A look at the Venezuelan Winter League.
FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
Anzoategui, 39-24
Aragua, 35-27
Zulia, 35-28
Magallanes, 32-31
La Guaira, 31-34
Lara, 29-35
Caracas, 29-35
Margarita, 23-39
The top five teams go into a round-robin playoff. I'd love to see the major leagues adopt a round-robin playoff, but I know it will never happen.
CURRENT PLAYOFF STANDINGS
Aragua, 1-0
Zulia, 1-1
Anzoategui, 1-1
Magallanes, 1-1
La Guaira, 0-1
FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATS
BATTING LEADERS
AVERAGE
Odubel Herrera, La Guaira, Philadelphia .372
Felix Perez, Anzoategui, Cincinnati, .360
Ramon Flores, Aragua, Yankees, .347
HOME RUNS
Carlos Rivero, Lara, Seattle, 15
Balbino Fuenmayor, Anzoategui, Kansas City, 10
Alex Gonzalez, Caracas, 9
Felix Perez, Anzoategui, Cincinnati, 9
RBIs
Carlos Rivero, Lara, Seattle, 44
Adonis Garcia, Magallanes, Yankees, 41
Paulo Orlando, Lara, Kansas City, 40
STOLEN BASES
Ali Castillo, Zulia, Yankees, 16
Maikol Gonzalez, Lara, 14
Ender Inciarte, Zulia, Arizona, 13
OBP
Ramon Flores, Aragua, Yankees, .435
Odubel Herrera, La Guaira, Philadelphia, .432
Alex Gonazalez, Caracas, .407
SLUGGING
Alex Gonzalez, Caracas, .611
Felix Perez, Anzoategui, .572
Odubel Herrera, La Guaira, Philadelphia, .556
OPS
Alex Gonzalez, Caracas, 1.018
Odubel Herrera, LaGuaira, Philadelphia, .988
Felix Perez, Anzoategui, .965
PITCHING LEADERS
ERA
Jose Alvarez, Anzoategui, Angels, 1.91
Yeiper Castillo, Zulia, 2.32
Daryl Thompson, Anzoategui, 3.19
WINS
Jose Alvarez, Anzoategui, Angels, 6
Manny Correa, Aragua, 6
Junior Guerra, La Guaira, White Sox, 6
SAVES
Hassan Pena, Magallanes, 19
Cody Hall, Anzoategui, San Francisco 12
Gregory Infante, La Guaira, Toronto, 12
INNINGS
Junior Guerra, La Guaira, White Sox, 78
Manny Correa, Aragua, 68
Daryl Thompson, Anzoategui, 67.2
STRIKEOUTS
Junior Guerra, La Guaira, White Sox, 82
Daryl Thompson, Anzoategui, 52
Cesar Jimenez, Lara, Philadelphia, 47
WHIP
Jose Alvarez, Anzoategui, Angels, 1.01
Junior Guerra, La Guaira, White Sox, 1.12
Raul Rivero, Lara, 1.22
TWINS PLAYERS
Oswaldo Arcia, Anzoategui, .270/.377/.539 in 115 at-bats.
Dubal Baez, Lara, .000/.000/.000 in 0 at-bats (5 games).
Argenis Diaz, Aragua, .313/.371/.438 in 128 at-bats.
Eduardo Escobar, Aragua, .255/.314/.438 in 153 at-bats.
Aaron Hicks, Margarita, .220/.381/.280 in 50 at-bats.
Jose Martinez, Aragua, .31/.361/.445 in 245 at-bats.
Heiker Meneses, La Guaira, .190/.289/.238 in 84 at-bats.
Josmil Pinto, Aragua, .321/.412/.476 in 84 at-bats.
Wil Ledezma, Aragua, 2-1, 2.89, 1.39 WHIP, 17 strikeouts in 18.2 innings (21 appearances).
Lester Oliveros, Anzoategui, 1-0, 3.60, 2 saves, 1.40 WHIP, 10 strikeouts in 10 innings (10 appearances).
Ryan O'Rourke, Zulia, 1-1, 3.55, 1.11 WHIP, 10 strikeouts in 12.2 innings (21 appearances).
Alexis Tapia, Margarita, 0-0, 6.23, 1.85 WHIP, 3 strikeouts in 4.1 innings (3 appearances).