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Dominican Winter League 2005-2006

Rotblatt Nov 01 2005 03:39 PM

Heath Bell is at it again, having pitched 5.33 scoreless innings for the Licey Tigers. He's allowed 3 hits and struck out 7, walking no one. Manny Aybar has done quite well in 3 starts. He has a 2.20 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 11 K, 4 BB in 16.33 IP. Heilman has made 2 starts, and has a 3.72 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 10 K, 5 BB in 9.67 IP. Anderson Hernandez: 29 AB, .414 AVG/.452 OBP/.483 SLG/.935 OPS with 2 BB, 3 K & 2 SB. He's only had one extra base hit--a triple. http://www.licey.com/numeritos2005/SR2005/licey.asp

smg58 Nov 01 2005 10:05 PM

I think Bell will be fine on the major league level as long as he gets consistent work. Aybar might be working his way back into the bullpen picture, too. I think if the Mets find a good closer -- and there are a lot of them out there -- the rest of the pen will sort itself out. Hernandez appears to be making up for the hits he didn't get here. I hope he keeps it up.

Rotblatt Nov 03 2005 01:53 PM

Heilman made another start and went 5 innings, striking out 4 & walking 1. He allowed 4 hits & 2 earned runs, bringing his ERA down to 3.68 & his WHIP to 1.36. Bell pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up his first walk and first earned run of the season. His line: .67 IP, 1 K, 1 BB, 1 H, 1 ER. Hernandez, apparently jinxed by smg58, only went 1-8 with a single and a SB.

Rotblatt Nov 09 2005 12:27 PM

Anderson Hernandez 55 AB, .327 AVG/.356 OBP/.363 SLG/.719 OPS Heath Bell 8 IP, 1.13 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 10 K, 1 BB Aaron Heilman 20 IP, 3.15 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 18 K, 6 BB Manny Aybar 16.3 IP, 2.20 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 11 K, 4 BB

Rotblatt Nov 14 2005 03:33 PM

Anderson Hernandez 66 AB, .318 AVG/.343 OBP/.348 SLG/.691 OPS, 4 SB Heath Bell 10 IP, 0.90 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 11 K, 1 BB Aaron Heilman 26.7 IP, 2.36 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 22 K, 6 BB Manny Aybar hasn't pitched since last update

Rotblatt Nov 22 2005 03:44 PM

Anderson Hernandez .313 AVG/.349 OBP/.338 SLG/.687 OPS, 5 SB Heath Bell 13 IP, 2.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 16 K, 5 BB Aaron Heilman hasn't pitched since last update. Manny Aybar 20 IP, 2.25 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 15 K, 6 BB

Rotblatt Nov 28 2005 11:38 AM

Anderson Hernandez 96 AB, .323 AVG/.359 OBP/.354 SLG/.713 OPS, 6 SB Anderson got his 2nd extra base hit this last week--a double. Heath Bell hasn't pitched since last update. Aaron Heilman hasn't pitched since last update. Manny Aybar hasn't pitched since last update.

Edgy DC Nov 28 2005 11:58 AM

That's one quiet .300 hitting by Hernandez. An isolated slugging of .025? What's HoJo been teaching down there?

MFS62 Nov 28 2005 12:12 PM

Edgy DC wrote: That's one quiet .300 hitting by Hernandez. An isolated slugging of .025? What's HoJo been teaching down there? Could be he's teaching him to hit the ball on the ground to take advantage of his speed. Could be a whole number of other things, too. It is an advantage when a player in Winter Ball is being worked with by one of the coaches in his organization. It gives the player a head start on Spring Training. Later

Edgy DC Nov 28 2005 12:16 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 28 2005 12:19 PM

And my math skilz have failed me. That should be .031. His isolated OBP rate of .036 is also troublesome, though. That Homer Bush was a uselful player, but only in seasons he hit .320. Don't want to draw too many conclusions from the sample size, thouogh.

MFS62 Nov 28 2005 12:19 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Don't want to draw too many conclusinos from the sample size. Exactly. My response was pure speculation. We have no way of knowing what Hojo is teaching him - if anything specific. Later

Rotblatt Nov 28 2005 12:58 PM

Well, Hernandez's IsoP is only 0.093 for his minor league career, so it's not that shocking . . . The only time his SLG topped .400 was last year and that was largely due to 273 AA at bats where he slugged .462. After he got promoted to AAA, he continued to show good power for maybe a month, then started to revert. All that being said, he was young for his age at every level and held his own. Since he's only 22, he might develop some power.

Rotblatt Dec 01 2005 04:06 PM

HoJo apparently put the fear of God into Hernandez, who hit his first dinger of the off-season. That's 3 extra base hits now, for those of you counting at home. 109 AB, .312 AVG/.356 OBP/.367 SLG/.723 OPS, 6 SB Heath Bell hasn't pitched since last update. Aaron Heilman hasn't pitched since last update. Manny Aybar 22.3 IP, 2.02 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 18 K, 6 BB