The Rays have eight players in the Australian Baseball League this season, all of whom play for the Perth Heat except for Curtis Mead, who was acquired from the Phillies last week.
Hitters
C Roberto Alvarez, Australian Baseball League
This week: 8 AB, 4 H, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Offseason: 8 AB, .500/.556/.500
Alvarez is known more for his defense, but he did hit well for short-season Princeton in 2018. He had a .615 OPS for Class-A Bowling Green in 2019.
2B Jonathan Aranda, Liga Mexicana del Pacífico
Offseason: 9 AB, .222/.222/.222
Game logs for players not in the ABL were strangely unavailable Sunday. Hopefully that problem is fixed soon.
SS Wander Franco, Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana
This week: 0 AB
Offseason: 26 AB, .192/.192/.308
OF Niko Hulsizer, ABL
This week: 11 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 5 K
Offseason: 11 AB, .182/.231/.545
Hulsizer was acquired from the Dodgers for Adam Kolarek, but he only had 34 at-bats for Class A-Advanced Charlotte after coming back from an injury.
IF Kaleo Johnson, ABL
This week: 12 AB, 1 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 4 K
Offseason: 12 AB, .333/.385/.667
Johnson — a 32nd-round pick — hit well with Bowling Green last season before struggling with Charlotte.
JOHNSON HOMERS
— Perth Heat (@PerthHeat) November 21, 2019
First game, first hit, first homer for @RaysBaseball infielder @kaleojohnson_ !!
Welcome to Perth! #TheHEATison pic.twitter.com/3ggQO5Me97
IF Curtis Mead, ABL
This week: 12 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K
Offseason: 12 AB, .167/.167/.167
Mead was acquired from the Phillies last week for left-handed pitcher Cristopher Sanchez, who was promptly added to their 40-man roster. The Phillies signed Mead for $200,000, and his .813 OPS was 13th in the Gulf Coast League.
C Michael Perez, LIDOM
This week: 0 AB
Offseason: 29 AB, .172/.219/.241
OF Jordan Qsar, ABL
This week: 12 AB, 5 R, 4 H, 3 2B, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 3 K
Offseason: 12 AB, .333/.467/.583
Qsar was limited to 59 games in 2019, but he showed some power potential with nine homers and 20 extra-base hits.
Pitchers
RHP Blake Bivens, ABL
This week: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Offseason: 2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1.50 WHIP
After pitching mostly in relief for the first time in his career last season, Bivens will pick up some extra innings in that role this winter.
RHP Carlos Garcia, ABL
This week: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Offseason: 2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP
In 21 Gulf Coast League innings, Garcia struck out 25 and had a 1.29 ERA, but he also walked 11.
RHP Audry Lugo, ABL
This week: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Offseason: 2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP
Lugo made his pro debut in 2019 and pitched at three levels, mostly in the GCL. There, he had 29 strikeouts, 10 walks, and a 2.59 ERA in 24 1⁄3 innings.
Done for the offseason
RHP Shane Baz, Arizona Fall League
This week: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Offseason: 11 IP, 8.18 ERA, 1.91 WHIP
2B Vidal Brujan, AFL
This week: 10 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 3 K, 0/1 SB
Offseason: 82 AB, .256 BA/.380 OBP/.463 SLG
C Ronaldo Hernandez, AFL
This week: 4 AB, 3 H, 1 RBI
Offseason: 39 AB, .359 BA/.381 OBP/.513 SLG
OF Josh Lowe, AFL
This week: 0 AB
Offseason: 52 AB, .327 BA/.379 OBP/.558 SLG
RHP Simon Rosenblum-Larson, AFL
This week: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Offseason: 12 2⁄3 IP, 2.13 ERA, 1.50 WHIP
RHP Drew Strotman, AFL
This week: 4 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Offseason: 21 IP, 6.43 ERA, 1.52 WHIP
RHP Alex Valverde, AFL
This week: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Offseason: 10 IP, 0.90 ERA, 0.70 WHIP
Australian stats are through games of Nov. 24. All other stats are through games of Nov. 23.