Because it was so much fun to compare the hitters in the Dominican Winter League to their overall league environment, I thought I’d run through the exercise (and spreadsheets) for each of the important winter leagues. Here’s Hawaii Winter Baseball.
HWB Hitters Vs. League Average
Player
AB
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
OPS +
HWB Average
4302
.251
.339
.374
.713
-
Jordan Abruzzo
63
.222
.279
.254
.533
75
Ruben Tejada
78
.244
.262
.308
.570
80
Greg Veloz
84
.214
.290
.238
.528
74
The North Shore Honu scored twice in the bottom of the 10th inning off Mets reliever Roy Merritt to beat the Honolulu Sharks and their many Mets 11-10.
Junior Guerra: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K
Roy Merritt: L, 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
SS [...]
KG On Mets in Hawaii
At Baseball Prospectus, Kevin Goldstein wrote about the prospects going to Hawaii and had this to say about the young Metsies:
Greg Veloz, Honolulu (Mets). Athletic and raw, the 20-year-old Dominican shows gap power and plus speed, but he’s prone to chasing pitches and can be sloppy on defense.
Ruben Tejada, Honolulu [...]
In Saturday’s game, the Honolulu Sharks pounded Yankees 2007 first rounder Andrew Brackman for seven runs in 2.1 IP in the massive righty’s professional debut. C Jordan Abruzzo was 1-4 with an RBI and 2B Greg Veloz was 1-4 with a double. Josh Stinson gave up two unearned runs in three innings, fanning two [...]
A: .286/.339/.402 25 2B, 5 3B, 6 HR, 32 BB, 93 K, 28/40 SB – 455 AB, 111 G
A+:.234/.298/.247, 1 2B, 0 HR, 7 BB, 20 K – 77 AB, 21 G
Veloz was the 2006 DSL Sterling Award Winner
What he is: A 20-year-old switch hitting 2B with plus speed.
Where he came from: Signed as a [...]
2B Greg Veloz was promoted from the Savannah Sand Gnats to St. Lucie Sunday. Veloz leaves the SAL after hitting .286/.339/.402 in 455 AB over 111 G. Veloz had hit .258/.304/.352 in his first 267 AB before the All-Star Break, but had cranked that up to .324/.388/.473 in 188 post-break AB with more power and [...]
2B Greg Veloz is hitting .286/.337/.412 in 2008, but has been on fire in the last month. In July, Veloz hit .368/.427/.566 with 8 doubles, 2 3B and 3 HR in 25 games .
