11.16.2015 Winter League Results | Team USA Advances to Premier12 Semi's, AFL Rafters Rained Out, Alvarez Pitching Well for Toros

USA Premier12 Baseball

- Team USA 6 - 1 Team Netherlands

• C Dan Rohlfing: 1 for 4, R, K, Caught Stealing

Arizona Fall League

- Surprise Saguaros 7 - 3 Scottsdale Scorpions

Mexican Pacific League

- Tomateros de Culiacan 4 - 2 Aguilas de Mexicali

• C Xorge Carrillo: 1 for 4

  

Venezuela Professional Baseball League

- No Games Scheduled

Dominican Baseball League

- Aguilas Cibaenas 5 - 4 Gigantes del Cibao
- Leones del Escogido 3 - 5 Tigres del Licey
- Estrellas de Oriente 5 - 6 Toros del Este

• LHP Dario Alvarez: 0.2 IP, 1 K

Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League

- No Games Scheduled

11.15.2015 Winter League Results | Mets RP Struggle in Premier12, Monell Stays Hot in Puerto Rico

USA Premier12 Baseball

- Team USA 2 - 10 Team Japan (Nov. 14th)

• RHP Cody Satterwhite: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

- Team USA 3 - 2 Team Korea

• C Dan Rohlfing: 1 for 3, RBI, 2 K
• RHP John Church: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB

Arizona Fall League

- No Games Scheduled

Mexican Pacific League

- Charros de Jalisco 5 - 1 Tomateros de Culiacan
- Venados de Mazatlan 8 - 6 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
- Yaquis de Obregon 3 - 0 Mayos de Navojoa
- Caneros de los Mochis 4 - 2 Aguilas de Mexicali

• C Xorge Carrillo: 1 for 3, R, BB

  

Venezuela Professional Baseball League

- Caribes de Anzoategui 1 - 2 Leones del Caracas
- Tigres de Aragua 5 - 4 Bravos de Margarita
- Tiburones de La Guaira 3 - 1 Navegantes del Magallanes
- Aguilas del Zulia 2 - 1 Cardenales de Lara

• LF Jairo Perez: 0 for 2, BB

Dominican Baseball League

- Tigres del Licey 6 - 5 Aguilas Cibaenas
- Gigantes del Cibao 9 - 8 Estrellas de Oriente

Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League

- Indios de Mayaguez 5 - 1 Cangrejeros de Santurce

• C Johnny Monell: 2 for 4, RBI, K

- Gigantes de Carolina 3 - 1 Criollos de Caguas

• RHP Joel Huertas: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Jon Velasquez: 1.0 IP, 1 K

11.10.2015 Winter League Results | Satterwhite and Team USA Get 1st Pool Play Win, RBI #12 for Xorge Carrillo, Monell Brings his Power to Puerto Rico

USA Premier12 Baseball

- Team USA 11 - 5 Team Dominican Republic

• C Dan Rohlfing: 1 for 4, R, BB, K 
• RHP Cody Satterwhite: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 K, Win (1-0)

Arizona Fall League

- Glendale Desert Dogs 4 - 5 Scottsdale Scorpions

- Mesa Solar Sox 3 - 10 Surprise Saguaros

- Salt River Rafters 2 - 1 Peoria Javelinas

• 2B L.J. Mazzilli: 1 for 4, R, 2B, K
• SS Jeff McNeil: 2 for 4, SB(3), Error(4)
• RHP Mike Hepple: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 K

Mexican Pacific League

- Naranjeros de Hermosillo 7 - 4 Charros de Jalisco
- Tomateros de Culiacan 9 - 3 Caneros de los Mochis
- Mayos de Navojoa 3 - 7 Venados de Mazatlan
- Aguilas de Mexicali 6 - 4 Yaquis de Obregon

• C Xorge Carrillo: 1 for 4, R, RBI(12)

  

Venezuela Professional Baseball League

- Cardenales de Lara 3 - 0 Tigres de Aragua

• LF Jairo Perez: 0 for 4, K

Dominican Baseball League

- Gigantes del Cibao 3 - 4 Aguilas Cibaenas
- Tigres del Licey 1 - 0 Leones del Escogido
- Toros del Este 5 - 4 Estrellas de Oriente

Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League

- Indios de Mayaguez 1 - 5 Gigantes de Carolina
- Cangrejeros de Santurce 5 - 8 Criollos de Caguas

