Winter League Report, February 4

I-CUBS WINTER LEAGUE UPDATE
February 4, 2013

Baseball season is just around the corner with the Chicago Cubs' pitchers and catchers set to report to camp in Mesa, Arizona on February 12. Winter ball is nearly complete as the Caribbean Series is now underway in Mexico. Only a few former I-Cubs remain in action. Get caught up on the latest in this week's report.

TRANSACTIONS:
The Chicago Cubs released a list of 22 non-roster players that have been invited to major league spring training. We've mentioned most of them in past reports, but there were a few new names that weren't on our previous list including: RH Casey Coleman (2010-12 in Iowa), RH Nick Struck (2011), RH Barret Loux, C Michael Brenly, C Rafael Lopez, and IF Javier Baez. Coleman, Struck, and Loux are all candidates for a sport in Iowa's starting rotation if they don't land a spot on the big league roster.

In alumni news, IF Ronny Cedeno (2004-05, '07) signed a one-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Los Angeles Angels signed RH Robert Coello (2011) and the New York Mets signed OF Marlon Byrd (rehab in 2011) to minor league contracts. Both were invited to spring training as well. RH Chris Carpenter (2010-11) cleared waivers and was outrighted to triple-A Pawtucket by the Boston Red Sox.

CARIBBEAN SERIES:

The champions from the four leagues in Latim America are meeting in Hermosillo, Mexico to crown a Caribbean champion for the year. The four teams play a double round robin tournament and the teams with the two best records will meet in a championship game. The Dominican Republic is off to a 3-0 start followed by Venezuela (2-1), Mexico (1-2), and Puerto Rico (0-3). Through the first three games, Alfredo Amezaga (2012) has the most at-bats of any player in the tournament. There are no former I-Cubs on the Dominican or Puerto Rican rosters. Amezaga, Marlon Byrd, Marco Carrillo, and Rodrigo Lopez are all suited up for Mexico. Austin Bibens-Dirkx is on the Venezuelan roster, but hasn't appeared in a game yet.

CARIBBEAN SERIES STATS:

Player	Team	Yr(s) with I-Cubs	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
Alfredo Amezaga	Mexico	2012	.286	3	14	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	.286	.357	.643
Marlon Byrd	Mexico	2011	.300	3	10	1	3	2	0	0	3	3	5	1	1	.462	.500	.962

Pitcher	Team	Yr(s) with I-Cubs	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	IBB	SO	WP	OPP AVG.
Rodrigo Lopez	Mexico	2012	0	0	1.50	1	1	0	0	6.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	.111

VENEZUELAN WINTER LEAGUE:

Magallanes rallied to win the final two games of the series to clinch the championship 4-3 over Lara. RH Austin Bibens-Dirkx (2010-11) started the championship game for Magallanes and allowed five runs on seven hits in three innings. That was his only appearance for Magallanes after spending most of the season with Zulia. He ranked 10th in the post-season with a 4.79 ERA. RH Carlos Zambrano (2000-02, '10) was 2-0 with a 2.91 ERA in six post-season starts for Magallanes. "Big Z" led the league in post-season innings (34.0), tied for the league lead in walks (12), was second in strikeouts (25), and fourth in ERA (2.91). IF Luis Valbuena (2012) was a star for Lara. He hit .341 (31-for-91) in 23 post-season games for the Cardenales. Valbuena tied for the league lead in hits, ranked second in average and extra-base hits (10), tied for second in doubles (5), third in RBI (21), and fifth in slugging (.549) in playoff action.

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATS:

