Cardinals Winter League Notebook 12-2-16: Efren Navarro Singles, Walks Twice, & Drives In One Run; Breyvic Valera Collects Two Singles & One RBI; Juan Gonzalez Pitched One Hitless/Scoreless Inning For The Hold

Efren Navarro - Naranjeros de Hermosillo

Venezuelan League:

Breyvic Valera (Memphis-Margarita) started at second base and batted third.  2-for-3 with one RBI and assisted in one double play.
Kender Villegas (former Palm Beach-Margarita) entered in the third and pitched two innings.  He allowed four hits, two earned runs, one home run, and struck two out.  (p-s:29-21)(g/f:1-1)(ir-s:2-1)

Zulia beat Margarita 7-4 in six innings
LVBP Official Site Post Game

Jose Martinez (St. Louis-La Guaira) started in centerfield and moved to first base, batting fourth.  0-for-4 with one RBI, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Juan Gonzalez (former Memphis-La Guaira) entered in the sixth and pitched to two batters.  He allowed no hits or runs for the hold (1).  (p-s:6-3)(g/f:2-0)(ir-s:2-1)

Rafael Ortega (former Memphis-Caribes) started in centerfield and batted leadoff.  0-for-4 with one run and one strikeout.
Roberto Canache (former Johnson City-Caribes) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, one walk, and struck one out.  (p-s:20-13)(g/f:2-0)
John Church (former Memphis-Caribes) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits and no runs.  (p-s:13-6)(g/f:0-1)

La Guaira beat Caribes 4-1
LVBP Official Site Post Game

Victor Marte (former St. Louis-Aragua) entered in the ninth and pitched to one batter.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:3-3)

Ildemaro Vargas (former Palm Beach-Lara) started at second base and batted leadoff.  0-for-4 with one walk, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.

Aragua beat Lara 8-3
LVBP Official Site Post Game

Notes:
David Oca (Johnson City-Caribes) was removed from the Caribes active roster: Caribes Official Site

Tommy Pham (St. Louis-Magallanes) feels he will be much better this winter than during the 2014-15 season with Caracas: Lider

Friday's Games:
Margarita (24-20) visits La Guaira (22-20) @ 7:00 PM VET
Lara (25-20) visits Aragua (19-21) @ 7:00 PM VET
Caracas (16-24) visits Zulia (25-19) @ 7:00 PM VET
Magallanes (18-23) visits Caribes (21-23) @ 7:00 PM VET


Venezuelan Parallel League:

Friday's Games:
Aragua (17-16-2) visits Lara (23-10) @ 9:00 AM VET
Detroit (10-20-2) visits Margarita-Caribes (16-17) @ 9:00 AM VET
Philadelphia (15-15-2) visits Magallanes (4-28-1) @ 11:00 AM VET
Boston (24-9) visits Caracas (21-11-2) @ 11:00 AM VET
La Guaira (17-14-2) visits Caimanes (13-20-1) @ 11:00 AM VET


Mexican Pacific League:

Ramon Delgado (former Memphis-Jalisco) entered in the sixth and pitched to two batters.  He allowed one hit and no runs.  (p-s:4-3)(g/f:1-0)(ir-s:1-1)

Efren Navarro (Memphis-Hermosillo) started in left field and moved to first base, batting third.  1-for-5 with one two-out RBI, two walks, one strikeout, and one outfield assist.
Dean Anna (former St. Louis-Hermosillo) started at third base and batted fifth.  1-for-4 with one run, two walks, two strikeouts, and one fielding error.
David Washington (former Memphis-Hermosillo) started in right field and batted sixth.  0-for-5 with one intentional walk and two strikeouts.
Luis Garcia (former New Haven-Hermosillo) entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted seventh.  1-for-1 at the plate.

