{"id":31993,"date":"2018-01-03T08:06:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T13:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/?p=31993"},"modified":"2018-01-03T08:07:40","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T13:07:40","slug":"winter-leagues-status-january-3-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/03\/winter-leagues-status-january-3-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Leagues Status – January 3, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 3<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cregular season\u201d play in the Winter Leagues has wrapped up and the winter \u201cpost-season\u201d is getting underway (Puerto Rico is an exception \u2013 see below).\u00a0 Here\u2019s the status of the various leagues, and which clubs are still playing in January:<\/p>\n

DOMINICANA<\/strong> \u2013 the final standings for the rol regular<\/em> , the regular season which completed play on December 21, were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Team<\/td>\nW<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nGB<\/td>\nQual?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gigantes<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aguilas<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Escogido<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Licey<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Estrellas<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toros<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The top four clubs advance to an 18-game round-robin \u201csemifinals\u201d which will complete on Jan. 18.\u00a0 The top two teams from the round-robin phase will then play for the league championship.<\/p>\n

In the early going of the todos-contra-todos<\/i> (round robin), Licey is in the lead at 4-0.<\/p>\n

\"\"Escogido outfielder Franchy Cordero has been named both the regular season league MVP and the Rookie of the Year.\u00a0 The 23-year-old debuted with the San Diego Padres this year after posting a .972 OPS with El Paso of the AAA PCL.<\/p>\n

CUBA<\/strong> \u2013 the second half of Serie Nacional 57<\/em> was completed on Dec. 25 with the standings as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Team<\/td>\nW<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nGB<\/td>\nQual?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matanzas<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Las Tunas<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Industriales<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Granma<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Artemisa<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pinar del Rio<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Los Cocodrilos de Matanzas<\/em> won 9 of their last 1o to overtake Las Tunas for 1st place.\u00a0 The semi-final best-of-seven series open January 4 with Matanzas hosting defending champion Granma, and Las Tunas hosting Industriales (Havana).<\/p>\n

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Alfredo Despaigne was named Cuban player-of-the-year for 2017 based upon his outstanding season in Japan with the Softbank Falcons and his SN56 post-season play with the defending champion Granma Alazanes<\/em>.<\/p>\n

MEXICO<\/strong> \u2013 the LMP regular season wrapped up on December 29.\u00a0 Counting points earned for both the first- and second-half seasons, here are the final consolidated standings:<\/p>\n

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The top six teams now advance to the \u201cquarter-finals\u201d.\u00a0 Tomateros de Culiacan<\/em> will open the best-of-seven series at home against Charros de Jalisco<\/em>.\u00a0 Likewise, Aguilas de Mexicali<\/em> will host Venados de Mazatl\u00e1n<\/em> and Mayos de Navojoa<\/em> will host Naranjeros de Hermosillo<\/em>.\u00a0 You might ask how this can be the \u201cquarter-finals\u201d when there are only three match-ups?\u00a0 Not only will the three winners advance, but the losing team with the best playoff record will also advance.<\/p>\n

VENEZUELA<\/strong> \u2013 likewise, the LVBP finished their rol regular<\/em> on December 29.\u00a0 The top six clubs will advance to the post-season in a playoff format similar to Mexico\u2019s.\u00a0 Final standings are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Team<\/td>\nW<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nGB<\/td>\nQual?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cardenales<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Navegantes<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leones<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tigres<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caribes<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aguilas<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bravos<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tiburones<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PUERTO RICO<\/strong> \u2013 due to the extensive damage from Hurricane Maria, the winter league in Puerto Rico will play an abbreviated schedule beginning on Three Kings Day \u2013 January 5.\u00a0 Four teams \u2013 Santurce, Carolina, Caguas, and Mayaguez\/Aguadilla \u2013 will play an 18-game schedule due to complete January 23.<\/p>\n

After this shortened rol regular<\/em>, the 2nd and 3rd place finishers will play a single wild-card game, with the winner advancing to a best-of-five final series vs. the 1st place finisher.\u00a0 The winner then advances to defend Puerto Rico\u2019s 2017 Serie del Caribe<\/em> championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

January 3 \u2013 \u201cregular season\u201d play in the Winter Leagues has wrapped up and the winter \u201cpost-season\u201d is getting underway (Puerto Rico is an exception \u2013 see below).\u00a0 Here\u2019s the status of the various leagues, and which clubs are still playing in January: DOMINICANA \u2013 the final standings for the rol regular , the regular […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1885,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t