Player	Team	Yr(s) with I-Cubs	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
Juan Apodaca	Zulia	2012	.176	20	51	6	9	0	1	0	5	7	16	1	0	.271	.216	.487
Andres Blanco	Magallanes	2008-09	.167	26	66	9	11	2	1	0	7	12	20	0	0	.305	.227	.532
Henry Blanco	Margarita	2007	.188	46	128	13	24	5	0	5	19	16	44	0	1	.275	.344	.619
J.C. Boscan	Caracas	Cubs Signee	.271	26	85	8	23	2	0	1	10	6	20	1	0	.326	.329	.655
Tony Campana	Caracas	2011-12	.231	16	52	7	12	1	1	0	3	6	12	8	2	.322	.288	.610
Ronny Cedeno	Aragua	2004-05, '07	.268	21	82	11	22	2	0	2	7	6	14	0	1	.318	.366	.684
Johermyn Chavez	Caribes	Cubs Signee	.212	33	85	12	18	0	1	3	13	10	27	1	1	.337	.341	.678
Robinson Chirinos	Magallanes	2010	.158	6	19	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	9	0	0	.304	.158	.462
Alberto Gonzalez	Margartia	Cubs Signee	.301	21	73	6	22	3	1	0	6	4	5	2	1	.342	.370	.712
Marwin Gonzalez	Caracas	2011	.180	18	61	8	11	3	0	0	3	7	8	3	1	.282	.230	.511
Jae-Hoon Ha	Aragua	Cubs Prospect	.218	27	78	7	17	3	0	1	6	8	26	6	0	.291	.295	.586
Josh Kroeger	Caracas	2007-08	.286	41	147	15	42	5	0	2	17	28	24	5	5	.404	.361	.765
Jackson Melian	Margarita	2003	.237	39	114	18	27	5	0	4	23	27	30	1	3	.404	.386	.790
Max Ramirez	Margarita	2011	.307	41	127	17	39	7	0	2	9	18	19	1	0	.409	.409	.819
Dave Sappelt	Margarita	2012	.336	30	116	23	39	5	1	5	15	8	17	5	2	.378	.526	.904
Luis Valbuena	Lara	2012	.306	51	183	32	56	15	1	6	39	34	33	3	0	.414	.497	.912
Josh Vitters	Caracas	2012	.000	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Ty Wright	Aragua	2010-12	.247	20	73	6	18	3	2	1	4	0	13	0	0	.257	.384	.640

FINAL REGULAR SEASON HITTING LEADERS:

Luis Valbuena: .306 AVG (8), .414 OBP (5), 34 BB (3)

Pitcher	Team	Yr(s) with I-Cubs	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	IBB	SO	WP	OPP AVG.
Mitch Atkins	Magallanes	2008-10	0	0	13.50	3	0	0	0	2.0	6	3	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	.500
Austin Bibens-Dirkx	Zulia	2010-11	2	2	2.35	12	10	1	1	53.2	51	14	14	2	2	15	0	57	1	.263
Robert Coello	La Guaira	2011	1	0	8.31	6	0	0	1	4.1	5	4	4	1	1	2	0	4	0	.313
Sean Gallagher	Caracas	2007-08	1	3	5.27	7	5	0	0	27.1	37	20	16	4	1	6	0	20	4	.319
Kevin Hart	Caracas	2007-09	0	1	27.00	2	2	0	0	2.1	10	10	7	3	0	4	0	0	0	.588
Yoanner Negrin	Caracas	2012	4	1	2.61	12	12	0	0	58.2	64	19	17	3	3	18	0	38	0	.281
Renyel Pinto	Caribes	2004-05	3	4	5.26	11	11	0	0	51.1	44	31	30	8	4	38	0	42	1	.237
Hector Rondon	Caracas	Cubs Rule 5	2	1	4.29	23	0	0	1	21.0	15	11	10	0	0	6	0	12	3	.208
Les Walrond	La Guaira	2006-08	1	4	3.62	11	10	0	0	49.2	62	25	20	2	3	23	0	31	0	.308
Carlos Zambrano	Magallanes	2000-02, '10	4	2	3.90	6	6	0	0	27.2	27	15	12	3	2	13	1	19	1	.265

FINAL REGULAR SEASON PITCHING LEADERS:

Austin Bibens-Dirkx: 2.35 ERA (2), 1.23 WHIP (5), 57 K (T3)
Yoanner Negrin: 2.61 ERA (4)
Renyel Pinto: 38 BB (1), .237 OPP AVG (3), 8 HRA (4)

DOMINICAN WINTER LEAGUE:

Escogido clinched their spot in the Caribbean Series with a five-game sweep of Aguilas in the best-of-nine championship series. C Henry Blanco (rehab in '07) was 2-for-13 with a run scored and an RBI in the series for Escogido. LH Randy Keisler (2008) pitched for Escogido in the round robin tournament, but didn't make an appearance in the championship series. RH Miguel Batista (1997) had no record and a 7.56 ERA in six games (two starts) in the post-season for Aguilas and RH Frank Batista (2012) pitched a scoreless inning in each of his two appearances. RH Alberto Cabrera (2011-12) led the league with a 0.92 post-season ERA for Toros del Este and RH Jairo Asencio (2012) was tied for third in the league with two post-season saves.

