The Arizona Fall League's regular season ended on Thursday. On Saturday, MLB Network will air the championship game live (check local listings for time and channel). There is only a single championship game between the two division leaders. This year the Phoenix Desert Dogs and the Peoria Javelinas will play in the championship game. No Mets prospects will be involved since the team they were on, the Surprise Rafters, finished last in the western division. Regardless, it's still live baseball on TV with less than a week till Thanksgiving.
The only baseball from now until spring training is what is taking place in the Caribbean. The Venezuelan, Mexican, Dominican, and Puerto Rican leagues or in full swing. Champions of the four leagues will play in the round robin Caribbean World Series in early February. Last year, the tournament aired on MLB network. It likely will again this year.
Many Mets are competing in the Caribbean. Josh Thole is still leading the Venezuelan League in hitting with a .411 average for Caracas. In thirty games, the young catcher has a .525 on base percentage and a .547 slugging average.
Pitching prospect Toby Stoner is doing a fine job in the Dominican Winter League. He is 4-1 with a 1.94 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 41.2 innings. Opposing batters are hitting just .205 against him.
Carlos Delgado is slated to begin play next month in the Puerto Rican league. The Mets will be watching closely. A healthy Delgado could be just what the Mets need for some of the power production they lost last season. Delgado says he feels great and wants to prove it in the Caribbean.
