Winter League Update for 1/7/2009
In Venezuela: Brendan Katin went 1-for-4 for Zulia and scored a run in their 6-4 loss to Caracas.
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Winter League Update for 1/5/2009
In Venezuela: Hernan Iribarren went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in Saturday's 9-6 Lara win over Zulia. Brendan Katin went 0-for-2 with two walks in Sunday's 4-3 Zulia win over Aragua.
In Puerto Rico:
- Carlos Corporan went 2-for-4 over the weekend with an RBI. He finished the regular season hitting .213/.275/.426 in 47 AB.
- Charlie Fermaint went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts, but still finished PWL regular season play hitting .303/.380/.348 in 89 AB.
- Mike Rivera went 0-for-2 with a strikeout. He finished the season with a .206/.295/.338 line in 68 ABs.
- Richie Gardner pitched a scoreless inning Friday, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out two.
- Eduardo Morlan pitched a scoreless inning Saturday, allowing a hit and striking out two. He has a 2.16 ERA in 16.2 IP.
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Winter League Update for 12/31/2008
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 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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Winter League Update for 12/29/2008
In Mexico: Jason Bourgeois went 4-for-15 with a walk and a home run. He's hitting .346/.404/.435 for Mochis.
The Mexican regular season ends on Tuesday.
In Venezuela:
- Alcides Escobar made another appearance as a defensive replacement on 12/23, but hasn't picked up a bat since December 18th.
- Hernan Iribarren went 5-for-19 with three walks, two doubles, a triple and a stolen base. He's hitting .298/.383/.447 in 141 VWL ABs for Lara.
- Brendan Katin went 4-for-16 with a double and a home run for Zulia, but also struck out seven times. He's hitting .257/.336/.556 in 187 VWL ABs, but has struck out 61 times compared to just 12 walks.
In Puerto Rico:
- Carlos Corporan has started each of the last three games and gone 3-for-10 with a double, a home run, three runs scored and three RBI. He's hitting .195/.250/.439 in 41 ABs.
- Charlie Fermaint went 3-for-17 with two walks and three stolen bases. He's hitting .321/.400/.369 in PWL play with 10 stolen bases in 13 attempts.
- Martin Maldonado went 0-for-2 for Mayaguez yesterday.
- Mike Rivera went 0-for-2 for Santurce.
- Richie Gardner allowed a hit and two walks but no runs in .2 innings of work Friday.
- Eduardo Morlan pitched a scoreless inning Saturday, allowing only a walk. He has a 2.30 ERA in 15.2 innings.
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Winter League Update for 12/22/2008
In Venezuela:
- Alcides Escobar entered the game as a defensive replacement Friday but did not make a plate appearance.
- Hernan Iribarren went 1-for-12 with a walk and three runs scored over the weekend in his first action since November 22.
- Brendan Katin went 4-for-14 with two doubles and a triple, driving in six runs for Zulia.
- Jorge Julio had a disastrous outing Friday, giving up six earned runs on three hits and two walks in .2 innings.
- Luis Pena gave up a run on two walks while failing to retire a batter Friday.
- Luis Ramirez retired the only two batters he faced in his debut Saturday. It's possible he hadn't pitched since playing in West Virginia in 2007.
- Joe Bateman pitched 1.1 scoreless innings for Este, allowing one hit and striking out one. He's only allowed one earned run in his last eight innings.
- Rafael Lluberes retired the only batter he faced Saturday and picked up his first DWL win.
- Charlie Fermaint went 7-for-10 over the weekend with a double and a stolen base. He's hitting .358/.434/.418 in 67 PWL at bats.
- Eduardo Morlan walked a man but allowed nothing else in .2 innings of work Friday to pick up his third PWL save.
- Efrain Nieves picked up his first PWL win Friday, pitching two scoreless innings with two hits, a walk and two strikeouts. He has a 2.61 ERA despite allowing 16 baserunners in 10.1 innings.
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Winter League Update for 12/19/2008
- New Brewer Chris Duffy played three games in Mexico back in October, going 4-for-13 with a double and a home run for Mazatlan.
- Another new Brewer, Brian Reith, is pitching for Obregon. He's 0-2 with a 4.41 ERA in 16.1 innings (14 relief appearances).
