After getting a start on October 13th, Alberti Chavez didn’t play again for over a week in Venezuela. On Saturday the 22-year-old got the start at second base in the second game of a double header. Margarita won 8-4 and Chavez played a nice part in the win. He had two hits, including a double. He would drive in a run and he would score a run.
His performance on Saturday may have led to another start on Sunday and it was more of the same. Alberti Chavez had another two hits, going 2-4. One of those hits was a double. The weekend raised his average to .400 through four games played.
Aristides Aquino also had a nice weekend. On Saturday he pinch ran for Willy Garcia and remained in the game. He went 1-1 with a run and 2 RBI. On Sunday he returned to the lineup in right field for Escogido. The right fielder went 2-4 with a run scored.
A week after last pitching, right hander Keury Mella took the mound for Este. Strangely enough, both games came against Cibao. On Sunday he threw 2.0 shutout innings of relief. He allowed one hit and walked a batter, but struck out two.
Baseball America begins their Team Top 10 Rankings
The guys over at Baseball America began their organizational Top 10 prospect lists today. They are starting with the National League East and the Atlanta Braves. That means at the earlier they will get to the Cincinnati Reds at some point next week. They tend to do one division each week, but may jump around divisions. As far as it goes for the Cincinnati Reds rankings and my own Top 25, that will be coming out next week, starting on Monday. For those of you who support the site on Patreon, you’ll get the list later this week and I’ll be around to answer questions about players (both that did and didn’t make the list) throughout the weekend.