Dominican League has started. Cozens 0-4, Hoskins 1-3 in their first game. Asher with a nice start. He should do pretty well in winter ball as the level of play is more like a AA/AAA combination. The AA prospects like Cozens and Hoskins are challenged more.
Counting our Dominican players we have a pretty large contingent in that league:
Hitters: Cozens, Hoskins, Knapp, Mora, Joseph, Logan Moore, Canelo
Pitchers: Asher, Tirado, Casimiro, Joaquin, Dominguez, Taveras, E Garcia
Stassi still dominating the Venezuelan league (1289 OPS, 3 HR, 16 BB). It is a lesser league but to his credit he is playing great. I have never been much of a fan but he clearly has improved in the past couple of years. He has only played a little bit of outfield in the minors but I suspect he is a bit quicker out there than a Ruf was. That type of versatility might earn him a shot as the left-handed alternative to Joseph on the major league roster, especially if they can put him in the outfield occasionally. We should bring in at least one more left handed power bat, but I am willing to entertain Stassi winning a backup job now. Bonus is Hoskins has no competition for playing time in AAA and we could probably do worse than having a nice emergency pitcher on hand. I must have missed the game but Stassi finally gave up a couple of runs in one outing last season.