• C Johnny Monell: 2 for 5, R, 2B
• LF Arnaldo Berrios: 0 for 0, Defensive Replacement

11.09.2015 Winter League Results | Team USA Stays Undefeated In Exhibition Play, Arizona Pitchers Superb

USA Premier12 Baseball

- Team USA 3 - 2 Team Chinese Taipei

• C Dan Rohlfing: 0 for 2, K 
• RHP John Church: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K

Arizona Fall League

- Surprise Saguaros 4 - 4 Peoria Javelinas

- Mesa Solar Sox 3 - 5 Glendale Desert Dogs

- Salt River Rafters 8 - 10 Scottsdale Scorpions

• RHP Mickey Jannis: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 5 K
• LHP Kyle Regnault: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 K
• RHP Beck Wheeler: 1.0 IP, 2 K

Mexican Pacific League

- Tomateros de Culiacan 2 - 4 Caneros de los Mochis

  

Venezuela Professional Baseball League

- Caribes de Anzoategui 0 - 3 Aguilas del Zulia
- Navegantes del Magallanes 2 - 1 Leones del Caracas

• C Albert Cordero: 0 for 0, Defensive Replacement

Dominican Baseball League

- Gigantes del Cibao 2 - 6 Estrellas de Oriente
- Tigres del Licey 5 - 12 Aguilas Cibaenas
- Toros del Este 4 - 0 Leones del Escogido

Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League

- No Games Scheduled

11.8.2015 Winter League Results: Satterwhite Shuts Down the Dutch, Thornton Hangs On for Hold #11, Tough Day for Adrian Almeida

USA Premier12 Baseball

- Team USA 3 - 2 Team Netherlands

• C Dan Rohlfing: 1 for 2 
• RHP Cody Satterwhite: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 K

Arizona Fall League

- No Games Scheduled

Mexican Pacific League

- Caneros de los Mochis 0 - 1 Mayos de Navojoa
- Caneros de los Mochis 6 - 2 Mayos de Navojoa

- Venados de Mazatlan 7 - 1 Tomateros de Culiacan
- Yaquis de Obregon 3 - 1 Naranjeros de Hermosillo

- Aguilas de Mexicali 6 - 0 Charros de Jalisco

• C Xorge Carrillo: 1 for 4, R, 2B, K  

Venezuela Professional Baseball League

- Caribes de Anzoategui 2 - 3 Aguilas del Zulia
- Navegantes del Magallanes 5 - 4 Tigres de Aragua

• CF Oswaldo Caraballo: 0 for 1 
• RHP Zach Thornton: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, Hold(11)

- Leones del Caracas 5 - 1 Tiburones de La Guaira

• C Albert Cordero: 0 for 4, K

- Cardenales de Lara 4 - 8 Bravos de Margarita

• LHP Adrian Almeida: 0.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 BB

Dominican Baseball League

- Gigantes del Cibao 6 - 2 Aguilas Cibaenas

Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League

- Gigantes de Carolina 1 - 5 Indios de Mayaguez
- Criollos de Caguas 2 - 7 Cangrejeros de Santurce

• LF Arnaldo Berrios: 0 for 4, BB, 2 K
• LHP Joel Huertas: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K 

11.1.2015 Winter League Results: Team USA Defeats Team Canada, Jairo Perez Hits HR #4, Mejia Rocked Again In 3rd Winter Start

Team USA Premier12 Team
- Team USA 2 - 2 Team Canada
- Team USA 2 - 0 Team Canada


Side Note: These were exhibition games so no box scores were available. Mets SS Gavin Cecchini, RHP Cody Satterwhite, RHP John Church, and C Dan Rohfling will be playing with this team for the next 2 weeks in Taiwan with the official tournament play starting 11/10/2015 against Team Dominican Republic.



Arizona Fall League
No Games Scheduled on Sundays

Mexican Pacific League

- Caneros de los Mochis 9 - 8 Charros de Jalisco
- Tomateros de Culiacan 2 - 1 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
- Aguilas de Mexicali 6 - 3 Venados de Mazatlan

• C Xorge Carrillo: 0 for 2, BB

- Aguilas de Mexicali 2 - 4 Venados de Mazatlan

• C Xorge Carrillo: 1 for 1, RBI(8) 

Venezuelan Winter League

- Caribes de Anzoategui 5 - 7 Tiburones de La Guaira
- Aguilas del Zulia 5 - 2 Bravos de Margarita
- Cardenales de Lara 3 - 6 Navegantes del Magallanes

