Fruto making most of time in Venezuela
The 22-year-old, who was signed by the Mariners at age 17, is 1-0 with three saves and a 2.35 ERA in six games with the Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuela Winter League.
He has struck out 10 and walked three in 7 2/3 innings. The 6-foot-3 righty has not allowed a run over three games since Oct. 17. His best outing was Saturday, when he allowed one hit and one walk while fanning three to earn the save.
It is just a brief story on Fruto, a Rattler from 2002. But the rest of the article has brief recaps on how Mariner farmhands are doing in Hawaii Winter Baseball, Arizona Fall League, Venezuelan Winter League, and Mexican Pacific League.
If you have been checking out this site during the off-season, you know who is in HWB and in the AFL. But, checking in on ex-Rattlers in Venezuela:
LHP Jose Escalona (WI '06): The native Venezuelan has appeared in two games for the Cardenales. On Oct. 19, he allowed one run on a hit and one walk in two-thirds of an inning. On Sunday, the 20-year-old fanned one in a perfect inning. The 5-foor-11 lefty went 7-12 with a 4.06 ERA in 26 starts for the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
RHP Rich Dorman (WI '03): Dorman is 1-1 with a 3.14 ERA in four games, three of which were starts. He has fanned 12 and walked seven in 14 1/3 innings, and opponents have batted .259 against him. The 28-year-old was 7-7 with one save and a 4.55 ERA in 31 games for the Rainiers.
RHP Ivan Blanco (WI '05): The 23-year-old is 1-0 with a 0.93 ERA in four games. The native Venezuelan has fanned nine in 9 2/3 innings, while opponents have hit a paltry .065 against him. Blanco was 5-3 with a save and a 3.66 ERA in 20 games for the 66ers. He struck out 50 in 71 1/3 innings, and opponents batted just .218 against him.
RHP Cibney Bello (WI '05): The 24-year-old has appeared in three games for the Cardenales. On Oct. 15, he yielded two hits over 1 2/3 scoreless innings, and Monday, he allowed one hit and struck out two over two scoreless innings. Bello was 6-10 with a 3.94 ERA in 29 games for the 66ers.
2B Luis Valbuena (WI '06): The 20-year-old scored a run but did not have an official at-bat in his only game for the Cardenales on Oct. 13. He batted .286 with three home runs, 45 runs and 38 RBIs in 89 games for the Timber Rattlers, and he hit .252 with two homers, 18 runs and 10 RBIs in 43 games for the 66ers.
SS Oswaldo Navarro (WI '05): The 22-year-old is off to a hot start, batting .353 with two RBIs and two runs scored. He has two multi-hit games in his first five games. Oswaldo batted .267 with one home run, 27 runs, 24 RBIs and seven stolen bases in 79 games for the Missions. He hit .246 with two home runs, 21 RBIs and 15 runs in 55 games for the Rainiers.
1B Jon Nelson (WI '03): The 26-year-old is mired in a deep slump to start the season. He went 4-for-25 (.160) in the first seven games for the Aguilas. The Provo native has not homered and has just two RBIs and two runs. He hit .245 with five home runs, 23 runs and 18 RBIs in 45 games for the Missions. Nelson batted .284 with 14 homers, 46 RBIs and 43 runs in 74 games for the Rainiers.
C Luis Oliveros (WI '02): The 23-year-old is 1-for-7 with one homer and four RBIs in his two games with the Tiburones. The undrafted free agent batted .248 with one homer, 17 RBIs and 12 runs in 42 games with the 66ers. Oliveros struggled with the Missions, batting just .176 with eight runs and five RBIs. He did not homer in 46 games.
And in the Mexican Pacific League:
1B Bryan LaHair (WI '04): LaHair is off to a slow start in his first 17 games for the Caneros. The Worcester native is batting .246 with two home runs, 10 runs and nine RBIs. His best game of the season to date was Oct. 19 when he went 4-for-5 with a home run, four RBIs and three runs. He batted .293 with six home runs, 30 RBIs and 22 runs in 60 games with the Missions. The 23-year-old also put up some very good numbers for the Rainiers. He hit .327 with 10 home runs, 44 RBIs and 36 runs in 54 games.
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