Rays prospects and winter leagues: Hulsizer continues swinging hot bat

If it seems like there’s less offseason action than last winter, you’re onto something. There were 31 players in last offseason’s final post. Right now, there are only 20 being tracked this offseason, including a number whose work this winter is already done.

Hitters

C Roberto Alvarez, Australian Baseball League

This week: 11 AB, 0 R, 3 H, 2 K
Offseason: 53 AB, .245/.286/.264

2B Jonathan Aranda, Liga Mexicana del Pacífico

This week: 0 AB, 1 R, 1 BB
Offseason: 12 AB, .167/.231/.167

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: 14 AB, 2 R, 5 H, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K
Offseason: 67 AB, .284/.338/.537

Hulsizer didn’t have more than one hit in his first 12 games, but he has four multi-hit games in his last eight.

IF Kaleo Johnson, ABL

This week: 15 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Offseason: 69 AB, .304/.333/.406

IF Curtis Mead, ABL

This week: 16 AB, 2 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 1 BB, 5 K, 0/1 SB
Offseason: 79 AB, .329/.361/.532

OF Brian O’Grady, LIDOM

This week: 0 AB
Offseason: 61 AB, .197/.342/.328

C Michael Perez, Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente

This week: 0 AB
Offseason: 45 AB, .111/.180/.156

OF Jordan Qsar, ABL

This week: 12 AB, 2 R, 3 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 4 K, 2/2 SB
Offseason: 62 AB, .355/.518/.581

Qsar has walked in nine of his last 10 games, including six multi-walk games.

Pitchers

RHP Blake Bivens, ABL

This week: 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Offseason: 11 IP, 4.91 ERA, 2.00 WHIP

RHP Carlos Garcia, ABL

This week: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Offseason: 12 IP, 2.25 ERA, 1.25 WHIP

RHP Audry Lugo, ABL

This week: ²⁄₃ IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Offseason: 7 IP, 5.14 ERA, 2.29 WHIP

RHP Nicholas Padilla, PWL

This week: 4 ¹⁄₃ IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 6 K
Offseason: 9 ¹⁄₃ IP, 0.96 ERA, 0.86 WHIP

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 Dec. 22. All other stats are through games of Dec. 21.