Winter League Update for 11/30/2009

In Venezuela:

• Alcides Escobar went 5-for-12 over the weekend with a double, a stolen base, two runs scored and three RBI. He's hitting .379/.411/.476 in 110 VWL PAs. He's stolen nine bases in eleven attempts.
  
• Hernan Iribarren also went 5-for-12, with two doubles, a walk and a caught stealing, scoring three runs. He's hitting .318/.380/.453 in 162 PAs, with seven stolen bases in 13 attempts.

In the Dominican Republic:

• Erick Almonte went 2-for-7 over the weekend with three RBI. He went 0-for-2 on Friday, ending a streak of 20 consective games where he'd reached base safely. He's hitting .327/.453/.447 in 134 DWL PAs.
• Carlos Gomez went 4-for-13 over the weekend with a walk, a stolen base, a run scored, and five strikeouts. He's hitting .361/.467/.500 in his first 40 DWL PAs, and is 3-for-4 stealing bases.
  
• Juan Sandoval pitched 1.2 scoreless innings Friday, allowing one hit, no walks and striking out two in his only scoreless appearance in the last two weeks. e has a 3.95 ERA in 13.2 innings, with a 1.32 WHIP and 8:2 K:BB ratio.

In Puerto Rico: Martin Maldonado went 1-for-2 on Friday, picking up just his third PWL hit in 20 ABs.