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11/20 Winter League update
Junior Lake went 3-for-4, stole a base and scored a run on Monday for Estrellas de Oriente in Dominican winter league play. He was batting .363 in 25 games, but has been primarily used as a designated hitter. There’s no problem with his defense; it’s just tough to break into the lineup. Lake is leading the Dominican winter league in batting.
Jeffry Antigua is 4-1 with a 4.73 ERA in 13 games, all in relief, for Toros del Este in the Dominican. He has struck out 12 and walked two over 13 1/3 innings.
– Carrie Muskat
11/16 Winter League update
Junior Lake went 2-for-5 on Wednesday, and was batting .361 for Estrellas de Oriente, leading the Dominican winter league in batting average. Lake has two home runs, six doubles and 10 RBIs. Christian Villanueva, whom the Cubs got from the Rangers in the Ryan Dempster deal, was batting .206 for Yaquis de Obregon in Mexican league action. He was 2-for-3 on Tuesday, hitting his second home run.
Josh Vitters was listed on the roster for Leones del Caracas in Venezuela, but has yet to play. Tony Campana also has joined Leones. In Venezuela, Luis Valbuena was hitting .318 with one home run and seven doubles in 19 games with Cardenales de Lara while Ty Wright was batting .247 with three doubles, two triples and one home run in 20 games for Tigres de Aragua.
– Carrie Muskat
11/13 AFL & Winter ball updates
* Logan Watkins drew three walks and scored one run but it wasn’t enough as the Mesa Solar Sox lost 8-4 to Salt River on Monday in Arizona Fall League play. Other Cubs prospects to play included pitchers Nick Struck, who gave up one earned run in one inning, and Tony Zych, who also gave up a run in one inning. On Tuesday, the Solar Sox play host to Surprise at HoHoKam Park, starting at 12:35 p.m. MT.
* Junior Lake was 2-for-2, scoring two runs and driving in another, for Estrellas de Oriente in Dominican Winter League play on Monday. Lake was batting .365. Esmailin Caridad has a 1.93 ERA in 15 games for Yaquis de Obregon in the Dominican. He’s struck out 23 and walked six over 18 2/3 innings.
– Carrie Muskat
11/12 Extra bases: Campana to Venezuela
* Cubs outfielder Tony Campana tweeted on Sunday that he was on his way to Venezuela to play winter ball. Campana was to join Caracas as was third baseman Josh Vitters. Last season, Campana batted .264 in 89 games for the Cubs with 30 stolen bases, and stole another 18 bases in 37 games for Triple-A Iowa, where he hit .280.
* Mesa plays host to Salt River on Monday, kicking off the last week of Arizona Fall League play. The Solar Sox have gotten a boost from Cubs prospect Logan Watkins, going 5-1 since he started playing. Watkins, named the Cubs’ Minor League Player of the Year after batting .281 at Double-A Tennessee, was batting .316 in five games.
* In Winter League play, Junior Lake was batting .344 in 19 games for Estrellas de Oriente and Diory Hernandez batting .221 in 19 games for Toros del Este in the Dominican Republic. Jae-Hoon Ha was batting .213 in 17 games for Tigres de Aragua in Venezuela, while Christian Villanueva was batting .167 in 12 games for Yaquis de Obregon in Mexico.
– Carrie Muskat
11/9 AFL & winter ball updates
* Logan Watkins scored on Jonathan Schoop’s single with two outs in the eighth to lift the Mesa Solar Sox to a 4-3 win over Phoenix in Arizona Fall League play on Thursday. Tony Zych was credited with a hold. On Friday, Mesa travels to Scottsdale to face Salt River.
* Junior Lake was 4-for-5 on Tuesday with one RBIs for Estrellas de Oriente in the Dominican winter league. Diory Hernandez was batting .233 in 17 games with Toros de Este in the Dominican. Christian Villanueva, whom the Cubs acquired from the Rangers, was batting .200 in 10 games for Yaquis de Obregon in Mexico. Jae-Hoon Ha was batting .217 in 16 games while Ty Wright was hitting .250 in 19 games for the Tigres de Aragua in Venezuela.
– Carrie Muskat
11/6 AFL & Winter ball updates
Logan Watkins made his Arizona Fall League debut on Monday, and was 0-for-2 with two walks and scored a run in the Mesa Solar Sox’s 5-4 win over Scottsdale. Watkins was named to the Solar Sox to replace Javier Baez, who injured his thumb. Matt Szczur led off and went 0-for-3 but also drew a walk and scored a run. Rubi Silva was 1-for-4 with a triple. Dae-Eun Rhee started for Mesa, and gave up two runs on three hits and two walks over four innings. Nick Struck picked up the win in relief. On Tuesday, Mesa plays host to Surprise at HoHoKam Park. First pitch scheduled for 12:35 p.m. MT.
