Australian League: Through Games of January 12

STANDINGS

Adelaide, 26-14
Perth, 21-19
Brisbane, 19-19
Canberra, 19-19
Sydney, 18-20
Melbourne, 13-25

BATTING LEADERS

AVERAGE

Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, .389
Christian Lopes, Canberra, Toronto, .371
Jack Murphy, Canberra, Toronto, .369

HOME RUNS

Kellin Deglan, Melbourne, Texas, 16
Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, 12
Mitch Dening, Adelaide, 9

RBIs

Kellin Deglan, Melbourne, Texas, 35
Jack Murphy, Canberra, Toronto, 34
Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, 33

STOLEN BASES

Brandon Dixon, Adelaide, Dodgers, 16
Granden Goetzman, Brisbane, Tampa Bay, 14
Johnny Field, Brisbane, Tampa Bay, 13

OBP

Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, .444
Luke Hughes, Perth, .438
Jack Murphy, Canberra, Toronto, .428

SLUGGING

Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, .701
Kellin Deglan, Melbourne, Texas, .664
Jack Murphy, Canberra, Toronto, .590

OPS

Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, 1.154
Jack Murphy, Canberra, Toronto, 1.018
Kellin Deglan, Melbourne, Texas, 1.008

PITCHING LEADERS

ERA

Mike McClendon, Perth, 1.64
Tim Atherton, Canberra, Oakland, 2.21
Morgan Coombs, Adelaide, 2.26

WINS

Josh Tols, Adelaide, 9
Tim Atherton, Canberra, Oakland, 6
Morgan Coombs, Adelaide, 6

SAVES

Tyler Brunnemann, Adelaide, Houston, 7
Dustin Crenshaw, Canberra, 6
Jorge Marban, Perth, 5

INNINGS

Craig Anderson, Sydney, 64.2
Markus Solbach, Sydney, Minnesota, 61.2Matthew Williams, Adelaide, 60.2

STRIKEOUTS

Ryan Searle, Brisbane, Cubs, 56
Matthew Williams, Adelaide, 56
Tim Atherton, Canberra, Oakland, 55

WHIP

Chen-Hua Lin, Brisbane, 0.97
Mike McClendon, Perth, 1.09
Tim Atherton, Canberra, Oakland, 1.09

TWINS PLAYERS

Logan Wade, Brisbane, .278/.304/.451 in 133 at-bats.

Sam Gibbons, Melbourne, 2-1, 1.69, 0.82 WHIP, 21 strikeouts in 26.2 innings (4 starts).
Josh Guyer, Sydney, 1-0, 4.26, 1.66 WHIP, 10 strikeouts in 12.2 innings (12 appearances).
Todd Van Steensel, 0-0, 2.25, 2 saves, 1.00 WHIP, 6 strikeouts in 4 innings (4 appearances).

Caribbean League Playoff Update

A look at the playoffs in the Caribbean Leagues

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Each team plays sixteen games in the round-robin playoff.

Anzoategui, 6-2
Magallanes, 4-3
Zulia, 3-4
La Guaira, 3-4
Aragua, 2-5

MEXICAN LEAGUE

The first round is complete.

Jalisco swept Mazatlan 4-0
Culican defeated Los Mochis 4-2
Mexicali defeated Obregon 4-3

The second round is underway.

Jalisco defeated Obregon 6-1 in the first game of the series.
Culiacan defeated Mexicali 8-7 in the first game of the series.

The second-round series are best-of-seven.  Obregon is in the second round despite losing in the first round because they did the best of any of the losing teams.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Each team plays eighteen games in the round-robin playoff.

Cibao, 10-3
Oriente, 7-6
Aguilas, 5-8
Este, 4-9

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Each team plays twelve games in the round-robin playoff.

Santurce, 5-2
Mayaguez, 4-3
Carolina, 3-4
Caguas, 2-5

The top two teams will play each other in a championship series.

