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The Royals and Rangers will play a seven-inning game in the Cactus League opener for both teams Sunday at Surprise Stadium.
The Royals will start right-hander Ervin Santana, while the Rangers will counter with lefty Wes Benjamin. The list of Royals pitchers scheduled to throw also includes Kris Bubic, Wade Davis, and Scott Barlow, among others.
Santana, who did not pitch in 2020, signed a Minor League deal with the club in December and should be sharp. He posted a 2.61 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 20 2/3 innings, including five starts, for Tigres de Licey in the Dominican Republic during Winter League play. He has a chance to provide the club depth if he makes the team.
December 23, 2020
Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Cincinnati Reds. Scouting reports were compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as my own observations. As there was no minor league season in 2020, there are some instances where no new information was gleaned about a player. Players whose write-ups have not been altered begin by telling you so. For the others, the blurb ends with an indication of where the player played in 2020, which in turn likely informed the changes to their report. As always, I’ve leaned more heavily on sources from outside the org than within for reasons of objectivity. Because outside scouts were not allowed at the alternate sites, I’ve primarily focused on data from there. Lastly, in effort to more clearly indicate relievers’ anticipated roles, you’ll see two reliever designations, both in lists and on The Board: MIRP, or multi-inning relief pitcher, and SIRP, or single-inning relief pitcher.
The Dominican Diamondbacks: LIDOM Winter League round-up
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Once the MLB wraps up and crowns the World Series winner, south of the American border winter leagues start to prepare for baseball in the off-season.
The reasons to play in the winter leagues vary a lot. You have players that just want to stay in shape and visit their homes, like a Vlad Guerrero Jr., and others that desperately try to showcase themselves to get back to an MLB organization somehow, like Neftalí Feliz. And then you have those that try to get in some competitive at bats to make up for a lost season, like Steven Souza Jr. or Nate Lowe.