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATS:

Player	Team	Yr(s) with I-Cubs	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
Arismendy Alcantara	Gigantes	Cubs Prospect	.333	23	12	9	4	1	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	.500	.667	1.167
Ryan Flaherty	Escogido	2011	.209	13	43	7	9	1	0	0	3	6	13	0	0	.306	.233	.539
Diory Hernandez	Toros del Este	2012	.260	45	154	19	40	3	0	1	18	19	19	8	2	.337	.299	.636
Junior Lake	Estrellas	Cubs Prospect	.312	44	154	23	48	8	1	5	24	15	46	11	3	.382	.474	.856
Felix Pie	Estrellas	2006-08	.253	42	150	24	38	4	0	3	19	25	31	9	2	.362	.340	.702
Brad Snyder	Estrellas	2009-11	.289	14	45	9	13	3	0	5	16	5	15	0	0	.365	.689	1.054
Nate Spears	Gigantes	2008-09	.063	6	16	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	5	0	0	.200	.063	.263

FINAL REGULAR SEASON BATTING LEADERS:

Junior Lake: .312 AVG (T3), 46 K (T1), 11 SB (T2), .382 OBP (5), .474 SLG (5)
Felix Pie: 25 BB (4)

Pitcher	Team	Yr(s) with I-Cubs	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	IBB	SO	WP	OPP AVG.
Jeff Antigua	Toros del Este	Cubs Prospect	4	1	5.09	25	0	0	2	23.0	22	13	13	4	0	5	0	18	1	.272
Jairo Asencio	Toros del Este	2012	0	2	2.67	26	0	12	12	27.0	28	9	8	0	1	13	2	21	2	.267
Miguel Batista	Aguilas	1997	2	2	4.08	10	9	0	0	39.2	48	22	18	5	2	12	0	20	7	.294
Michael Bowden	Aguilas	2012	3	3	3.62	7	7	0	0	32.1	33	15	13	3	0	12	0	17	1	.264
Alberto Cabrera	Toros del Este	2011-12	0	0	3.14	6	1	0	0	14.1	11	7	5	2	0	13	0	20	2	.269
Lendy Castillo	Escogido	Cubs Prospect	0	1	7.36	12	0	0	0	7.1	15	10	6	0	1	4	0	9	2	.417
Frankie De La Cruz	Estrellas	2012	3	2	2.01	11	2	0	1	22.1	17	9	5	1	0	17	0	10	5	.213
Rafael Dolis	Estrellas	2012	1	1	2.45	8	0	0	1	7.1	7	3	2	0	0	1	0	11	0	.250
Randy Keisler	Escogido	2008	0	2	3.86	5	5	0	0	21.0	18	9	9	2	2	7	0	9	1	.231
Adalberto Mendez	Toros del Este	2005-06	1	1	3.57	10	0	0	0	17.2	12	9	7	0	1	6	1	7	1	.182
Ramon Ortiz	Licey	2011	0	1	1.08	2	2	0	0	8.1	9	3	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	.281
Horacio Ramirez	Toros del Este	2012	0	2	3.18	10	7	0	0	28.1	33	16	10	2	2	10	0	21	1	.287
Polin Trinidad	Toros del Este	2011	0	0	*.**	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Raul Valdes	Toros del Este	2005-06	1	2	3.09	8	8	0	0	32.0	25	16	11	2	0	10	0	26	3	.203

FINAL REGULAR SEASON PITCHING LEADERS:

Miguel Batista: 5 HRA (T2), 9 GS (4)
Jairo Asencio: 12 SV (1), 22 GF (2)
Frankie De La Cruz: 17 BB (T2)

MEXICAN PACIFIC LEAGUE:

