Cardinals Winter League Notebook 2-8-16: Yulieski Gourriel, Named To Caribbean Series All-Star Team, & Lourdes Gourriel, Jr Defect From Cuban Team; Ramon Vazquez Gets More Experience Managing Santurce

Yulieski Gourriel - Ciego de Avila (Cuba)

California Winter League:

Monday's Games:
Oregon (5-5-2) visits Manitoba (8-2-2) @ 1:30 AM
British Columbia (4-8-1) visits Toronto (9-4) @ 8:30 AM
Palm Springs Power (6-6) visits New York (7-4-1) @ 10:00 AM
Palm Springs Chill (7-4-1) visits Washington (4-8-1) @ 11:00 AM
Midwest (5-7-1) visits Alberta (6-5-1) @ 1:30 PM


Caribbean Series:

Mazatlan beat Aragua 5-4 to win the championship: MLB Official Site

Notes:
The level of baseball is much lower in Cuba compared to the other Caribbean countries: ESPN Deportes

Yulieski Gourriel (Industriales-Ciego de Avila) was named to the 2016 Caribbean Series All-Star Team: LVBP Official Site

Pinar del Rio has yet to receive their prize money for winning the 2015 Caribbean Series: Lider

Ramon Vazquez (former Memphis-Santurce MGR) learned a lot of things being a manager that he will bring with him as he coaches in the Houston minors system and has not discussed a return with Santurce: Noticel

Toronto won the Colombian Development League Championship: El Universal

Yulieski Gourriel (Industriales) and Lourdes Gourriel, Jr. (Industriales) have defected from the Ciego de Avila team: El Nuevo Herald