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First how about a quick primer on the Caribbean Winter leagues. There are four leagues that take place over the Winter with one in Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The Mexican League utilizes a bracket format while the other three go with a round robin style playoffs.
Now on to the juicy bits. The only reliable source out there I have found is from MiLB.com, available with a click of the mouse here. Not all players are available, only those that meet minimum appearance requirements. This is why you will not see guys like Carlos Martinez , who hasn't pitched enough innings in Winter ball, on these lists.
Mexican League "Liga Mexicana del Pacifico"
Hitters
SS Jesus Emmanuel Avila - 25 years old - MEXICO
.311/.363/.458/.821 (70-225), 9 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 27 RBI, 33 R, 1-3 SB, 13-44 BB-K
RF Jose Aguilar - 24 years old - MEXICO
.307/.381/.438/.818 (59-192), 14 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 23 RBI, 30 R, 3-6 SB, 20-31 BB-K
3B Zelous Wheeler - 27 years old - BAL
.268/.363/.431/.794 (64-239), 6 2B, 0 3B, 11 HR, 41 RBI, 37 R, 3-7 SB, 35-48 BB-K
LF Leo Heras - 24 years old - HOU
.266/.356/.362/.718 (50-188), 7 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 22 R, 9-10 SB, 25-28 BB-K
3B Ricky Alvarez - 25 years old - MEXICO
.259/.302/.422/.724 (65-251), 14 2B, 0 3B, 9 HR, 26 RBI, 28 R, 4-7 SB, 10-62 BB-K
1B Mark Hamilton - 29 years old - ATL
.254/.377/.429/.807 (45-177), 8 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 23 RBI, 30 R, 1-3 SB, 34-46 BB-K
Pitchers
RHP Hector Velazquez - 25 years old - MEXICO
8-1, 2.17 ERA, 74.2 IP, 7.23 K/9, 3.13 BB/9, 6.03 H/9, 1.02 WHIP
LHP Edgar Osuna - 26 years old - NO TEAM
7-2, 2.54 ERA, 71 IP, 6.85 K/9, 2.28 BB/9, 7.23 H/9, 1.06 WHIP
Venezuelan League "Liga Venezuela Beisbol Professional"
Hitters
1B Alex Cabrera - 42 years old - NO TEAM
.391/.480/.744/1.225 (84-215), 13 2B, 0 3B, 21 HR, 59 RBI, 41 R, 0-1 SB, 32-36 BB-K
2B Carlos Sanchez - 22 years old - CWS
.348/.428/.443/.871 (77-221), 10 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 31 RBI, 48 R, 5-9 SB, 30-35 BB-K
2B Jose Pirela - 25 years old - NYY
.332/.415/.514/.929 (82-247), 13 2B, 7 3B, 6 HR, 44 RBI, 58 R, 5-7 SB, 33-28 BB-K
3B CJ Retherford - 28 years old - FREE AGENT
.328/.406/.515/.921 (77-235), 11 2B, 0 3B, 11 HR, 45 RBI, 48 R, 1-2 SB, 24-30 BB-K
1B Jesus Aguilar - 24 years old - CLE
.327/.403/.597/1.000 (74-226), 7 2B, 0 3B, 18 HR, 50 RBI, 49 R, 0-0 SB, 27-43 BB-K
SS Gregorio Petit - 29 years old - FREE AGENT
.312/.351/.584/.935 (48-154), 12 2B, 0 3B, 10 HR, 27 RBI, 27 R, 0-0 SB, 12-42 BB-K
SS Freddy Galvis - 24 years old - PHI
.307/.373/.404/.777 (59-193), 11 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 33 R, 4-5 SB, 23-32 BB-K
CF Ezequiel Carrera - 27 years old - FREE AGENT
.293/.419/.414/.832 (56-191), 7 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 39 R, 21-26 SB, 36-35 BB-K
CF Ender Inciarte - 23 years old - AZ
.300/.363/.384/.747 (79-263), 13 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 47 R, 21-27 SB, 25-31 BB-K
Pitchers
RHP Mitch Lively - 28 years old - SF
6-1, 1.70 ERA, 58.1 IP, 6.33 K/9, 4.47 BB/9, 6.79 H/9, 1.25 WHIP
