Fall/Winter League Roundup: Campbell debuts for Caguas; Garcia traded to Pittsburgh

Entering the week, the big story in the winter leagues was expected to be the debuts of Kristian Campbell (pictured) and Jhostynxon Garcia. Campbell debuted as expected, but the Red Sox traded Garcia along with Jesus Travieso to the Pirates in exchange for Johan Oviedo, Tyler Samaniego, and Adonys Guzman.  Garcia debuted for Navegantes del Magallanes in Venezuela on Friday, going 3 for 4 with a double, walk, run scored, outfield assist, and throwing error. This week's roundup covers all the news and action from December 1-December 7. Stats for participating Red Sox players can be found at the SoxProspects.com Fall & Winter Leagues page. 

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Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (Puerto Rico)

Kristian Campbell got off to a hot start, going 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored in his debut on Saturday. He was the team's designated hitter and hit second in the lineup. Caguas teammates Jovani Morán and Wyatt Olds helped secure the win. Morán set the side down in order in the seventh, and Olds allowed one run on two hits in the eighth. Olds was working for a second straight day after tossing a scoreless frame with a strikeout and two hits allowed on Friday. Morán had matching lines of one scoreless inning with a strikeout on Tuesday and Thursday. Campbell returned as the designated hitter on Sunday, going 1 for 3 with a walk and two runs scored. 

The only Red Sox pitching prospect active in the league who is not on Caguas is Osvaldo Berrios. Pitching for Carolina, Berrios surrendered a two-run home run while recording one out on Tuesday, but rebounded to record a hold on Friday with a shutout frame. He earned the win on Sunday by keeping Ponce off the board for the final two innings in a comeback win. Juan Montero's game action remained limited for Ponce. He appeared as a pinch runner on Tuesday and then went 1 for 2 with a run scored as the designated hitter on Sunday. 

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Dominican Professional Baseball League

It was a white-hot start to the week for Allan Castro as he collected two hits in each of his first four games. In all he finished the week going 8 for 19 with three doubles, six RBI, two runs scored, two walks, and four strikeouts. He is currently batting .417 with a 1.045 OPS for Este. 

Reidis Sena was not covered in previous articles, but he is pitching for Licey. He made two appearances in November and in total allowed one run over 2 1/3 innings. He was re-signed to a minor league deal in October. 

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Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Eybersson Polanco made two appearances on the week, with one as a starter and one as a reliever. His relief appearance came on Wednesday and he worked around a walk to toss a scoreless inning. On Friday he started the second game of a doubleheader, but he was chased after recording only five outs. He surrendered four runs on four hits and a walk. 

While not active in the league, Boston outfielder Wilyer Abreu did win the Home Run Derby at the 23rd Pepsi Jonrón Festival. He hit nine home runs in the finals to beat out Andrés Chaparro. Other notable participants included Ronald Acuña Jr., Maikel García, Jackson Chourio, Willson Contreras, Yasiel Puig, and Salvador Pérez.

Photo Credit: Kristian Campbell by Kelly O'Connor

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