2026-2027 Winter League Thread

[Jim Goulart]

 

[markedman5]

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[wiguy94]

Made on the day went 2-3 with that HR and 2 BB. He also had a throwing error defensively at SS.

[Jim Goulart]

 

[Ro Mueller]

LHP Jesus Broca had a birthday yesterday (now 23) and is playing for Yaquis de Obregon in the Mexican Pacific Winter League. 

 

[Ro Mueller]

RHP Stiven Cruz, who’s eligible for minor league free agency this offseason, is seeing action with Tiburones de La Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League. 

 

[Ro Mueller]

RHP Gerson Garabito, who’s also set for minor league free agency, is pitching for Aguilas Cibaenas in the Dominican Winter League. 

 

[Ro Mueller]

RHP Daniel Corniel is also pitching for Tiburones in Venezuela this offseason. 

 

[Ro Mueller]

Jesus Made went 0-for-4 with 2 Ks on Saturday; 2-for-4 with a walk, RBI and 2 SBs in an extra inning win on Sunday; and 1-for-6 with an RBI and no Ks on Tuesday. 

 

[Ro Mueller]

RHP Carlos Rodriguez is expected to play for Toros del Este in the Dominican Republic Winter League. 

 

[Jim Goulart]

 

[Ro Mueller]

Nice start to RHP Carlos Rodriguez’s winter campaign: 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H - single, 0 BB, 3 Ks. He touched 95.1mph and earned a save in Toros’ 3-0 3-0 win. 

[Jim Goulart]

3 hours ago, Ro Mueller said:

Nice start to RHP Carlos Rodriguez’s Dominican League winter campaign: 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H - single, 0 BB, 3 Ks. He touched 95.1mph and earned a save in Toros’ 3-0 3-0 win. 

Like Rodriguez, RHP Stiven Cruz is a free agent to be as of Monday. Cruz has already made two appearances in the Venezuelan Winter League, as B-Ref shows us. Point being, unless they sign back with the Crew, here are the players who will be free agents as of Monday, and we won't be providing additional updates on any winter ball appearances:

Minor League Free Agents to Be (17) -

Nashville:

• UT Jihwan Bae
• RHP Gerson Garabito
• INF/OF Eduardo Garcia
• OF Jacob Hurtubise
• RHP Reiss Knehr
• OF Luis Matos
• C Andrick Nava
• UT Jonathan Ornelas
• RHP Carlos Rodriguez
• C Ramon Rodriguez
• INF Freddy Zamora

Biloxi:

• RHP Stiven Cruz
• C David Garcia
• C Darrien Miller
• UT Jheremy Vargas

Wisconsin:

• C Blayberg Diaz
• RHP Yerlin Rodriguez

[Jim Goulart]

As @Ro Mueller reported earlier in this thread, there are two additional (beyond Jesus Made) active Brewers farmhands with stats in 2026-2027 season Winter League games, stats at linked pages:

Recently turned 23-year-old LHP Jesus Broca is off to a dazzling six-game start in his native Mexico.

22-year-old RHP Daniel Corniel allowed two runs in his first inning of work in his home country's Venezuelan Winter League.

Coming off a successful 2026 with the Timber Rattlers, another recently turned 23-year-old, OF Luis Castillo, has made a winter league request of the Brewers, as per Baseball America. If it comes to fruition, we imagine it will be in his native Dominican Republic.