Obregon swept Mexicali 4-0 in the championship series to earn their third straight Mexican League title and advanced to be the host team in the Caribbean Series. IF Alfredo Amezaga (2012) hit .333 (6-for-18) with a double, two RBI, and three runs scored in the championship series and hit .269 (18-for-67) with three doubles, five RBI, and 11 runs scored in 16 post-season games overall for Obregon. RH Esmailin Caridad (2009-12) earned a hold in his only appearance in the championship series and was 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA (4ER/9.2IP) in 10 total playoff appearances. RH Marco Carrillo (2010-11) got the start for Obregon in game three of the championship series and allowed three runs on four hits in 5.1 innings, but didn't figure in the decision of the game. Carrillo was 1-2 with a 5.21 ERA (11ER/19IP) in four post-season starts.

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATS:

Player	Team	Yr(s) with I-Cubs	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
Alfredo Amezaga	Obregon	2012	.344	55	227	40	78	12	2	5	26	15	39	5	5	.384	.480	.864
Ben Broussard	Navojoa	2008	.297	18	64	11	19	4	0	4	10	5	15	0	0	.378	.547	.925
Marlon Byrd	Culiacan	2011	.318	57	220	44	70	13	0	16	46	26	57	3	1	.394	.595	.989
Greg Rohan	Mazatlan	2012	.205	11	39	4	8	0	0	0	2	2	9	0	1	.244	.205	.449
Christian Villanueva	Obregon	Cubs Prospect	.176	23	51	9	9	3	0	2	6	6	25	0	1	.283	.353	.636
Chris Walker	Mazatlan	2007	.289	36	142	22	41	4	0	4	22	17	29	9	6	.369	.401	.770

FINAL REGULAR SEASON BATTING LEADERS:

Marlon Byrd: .318 AVG (8), .595 SLG (4)
Alfredo Amezaga: .344 AVG (1), 78 H (T5)

Pitcher	Team	Yr(s) with I-Cubs	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	IBB	SO	WP	OPP AVG.
Esmailin Caridad	Obregon	2009-12	1	3	2.57	37	1	1	2	42.0	39	16	12	2	1	12	0	49	5	.250
Marco Carrillo	Obregon	2010-11	6	5	3.13	14	14	0	0	86.1	83	30	30	5	1	36	1	54	5	.263
Jay Jackson	Mazatlan	2009-12	3	2	3.86	10	10	0	0	49.0	48	21	21	2	1	13	0	34	1	.255
Rodrigo Lopez	Culiacan	2012	5	1	0.94	7	6	0	0	38.1	18	5	4	2	0	5	0	17	0	.142
Sergio Mitre	Mexicali	2004-05	1	1	1.59	7	3	0	0	11.1	8	4	2	2	3	5	0	7	1	.200

FINAL REGULAR SEASON PITCHING LEADERS:

Marco Carrillo: 3.13 ERA (2), 6 wins (T2), 86.1 IP (1), 36 BB (2), 1.38 WHIP (5), .263 OPP AVG. (5)
Esmailin Caridad: 12 Holds (2), 37 G (T3)

PUERTO RICAN WINTER LEAGUE:

Caguas defeated Mayaguez 4-2 in their best-of-seven championship series to win the league title and advance to the Caribbean Series. OF Lou Montanez (2006, '11) was the only former I-Cub to appear in the championship series and was 2-for-4 with a double and two stolen bases in two games. 1B Pedro Valdes (1996-98) finished second in the league in slugging (.460), third in batting (.357), and fifth in slugging (.524) for Carolina in post-season play. RH Ty'Relle Harris (2011-12) pitched for Carolina in the post-season and finished 10th in the league in ERA (5.14).

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATS:

Player	Team	Yr(s) with I-Cubs	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
Justin Bour	Carolina	Cubs Prospect	.231	16	52	6	12	6	0	1	6	8	13	0	0	.333	.404	.737
Luis Figueroa	Santurce	2008	.252	38	151	12	38	4	0	2	14	4	14	4	2	.268	.318	.585
Edwin Maysonet	Manati	Cubs Signee	.220	27	91	11	20	5	0	1	8	6	13	0	0	.287	.308	.595
Lou Montanez	Caguas	2006, '11	.214	16	56	4	12	1	1	1	5	8	8	1	0	.323	.321	.645
Pedro Valdes	Carolina	1996-98	.267	37	116	11	31	7	0	2	16	30	16	0	0	.435	.379	.814