Australian Baseball League: Through Games of January 8

STANDINGS

Adelaide, 25-12
Brisbane, 19-18
Perth, 19-18
Canberra, 18-19
Sydney, 17-20
Melbourne, 13-24

BATTING LEADERS

AVERAGE

Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers .389
Jack Murphy, Canberra, Toronto .364
Christian Lopes, Canberra, Toronto .364

HOME RUNS

Kellin Deglan, Melbourne, Texas, 16
Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, 12
Mitch Dening, Adelaide, 9

RBIs

Kellin Deglan, Melbourne, Texas, 35
Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, 33
Jack Murphy, Canberra, Toronto, 33

STOLEN BASES

Brandon Dixon, Adelaide, Dodgers, 14
Granden Goetzman, Brisbane, Tampa Bay, 14
Johnny Field, Brisbane, Tampa Bay, 13

OBP

Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, .444
Jack Murphy, Canberra, Toronto, .425
Christian Lopes, Canberra, Toronto, .416

SLUGGING

Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, .701
Kellin Deglan, Melbourne, Texas, .679
Jack Murphy, Canberra, Toronto, .585

OPS

Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, 1.145
Kellin Deglan, Melbourne, Texas, 1.029
Jack Murphy, Canberra, Toronto, 1.010

PITCHING LEADERS

ERA

Mike McClendon, Perth, 1.64
Morgan Coombs, Adelaide, 2.36
Tim Atherton, Canberra, Oakland, 2.45

WINS

Josh Tols, Adelaide, 8
Tim Atherton, Canberra, Oakland, 6
Morgan Coombs, Adelaide, 6

SAVES

Tyler Brunnemann, Adelaide, Houston, 6
Dustin Crenshaw, Canberra, 5
Jorge Marban, Perth, 4

INNINGS

Markus Solbach, Sydney, Minnesota, 61.2Brian Grening, Canberra, 59
Luke Wilkins, Sydney, 57

STRIKEOUTS

Ryan Searle, Brisbane, Cubs, 56
Tim Atherton, Canberra, Oakland, 51
Craig Stem, Adelaide, Dodgers, 50
Matthew Williams, Adelaide, 50

WHIP

Chen-Hua Lin, Brisbane, 0.96
Morgan Coombs, Adelaide, 1.07
Mike McClendon, Perth, 1.09

TWINS PLAYERS

Logan Wade, Brisbane, .282/.309/.458 in 131 at-bats.

Sam Gibbons, Melbourne, 2-1, 1.69, 0.82 WHIP, 21 strikeouts in 26.2 innings (4 starts).
Josh Guyer, Sydney, 1-0, 4.26, 1.66 WHIP, 10 strikeouts in 12.2 innings (12 appearances).
Todd Van Steensel, Sydney, 0-0, 2 saves, 2.25, 1.00 WHIP, 6 strikeouts in 4 innings (4 appearances).

Puerto Rican League: Through Games of January 7

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

Caguas, 25-14
Mayaguez, 22-16
Santurce, 19-19
Carolina, 19-20
San Juan, 12-28

The top four teams go into a round-robin playoff.

CURRENT PLAYOFF STANDINGS

Santurce, 4-1
Mayaguez, 3-2
Carolina, 2-3
Caguas, 1-4

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

BATTING LEADERS

AVERAGE

Ozzie Martinez, Carolina, Baltimore, .358
Jesus Feliciano, Carolina, .345
Anthony Garcia, Carolina, St. Louis, .328

HOME RUNS

Anthony Garcia, Carolina, St. Louis, 10
Kennys Vargas, Mayaguez, Minnesota, 6Joseph Dunigan, San Juan, 5
Daniel Ortiz, Mayaguez, Minnesota, 5

RBIs

Anthony Garcia, Carolina, St. Louis, 34
Rey Navarro, Caguas, Baltimore, 25
Daniel Ortiz, Mayaguez, Minnesota, 24

STOLEN BASES

John Andreoli, San Juan, Cubs, 9
Delino DeShields, Santurce, Texas, 9
Four tied at 5

OBP

Kennys Vargas, Mayaguez, Minnesota, .430Anthony Garcia, Carolina, St. Louis, .422
Ozzie Martinez, Carolina, Baltimore, .422

SLUGGING

Anthony Garcia, Carolina, St. Louis, .635
Ozzie Martinez, Carolina, Baltimore, .533
Kennys Vargas, Mayaguez, Minnesota, .482

OPS

Anthony Garcia, Carolina, St. Louis, 1.057
Ozzie Martinez, Carolina, Baltimore, .955
Kennys Vargas, Mayaguez, Minnesota, .913

