Brian Cashman confirmed to Chad Jennings that RHP Dellin Betances is dealing with a minor groin problem, which is why he hasn’t pitched in the Arizona Fall League in over a week now. The shoulder problem that kept him on the shelf for several weeks at the end of the season is no longer an issue.
Meanwhile, Mike Ashmore reports that both IF David Adams and RHP Mark Montgomery will play in the AzFL Rising Stars Showcase. That’s not so much an All-Star Game in the sense that they pick the players who have performed the best this year, they usually pick the bigger name prospects. I’m surprised they didn’t take OF Slade Heathcott over Adams, though I guess the league’s outfield situation was already overcrowded.
AzFL Scottsdale (7-2 loss to Peoria) Tuesday’s game
2B David Adams: 0-3, 2 BB, 1 K
C Austin Romine: 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 PB
AzFL Scottsdale (4-3 win over Mesa) Wednesday’s game
CF Slade Heathcott: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K
RHP Mark Montgomery: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K — nine of 16 pitches were strikes (56%)
AzFL Scottsdale (6-3 win over Surprise) Thursday’s game
3B David Adams: 0-4
C Austin Romine: 1-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 CS
DH Slade Heathcott: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 CS
AzFL Scottsdale (8-4 loss to Mesa) Friday’s game
2B David Adams: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — seven walks and four strikeouts so far
DH Austin Romine: 2-5, 1 RBI, 2 K
RHP Dan Burawa: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 0/2 GB/FB — only seven of 19 pitches were strikes (37%)
AzFL Scottsdale (8-8 tie with Phoenix in ten innings) Saturday’s game
RF Slade Heathcott: 0-3, 3 BB, 1 SB, 2 CS — nine walks in ten games
C Austin Romine: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 BB, 2 PB — .303/.425/.364 with seven walks and six strikeouts
RHP Zach Nuding: 4 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 6/2 GB/FB — 38 of 63 pitches were strikes (60%)
RHP Mark Montgomery: 1.1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 0/2 GB/FB — 11 of 13 pitches were strikes
The AzFL doesn’t play on Sundays, so Scottsdale was off today. Here’s an update on the various winter leagues…
Dominican Winter League
OF Zoilo Almonte: 1 G, 0-1, 1 K — hasn’t played in two weeks now
OF Melky Mesa: 6 G, 6-23, 5 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 9 K, 1 SB — very nice week for him
LHP Juan Cedeno: 4 G, 4.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Kelvin Perez: 4 G, 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Jose Ramirez: 1 G, 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HB
LHP Francisco Rondon: 2 G, 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Mexican Pacific League
OF Jose Figueroa: 3 G, 0-0, 1 R — still hasn’t come to the plate, but he has been used as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement
IF Walt Ibarra: 13 G, 6-28, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 6 K, 1 HBP
UTIL Ronnie Mustelier: 13 G, 13-50, 8 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 10 K, 2 SB, 2 HBP
IF Ramiro Pena: 12 G, 13-36, 9 R, 5 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 7 BB, 7 K, 1 SB, 1 HBP — Ramiro’s only hitting .361/.447/.667 in winter ball this year, so I guess he’s having an off-year
RHP Gio Gallegos: 1 G, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — glad to see him squeezing a few innings in this winter
RHP Felipe Gonzalez: 2 G, 3.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 2 HR, 1 HB
RHP Luis Niebla: 4 G, 9 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 HR
RHP Cesar Vargas: 3 G, 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Venezuelan Winter League
C Francisco Arcia: 3 G, 0-1, 1 R, 2 BB
IF Ali Castillo: 1 G, 1-1, 1 R
OF Ramon Flores: 6 G, 2-9, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP — glad to see he’s doing reasonably well in the limited action
C Jose Gil: 6 G, 3-17, 1 R, 1 RBI, 4 K
C Gus Molina: 10 G, 8-37, 6 R, 1 2B, 5 HR, 8 RBI, 1 BB, 5 K — hot damn
UTIL Jose Pirela: 14 G, 17-54, 9 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 9 BB, 9 K, 2 SB, 2 HBP
RHP Pedro Guerra: 6 G, 6 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 6 BB, 3 K, 2 HR
RHP Jon Meloan: 6 G, 5.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR
LHP Vidal Nuno: 5 G, 8.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
The Puerto Rican League season starts in about a week and a half and the rosters haven’t been fully released yet, but word on the street is that 2B Angelo Gumbs will play there this winter. He missed basically the entire second half of the season with an elbow injury suffered on a swing.
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