Hermosillo beat Jalisco 5-4 in 13 innings
LMP Official Site Post Game

Randy Arozarena (MiLB signing-Navojoa) started in centerfield and batted leadoff.  2-for-4 with one run, one walk, one sacrifice, one strikeout, one caught stealing/pickoff, and one fielding error.
Niko Vasquez (former Springfield-Navojoa) started at shortstop and batted fifth.  0-for-3 with one walk, one hit by pitch, and one strikeout.

Navojoa beat Obregon 8-7 in 11 innings
LMP Official Site Post Game

Notes:
Jaime Garcia (former St. Louis-Hermosillo) will not be pitching this winter: Danny Duarte Twitter

Fernando Salas (former St. Louis-Hermosillo) may pitch for Hermosillo sometime in December: Puro Beisbol

Friday's Games:
Navojoa (25-19) visits Jalisco (18-25) @ 7:15 PM CT
Culiacan (23-21) visits Obregon (22-21) @ 7:00 PM MST
Mexicali (22-21) visits Hermosillo (27-17) @ 7:30 PM MST


Dominican League:

Donovan Solano (former Memphis-Licey) entered late in the game at second base and batted ninth/  1-for-3 with one RBI and assisted in one double play.

Cibao beat Licey 11-6
Listin Diario Post Game

Alberto Rosario (St. Louis-Estrellas) entered late in the game at catcher and batted eighth.  0-for-1 and allowed one stolen base.

Estrellas beat Escogido 4-3
Listin Diario Post Game

Friday's Games:
Licey (16-15) visits Escogido (15-15) @ 7:15 PM AST
Cibaenas (15-17) visits Cibao (19-11) @ 7:30 PM AST
Azucareros (13-19) visits Estrellas (15-16) @ 7:30 PM AST


Puerto Rican League:

J.C. Romero (former St. Louis-Santurce) entered in the eighth and pitched to three batters.  He allowed one hit, no runs, one walk, and struck one out.

Anthony Garcia (Memphis-Carolina) started in right field and batted fourth.  2-for-4 with one stolen base and grounded into one double play.
Juan Caballero (former Johnson City-Carolina) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, one home run, and struck one out for the losing decision (1-3).  (g/f:2-0)

Santurce beat Carolina 1-0
LBPRC Official Site Post Game

Notes:
The league paid the Aguadilla players, on loan: Primera Hora

Friday's Games:
Caguas (11-10) visits Aguadilla (5-17) @ 7:15 PM AST
Mayaguez (13-8) visits Santurce (16-5) @ 7:15 PM AST


Nicaraguan League:

Jhonny Polanco (former Springfield-Boer) entered in the 1.2 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck two out.  (g/f:2-0)(ir-s:1-0)

Curt Smith (former Springfield-Chinandega) started in left field and batted fourth.  2-for-4 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
Edgard Montiel (former DSL-Chinandega) started as designated hitter and batted seventh.  2-for-3 with one walk and one strikeout.

Boer beat Chinandega 8-6
LNBP Official Site Post Game

Friday's Games:
Granada (11-14) visits Boer (13-12) @ 6:00 PM
Rivas (14-10) visits Chinandega (11-13) @ 6:00 PM


Colombian League:

Friday's Games:
Monteria (12-7) visits Cartagena (6-10) @ 7:00 PM
Barranquilla (8-9) visits Sincelejo (9-9) @ 7:00 PM


Australian Baseball League:

Malik Collymore (former Johnson City-Sydney) started in centerfield and batted second.  3-for-5 with one double, one run, and two strikeouts.

Sydney beat Perth 6-4
Sydney Official Site Post Game

Saturday's Games:
Perth (3-6) visits Sydney (5-4) for a doubleheader beginning @ 4:00 PM AET
Melbourne (5-4) visits Brisbane (5-4) for a doubleheader beginning @ 3:30 PM AEST
Adelaide (4-6) visits Canberra (6-4) @ 7:00 PM AET


World Baseball Classic (March 6, 2017):

Notes:
Edubray Ramos (former VSL-La Guaira) and Pedro Rodriguez (former MiLB signing-Caribes) are on the preliminary list for Venezuela: LVBP Official Site