PITCHING LEADERS

ERA

Ivan Maldonado, Santurce, 0.39
Giovanni Soto, Carolina, Cleveland, 2.20
Michael Nix, Caguas, 2.25

WINS

Luis Atilano, Caguas, 7
Ivan Maldonado, Santurce, 5
Tomas Santiago, Santurce, 5

SAVES

Saul Rivera, Caguas, 15
Fernando Cabrera, Mayaguez, 12
Jon Velasquez, Santurce, Mets, 10

INNINGS

Adalberto Flores, Caguas, 59.1
Giancarlo Alvarado, Carolina, 58.2
Joel Piniero, San Juan, 57

STRIKEOUTS

Adalberto Flores, Caguas, 52
Giovanni Soto, Carolina, Cleveland, 45
Giancarlo Alvarado, Carolina, 39

WHIP

Ivan Maldonado, Santurce, 0.78
Giovanni Soto, Carolina, Cleveland, 1.11
Jorge Martinez, Santurce, 1.14

TWINS PLAYERS

Jorge Fernandez, Carolina, .000/.000/.000 in 3 at-bats.
Daniel Ortiz, Mayaguez, .278/.297/.477 in 151 at-bats.
Kennys Vargas, Mayaguez, .263/.430/.482 in 114 at-bats.

Dereck Rodriguez, Mayaguez, 0-0, 10.80, 2.70 WHIP, 2 strikeouts in 3.1 innings (3 appearances).

Dominican Winter League: Through Games of January 6

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

Oriente, 32-18
Aguilas, 30-20
Cibao, 28-22
Este, 24-26
Licey, 19-31
Escogido, 17-33

The top four teams go into the playoffs, which are a round-robin affair.

CURRENT PLAYOFF STANDINGS

Cibao, 6-2
Aguilas, 4-4
Oriente, 3-5
Este, 3-5

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

BATTING LEADERS

AVERAGE

Cristhian Adames, Toronto, Colorado, .353
Zoilo Almonte, Aguilas, Atlanta, .338
Ricardo Nanita, Aguilas, .315

HOME RUNS

Carlos Peguero, Cibao, 8
Juan Francisco, Aguilas, 7
Maikel Franco, Cibao, Philadelphia, 7
Andy Marte, Aguilas, 7

RBIs

Moises Sierra, Cibao, Kansas City, 34
Maikel Franco, Cibao, Philadelphia, 29
Manny Ramirez, Aguilas, 28

STOLEN BASES

Junior Lake, Oriente, Cubs, 21
Eugenio Velez, Este, 11
Pedro Ciriaco, Escogido, 9
Jordany Valdespin, Oriente, Miami, 9

OBP

Carlos Peguero, Cibao, .428
Cristhian Adames, Toronto, Colorado, .426
Dan Black, Aguilas, White Sox, .424

SLUGGING

Dan Black, Aguilas, White Sox, .552
Carlos Peguero, Cibao, .542
Manny Ramirez, Aguilas, .510

OPS

Dan Black, Aguilas, White Sox, .975
Carlos Peguero, Cibao, .970
Manny Ramirez, Aguilas, .920

PITCHING LEADERS

ERA

Elih Villanueva, Este, 2.63
Raul Valdes, Este, 2.95
Evan MacLane, Oriente, 3.35

WINS

Johan Yan, Aguilas, 5
Liam Hendriks, Aguilas, Toronto, 4
John Lannan, Licey, Colorado, 4
Radhames Liz, Oriente, Pittsburgh, 4
Elih Villanueva, Este, 4

SAVES

Marcos Mateo, Oriente, 21
Ramon Ramirez, Cibao, 12
Jairo Asencio, Cibao, 8

INNINGS

Raul Valdes, Este, 55
Elih Villanueva, Este, 54.2
Evan MacLane, Oriente, 48.1

STRIKEOUTS

Elih Villanueva, Este, 46
Marcos Mateo, Oriente, 45
Raul Valdes, Este, 45

WHIP

Evan MacLane, Oriente, 0.97
Raul Valdes, Este, 0.98
Elih Villanueva, Este, 1.17

TWINS PLAYERS

Aderlin Mejia, Escogido, .125/.125/.125 in 8 at-bats.
Carlos Paulino, Cibao, .250/.310/.375 in 80 at-bats.
Jorge Polanco, Escogido, .326/.412/.472 in 89 at-bats.
Dan Rohlfing, Licey, .200/.200/.200 in 5 at-bats.

