Before we get down to the nitty-gritty of this week’s post, I want to extend my best wishes to Wilson Ramos’ family and the Washington Nationals organization. I was so happy to hear he’d been found safe and has returned to his family. I hope all our players in winter leagues around the world stay safe. The playoff races are… Read more →
We have almost a full plate of winter league baseball at our disposal. Every league I have committed to covering here has begun, except for the Colombian League. Team Renteria updated the league page, saying that Play Ball! is scheduled for November 18. None of the rosters have been updated yet, but now we know when Opening Day is. I’ll… Read more →
I held off on doing an update in the middle of last week because two other leagues were starting up at the end of the week: the Nicaraguan League (NPBL) and the Colombian League. Turns out that nobody from the Giants is playing for either league right now. Oh well. Plus I waited for the big day of my entire… Read more →
I apologize for dropping the ball on last week’s update. I had to study for midterms and polish a series of articles I wrote for my internship here. I come bearing gifts from the Arizona Fall League as well as the Dominican and Venezuelan leagues. First, here’s a handy chart of who is playing where this fall and winter, at… Read more →
What can wash off the stink of a heartbreaking loss to the second rate Padres? The Prospect Mailbag can, of course! Today we have three questions spanning the universe of prospects: one on a journeyman catcher, one on a fading infielder, and one on a reliever on the rise. Over on BCB, Willy asked: What about Max Ramirez the catcher… Read more →
Piggy-backing on the George Kottaras rumors. Some Kottaras facts: * George Kottaras is a 28-year-old catcher that bats left-handed and throws right-handed. * Career minor league walk-rate (BB/PA) of 13.3% * Career minor league isolated power (ISO) of .177 * In 396 career plate appearances in the majors, Kottaras has an 11.3% walk-rate and a .185 ISO. Very similar to… Read more →