12/10/25 : Winter League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- 24 hours ago
- 2 min read
Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in fall/winter leagues from games played on 12/8 & 12/9. Current Phillies bolded and underlined.
Dominican Winter League :
12/9 : Bryan De La Cruz (RF) went 1 for 3 (double) with a walk for the Toros del Este in a 4-3 win over the Estrellas Orientales. LHP JP Woodward pitched a perfect inning (1 K) in relief for the Estrellas. Johan Rojas (CF) went 2 for 5 (single & HR) with an RBI and two runs scored for the Gigantes del Cibao in a 8-5 loss to the Aguilas Cibaenas. Cal Stevenson (RF) went 2 for 3 (single & triple) for the Tigres del Licey in a 15-1 loss to the Leones del Escogido.
Mexican Winter League :
12/9 : Nick Williams (RF) went 4 for 4 (three singles & double) with a run scored out of the lead off spot for the Cañeros de Los Mochis in a 14-7 loss to the Tomateros de Culiacán. Luis Verdugo (SS) was 3 for 4 (two singles & double) with two RBIs for the Tomateros. RHP Alan Rangel pitched a scoreless inning (1 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 23 pitches - 14 strikes) for the Naranjeros de Hermosillo in a 7-4 win over the Algodoneros de Guasave.
Venezuela Winter League :
12/8 : Herlis Rodriquez (CF) went 2 for 5 (single & three run HR) for the Caribes de Anzoategui in an 8-7 win against the Navegantes del Magallanes. Leandro Pineda (RF) was 2 for 4 (single & HR) and Jose Gomez (3B) went 2 for 3 (single & HR) with a walk and two RBIs for the Navegantes.
Puerto Rico Winter League :
12/9 : Dalton Guthrie (CF) was 2 for 3 (singles) and William Simoneit (C) was 2 for 4 (singles) for the Leones de Ponce in a 2-0 win over the Senadores de San Juan.
Australian Baseball League :
A good article was released yesterday on how Nick Ward has transitioned to a player-coach role this season for the Adelaide Giants - http://www.adelaidegiants.com.au/news/fiveaaward/. Nick is working as a hitting coach in pre-game planning/scouting and approach. He’s still third in the league in hitting himself - Nick has always been a coach on the field type including his year in the Phillies organization when he mentored teammates with the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. He certainly would make a great addition, perhaps as a development coach, to any player development staff - maybe the Phillies should consider a reunion - local kid (Kennett Square, PA) with great baseball acumen, respect and the ability to communicate - win-win - just sayin.
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
Nick Ward
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