- Alcides Escobar went 0-for-4 and scored a run for Lara.
- Brendan Katin went 2-for-4 with a home run, scored three times and drove in two for Zulia.
- R.J. Swindle pitched a scoreless inning with a hit and a strikeout en route to his fourth VWL win.
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Winter League Update for 12/18/2008
- Brendan Katin went 1-for-5 with a single and three strikeouts for Zulia.
- Jorge Julio allowed just one hit in a scoreless inning for Caracas.
- Joe Bateman pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout Tuesday for Este.
- Juan Sandoval allowed a walk and a hit while striking out one in a scoreless inning for Oriente.
- Charlie Fermaint went 0-for-3 but scored a run for Ponce.
- Martin Maldonado singled in his only at bat for Mayaguez.
- Mike Rivera went 0-for-2 with a stolen base for Santurce.
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Winter League Update for 12/17/2008
In Mexico: Jason Bourgeois went 2-for-3 with a double and a stolen base for Mochis.
In Venezuela:
- Alcides Escobar went 1-for-3 and stole a base for Lara.
- Brendan Katin went 0-for-4 with a strikeout for Zulia.
- Freddy Parejo did not reach base in his first at-bat for Lara.
- R.J. Swindle struck out the only batter he faced for Magallanes.
In Puerto Rico:
- Charlie Fermaint went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base for Ponce.
- Mike Rivera went 0-for-3 with a strikeout for Santurce. He now has 62 PWL ABs to match the 62 NL ABs he accumulated in 2008.
- Richie Gardner pitched two scoreless innings for Caguas, allowing two hits and striking out one in his first appearance since changing teams.
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Winter League Update for 12/15/2008
In Venezuela:
- Alcides Escobar went 3-for-13 over the weekend with a double, a walk and three runs scored. He's hitting .229/.298/.312 in 109 at bats for Lara.
- Brendan Katin went 2-for-6 over the weekend with two doubles and two walks for Zulia. He's hitting .255/.348/.562 in 137 at bats.
- Freddy Parejo made his VWL debut in Lara's 7-6 16-inning loss on Sunday, entering the game as a pinch runner and staying in to play left field. He didn't score and did not get a plate appearance.
- Jorge Julio gave up two runs on three hits and a walk in one third of an inning Sunday and picked up his second VWL loss. He now has a 4.00 ERA with six saves in nine innings for Caracas.
- R.J. Swindle allowed a walk but nothing else in an inning of work Saturday, and retired the only batter he faced Sunday. He's 3-0 with a 2.82 ERA in 22.1 innings in Venezuela.
- Joe Bateman pitched a scoreless inning Saturday, allowing a hit and striking out one. He's posted a 3.18 ERA in 22.2 innings for Este.
- Rafael Lluberes retired the only batter he faced Saturday. He hasn't allowed a run in his last seven appearances, spanning four innings.
- Juan Sandoval allowed two runs on two hits and a walk without recording an out Saturday. He has a 9.00 ERA through 14 DWL appearances.
- Carlos Corporan went 1-for-5 with a double and a run scored Saturday. He's hitting .161/.161/.355 in his first 31 at bats.
- Charlie Fermaint went 5-for-13 over the weekend with a double, two walks, a stolen base and a caught stealing. He's hitting .314/.397/.373 in 51 at bats.
- Mike Rivera went 2-for-6 with a double, a home run and a walk for Santurce. He's hitting .237/.324/.390 in 59 at bats.
- Steve Bray gave up a hit but nothing else in .2 innings of work Sunday. He has a 1.62 ERA in 16.2 innings of work for Carolina.
- Eduardo Morlan pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout Sunday, lowering his PWL ERA to 2.57 in 14 innings.
- Efrain Nieves pitched four innings in relief Sunday, allowing a run on three hits and two walks while striking out four. His PWL ERA stands at 3.24 through 8.1 innings.
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Winter League Update for 12/9/2008
In Venezuela:
- Alcides Escobar went 2-for-5 with a double Sunday in his third appearance since November 22.
- Brendan Katin went 0-for-4 Sunday for Zulia.
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