Hitting streaks and third basemen seem to go together as Christian Villanueva has hit safely in nine straight games in the LMP. Meanwhile, Jeimer Candelario has an eight-game hitting streak and is working his way into the conversation of MVP of the Arizona Fall League.
In Venezuela, Armando Rivero is beginning to assert himself as a bullpen force as he has helped his Aragua Tigers attain first place.
There’s even more news from the winter leagues, if you just look inside today’s Down on the Farm Report.
Note: Coverage of the Winter Leagues runs from Sunday to Saturday
Arizona Fall League
In last Monday night’s featured game, Mesa was not able to hold off Glendale and lost 5-3.