FINAL REGULAR SEASON BATTING LEADERS:

Luis Figueroa: 151 AB (4)
Pedro Valdez: 30 BB (T1), .435 OBP (1)

Pitcher	Team	Yr(s) with I-Cubs	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	IBB	SO	WP	OPP AVG.
Ty'Relle Harris	Carolina	2011-12	0	0	0.71	5	2	0	0	12.2	10	3	1	0	1	4	1	17	1	.213
Mike Parisi	Mayaguez	2010	0	1	10.38	3	1	0	0	4.1	9	5	5	1	0	2	0	2	0	.450

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE:

The Peoria Javelinas beat the Salt River Rafters 4-3 on Nov. 17 to win the AFL title. The Javelinas' roster was made up of prospects from the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Philadilphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, and Seattle Mariners. The Rafters pulled players from the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Toronto Blue Jays, and Washington Nationals. Cubs' prospects played for the Mesa Solar Sox who finished 10-20. IF Javier Baez was impressing scouts with his power and offensive tools, but missed the last two weeks with a broken thumb. IF Logan Watkins replaced Baez and finished 1-for-13 in his final four games. Watkins was the Cubs' Minor League Player of the Year his past season after hitting .281 with 20 doubles, 11 triples, nine home runs, and 52 RBI in 133 games at double-A Tennessee. OF Matt Szczur gained valuable experience by batting leadoff in 23 of the 24 games he appeared in. OF Rubi Silva went 3-for-6 in his final two games to push his AFL batting average above the Mendoza Line (.200). RH Tony Zych finished tied for third in the league with 13 appearances, but allowed three runs in two innings over his final two appearances to finish with an ERA of 3.86. RH Nick Struck (2011) allowed six runs (five earned) in 4.1 innings over his final three games. Struck was the Cubs' Minor League Pitcher of the Year at double-A Tennessee during the regular season. Dae-Eun Rhee and Kevin Rhoderick didn't pitch in the final week of the AFL. Both pitchers should compete in spring training for a shot at making Iowa's Opening Day roster and their Triple-A debuts.

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATS:

Player	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
Javier Baez	.211	14	57	9	12	2	0	4	16	2	14	3	0	.250	.456	.706
Rubi Silva	.206	20	68	8	14	0	2	0	3	5	21	3	1	.260	.265	.525
Matt Szczur	.264	24	91	13	24	2	2	1	13	14	10	9	3	.368	.363	.731
Logan Watkins	.219	9	32	8	7	1	0	1	3	8	3	0	0	.375	.344	.719

FINAL REGULAR SEASON BATTING LEADERS:

Javier Baez: 16 RBI (5)
Matt Szczur: 83 AB (T4), 22 G (T4)

Pitcher	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	SO
Dae-Eun Rhee	0	2	6.27	6	6	0	0	18.2	26	16	13	1	3	8	12
Kevin Rhoderick	0	1	4.82	9	0	0	2	9.1	7	5	5	2	0	2	14
Nick Struck	1	0	5.51	12	0	0	1	16.1	12	11	10	3	1	12	11
Tony Zych	1	0	3.86	13	0	1	1	14.0	18	6	6	0	1	2	4

FINAL REGULAR SEASON PITCHING LEADERS:

Tony Zych: 7GF (T5)

JAPANESE PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL:

1B Micah Hoffpauir (2004-10) and the Nippon-Ham Fighters won the Pacific League title, but fell 4-2 in the best-of-seven Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants. Hoffpauir finished 1-for-10 with an RBI and a run scored during the series. The Fighters did announce that a contract extension for Hoffpauir through the 2013 season. Hoffpauir had this quote in the Fighters' official release: "I am happy that I will be able to return as a member of the Fighters in 2013 and fight to win with my teammates and the fans. While we were able to win the pennant, we unfortunately failed to win a Nippon Series. Next season, I will prepared to use all my abilities to in order to win a Nippon Series. I look forward to the continued support." During the regular season, Hoffpauir was second on the team in home runs (14) and helped the Fighters to a 73-58 record. IF/OF Edgar Gonzalez (2012) left Iowa after two weeks in April to join the Yomiuri Giants in Japan this year. He hit .236 with four homers and 19 RBI in 57 games during the regular season. He made one start at DH and entered one game as a pinch-hitter in the Japan Series. He was 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored against the Fighters. IF Bobby Scales (2008-11) started the season with the New York Mets' organization at Triple-A Buffalo and was leading the International League in hitting in April before going back to Japan. He played for the Orix Buffaloes and hit .262 in 85 games. OF Matt Murton (2005, '07-08) continued his three-year run in Japan and hit .260 with five homers and 38 RBI in 121 games for the Hanshin Tigers. LH Renyel Pinto (2004-05) made the move to Japan this year, but lasted just two starts with the Hawks. He was one of the top pitchers in Venezuela last winter.

