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Offseason action picked up this past week as play in the Dominican Republic began. Jesus Sanchez and Vidal Brujan are among the Rays participating.
Hitters
2B Jonathan Aranda, Liga Mexicana del Pacífico
This week: 2 AB, 2 K
Offseason: 2 AB, .000 BA/.000 OBP/.000 SLG
For the second straight offseason, it looks like Aranda will play just a minor role for Yaquis de Obregón. He had a .793 OPS in 144 plate appearances for Princeton in 2018.
OF Ryan Boldt, Arizona Fall League
This week: 7 AB, 2 R, 3 H, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 0/1 SB
Offseason: 15 AB, .333 BA/.412 OBP/.333 SLG
He hasn’t done a ton of damage yet, but Boldt has a hit in all four AFL games he’s played in.
2B Vidal Brujan, Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana
This week: 9 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 RBI, 2 K
Offseason: 9 AB, .111 BA/.111 OBP/.111 SLG
Brujan only played in one game in his winter debut, but he certainly had his fair share of action in the 19-inning contest.
SS Lucius Fox, AFL
This week: 20 AB, 7 R, 9 H, 2 RBI, 6 BB, 4 K, 3/3 SB
Offseason: 34 AB, .412 BA/.512 OBP/.500 SLG
Fox has continued his strong start in the AFL. He’s reached base multiple times in all but one of his eight games so far.
OF Moises Gomez, Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional
This week: 2 AB, 2 K
Offseason: 2 AB, .000 BA/.000 OBP/.000 SLG
Gomez was named the No. 13 prospect in the Midwest League after a breakout season, and he’ll look to retain that momentum in Venezuela this winter.
OF Joe McCarthy, AFL
This week: 10 AB, 2 H, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 K
Offseason: 17 AB, .294 BA/.478 OBP/.412 SLG
ESPN subscribers can read Keith Law’s thoughts on Fox and McCarthy.
C Rene Pinto, LVBP
This week: 17 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Offseason: 21 AB, .095 BA/.136 OBP/.095 SLG
He’s not off to a particularly good start, but Pinto seems to be taking the reins as his club’s starting catcher.
C David Rodriguez, LVBP
This week: 9 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 K, 0/1 SB
Offseason: 14 AB, .429 BA/.357 OBP/.333 SLG
Rodriguez caught one game and played as the designated hitter in another.
OF Jesus Sanchez, LIDOM
This week: 12 AB, 2 R, 3 H, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K, 0/1 SB
Offseason: 12 AB, .250 BA/.357 OBP/.333 SLG
Sanchez was the No. 2 overall pick in the LIDOM draft in 2017. Most of his at-bats came in the lengthy game alongside Brujan.
Pitchers
LHP Kyle Bird, LMP
This week: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Offseason: 4 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP
RHP Yoel Espinal, LIDOM
This week: 0 IP, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Offseason: 0 IP, *.** ERA, *.** WHIP
It wasn’t a great debut for Espinal.
LHP Matt Krook, AFL
This week: 5 2⁄3 IP, 3 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 8 K
Offseason: 5 2⁄3 IP, 7.94 ERA, 1.41 WHIP
Both of Krook’s appearances for Peoria were starts. He was also charged with three wild pitches.
RHP Brandon Lawson, AFL
This week: 1 2⁄3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Offseason: 4 1⁄3 IP, 6.23 ERA, 2.08 WHIP
Lawson has been charged with a run in all three of his appearances so far, but he did pick up his first strikeouts in his most recent outing.
LHP Resly Linares, LIDOM
This week: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Offseason: 2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1.50 WHIP
Linares was a third-round pick in this year’s LIDOM draft.
LHP Dalton Moats, AFL
This week: 1 1⁄3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Offseason: 3 1⁄3 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.30 WHIP
LHP Luis Moncada, LVBP
This week: 1 1⁄3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Offseason: 1 2⁄3 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.60 WHIP
RHP Angel Rodriguez, LVBP
This week: 1 1⁄3 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 0 K
Offseason: 1 1⁄3 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1.50 WHIP
Rodriguez mainly pitched for the GCL Rays in 2018.
RHP Jhonleider Salinas, LVBP
This week: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Offseason: 2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP
Salinas had a 3.17 ERA in 70 innings for Class-A Bowling Green and Class A-Advanced Charlotte, but he walked 45 batters.
RHP Phoenix Sanders, AFL
This week: 3 1⁄3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Offseason: 4 2⁄3 IP, 9.64 ERA, 2.57 WHIP
After being charged with four earned runs in his debut last week, it’ll take some time for Sanders’ ERA to come down.
All stats are through games of Oct. 20.