Where they stand: For the week, Aragua was 3-3. On the season, the Tigres are 19-25, in sixth place, 11.5 games out of first, 2.5 games out of fourth.
Quick summaries:
Tuesday: La Guaira 5, Aragua 3. Wilson Ramos hit his seventh home run of the season.
Wednesday: Aragua 6, Zulia 2. Wilson Ramos and Dustin Martin each went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs.
Thursday: Aragua 6, Lara 5. Dustin Martin had a double and a home run.
Friday: Lara 12, Aragua 2. Jason Jones gave up five runs on seven hits in two innings.
Saturday: Zulia 10, Aragua 9. Jason Pridie was 3-for-5 with a double and 2 RBIs.
Sunday: Aragua 2, Magallanes 1. Jason Pridie and Dustin Martin were each 2-for-4.
Monday: Off Day.
Who's hot: Dustin Martin was 8-for-23 (.348) with a double and a home run. For the year, he is at .291/.400/.455 in 134 at-bats. Jason Pridie has joined Aragua and is 6-for-13 (.462) with a double. Yangervis Solarte was 8-for-20 (.400) with two doubles and a home run. For the season, he is hitting .368/.467/.526 in 38 at-bats.
Who's lukewarm: Wilson Ramos was 4-f0r-19 (.211) with a home run. For the year he is hitting .315/.417/.597 in 134 at-bats.
Who's cold: Jason Jones gave up five runs (three earned) on seven hits in two innings. For the year, he is 0-1, 7.11 with a 1.74 WHIP in 25.1 innings.
Who's not playing: Oswaldo Arcia, Jonathan Goncalves, Justin Huber, Edgar Ibarra, Miguel Munoz.
Information on the other Twins playing winter ball, as well as more detail on Aragua's games, can be found after the jump.
Twins players in winter ball not with Aragua:
Who's hot: Alexi Casilla couldn't continue to bat as poorly as he had been, and he didn't. He went 6-for-17 (.353) for the week, with a pair of doubles. On the season, Casilla is batting .226/.304/.306 in 62 at-bats.
Who's lukewarm: Angel Morales was 2-for-7 (.286) for the week. On the season, he is hitting .167/.286/.250 in 12 at-bats. Pedro Guerra pitched one inning, giving up an unearned run on two hits. For the year, he is 0-1, 6.61 in 16.1 innings.
Who's cold: Ryan Mullins gave up six runs on ten hits in 10.1 innings. For the season, he is 0-1, 5.11 in 12.1 innings.
Who's not playing: Estarlin De Los Santos, Juan Portes, Alexander Soto, Nelvin Fuentes, Steve Hirschfeld, Jose Lugo, Winston Marquez.
Aragua games:
Tuesday
Max Ramirez (Texas) hit a three-run homer in the third inning to lead La Guaira over Aragua 5-3.
Yangervis Solarte was 2-for-3 and Hector Gimenez (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-4 with a double. Wilson Ramos was 1-for-4 with a home run. Dustin Martin was 0-f0r-4. Oscar Salazar (San Diego) led La Guaira with three hits.
No Twins pitchers appeared in the game. The winning pitcher was Enrique Gonzalez (Boston), with Ronald Belisario getting the save with a scoreless ninth. Seth Etherton (San Diego) took the loss.
Wednesday
Wilson Ramos' two-run single was part of a four-run third-inning rally as Aragua defeated Zulia 6-2.
Ramos was 2-for-4 in the game and also scored two runs. Dustin Martin also was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Yangervis Solarte was 1-for-3 with a walk. For Zulia, Ernesto Mejia (Atlanta) and Guillermo Quiroz each had two hits.
On the mound, Omar Poveda (Texas) pitched 5.1 scoreless innings to get the win. Dwayne Pollok (Dodgers) took the loss for Zulia.
Thursday
Dustin Martin's seventh-inning homer provided the margin of victory as Aragua defeated Lara 6-5.
Martin also doubled, going 2-for-4 on the day with two runs scored. Yangervis Solarte was also 2-for-4 with two runs scored, hitting a triple. Wilson Ramos was 0-for-3 with two walks. Ronny Cedeno (Pittsburgh) also homered, going 2-for-5. Alcides Escobar (Milwaukee) was 4-for-5 to lead Lara.
Jose Guanchez retired the only batter he faced, and that was good enough to get the win. Victor Moreno pitched the last 1.2 innings scorelessly for the save. Romulo Sanchez (Yankees) gave up the homer to Martin to take the loss.
Friday
Lara did all its scoring in the first four innings, defeating Aragua 12-2.
Carlos Duran hit two home runs and a double to lead Lara. For the game, he was 3-for-5 with three runs scored and three RBIs. Jose Yepez also had three hits for Lara. For Aragua, Dustin Martin, Wilson Ramos, and Jason Pridie each went 1-for-4.
Jason Jones pitched two innings, giving up five runs (three earned) on seven hits. The losing pitcher was starter Jesus Delgado (Florida), who gave up the other seven runs in 1.2 innings. The winner was Steven Shell (Florida), who pitched seven innings and gave up only one run on four hits.
Saturday
Aragua scored six runs in the bottom of the ninth, but fell short as the Tigres lost to Zulia 10-9. Aragua had the bases loaded with two out when ex-Twin Luis Maza (Dodgers) flied out to end the game.
Zulia got home runs by Kenny Perez (Colorado), Ernesto Mejia (Atlanta), and Carlos Gonzalez (Colorado). Maza and Jason Pridie led the Tigres attack, each going 3-for-5. Yangervis Solarte was 3-for-6 with a pair of doubles. Dustin Martin was 1-for-3. Wilson Ramos went 0-for-4 with a walk.
Yeiper Castillo (Boston) was the winning pitcher for Zulia, with Chris Hernandez getting the save. Wilfredo Ledezma (Pittsburgh) took the loss for Aragua.
Sunday
Seth Etherton (San Diego) pitched five innings of one-hit ball as Aragua defeated Magallanes 2-1.
Ronny Cedeno (Pittsburgh) provided the Aragua offense with two home runs. He also had a double, going 3-for-4. Jason Pridie and Dustin Martin were each 2-for-4. Yangervis Solarte was 0-for-4 with a walk.
Etherton was the winning pitcher, with the save going to Victor Moreno. Yusmeiro Petit (Seattle) took the loss for Magallanes.
Aragua did not play Monday, and does not play today. The Tigres next game will be Wednesday night at Zulia.
This is sort of the format I'm considering using for next year's minor league reports. There will obviously be a few differences, because I'll be looking at one team with all Twins, rather than a team with several Twins plus several Twins on other teams. I'll probably drop the "lukewarm" category. I may need to track the hot and cold categories over a longer period than a week, especially for pitchers, for whom one week's work may only be one outing.
Let me know what you think. I am always open to suggestions for improvement.
I'm with the Doc. Things looks mighty good to me.
I like these updates. They allow me to be pissed off by Alexi Casilla even in the winter.
I like the gray line. "Hot" and "cold" are sufficient categories. Most importantly, I am thrilled that this feature will continue.
/Silent Majority
I added the gray line. JeffA, this is added by <hr>.