Winter Ball: Here's How the Top MLB Prospects Have Performed Thus Far

Three of the four major winter leagues are underway, with Puerto Rico's LBPRC beginning its season on Wednesday.

Twenty-four top prospects ranked by MLB Pipeline are playing winter ball so far this season, scattered across the leagues in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Mexico.

Here's a look at how they've performed thus far in the 2026-27 winter ball season.

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Leones del Escogido 

John Gil, SS - The Atlanta Braves' No. 6 prospect has played six games for Escogido, going 2-for-14 with a walk and a double in limited action with the Leones early on.
Carlos Jimenez, OF - The Seattle Mariners No. 25 prospect went 0-for-4 in the only game he's played for Escogido thus far this season.
Jason Schiavone, C - The Houston Astros No. 6 prospect is 4-for-22 in six games with two doubles.

Tigres del Licey

Jesus Made, SS - The Milwaukee Brewers No. 1 prospect and No. 1 prospect overall made a big first impression, homering in his first at-bat for Licey. He's played 11 of the Tigres 13 games thus far this season, batting .318/.423/.409 with seven RBIs in 44 at-bats.

Gigantes del Cibao

Roldy Brito, IF/OF - The Colorado Rockies No. 2 prospect and No. 52 prospect overall is 8-for-30 in 11 games with a double and three runs scored.
Jefferson Rojas, IF - The New York Mets No. 1 prospect and No. 68 prospect overall has seven hits, two of which are doubles and two more of which are homers, in nine games thus far. He's struck out three times and walked twice in 31 plate appearances.
Hendry Mendez, OF - It's been a rough start to the winter ball season for the Minnesota Twins No. 8 prospect, who is 1-for-13 with a double in four games thus far.
Carlos Jorge, IF/OF - The Cincinnati Reds No. 15 prospect has two homers and eight hits in 32 at-bats, but his strikeout rate - he's fanned 12 times in 36 plate appearances - is eye-catching in a bad way.
Yunior Tur, P - The Athletics No. 20 prospect allowed three runs on three hits in 4 2/3 innings over five appearances so far this season. He's walked five of 23 batters he's faced while striking out just one, so command is obviously a problem.

Estrellas Orientales

Miguel Bleis, OF - The No. 28 prospect of the Boston Red Sox is 1-for-10 with three runs scored in seven games with five strikeouts.
Leo Bernal, C - The St. Louis Cardinals No. 4 prospect and No. 80 prospect overall has flashed some power, clubbing three homers and driving in seven runs, but he's also 6-for-34 with 11 strikeouts and five walks in 34 at-bats. He handled former Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer's first start behind the plate, and has two errors, both of which came on throws.

Aguilas Cibaenas

Leandro Lopez, P - The Texas Rangers No. 27 prospect has made five appearances totaling 6 2/3 innings without allowing a run. He's given up just two hits and two walks while striking out eight of 22 batters he's faced and picked up a save.

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Leones del Caracas

Alfredo Duno, C - The Cincinnati Reds No. 1 prospect and No. 20 prospect overall has played 12 games for the Leones, going 8-for-43 with a homer and three RBIs, walking eight times and striking out in nine of his 52 plate appearances.

Bravos de Margarita

Ramon Ramirez, C/DH - The Kansas City Royals No. 7 prospect has seen limited action, appearing in just five games so far, but is 5-for-14 with a homer and three RBIs as a DH for Margarita. He has yet to play behind the plate this winter.

Cardenales de Lara

Samuel Zavala, OF - The Chicago White Sox No. 28 prospect has appeared in 12 games for Lara, going 5-for-25 with a double and an RBI.

Caribes de Anzoategui

Gabriel Gonzalez, OF/1B - The Minnesota Twins No. 11 prospect has one of the hottest bats for one of winter ball's hottest teams. In 18 games, Gonzalez is batting .397/.476/.658 with a triple, five doubles, and four homers, and he's driven in 16 runs for Anzoategui.

Tiburones de La Guaira

Asbel Gonzalez, CF - The Kansas City Royals No. 15 prospect has appeared in nine games, mostly as a pinch runner. He's 0-for-1 with a strikeout.
Roynier Hernandez, IF - The Colorado Rockies No. 30 prospect is 7-for-22 with four RBIs and five walks in seven games thus far.

Aguilas del Zulia

Aron Estrada, 2B/SS/LF - The Baltimore Orioles No. 13 prospect is 26-for-74 with eight extra-base hits and 10 RBIs in 18 games for Zulia.
Jhonny Level, 2B/SS - The San Francisco Giants No. 6 prospect and No. 43 prospect overall is 7-for-28 with a homer and four RBIs in eight games.
Juan Villavicencio, IF - The Philadelphia Phillies No. 19 prospect is 7-for-43 with six RBIs, two doubles, a triple, and a homer.
Victor Arias, OF - The Toronto Blue Jays No. 24 prospect has been powering the Aguilas' offense, slashing .362/.422/.483 in 64 plate appearances, driving in 11 runs in 17 games.

Navegantes del Magallanes

Bryant Betancourt, C/1B - The Colorado Rockies No. 27 prospect is 6-for-20 in six games with four RBIs.

Liga Mexicana del Pacifico

Algodoneros de Guasave

Alberto Barriga, C - The Arizona Diamondbacks No. 16 prospect is 3-for-14 with two doubles in four games for Guasave.