Some notes…
- Thanks to his three homers last week, IF David Adams was named the Arizona Fall League’s Player of the Week. Meanwhile, OF Slade Heathcott placed second on this week’s Prospect Hot Sheet. He hit the snot out of the ball in Arizona.
- Double-A Trenton has a new ballpark, at least in name only. Waterfront Park in Trenton has been renamed Arm & Hammer Park as part of a new 20-year licensing deal. The old name was way better, but it’s a good deal for the team.
- The Red Sox will interview Low-A Charleston hitting coach Greg Colbrunn for their big league hitting coach position. UTIL Kevin Russo has hooked on with the Tigers, getting a minor league deal with a Spring Training invite.
The AzFL regular season ended on Thursday, and the Scottsdale Scorpions finished in second in the East division with a 15-16-1 record. The Peoria Javelinas beat the Salt River Rafter in the Championship Game yesterday. Here’s an update on the final week of action…
AzFL Scottsdale (4-3 loss to Surprise) Monday’s game
3B David Adams: 2-4, 1 2B
DH Austin Romine: 0-2, 2 K — ejected for arguing balls and strikes
AzFL Scottsdale (13-6 win over Salt River) Tuesday’s game
RF Slade Heathcott: 4-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 HBP
2B David Adams: 3-6, 3 R
C Austin Romine: 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Dan Burawa: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 1/1 GB/FB — only 18 of 35 pitches were strikes (51%)
AzFL Scottsdale (8-2 win over Mesa) Wednesday’s game
LF Slade Heathcott: 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI — finished the AzFL season at .388/.494/.613 with 12 walks and 14 strikeouts in 18 games
3B David Adams: 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
RHP Dellin Betances: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2/2 GB/FB — 12 of 14 pitches were strikes (86%) … finished with 15 strikeouts and four walks in 12 innings, and two of those walks came in his first outing
AzFL Scottsdale (3-2 loss to Peoria) Thursday’s season finale
DH David Adams: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K — finished at .286/.388/.524 with 14 walks and 13 strikeouts in 22 games
C Austin Romine: 0-2, 2 BB — finished at .222/.342/.286 with 12 walks and 13 strikeouts in 18 games
RHP Zach Nuding: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2/8 GB/FB — 31 of 49 pitches were strikes (63%)
RHP Dan Burawa: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — nine of 15 pitches were strikes (60%) … nice finish to an otherwise dreadful stint in the desert (13 walks and six strikeouts in 11.2 innings)
And now for the various winter leagues around the globe. These seasons don’t end until late-December/early-January typically.
Australian Baseball League
RHP Zach Arneson: 2 G, 2 IP, zeroes, 1 K
Dominican Winter League
OF Abe Almonte: 9 G, 2-15, 2 R, 1 BBB, 4 K, 2 SB, 1 CS (.133/.188/.133)
OF Zoilo Almonte: 1 G, 0-1, 1 K — gotta be hurt
OF Melky Mesa: 6 G, 6-23, 5 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 9 K, 1 SB (.261/.346/.565)
C Gary Sanchez: 7 G, 5-21, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 6 K (.238/.304/.429)
LHP Juan Cedeno: 11 G, 16.1 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 11 K, 2 HB, 1 WP (2.20 ERA, 0.92 WHIP)
RHP Kelvin Perez: 10 G, 8 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 6 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
RHP Jose Ramirez: 4 G, 8 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 7 K, 2 HB, 1 HR
LHP Francisco Rondon: 7 G, 4.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K, 1 HB, 1 HR
Mexican Pacific League
OF Jose Figueroa: 15 G, 6-23, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 7 K, 2 CS (.261/.346/.304)
UTIL Ronnie Mustelier: 31 G, 33-118, 17 R, 4 2B, 5 HR, 18 RBI, 8 BB, 24 K, 5 SB, 1 CS, 2 HBP (.280/.331/.441)
RHP Gio Gallegos: 5 G, 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR (4.15 ERA, 1.15 WHIP)
RHP Felipe Gonzalez: 2 G, 3.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 2 HR
RHP Luis Niebla: 11 H, 17.2 IP, 18 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 6 BB, 13 K, 1 WP, 5 HR (!) (2.55 ERA, 1.36 WHIP)
RHP Cesar Vargas: 9 G, 9 IP, 8 G, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 14 K, 1 WP, 1 HB
Puerto Rican League
OF Adonis Garcia: 6 G, 7-25, 4 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HBP (.280/.357/.640)
1B Luke Murton: 6 G, 5-21, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 5 BB, 6 K (.238/.385/.286)
RHP Manny Barreda: 2 G, 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP
RHP Preston Claiborne: 4 G, 5 IP, zeroes, 5 K
Venezuelan Winter League
C Francisco Arcia: 1-3, 1 R, 2 BB
IF Ali Castillo: 1 G, 1-1, 1 R
C Frankie Cervelli: 3 G, 3-9, 3 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 5 K (.333/.500/.333) — new to the winter league season
OF Ramon Flores: 8 G, 3-13, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP (.231/.333/.231)
IF Jose Pirela: 28 G, 31-105, 16 G, 5 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 13 BB, 21 K, 3 SB, 4 HBP (.290/.390/.410)
RHP Pedro Guerra: 6 G, 6 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 6 BB, 3 K, 2 HR
LHP Vidal Nuno: 8 G, 14 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 15 K, 1 HR (1.29 ERA, 0.56 WHIP)
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