The regular season is underway across all four major winter leagues in Latin America, with Puerto Rico's LBPRC starting its regular season last week.
Here's a look at how prospects ranked by MLB Pipeline have performed thus far through the winter ball season.
This week, Worldbaseball.com calculated wOBA and estimated wRC+ for LIDOM, and where it's interesting, included it in each player's blurb. Those two advanced stats compute a player's value per plate appearance based on what they've done statistically, with wRC+ adjusting for ballpark factors. Because Worldbaseball.com wasn't able to adjust for park factors, wRC+ is an estimation, so it will be referred to as ewRC+ below.
Next week, Worldbaseball.com will extend those statistics across all four major winter leagues.
LIDOM
Leones del Escogido
John Gil, SS - The Atlanta Braves' No. 6 prospect is struggling in his first LIDOM season, with just three hits and three walks in 25 plate appearances through 10 games. The good news is that he's only struck out twice, so his BABIP of .158 indicates that he's making contact and the ball just isn't falling in for him.
Carlos Jimenez, OF - The Seattle Mariners No. 25 prospect went 0-for-4 in the only game he's played for Escogido thus far this season.
Jason Schiavone, C - The Houston Astros No. 6 prospect is 5-for-33 in eight games with three doubles and a pair of RBIs. Defensively, he's 2-for-15 against base stealers this season with three errors and a .950 fielding percentage.
Tigres del Licey
Jesus Made, SS - The Milwaukee Brewers No. 1 prospect and No. 1 prospect overall made a big first impression, homering in his first at-bat for Licey. He's established himself as a star on the rise over his first 16 games, slashing .311/.417/.410 with a homer and nine RBIs, smacking 19 hits in 61 at-bats.
With 72 plate appearances thus far as of Nov. 12, Made's wOBA of .373 ranks 12th among players with at least 50 plate appearances, and his estimated wRC+ is 130.7. Of the 12 players ahead of Made, only two - teammate Gustavo Nunez and Escogido's Jonathan Guzman - lack MLB experience.
Gigantes del Cibao
Roldy Brito, IF/OF - The Colorado Rockies No. 2 prospect and No. 52 prospect overall is 14-for-51 in 18 games with a double, a triple, a homer, and seven runs scored. His wOBA of .318 ranks 28th among players with 50-or-more plate appearances, and his ewRC+ is 97.7, which is slightly below the league average of 100.
Jefferson Rojas, IF - The New York Mets No. 1 prospect and No. 68 prospect overall has seven hits, two of which are doubles and two more of which are homers, in 11 games thus far, with four strikeouts and two walks. His wOBA is .297 and his ewRC+ is 85.0.
Hendry Mendez, OF - The Minnesota Twins No. 8 prospect is 1-for-15 with a double in seven games thus far.
Carlos Jorge, IF/OF - The Cincinnati Reds No. 15 prospect has two homers, five RBIs and 13 hits in 52 at-bats. His strikeout rate - he fanned 12 times in his first 36 plate appearances - has slowed down a bit, with him striking out just four times in his last 20 at-bats, but despite the strikeouts, he still has a .318 wOBA and an ewRC+ of 97.6, putting him right there with Roldy Brito in terms of expected value each time he comes to the plate.
Yunior Tur, P - The Athletics No. 20 prospect allowed three runs on four hits in 6 2/3 innings over seven appearances so far this season. He's walked six of 31 batters he's faced while striking out just four, so command remains a problem. He walked 11 of the 78 batters he faced in eight appearances with the Athletics this past season, which indicates that he's getting a tad wilder.
Estrellas Orientales
Miguel Bleis, OF - The No. 28 prospect of the Boston Red Sox is 2-for-17 with two runs scored in 13 games with three walks and seven strikeouts.
