A shrinking number of Blue Jays’ prospects and minor-leaguers are still competing in winter leagues through Australia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.
Here is an update on on how some have performed recently:
— Hitters —
SS Richard Urena — Liga de Beisbol Dominicano
Urena has now appeared in 28 games with Gigantes del Cibao, rounding out a heavy 2016 after playing 127 games between Dunedin and New Hampshire. The shortstop is hitting just .192, but did record his first home run on Thursday. Urena does hold plus offensive potential at the position and posted a .