Winter League Update for 12/31/2008

by Kyle Lobner on Dec 31, 2008 7:56 AM CST

In Mexico: Jason Bourgeois went 1-for-3 with a walk and was caught stealing. He finished the Mexican regular season on a seven game hitting streak, hitting .342/.404/.429 with 11 steals in 15 attempts.

In Venezuela:

Anderson de la Rosa made his VWL debut yesterday, going 0-for-2 for Lara.
Hernan Iribarren went 2-for-3 but did not detonate any indisputables. He went 12-for-34 after coming back from injury, and finished the season hitting .306/.388/.451.
Brendan Katin went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts. He closed out the season with one walk and 16 strikeouts in his final nine games on his way to a .257/.335/.550 batting line.
Freddy Parejo went 1-for-3 with a walk for Lara. Lara must have cleared out the bench yesterday, as Parejo only had one PA on the season before yesterday.
Luis Pena pitched a scoreless inning for La Guaira, giving up a walk and nothing else. He finished VWL play with 6.2 innings accumulated over three months and a 8.10 ERA.

In the Dominican Republic: Rafael Lluberes gave up a hit to the only batter he faced Monday, and that runner scored later.

In Puerto Rico:

Carlos Corporan went 0-for-2 with a strikeout.
Richie Gardner retired the only batter he faced Tuesday.
Efrain Nieves pitched a scoreless inning with a hit, a walk and a strikeout. He's allowed three earned runs in 11.1 innings despite allowing 18 baserunners.

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Did McGehee, Nelson, and whoever else ever go back to their teams?

I remember trying to look up why they left but don’t recall seeing their name in these updates since then.

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by TheJay on Dec 31, 2008 11:40 AM CST reply actions

None have returned.

Tony Gwynn also left his team around Thanksgiving, and hasn’t come back.

I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.

by Kyle Lobner on Dec 31, 2008 12:51 PM CST up reply actions

The Hurricane

Can one assume that his ceiling as a major league player is a sub?

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Dec 31, 2008 3:23 PM CST reply actions

Is his defense bad?

by ol Pete on Dec 31, 2008 4:34 PM CST up reply actions

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