Dominican Winter League 2005-2006

[Guest Rotblatt]

Heath Bell is at it again, having pitched 5.33 scoreless innings for the Licey Tigers. He's allowed 3 hits and struck out 7, walking no one.

Manny Aybar has done quite well in 3 starts. He has a 2.20 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 11 K, 4 BB in 16.33 IP.

Heilman has made 2 starts, and has a 3.72 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 10 K, 5 BB in 9.67 IP.

Anderson Hernandez: 29 AB, .414 AVG/.452 OBP/.483 SLG/.935 OPS with 2 BB, 3 K & 2 SB. He's only had one extra base hit--a triple.

http://www.licey.com/numeritos2005/SR2005/licey.asp

[smg58]

I think Bell will be fine on the major league level as long as he gets consistent work.

Aybar might be working his way back into the bullpen picture, too. I think if the Mets find a good closer -- and there are a lot of them out there -- the rest of the pen will sort itself out.

Hernandez appears to be making up for the hits he didn't get here. I hope he keeps it up.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Heilman made another start and went 5 innings, striking out 4 & walking 1. He allowed 4 hits & 2 earned runs, bringing his ERA down to 3.68 & his WHIP to 1.36.

Bell pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up his first walk and first earned run of the season. His line: .67 IP, 1 K, 1 BB, 1 H, 1 ER.

Hernandez, apparently jinxed by smg58, only went 1-8 with a single and a SB.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Anderson Hernandez
55 AB, .327 AVG/.356 OBP/.363 SLG/.719 OPS

Heath Bell
8 IP, 1.13 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 10 K, 1 BB

Aaron Heilman
20 IP, 3.15 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 18 K, 6 BB

Manny Aybar
16.3 IP, 2.20 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 11 K, 4 BB

[Guest Rotblatt]

Anderson Hernandez
66 AB, .318 AVG/.343 OBP/.348 SLG/.691 OPS, 4 SB

Heath Bell
10 IP, 0.90 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 11 K, 1 BB

Aaron Heilman
26.7 IP, 2.36 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 22 K, 6 BB

Manny Aybar
hasn't pitched since last update

[Guest Rotblatt]

Anderson Hernandez
.313 AVG/.349 OBP/.338 SLG/.687 OPS, 5 SB

Heath Bell
13 IP, 2.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 16 K, 5 BB

Aaron Heilman
hasn't pitched since last update.

Manny Aybar
20 IP, 2.25 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 15 K, 6 BB

[Guest Rotblatt]

Anderson Hernandez
96 AB, .323 AVG/.359 OBP/.354 SLG/.713 OPS, 6 SB

Anderson got his 2nd extra base hit this last week--a double.

Heath Bell
hasn't pitched since last update.

Aaron Heilman
hasn't pitched since last update.

Manny Aybar
hasn't pitched since last update.

[Guest Edgy DC]

That's one quiet .300 hitting by Hernandez. An isolated slugging of .025? What's HoJo been teaching down there?

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: That's one quiet .300 hitting by Hernandez. An isolated slugging of .025? What's HoJo been teaching down there?

Could be he's teaching him to hit the ball on the ground to take advantage of his speed. Could be a whole number of other things, too. It is an advantage when a player in Winter Ball is being worked with by one of the coaches in his organization. It gives the player a head start on Spring Training.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

And my math skilz have failed me. That should be .031.

His isolated OBP rate of .036 is also troublesome, though.

That Homer Bush was a uselful player, but only in seasons he hit .320.

Don't want to draw too many conclusions from the sample size, thouogh.

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: Don't want to draw too many conclusinos from the sample size.

Exactly. My response was pure speculation. We have no way of knowing what Hojo is teaching him - if anything specific.

Later

[Guest Rotblatt]

Well, Hernandez's IsoP is only 0.093 for his minor league career, so it's not that shocking . . .

The only time his SLG topped .400 was last year and that was largely due to 273 AA at bats where he slugged .462. After he got promoted to AAA, he continued to show good power for maybe a month, then started to revert.

All that being said, he was young for his age at every level and held his own. Since he's only 22, he might develop some power.

[Guest Rotblatt]

HoJo apparently put the fear of God into Hernandez, who hit his first dinger of the off-season. That's 3 extra base hits now, for those of you counting at home.

109 AB, .312 AVG/.356 OBP/.367 SLG/.723 OPS, 6 SB

Heath Bell
hasn't pitched since last update.

Aaron Heilman
hasn't pitched since last update.

Manny Aybar
22.3 IP, 2.02 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 18 K, 6 BB