Venezuelan Views: Twins in the Venezuelan League

The Venezuelan League season is over, so here's how Twins players there did.

The star was Luis Arraez.  In 182 at-bats he hit .335/.382/.445 with 22 RBIs.  Small sample size, but he had similar numbers in Cedar Rapids last year:  .347/.386/.444.  He probably should've been moved up to Fort Myers, but he wasn't.  He'll be twenty on April 9.

Reynaldo Rodriguez, who the Twins recently re-signed, also had a fine season.  He batted .309/.370/.536 in in 220 at-bats, hitting 12 home runs  with 41 RBIs.  Rodriguez is thirty, so he's not a prospect, but he'll help the Rochester Red Wings again.

Niko Goodrum put up solid numbers, too.  He batted .284/.354/.431 in 116 at-bats.  Those numbers are close to what he did in Chattanooga last season.  He'll be twenty-five at the end of February.

Eduardo Escobar got to Venezuela a week or so ago.  He went 4-for-13 in three games, giving him a batting average of .308.

Victor Tademo appeared in four games, each time as a pinch-runner.  He stole a base and scored once.  He did not get a plate appearance.

Ryan O'Rourke did not do well in Venezuela.  In thirteen games (16.2 innings), he went 1-1, 6.48, 1.80 WHIP.  He did strike out seventeen.  It probably won't have much impact on his future with the Twins, but it certainly didn't help.

Edwar Colina appeared in one game and pitched one inning, giving up two hits but no runs.

Confesor Lara spent most of the winter in the Dominican, but he appeared in one game in Venezuela.  He gave up no hits and a walk with one strikeout.

The Venezuelan League playoffs start next week.  Six teams go.  The first round is a best-of-seven series.  Here are the matchups.

Margarita v. Lara
La Guaira v. Anzoategui
Aragua v. Zulia