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Without a Minor League season in 2020, top prospects headed to various locations across the globe for offseason work. Over the next few weeks, MiLB.com will look at the highlights from winter ball seasons worldwide. First up: the Dominican Winter League. Season summary Perhaps baseball’s most iconic current winter circuit,
Without a Minor League season in 2020, top prospects headed to various locations across the globe for offseason work. Over the next few weeks, MiLB.com will look at the highlights from winter ball seasons worldwide. First up: the Dominican Winter League.
Season summary
Perhaps baseball’s most iconic current winter circuit, the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) ordinarily plays a 50-game campaign from October to January. Like sports across the globe, the league had to adapt in the pandemic-altered landscape of 2020, shortening its season to 30 games and its postseason to two fu
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On to today’s links!
In Mariners news:
Baseball America wrote up Taylor Trammell’s performance from the fall developmental league with some glowing quotes from Jerry Dipoto and farm director Andy McKay, including this detail: the Mariners had TT focus on a throwing program while in Arizona, and according to Dipoto, his arm has improved anywhere from a grade to a grade-and-a-half.
Brian Navarreto (Indios de Mayagüez) .412/.500/.941, 1 HR, 1 K in 20 PA
Antonio Velez (Indios de Mayagüez) 6.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 4 K in 9.0 IP
Better late than never! I figured Isan Díaz would be an ideal candidate to take part in the
full winter ball season, making up for time missed over the summer due to opt out and injury, and helping him get into a good rhythm entering 2021. Instead, he was activated for the first time by Criollos de Caguas on Wednesday. He’ll debut with them in the league semifinals (best-of-7 series that begins Saturday).
Two years ago, Isan slashed .272/.348/.368 in 132 plate appearances (33 games) with LBPRC’s Gigantes de Carolina. He followed that up by earning 2019 Marlins Minor League Player of the Year honors. However, with the exception of a couple exciting moments, he has struggled in the majors: .174/.251/.294, 47 wRC+, -1.4 fWAR in 223 PA (56 G).
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Action in the winter leagues continued in a week shortened by Christmas. For the full list of Red Sox prospects participating in these leagues, check out our Fall & Winter Leagues page, which will be updated continuously through January. This week s roundup covers the week of December 21 through December 27.
Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (Puerto Rico)
Outfielder and fourth-ranked prospect
Jarren Duran started the week hot, going 4 for 9 with four runs, a double, and four RBI over the first two games of the week. After struggling to start the season, those two games raised his average to .289. However, Duran again struggled after his return from the two-day Christmas break, going 0 for 7 over the weekend with four strikeouts and two walks. His season average returned to .250 to start the week, but his on-base percentage remains strong at .405.