Leo Bernal, C - The St. Louis Cardinals No. 4 prospect and No. 80 prospect overall has a ton of power, clubbing three homers and driving in 12 runs through 17 games, but he's slashing .151/.270/.415 with 18 strikeouts and eight walks in 53 at-bats. Despite the high strikeout rate and less than stellar on-base percentage, he's come up big in a few big spots, including hitting a grand slam on Nov. 9 against Cibao, which has added some value - he's 33rd in wOBA among qualified batters at .292 with an 82.1 ewRC+. He's thrown out eight of 15 runners attempting to steal and has just two errors in the field thus far
Aguilas Cibaenas
Leandro Lopez, P - The Texas Rangers No. 27 prospect has made seven appearances totaling 8 2/3 innings without allowing a run. He's given up just two hits and two walks while striking out 10 of 22 batters he's faced and picked up a save.
LVBP
Leones del Caracas
Alfredo Duno, C - The Cincinnati Reds No. 1 prospect and No. 20 prospect overall has played 15 games for the Leones, going 10-for-49 with a home run and three RBIs, walking 10 times and striking out in 12 of his 62 plate appearances.
Bravos de Margarita
Ramon Ramirez, C/DH - The Kansas City Royals No. 7 prospect has appeared in just five games so far, all as a DH, but is 5-for-14 with a homer and three RBIs as a DH for Margarita. He has yet to play behind the plate this winter.
Cardenales de Lara
Samuel Zavala, OF - The Chicago White Sox No. 28 prospect has appeared in 12 games for Lara, going 5-for-25 with a double and an RBI.
Caribes de Anzoategui
Gabriel Gonzalez, OF/1B - The Minnesota Twins No. 11 prospect has one of the hottest bats for one of winter ball's hottest teams. The Caribes are 15-6 and in first place in the LVBP, and in 22 games, Gonzalez is batting .402/.475/.701 with a triple, six doubles, and six homers, and he's driven in 24 runs for Anzoategui.
Tiburones de La Guaira
Asbel Gonzalez, CF - The Kansas City Royals No. 15 prospect has appeared in nine games, mostly as a pinch runner. He's 0-for-1 with a strikeout.
Roynier Hernandez, IF - The Colorado Rockies No. 30 prospect is 14-for-43, slashing .326/.423/.465 with eight RBIs and seven walks in 13 games thus far.
Aguilas del Zulia
Aron Estrada, 2B/SS/LF - The Baltimore Orioles No. 13 prospect is 36-for-95 with 10 extra-base hits and 15 RBIs in 24 games for Zulia, and his OPS is a sparkling .932.
Jhonny Level, 2B/SS - The San Francisco Giants No. 6 prospect and No. 43 prospect overall is 9-for-35 with a homer and four RBIs in 11 games.
Juan Villavicencio, IF - The Philadelphia Phillies No. 19 prospect is 10-for-43 with six RBIs, two doubles, a triple, and a homer in 13 games.
Victor Arias, OF - The Toronto Blue Jays No. 24 prospect has been a pleasant surprise for Zulia, slashing .325/.398/.518 in 94 plate appearances, driving in 18 runs in 24 games. He's played 126 games at Double-A New Hampshire, and his winter ball stats this year might indicate he's near a breakout season.
Navegantes del Magallanes
Bryant Betancourt, C/1B - The Colorado Rockies No. 27 prospect is 6-for-20 in six games with four RBIs.
Liga Mexicana del Pacifico
Algodoneros de Guasave
Alberto Barriga, C - The Arizona Diamondbacks No. 16 prospect is 10-for-34 with four doubles, a homer, and four RBIs in nine games for Guasave.
Liga Beisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente
Criollos de Caguas
Carson DeMartini, IF - The Philadelphia Phillies No. 23 prospect out of Virginia Tech has played five games for the Criollos, going 3-for-16 with two RBIs.
Leones de Ponce
Jacob Reimer, 1B/3B - The New York Mets No. 6-ranked prospect is off to a great start in Ponce, having gone 8-for-21 with three doubles, two homers, and six RBIs through six games thus far.
Eli Serrano III, OF - Ranked No. 24 in the Mets chain by MLB Pipeline, Serrano headed to Ponce after appearing in 68 games at Double-A Binghamton this summer. He's 3-for-8 in two games thus far.
