Rays prospects and winter leagues: Hulsizer has big week
Several Rays swung hot bats in Australia last week.
Negotiations between Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball regarding the next Professional Baseball Agreement took place at the Winter Meetings, and the public statements from each side were heated. Baseball America’s J.J. Cooper had the latest.
Hitters
C Roberto Alvarez, Australian Baseball League
This week: 11 AB, 3 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 1 K
Offseason: 42 AB, .262/.311/.286
2B Jonathan Aranda, Liga Mexicana del Pacífico
This week: 0 AB, 1 R, 1 BB
Offseason: 12 AB, .167/.231/.167
SS Wander Franco, Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana
This week: 0 AB
Offseason: 26 AB, .192/.192/.308
OF Niko Hulsizer, ABL
This week: 17 AB, 6 R, 8 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 1/1 SB
Offseason: 53 AB, .264/.322/.491
Hulsizer has hits in four straight games, including his first two home runs since his first game of the offseason.
IF Kaleo Johnson, ABL
This week: 14 AB, 1 R, 4 H, 2 RBI, 3 K
Offseason: 54 AB, .370/.393/.500
IF Curtis Mead, ABL
This week: 16 AB, 1 R, 4 H, 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K
Offseason: 63 AB, .333/.354/.571
OF Brian O’Grady, LIDOM
This week: 0 AB
Offseason: 61 AB, .197/.342/.328
C Michael Perez, Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente
This week: 0 AB
Offseason: 45 AB, .111/.180/.156
OF Jordan Qsar, ABL
This week: 10 AB, 3 R, 4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 9 BB, 4 K
Offseason: 50 AB, .380/.537/.600
Qsar was an on-base machine for Perth last week.
Pitchers
RHP Blake Bivens, ABL
This week: 2 1⁄3 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 1 K
Offseason: 8 IP, 3.38 ERA, 2.00 WHIP
RHP Carlos Garcia, ABL
This week: 3 IP, 7 H, 6 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 6 K
Offseason: 10 IP, 2.70 ERA, 1.30 WHIP
RHP Audry Lugo, ABL
This week: 1 2⁄3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Offseason: 6 1⁄3 IP, 4.26 ERA, 2.05 WHIP
RHP Nicholas Padilla, PWL
This week: 4 1⁄3 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 3 K
Offseason: 6 IP, 1.50 ERA, 0.83 WHIP
Done for the offseason
RHP Shane Baz, Arizona Fall League
This week: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Offseason: 11 IP, 8.18 ERA, 1.91 WHIP
2B Vidal Brujan, AFL
This week: 10 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 3 K, 0/1 SB
Offseason: 82 AB, .256 BA/.380 OBP/.463 SLG
C Ronaldo Hernandez, AFL
This week: 4 AB, 3 H, 1 RBI
Offseason: 39 AB, .359 BA/.381 OBP/.513 SLG
OF Josh Lowe, AFL
This week: 0 AB
Offseason: 52 AB, .327 BA/.379 OBP/.558 SLG
RHP Simon Rosenblum-Larson, AFL
This week: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Offseason: 12 2⁄3 IP, 2.13 ERA, 1.50 WHIP
RHP Drew Strotman, AFL
This week: 4 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Offseason: 21 IP, 6.43 ERA, 1.52 WHIP
RHP Alex Valverde, AFL
This week: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Offseason: 10 IP, 0.90 ERA, 0.70 WHIP
Australian stats are through games of Dec. 15. All other stats are through games of Dec. 14.