Pat Dean, Cibao, 1-1, 3.60, 1.60 WHIP with 20 strikeouts in 25 innings (6 starts).
Adrian Salcedo, Cibao, 0-0, 4.50, 1.50 WHIP with 2 strikeouts in 2 innings (2 appearances).

Mexican Pacific League: Through Games of January 5

FIRST HALF STANDINGS

Obregon, 21-13
Jalisco, 21-14
Mexicali, 19-16
Culiacan, 19-16
Los Mochis, 19-16
Mazatlan, 16-18
Hermosillo, 13-22
Navojoa, 11-24

SECOND HALF STANDINGS

Jalisco, 21-12
Culiacan, 19-14
Mexicali, 18-15
Los Mochis, 15-18
Mazatlan, 15-18
Hermosillo, 15-18
Navojoa, 15-18
Obregon, 14-19

PLAYOFFS

Six teams qualify for the playoffs.  First round series are best-of-seven.  Here's how the first round of playoffs is going.

Jalisco swept Mazatlan, four games to none.  The games were all close and low-scoring, with Jalisco winning by 4-1, 2-0, 3-2, and 4-1.

Los Mochis and Culiacan are tied 2-2.  Culiacan won game one 5-0, Los Mochis took games two and three by scores of 10-0 and 6-3, respectively, and Culiacan won game four 2-1.

Obregon leads Mexicali 3-1.  Obregon won the first game 7-0, Mexicali took game two 3-1, and Obregon has won games three and four by scores of 6-4 and 3-1, respectively.

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATS

BATTING LEADERS

AVERAGE

Gil Velazquez, Mexicali, .344
Jose Manuel Rodriguez, Jalisco, .341
Maxwell Leon, Culiacan, .333
Jerry Owens, Hermosillo, .333

HOME RUNS

Japhet Amador, Jalisco, 13
Carlos Valencia, Obregon, 13
John Lindsey, Mexicali, 12

RBIs

Japhet Amador, Jalisco, 54
Jose Manuel Rodriguez, Jalisco, 48
Olmo Rosario, Mazatlan, 44

STOLEN BASES

Rico Noel, Culiacan, San Diego, 28
Corey Wimberly, Obregon, 17
Leo Heras, Jalisco, Houston, 14

OBP

Leo Heras, Jalisco, Houston, .429
Gil Velazquez, Mexicali, .406
Jose Manuel Rodriguez, Jalisco, .392
Jesus Castillo, Mazatlan, .392

SLUGGING

Jose Manuel Rodriguez, Jalisco, .535
Leo Heras, Jalisco, Houston, .513
Xorge Carrillo, Mexicali, Mets, .507

OPS

Leo Heras, Jalisco, Houston, .942
Jose Manuel Rodriguez, Jalisco, .927
Xorge Carrillo, Mexicali, Mets, .855

PITCHING LEADERS

ERA

Eddie Gamboa, Navojoa, Baltimore, 1.83
Amilcar Gaxiola, Mazatlan, 2.47
Marco Antonio Duarte, Mexicali, 2.74

WINS

Amilcar Gaxiola, Mazatlan, 9
Javier Solano, Mexicali, 8
Orlando Lara, Jalisco, 7

SAVES

Jonathan Arias, Obregon, 19
Brian Broderick, Jalisco, Kansas City, 16
Francisco Rodriguez, Mexicali, 14

INNINGS

Walter Silva, Mazatlan, 88.2
Juan Pablo Oramas, Culiacan, 78
Marco Tovar, Jalisco, 77

STRIKEOUTS

Juan Pablo Oramas, Culiacan, 78
Irwin Delgado, Obregon, 71
Salvador Valdez, Culiacan, 66

WHIP

Eddie Gamboa, Navojoa, Baltimore, 0.92
Arturo Lopez, Obregon, 1.10
Juan Pablo Oramas, Culiacan, 1.15

TWINS PLAYERS

Eric Farris, Culiacan, .309/.348/.401 in 207 at-bats.
Brock Peterson, Mexicali, .250/.329/.382 in 68 at-bats.

