's your BIG Big City HR highlight.#SpringTraining // #OnePursuit pic.twitter.com/byWuMlanMO

— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) March 24, 2019

Eliezer Alvarez (former Springfield-Texas) entered late in the game in right field and moved to center, batting second.  1-for-1 at the plate.

Patrick Wisdom (former Memphis-Nashville) started at third base and batted fourth.  0-for-3 with one strikeout and assisted in one double play.

Nashville beat Texas 4-3

Matt Adams (former St. Louis-Washington) started at first base and batted third.  1-for-2 with one home run, three RBIs, one run, and assisted in one double play.

New York-N beat Washington 8-4

Randal Grichuk (former St. Louis-Toronto) started in centerfield and batted third.  1-for-2 with one home run, two RBIs, one run, and one walk.
Bud Norris (former St. Louis-Toronto) entered in the fifth and pitched one inning.  He allowed three hits, three earned runs, one home run, and struck two out.

Pete Kozma (former St. Louis-Detroit) entered late in the game at second base and batted second.  0-for-2 with one strikeout.

Detroit beat Toronto 18-6

Luke Voit (former St. Louis-New York-A) started at first base and batted second.  1-for-2 with one walk and assisted in one double play.

New York-A beat Minnesota 5-3

Zac Gallen (former Memphis-Miami) started and pitched five innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, one home run, and struck seven out.  (g/f:4-2)

St. Louis beat Miami 2-1

Josh Lucas (former St. Louis-Baltimore) entered in the sixth and pitched to five batters.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, one walk, hit one batter, threw two wild pitches, and struck one out.  (g/f:1-0)(ir-s:1-1)

Juan Nicasio (former St. Louis-Philadelphia) entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, and one home run.  (g/f:0-3)

Philadelphia beat Baltimore 11-4

Aledmys Diaz (former St. Louis-Houston) started at shortstop, moved to first bast, and moved to third base, batting second.  0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
Granden Goetzman (former Springfield-Houston) started as designated hitter and batted seventh.  3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI.

Houston beat Washington 5-3

Mark Reynolds (former St. Louis-Colorado) started as designated hitter and batted third.  0-for-3 with one strikeout.

Colorado beat Cincinnati 4-3

Lance Lynn (former St. Louis-Texas) started and pitched five innings.  He allowed two hits, two earned runs, one home run, two walks, and struck four out.  (g/f:4-1)

Kansas City and Texas tied 3-3

Jon Jay (former St. Louis-Chicago-A) started in right field and batted leadoff.  0-for-3 with one strikeout.

Chicago-A beat Cleveland 7-3

Greg Garcia (former St. Louis-San Diego) started at third base and moved to shortstop, batting ninth.  0-for-2 with one walk.

Chicago-N beat San Diego 24-6

Ildemaro Vargas (former Springfield-Arizona) started at second base and batted second.  0-for-4, one fielding error, and assisted in one double play.
Marc Rzepczynski (former St. Louis-Arizona) entered in the seventh and pitched to five batters.  He allowed three hits, one earned run, and one walk.  (p-s:23-12)(g/f:1-0)

Milwaukee beat Arizona 3-2

Aramis Garcia (former 2011 draft selection-San Francisco) started at catcher and batted seventh.  0-for-3 with one strikeout.

Stephen Piscotty (former St. Louis-Oakland) started in right field and batted third.  1-for-3 with one home run, two RBIs, and one run.

Oakland beat San Francisco 5-0

David Freese (former St. Louis-Los Angeles) entered late in the game at first base and batted fourth.  0-for-1 with one run and one walk.
Joe Kelly (former St. Louis-Los Angeles) entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, one unearned run, one walk, and struck one out for the losing decision (0-1).  (p-s:20-11)(g/f:2-0)

Peter Bourjos (former St. Louis-Anaheim) entered late in the game in left field and batted third.  0-for-4 with one walk.
Albert Pujols (former St. Louis-Anaheim) started as designated hitter and batted sixth.  1-for-2 with one home run, two RBIs, and one run.
Wilfredo Tovar (former Memphis-Anaheim) entered late in the game at third base and batted seventh.  1-for-1 with one run.

Anaheim beat Los Angeles 8-4

Rockies Re-Signed Frederis Parra, Royals Released Clayton Mortensen, Cardinals Re-Signed Jose Godoy & Rangel Ravelo, Rangers Re-Signed Eliezer Alvarez

Baseball America

Eliezer Alvarez Singled As Escogido Lost To Licey 6-3 In 2018-19 LIDOM Preseason Play

Arismendy Alcántara, from Licey, hit a three-run homer to beat the Escogido 6-3 this Thursday and get their first win in the 2018 preseason games of the Dominican League.  (Translated)

Licey Official Site

Eliezer Alvarez Arrived In Escogido Camp For The 2018-19 LIDOM Season

Satisfied with the integrations of the Lions of the Chosen in his first day of training, the leader Luis Rojas declared that a great step has been taken towards the team's intention of winning the 2018-19 championship.  (Translated)

LIDOM Official Site