Player	Team	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
Micah Hoffpauir	Nippon-Ham Fighters	.234	109	296	28	73	13	0	14	37	25	81	1	1	.311	.432	.743
Matt Murton	Hanshin Tigers	.260	121	453	39	118	18	2	5	38	18	56	2	4	.290	.342	.632
Bobby Scales	Orix Buffaloes	.262	85	305	42	80	16	3	5	23	47	103	4	1	.373	.384	.757
Edgar Gonzalez	Yomiuri Giants	.236	57	174	13	41	12	0	4	19	0	2	13	46	.291	.374	.665

Pitcher	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	SO
Renyel Pinto	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	1	1	7.36	2	2	0	0	7.1	9	8	6	1	1	7	6

WOLRD BASEBALL CLASSIC QUALIFIERS:

The World Baseball Classic will be played again in March and the first round of qualifying tournaments are complete. Brazil upset host Panama 1-0 to win their pool that also included Colombia and Nicaragua. RH Manny Corpas (2012) pitched well for Panama, allowing one run in 5.1 innings over four relief appearances. Chinese Taipei beat New Zealand 9-0 to win their pool in their home stadium. Former I-Cub RH Hung-Wen Chen (2010-11) made one appearance and struck out three in an inning and a third of scoreless relief. RH Yao-Lin Wang is a current member of the Cubs' organization and went 4-5 with a 3.92 ERA in 37 games (nine starts) with the single-A Peoria Chiefs in 2012. Thailand and the Phillipines were also included in that pool. In September, Spain beat Israel 9-7 in the first pool play at Roger Dean Stadium in Florida. South Africa and France were the other teams in the round robin. OF Adam Greenberg (2004, '06) played in two games for Israel before the Miami Marlins gave him his famous at-bat against R.A. Dickey in the regular season finale. Of note, Greenberg didn't register an official at-bat in his two games for Israel. He was a sub in one game and walked in his only plate appearance. C Chris Robinson (2007, '09-11) was an offensive leader for Team Canada's win in the second tournament at the Armin-Wolf Baseball Arena in Germany. Canada beat the host Germans 11-1 in the final game. LH Sheldon McDonald (2012) pitched for Team Canada. He spent one day with Iowa this season, but didn't pitch. He spent most of his year with Peoria and was 1-3 with a 1.89 ERA in 33 appearances for the Chiefs. LH's Will Ohman (2001, '05, '07) and Luke Sommer (2011) pitched for Germany. Ohman began last season with the Chicago White Sox and finished the year with triple-A Louisville in the Cincinnati Reds organization. Great Britain and the Czech Republic also played in that tournament.

Player	Country	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
Adam Greenberg	Israel	.000	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	.000	1.000
Chris Robinson	Canada	.455	3	11	4	5	0	0	1	4	1	1	0	1	.500	.727	1.227

Pitcher	Tournament	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	SO
Hung-Wen Chen	Chinese Taipei	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Manny Corpas	Panama	0	0	1.69	3	0	0	0	5.1	4	1	1	0	1	1	0
Sheldon McDonald	Canada	1	0	6.75	1	0	0	0	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0
Will Ohman	Germany	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
Luke Sommer	Germany	0	1	2.70	2	0	0	0	6.2	6	2	2	2	0	1	7
Yao-Lin Wang	Chinese Taipei	1	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	3.2	4	0	0	0	0	0	3

*Stats are courtesy of Major League Baseball Advanced Media, USA Baseball, and NPB Offical Website.

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