PORTLAND, ME - MAY 27: Bligh Madris #7 of the Altoona Curve looks on during the eighth inning of the game between the Portland Sea Dogs and the Altoona Curve at Hadlock Field on May 27, 2019 in Portland, Maine. (Photo by Zachary Roy/Getty Images)
Every offseason there are MLB players and prospects that play in winter leagues for various reasons. This offseason the Pittsburgh Pirates have players playing in the traditional winter leagues in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. However, they also have three prospects playing in the Australian Baseball League.
When players play winter ball it could be for a variety of different reasons.