• LF Jairo Perez: 2 for 4, R, 2B, HR(4), 2 RBI(16, 17), BB
• RHP Zach Thornton: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, Hold(9) 

- Leones del Caracas 2 - 3 Tigres de Aragua

• C Albert Cordero: 1 for 4, 2 K, Runner Thrown Out

Dominican Winter League
- Estrellas de Oriente 5 - 0 Gigantes del Cibao
- Aguilas Cibaenas 10 - 7 Tigres del Licey

• RHP Jenrry Mejia: 3.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Roberto Clemente Puerto Rican League
- Indios de Mayaguez 0 - 3 Gigantes de Carolina
- Cangrejeros de Santurce 4 - 5 Criollos de Caguas

• RHP Jon Velasquez: 0.1 IP

The Morning Report 4.23.2015 | Gee's Frustration, Marlins Front Office Trouble, Dan Rohlfing, Vladimir Guerrero's Nephew

Mets Current Winning Streak: 10 Games and Counting

Adam Rubin | ESPN New York- The day after his second start of the season, with his ERA sitting at 7.59, Gee initiated a meeting last Friday with manager Terry Collins. Said Collins: "He's been a little frustrated with the whole scenario -- the wintertime, spring training, all he's had to do. And he said to me, 'Hey, it's time for me to go pitch. It's time for me to go out and pitch, and pitch my kind of baseball, which I know I can do."I said, 'Dill, you don't owe anybody any explanations. You deserve this chance. You deserve to be in this rotation. You've just got to go do your job.'

(Chris Soto: No matter what anyone says or thinks about Dillon Gee, the fact is, he IS a MLB caliber SP and does deserve to be in the rotation. Even though his ERA says otherwise, Dillon has been just as good as the rest of the guys in the Mets rotation so far this season. His K rate is holding flat year over year but he has cut his BB rate in half. The only thing hurting him right now is the fact that 20% of the flyballs he's giving up are leaving the park! That's twice the normal MLB rate. It's unsustainable and it will normalize itself out over the next few starts, thus dropping his ERA.)


Ken Rosenthal | Twitter

Sources: Backman not a candidate to replace Redmond if #Marlins change managers. Loria actively reviewing. Redmond remains under scrutiny.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) April 22, 2015

(Chris Soto: Apparently, Loria's lack of patience is causing quite a stir amongst his front office personnel. It sounds like he wants to make a move and is extremely intriguied by Wally Backman but none of the people he has hired to run the actual operations does. We know all too well that this is the kind of  ownership meddling that can ruin an organization's chances at winning. April is not even over yet and the Marlins are already 8 games behind 1st place. It's the old adage....."You can't win the division in April, but, you certainly can lose it.")


Michael McCarty | Amazin Avenue- With Travis d'Arnaud's injury, the subsequent promotion of Kevin Plawecki to the major leagues, and announcement that Anthony Recker has a bone spur in his elbow, the Mets needed to bolster their depth at the catcher position. The result of all of that is that the Mets have acquired Dan Rohlfing from the Twins in exchange for cash considerations. Rohlfing will immediately report to Triple-A Las Vegas to take Plawecki's spot on the roster.

(Chris Soto: A minor move to take care of a small problem. If Recker ends up needing to miss time due to the bone spur, you can expect the club to call up Johnny Monell, who was the only catcher on the Las Vegas roster left before this trade. In his minor league career, Rohlfing is a .243/.319/.327 hitter so he is nothing more than organizational filler.)



Kiley McDaniel | Fangraphs- Gregory Guerrero, SS, Dominican Video: Guerrero’s defensive and offensive actions remind me of the top player from last year’s class, Brewers SS Gilbert Lara. Lara has a good bit more juice in his bat and I think both eventually end up at third base, but Guerrero has looseness to his swing and above average bat speed and power projection, so he would profile fine there. He’s rumored to have a deal with the Mets for $1.8 million..

(Chris Soto: Well sounds like we lost out on Vlad Guerrero's son who is expected to sign a $4.4M signing bonus with the Toronto Blue Jays, but, we did get his nephew. This signing would leave the Mets with approximately $750,000 left in the international pool to sign other players. I suspect that the requirement of having to incurre IFA penalties to sign Vlad Jr. is what scared the Mets away. The Blue Jays signing of Guerrero is going to cost them 2 years of limited IFA signing abilities)

Lets Go Mets!