Winter League question

[hardcorecubfan]

Other than preference do to home country is there a more desirable league to play in to

considering quality of pitching/hitting?

Do the Cubs recommend teams or leagues? I remember someone mentioned that Venezuelan league was best for middle infielders (I may have been mistaken)

 

Can someone shed some light on this?

 

good article for research if youi have the time.

[biittner77]

Other than preference do to home country is there a more desirable league to play in to

considering quality of pitching/hitting?

Do the Cubs recommend teams or leagues? I remember someone mentioned that Venezuelan league was best for middle infielders (I may have been mistaken)

 

Can someone shed some light on this?

 

good article for research if youi have the time.

 

It seems like the Cubs like to send their American born players to the Mexican league.

 

I think the preference has more to do with the coaches than anything else. They want players on teams where they aren't going to get overused in an attempt to win the league. This happened with Zambrano back in 2000(?)

[Stu]

I remember Kyle Farnsworth, Lance Dickson and Turk Wendell among the many Cubs I've seen in the Puerto Rico Winter League. If I recall, they played for then-Cubs coach Mako Oliveras. Most of the winter league managers, at least in PR, are working in big league organizations and often the big club sends players down to play for them.

 

It's a shame what has happened to the winter leagues, at least the Puerto Rico Winter League. Old-timers tell me about back in the day you could go and see an outfield of Mays, Aaron and Mantle all on the same team.

 

Can you imagine that outfield?

[hardcorecubfan]

I remember Kyle Farnsworth, Lance Dickson and Turk Wendell among the many Cubs I've seen in the Puerto Rico Winter League. If I recall, they played for then-Cubs coach Mako Oliveras. Most of the winter league managers, at least in PR, are working in big league organizations and often the big club sends players down to play for them.

 

It's a shame what has happened to the winter leagues, at least the Puerto Rico Winter League. Old-timers tell me about back in the day you could go and see an outfield of Mays, Aaron and Mantle all on the same team.

 

Can you imagine that outfield?

 

I am sure they were pcking up a few bucks with a tan, to get those three sigs on a baseball would be dynomite