Dominican Winter League All-Stars vs. Puerto Rico All-Stars 2010

The Dominican Winter Baseball League All-Stars traveled to Puerto Rico on Sunday to take on the Puerto Rican League All-Stars.  The Dominican team featured a few major leaguers and some top prospects including Juan Francisco, Julio Borbon, Fernando Abad, Alexi Casilla, Erick Almonte, and Timo Perez.  They were managed by Felix Fermin.  This article from Listin Diaro has a list of the Dominican team.

The game took place in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.  The Puerto Rican team won the game 4-3.  Pedro Valdes won the MVP for the Puerto Rican team.  Valdes has had an interesting career, spending a few seasons in MLB with the Cubs and Rangers, and playing in Japan, Korea, Mexico, and of course his home country Puerto Rico.  Here is a recap of the game from El Nuevo Dia, a Puerto Rican publication.

Dominican Winter League All Stars 2009

The Dominican Winter Baseball League released their all stars, as well as MVPs, for the 2009 season. To bet on their teams then go to Partybets.

First off, here is a list of the players of the week throughout the season:

Dec. 7-14: Willy Mo Pena

November 30-December 6: Wilson Betemit

November 23-29: Juan Francisco

November 16-22: Juan Francisco

November 8-15: Kevin Barker

November 1-7: Timoniel Perez

October 24-31: Alexander Valdez

October 17-24: Conor Jackson

Not a surprise that a lot of these guys ended up on the all star team. Here are the all stars:

C Robinson Diaz

1B Kevin Barker

2B Alexander Valdez

SS Wilson Valdez

3B Juan Francisco

OF Timoniel Perez, Ricardo Nanita, Carlos Gomez

DH Eric Almonte

Relief Pitcher Julio Manon

Pitcher of Year Jose Capellan

Manager of Year Ken Oberkfell

And, as the Dominican Baseball Guy predicted, Juan Francisco won the MVP. He led the league in home runs and RBIs.

The league also announced the gold gloves:

C Alberto Rosario

1B Kevin Barker

2B Alexander Valdez

SS Wilson Valdez

3B Juan Francisco

OF Rudy Yan, Jose Costanza, Carlos Gomez

P Jose Capellan

Interesting that these lists are almost identical. Kevin Barker and Juan Francisco are certainly not know for their defense, but apparently the Dominican sports writers thought they were also the best fielders.

Lots of MLB guys on the list, and the Dominican Baseball Guy surely thinks this is a good barometer for future MLBers. Expect to see some of these guys in the big league next year.

Willy Moe Pena with the Red Sox in 2006, by Chip Griffin on Flickr

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