Almonte continues to impress in winter ball

Got a handful of notes:

• Scouting director Damon Oppenheimer told George King (subs. req’d) that RHP Ty Hensley participated in Instructional League after the season and will be ready to go for camp. “He looked like he was ready to go. He should be good for Spring Training,” said Oppenheimer. Hensley had surgery on both hips earlier this year.
• MiLB.com posted their Yankees’ farm system All-Star team the other week it’s basically a roster of the best performers in the organization. C Gary Sanchez and 1B Greg Bird headline the team for obvious reasons. Both mashed this summer.
• C R.J. Baker has been suspended 50 games for refusing to take an offseason drug test. The 29-year-old has been an organizational catcher for a few years now, spending a lot of time on the phantom DL and bouncing between levels, going wherever an extra backstop was needed.

Now, onto the stats:

Arizona Fall League (season is over, so these stats are final)

• OF Tyler Austin: 4 G, 4-12, 2 R, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP (.333/.438/.500) — left the league with a wrist injury
• UTIL Addison Maruszak: 10 G, 9-32, 8 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 10 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 1 CS (.281/.452/.344)
• 3B/C Peter O’Brien: 16 G, 12-63, 5 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 2 BB, 26 K (.190/.212/.413)
• OF Mason Williams: 22 G, 23-86, 11 R, 6 2B, 4 RBI, 8 BB, 18 K, 4 SB, 2 CS (.267/.330/.337)
• RHP Brett Gerritse: 9 G, 11.2 IP, 12 H, 12 R, 12 ER, 11 BB, 12 K, 2 HR,1 WP, 1 HB (9.26 ERA, 1.96 WHIP)
• LHP Fred Lewis: 11 G, 11 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 10 K, 1 WP (0.00 ERA, 1.18 WHIP) — probably going to get taken in the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday
• LHP Vidal Nuno: 5 G, 4 GS, 19.2 IP, 20 H, 10 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 18 K, 1 HR (3.20 ERA, 1.17 WHIP)
  
• LHP James Pazos: 10 G, 10.1 IP, 13 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 7 BB, 9 K, 2 WP (1.74 ERA, 1.94 WHIP)

Dominican Winter League (season ends Dec. 22nd)

• OF Zoilo Almonte: 37 G, 48-148, 20 R, 8 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 7 BB, 32 K, 6 SB, 2 CS (.324/.355/.453) — the Yankees only have two outfielders (one might be a DH) signed beyond 2014, so I don’t think all the recent additions push him completely out of the picture
• IF Dean Anna: 9 G, 8-34, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 7 K (.235/.316/.294) — acquired from the Padres last month
• IF Yamaico Navarro: 35 G, 35-123, 21 R, 9 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 30 RBI, 24 BB, 19 K, 2 SB, 1 CS, 1 HBP (.285/.403/.502) — just signed to a minor league deal
• IF Eduardo Nunez: 4 G, 3-17, 2 K (.176/.176/.176)
• C Gary Sanchez: 12 G, 5-18, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 9 K, 1 SB (.179/.258/.214)
• LHP Francisco Rondon: 2 G, 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2K, 1 WP (3.86 ERA, 2.56 WHIP)

Mexican Pacific League (season ends Dec. 30th)

• OF Jose Figueroa: 31 G, 3-25, 5 R, 2 2B, 1 BB, 9 K, 1 SB (.120/.154/.200)
• UTIL Ronnie Mustelier: 36 G, 28-124, 16 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 16 RBI, 20 BB, 23 K, 3 SB, 6 HBP (.266/.355/.290) — woof
• 3B Zelous Wheeler: 49 G, 49-169, 31 R, 5 2B, 9 HR, 32 RBI, 27 BB, 34 K, 3 SB, 4 CS, 3 HBP (.290/.391/.479)
• RHP Manny Barreda: 4 G, 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (4.15 ERA, 1.38 WHIP)
• LHP Gio Gallegos: 5 G, 6.1 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 WP (4.26 ERA, 1.74 WHIP)

The Yankees do not have any players playing in the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (Puerto Rico). The season ends at the end of the year.

Venezuelan Winter League (season ends Dec. 29th)

• C Francisco Arcia: 19 G, 15-48, 7 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB, 13 K, 2 HBP (.313/.393/.417)
• IF Ali Castillo: 30 G, 22-79, 11 R, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 8 K, 1 SB, 1 CS (.278/.296/.304)
• OF Ramon Flores: 3 G, 0-6, 1 BB (.000/.143/.000) – hasn’t played in weeks
• OF Adonis Garcia: 39 G, 51-164, 24 R, 10 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 27 RBI, 7 BB, 27 K, 3 SB, 2 HBP (.311/.345/.439)
• C Jose Gil: 31 G, 31-102, 17 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 21 RBI, 20 BB, 17 K, 1 SB, 3 CS, 2 HBP (.304/.424/.500) — nice winter for him
• UTIL Jose Pirela: 49 G, 58-188, 40 R, 10 2B, 5 3B, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 30 BB, 25 K, 3 SB, 2 CS, 1 HBP (.309/.411/.463) — after back-to-back strong years in Double-A and this winter ball performance, I have to think some team will roll the dice in the Rule 5 Draft this week
• OF Antoan Richardson: 36 G, 34-134, 19 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 24 BB, 27 K, 1 SB, 2 CS (.254/.353/.336)
• RHP Jose Campos: 1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 HR (9.00 ERA, 3.00 WHIP)