We've spent a lot of time focusing on the Arizona Fall League and how Reds' prospects are performing there, but there are of course other players within the Reds' organization honing their skills in the various fall and winter leagues around baseball. This is a summary of those players, as well as a Spanish lesson.
Aroldis Chapman - First off, we already know the Cuban Missile is gearing up for winter ball by throwing a few innings in the AFL. He threw a scoreless inning this past Monday for Phoenix, and is scheduled to pitch tomorrow the 27th, as well as this coming Monday the 31st. From there, he will go on to the Puerto Rican League which begins play on November 4th.
Juan Francisco (9 G, 12-37, .324/.390/.459, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
Francisco, that's fun to say...Fran-CIS-co...The near-future third baseman of the Reds is also getting some work done in the offseason. He is playing in the Dominican Winter League for Tigres del Licey. That's Spanish for Licey Tiger...
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PLAYERS:
Aroldis Chapman,
Denis Phipps,
Tom Cochran,
Jerry Gil,
Jeremy Horst,
James Avery,
Carlos Fisher,
Aguido Gonzalez,
Miguel Rojas
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