* In the Dominican Republic, Junior Lake was 3-for-4 with three doubles and one RBI for Estrellas de Oriente in a 6-4 loss to Gigantes on Monday. Lake, who was batting .310, started at third and switched to shortstop.
– Carrie Muskat
10/28 AFL & more
Arizona Fall League
Matt Szczur went 2-for-4 and scored two runs but it wasn’t enough as the Mesa Solar Sox lost 12-6 to Salt River on Saturday in Arizona Fall League play. Szczur was batting .264 in the AFL and tied for the league lead with six stolen bases. Javier Baez was 0-for-2, and leads the AFL with 16 RBIs. He’s also tied for the league lead with four home runs, and second in the AFL with 55 at-bats. The Solar Sox have Sunday off, and resume play Monday, traveling to Surprise for a 12:35 p.m. MT game.
Winter League
Jae-Hoon Ha posted his second straight three-hit game on Saturday for the Tigres de Aragua in Venezuelan Winter League play. Ha was batting .314 in nine games.
Junior Lake was 7-for-20 (.300) in six games with Estrellas de Oriente in the Dominican Winter League. Lake has two home runs and was playing shortstop. Another infield prospect, Christian Villanueva, was 3-for-10 in four games with Yaquis de Obregon in Mexican Winter League, while Greg Rohan was batting .205 in 11 games with the Venados de Mazatlan.
Extra bases
Several of the Cubs prospects will be back in Mesa, Ariz., this week to take part in what’s become known as “Camp Bussy/Camp Jarrow” in honor of the team’s strength and conditioning coaches, Tim Buss and Doug Jarrow.
– Carrie Muskat
10/17 Winter ball
Winter League baseball is underway, and several Cubs prospects, including infielder Junior Lake, are participating. Here’s an early list of the players and the team they are on:
Mexican Pacific League
Alfredo Amezaga (Obregon)
Esmailin Caridad (Obregon)
Greg Rohan (Mazatlan)
Christian Villanueva (Obregon)
Dominican Winter League
Arismendy Alcantara (Licey)
Jeffry Antigua (Toros de Este)
Jairo Ascencio (Este)
Diory Hernandez (Este)
Junior Lake (Oriente)
Venezuelan Winter League
Juan Apodaca (Zulia)
Eduardo Figueroa (Caribes de Anzoategui)
Yoanner Negrin (Caracas)
Loiger Padron (Caracas)
Luis Valbuena (Lara)
Ty Wright (Aragua)
Note: Tony Campana and Miguel Socolovich also were to play for Caracas in Venezuela
8/25 Minor League report
Adrian Cardenas hit his third home run in Iowa’s 5-3 win over Oklahoma City on Friday. Cardenas connected in the eighth, and finished with two RBIs. Tony Campana was 2-for-4 with a triple and one RBI. Jay Jackson picked up the win in relief.
Junior Lake, Rubi Silva and Matt Szczur each homered in Tennessee’s 11-5 win over Mobile. Dallas Beeler picked up the win, giving up five runs over five innings. Lake’s homer was his ninth and he’s now batting .280. He connected in the third for a three-run blast and Silva followed with his first of the year.
Elieser Bonne hit a three-run homer in the fifth to help Daytona beat Tampa, 4-3, in the first game of a doubleheader. Christian Villanueva hit a solo shot in the sixth to back Kyle Hendricks, who gave up two runs over five innings. In the second game, Tampa beat Daytona, 11-5, collecting eight runs off starter Matt Loosen in 3 1/3 innings. Villanueva was 2-for-3 with a double.
Dustin Geiger hit his 17th home run but it wasn’t enough as Peoria lost, 8-2, to Beloit. Geiger finished with two hits and two RBIs. Chadd Krist had two hits and Austin Reed pitched one inning of scoreless relief.
Tayler Scott gave up five runs over five innings in Boise’s 7-6 loss to Vancouver. Marco Hernandez had three hits.
– Carrie Muskat
8/21 Minor League report
Greg Rohan had two hits and one RBIs in Iowa’s 11-3 loss to Memphis on Monday night. The Iowa pitching staff gave up a season-high 11 walks in the game.
Junior Lake had two hits and two RBIs in Tennessee’s 5-1 victory over Chattanooga. Michael Brenly drove in two runs. Brian Schlitter picked up the win in relief, striking out three over two innings.
Daytona had Monday off, and returns to action Tuesday against Clearwater.
Zeke DeVoss and Tim Saunders eaach had two hits in Peoria’s 8-1 loss to Wisconsin. Joe Zeller took the loss, giving up five earned runs on 10 hits over six innings.
Dan Vogelbach and Marco Hernandez each homered in Boise’s 8-7 loss to Yakima. Ian Dickson did not get a decision, despite giving up three hits over five innings. Vogelbach finished with three hits.
Carlos Penalver had two hits and a stolen base in Mesa’s 5-1 loss to the Padres. Paul Blackburn threw four shutout innings.
– Carrie Muskat
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