LHP Roy Merrit - 28 years old - MEXICO
2-2, 3.16 ERA, 68.1 IP, 7.77 K/9, 3.16 BB/9, 8.96 H/9, 1.35 WHIP
RHP Edgmer Escalona - 27 years old - BAL
2-3, 3.34 ERA, 56.2 IP, 5.40 K/9, 3.02 BB/9, 9.05 H/9, 1.34 WHIP
Dominican League "Liga de Beisbol Dominicano"
Hitters
2B Rafael Ynoa - 26 years old - COL
.333/.382/.511/.892 (47-141), 9 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 26 R, 5-8 SB, 11-23 BB-K
CF Gregory Polanco - 22 years old - PIT
.331/.428/.494/.922 (55-166), 10 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 28 RBI, 28 R, 7-8 SB, 28-34 BB-K
RF Moises Sierra - 25 years old - TOR
.331/.401/.435/.836 (51-154), 4 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 21 RBI, 23 R, 6-9 SB, 16-33 BB-K
2B Jorge Polanco - 20 years old - MIN
.294/.361/.383/.744 (53-180), 9 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 23 R, 4-6 SB, 21-29 BB-K
RF Marcell Ozuna - 23 years old - MIA
.277/.297/.376/.672 (39-141), 8 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 13 R, 1-2 SB, 3-29 BB-K
3B Maikel Franco - 21 years old - PHI
.226/.275/.348/.624 (35-155), 8 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 18 R, 3-4 SB, 11-34 BB-K
LF Yamaico Navarro - 26 years old - KOREA
.277/.393/.497/.890 (44-159), 9 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 38 RBI, 25 R, 2-3 SB, 30-27 BB-K
Pitchers
RHP Angel Castro - 31 years old - STL
4-3, 1.29 ERA, 48.2 IP, 6.84 K/9, 2.40 BB/9, 7.58 H/9, 1.11 WHIP
LHP Rudy Owens - 26 years old - HOU
3-2, 2.68 ERA, 53.2 IP, 8.22 K/9, 2.68 BB/9, 6.20 H/9, 0.99 WHIP
RHP Elih Villanueva - 27 years old - MIA
3-3, 2.73 ERA, 52.2 IP, 7.18 K/9, 1.20 BB/9, 8.37 H/9, 1.06 WHIP
Puerto Rican League "Liga de Beisbol Professional Roberto Clemente"
Hitters
CF Michael Taylor - 23 years old - WAS
.365/.428/.511/.939 (50-137), 7 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 20 R, 3-7 SB, 13-38 BB-K
1B Jonathan Singleton - 22 years old - HOU
.268/.396/.537/.933 (33-123), 6 2B, 0 3B, 9 HR, 17 RBI, 20 R, 0-0 SB, 26-37 BB-K
1B Jordan Lennerton - 28 years old - DET
.340/.414/.539/.953 (48-141), 13 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 17 R, 0-0 SB, 19-32 BB-K
LF Anthony Garcia - 22 years old - STL
.305/.376/.504/.880 (40-131), 11 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 26 RBI, 20 R, 0-0 SB, 12-28 BB-K
CF Reymond Fuentes - 23 years old - SD
.262/.327/.372/.699 (38-145), 7 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 18 R, 3-7 SB, 14-32 BB-K
1B Kennys Vargas - 23 years old - MIN
.261/.331/.413/.744 (36-138), 6 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 16 R, 1-2 SB, 13-37 BB-K
2B Eddie Rosario - 22 years old - MIN
.173/.250/.308/.558 (18-104), 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 16 R, 4-5 SB, 10-28 BB-K
Pitchers
RHP Hiram Burgos - 26 years old - MIL
2-2, 1.40 ERA, 38.2 IP, 8.15 K/9, 2.79 BB/9, 5.82 H/9, 0.96 WHIP
RHP Joseph Colon - 24 years old - CLE
1-0, 1.93 ERA, 32.2 IP, 6.06 K/9, 2.20 BB/9, 6.06 H/9, 0.92 WHIP
RHP Victor Mateo - 25 years old - TB
4-3, 3.05 ERA, 44.1 IP, 9.34 K/9, 2.23 BB/9, 10.15 H/9, 1.38 WHIP
RHP Nao Higashihama - 24 years old - JAPAN
4-1, 3.15 ERA, 40 IP, 9.45 K/9, 2.25 BB/9, 7.65 H/9, 1.10 WHIP
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