Venezuelan Winter League: Through Games of January 4

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

Anzoategui, 39-24
Aragua, 35-27
Zulia, 35-28
Magallanes, 32-31
La Guaira, 31-34
Lara, 29-35
Caracas, 29-35
Margarita, 23-39

The top five teams go into a round-robin playoff.  I'd love to see the major leagues adopt a round-robin playoff, but I know it will never happen.

CURRENT PLAYOFF STANDINGS

Aragua, 1-0
Zulia, 1-1
Anzoategui, 1-1
Magallanes, 1-1
La Guaira, 0-1

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATS

BATTING LEADERS

AVERAGE

Odubel Herrera, La Guaira, Philadelphia .372
Felix Perez, Anzoategui, Cincinnati, .360
Ramon Flores, Aragua, Yankees, .347

HOME RUNS

Carlos Rivero, Lara, Seattle, 15
Balbino Fuenmayor, Anzoategui, Kansas City, 10
Alex Gonzalez, Caracas, 9
Felix Perez, Anzoategui, Cincinnati, 9

RBIs

Carlos Rivero, Lara, Seattle, 44
Adonis Garcia, Magallanes, Yankees, 41
Paulo Orlando, Lara, Kansas City, 40

STOLEN BASES

Ali Castillo, Zulia, Yankees, 16
Maikol Gonzalez, Lara, 14
Ender Inciarte, Zulia, Arizona, 13

OBP

Ramon Flores, Aragua, Yankees, .435
Odubel Herrera, La Guaira, Philadelphia, .432
Alex Gonazalez, Caracas, .407

SLUGGING

Alex Gonzalez, Caracas, .611
Felix Perez, Anzoategui, .572
Odubel Herrera, La Guaira, Philadelphia, .556

OPS

Alex Gonzalez, Caracas, 1.018
Odubel Herrera, LaGuaira, Philadelphia, .988
Felix Perez, Anzoategui, .965

PITCHING LEADERS

ERA

Jose Alvarez, Anzoategui, Angels, 1.91
Yeiper Castillo, Zulia, 2.32
Daryl Thompson, Anzoategui, 3.19

WINS

Jose Alvarez, Anzoategui, Angels, 6
Manny Correa, Aragua, 6
Junior Guerra, La Guaira, White Sox, 6

SAVES

Hassan Pena, Magallanes, 19
Cody Hall, Anzoategui, San Francisco 12
Gregory Infante, La Guaira, Toronto, 12

INNINGS

Junior Guerra, La Guaira, White Sox, 78
Manny Correa, Aragua, 68
Daryl Thompson, Anzoategui, 67.2

STRIKEOUTS

Junior Guerra, La Guaira, White Sox, 82
Daryl Thompson, Anzoategui, 52
Cesar Jimenez, Lara, Philadelphia, 47

WHIP

Jose Alvarez, Anzoategui, Angels, 1.01
Junior Guerra, La Guaira, White Sox, 1.12
Raul Rivero, Lara, 1.22

TWINS PLAYERS

Oswaldo Arcia, Anzoategui, .270/.377/.539 in 115 at-bats.
Dubal Baez, Lara, .000/.000/.000 in 0 at-bats (5 games).
Argenis Diaz, Aragua, .313/.371/.438 in 128 at-bats.
Eduardo Escobar, Aragua, .255/.314/.438 in 153 at-bats.
Aaron Hicks, Margarita, .220/.381/.280 in 50 at-bats.
Jose Martinez, Aragua, .31/.361/.445 in 245 at-bats.
Heiker Meneses, La Guaira, .190/.289/.238 in 84 at-bats.
Josmil Pinto, Aragua, .321/.412/.476 in 84 at-bats.

Wil Ledezma, Aragua, 2-1, 2.89, 1.39 WHIP, 17 strikeouts in 18.2 innings (21 appearances).
Lester Oliveros, Anzoategui, 1-0, 3.60, 2 saves, 1.40 WHIP, 10 strikeouts in 10 innings (10 appearances).
Ryan O'Rourke, Zulia, 1-1, 3.55, 1.11 WHIP, 10 strikeouts in 12.2 innings (21 appearances).
Alexis Tapia, Margarita, 0-0, 6.23, 1.85 WHIP, 3 strikeouts in 4.1 innings (3 appearances).