Every Friday the California Winter League will be counting down the top 10 performances of CWL Alumni during the 2016 professional baseball season, starting with #10 this week. 2016 Honorable Mentions: Daniel Baptista (’15) – IF – Sonoma
By Josh Fathollahi The California Winter League’s greatest value to professional free agents is the opportunity it provides to been seen and signed even if the traditional method of entry to the pros — the MLB Draft — didn’t work o
WICHITA, Kans. (September 6, 2016) – With a .359 batting average, first baseman Matt Chavez has become the sixth Wichita Wingnut in the club’s nine-year history to claim the American Association Batting Title. Chavez entered the final day of the regul
By Josh Fathollahi Since the California Winter League had become the official winter league of the Frontier League in 2015, the Frontier League has signed over 94 players directly out of our league to go play professionally for their teams (you can view
By Josh Fathollahi PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – 2016 CWL pitcher, Kevin Lenik, received a notable minor league accolade last week while playing for the Spokane Indians (Class-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers). Lenik was named Northwest League Player of th
JOLIET, Ill. – Before the Slammers’ Casey Fletcher decided to go to the California Winter League to learn how to catch, he needed a reason. His father Darrin, a former major league catcher for the Dodgers, Phillies, Expos and Blue Jays, gave
By Josh Fathollahi PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – It has been a busy week in terms of news surrounding former California Winter League players having an impact in professional ball. Luke Barker is another name to add to the list. The 6-4 righty currently le
Update: Nick Murphy will be coming back to the California Winter League for the 2017 season. Despite being signed professionally, many players return to the CWL in order to improve their skills and also to pursue MLB affiliated opportunities. By David Gl
By Josh Fathollahi PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – It is no secret that players who enroll in the California Winter League are placed in a position to succeed, and those opportunities translates into professional contracts in both independent and affiliated
Avon, Ohio – Today, the Florence Freedom sold the contract of Matt Pobereyko to the Arizona Diamondbacks. “I came back to look at my phone during batting practice and I saw I had a missed call from their independent league scouting director,” Pobere
