Though the Arizona Fall League is in the books, baseball isn't over for the offseason. Winter Leagues are going on in the Caribbean with top prospects getting in extra at-bats and innings before the 2019 season. Here's a look at some of the top ranked prospects who fared best over

Thanks to a pair of big flies, the Fresno Grizzlies (67-49) scooted past the Albuquerque Isotopes (53-63) 3-2 Thursday night from Chukchansi Park. With the win, Fresno improved to 21-9 in the first game of a series (11-4 at home), 17-20 in one-run affairs (14-9 at home) and 47-27 when

Whatever questions arose around him in the beginning of the season, by the end of July, Framber Valdez has answered them.Houston's No. 11 prospect fanned a career-high 12 batters while allowing two hits over 7 2/3 innings Monday in Double-A Corpus Christi's 3-0 win over San Antonio at Whataburger Field.

CORPUS CHRISTI - Framber Valdez struck out a career-best 12 batters Monday night, leading the Hooks to a 3-0 victory over the Missions in the series opener at Whataburger Field.Corpus Christi (23-15, 66-41) notched its eighth shutout victory of the season. The Hooks have now won three in a row.Valdez

SAN ANTONIO - Chris Paddack and Miguel Diaz collaborated on a shutout Wednesday night as the Missions edged Corpus Christi, 1-0, to sweep the series at Wolff Stadium.The Hooks (20-13, 63-39), who have lost four in a row, were held to four hits, including a pair of singles in the

Bill Murphy first saw Framber Valdez pitch in 2016, when the No. 15 Astros prospect made his first two starts on U.S. soil with Rookie-level Greeneville. Watching him grow over three seasons has been a rewarding experience for Murphy."That's the cool part," the Double-A Corpus Christi pitching coach said. "As

CORPUS CHRISTI - Corbin Martin and Framber Valdez teamed to blank Northwest Arkansas Saturday night, sending Corpus Christi to a 4-0 victory over Northwest Arkansas before 6,670 fans at Whataburger Field.The Hooks defended Whataburger Field as the Corpus Christi Raspas for the final time. The club has fashioned two shutouts

CORPUS CHRISTI - Eduardo de Oleo belted a two-out, two-run home run in the fifth inning Friday night, and the Hooks, led by Framber Valdez and Cionel Pérez, blanked Frisco, 4-0, before 5,110 fans at Whataburger Field.Corpus Christi (4-0, 47-26) has now penned a shutout in three of the last

Theme of the dayA big day for the Eastern League -- There was no more exciting circuit Tuesday than the Eastern League. Tigers No. 5 prospectJake Rogersconnected on three homers for Double-A Erie. Blue Jays No. 30 prospect Jon Harristossed six hitless innings for New Hampshire with No. 9 overall

CORPUS CHRISTI - Richelson Peña penned seven innings of one-run ball Thursday night as Frisco edged the Hooks, 2-1, before 4,165 fans at Whataburger Field.With San Antonio's 8-2 setback vs. Midland, Corpus Christi (35-24) remains two games back of the first-place Missions with 11 contests remaining in the first half.

TULSA - The Drillers rallied for three runs in the seventh inning Friday night to upend Corpus Christi, 4-3, before 7,062 fans in the series opener at ONEOK Field.The result snapped the Hooks win streak at five. It also ended the Drillers' season-long losing streak at five games. Tulsa was

CORPUS CHRISTI - Myles Straw went 5-for-5 with three runs scored, and Alex De Goti belted a late three-run dinger as the Hooks rolled to a 7-2 triumph before 5,117 fans at Whataburger Field.Framber Valdez also turned in a terrific start. After allowing two markers in the first, Valdez retired

CORPUS CHRISTI - The Hooks sent eight to the plate and scored a pair of runs in the 10th inning Wednesday night, edging San Antonio, 6-5, at Whataburger Field.Corpus Christi (23-16) has won five in a row, and now trails the Missions by 2.0 games in the Texas League South.

CORPUS CHRISTI - The Hooks received a strong start by Framber Valdez and shutout work from the bullpen, besting Midland 6-1 in Monday's series opener at Whataburger Field.Corpus Christi has won five in a row, and nine of the last 11. Valdez struck out seven, and permitted just two hits

CORPUS CHRISTI - Alex De Goti cracked a couple doubles and Ralph Garza fired 3 2/3 shutout frames of relief Thursday night as the Hooks knocked off Northwest Arkansas, 5-2, before a sellout crowd of 6,213 fans at Whataburger Field.Corpus Christi lefty spread two runs and 10 hits over five

SPRINGDALE - Elier Hernandez' bases-loaded flare into right field in the ninth inning Thursday night sent Northwest Arkansas to a 5-4 walk-off win before 5,490 fans at Arvest Ballpark.After yielding a two-run home run to Samir Dueñez in the first inning, Hooks starter Framber Valdez settled in, dispatching 13 of

Top Astros prospect Kyle Tucker was among 19 players invited to Houston's Major League Spring Training camp on Thursday.Tucker, a 21-year-old outfielder and reigning Astros Minor League Player of the Year, headlines the group of non-roster invitees headed to Florida next month. Other notables include catcher Garrett Stubbs, lefty Framber

Giants OF/1B Chris Shaw, Triple-A Sacramento: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K -- The Giants would love their No. 5 prospect to enter the Major League left-field fray, given the revolving door of names at the position this season. (No. 17 prospect Austin Slater has the job now and

CORPUS CHRISTI - Lefty Yohander Méndez fired six innings of one-run ball Friday night as Frisco forced a split of the four-game series with a 3-1 triumph over the Hooks at Whataburger Field.

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