Fall/Winter Roundup: Newly acquired Narvaez performs well in playoffs

Three players saw action this past week for their respective winter league clubs. The playoffs are in full swing for the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, while the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League is getting toward the end of the regular season. 

 

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Eduardo Rivera (pictured) made one start this past week and he made it a good one. The southpaw tossed 4 1/2 innings while allowing just one unearned run. He only gave up two hits and two walks while punching out five. He now has a very impressive 1.09 ERA across 24 2/3 innings this winter with 41 strikeouts and just six walks. Juan Montero got into two games but didn't start either. He pinch-hit in one game, going 0 for 1, and then pinch-ran in another and came around to score a run. He is 4 for 14 in six games this winter. 

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Bryan Mata's squad, Navegantes del Magallanes, went 0-3 in the playoffs this past week, and Mata did not see any action. Carlos Narvaez, who the Red Sox just acquired from the Yankees in a trade, played in two games for Cardenales de Lara and played very well. In the first game, he went 2 for 5 with two singles, a stolen base, and two runs scored. In his next game, he went 2 for 4 with a double. He caught both games, and his team went 2-0.