Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve analyzed the performances of six Orioles players in the Caribbean Leagues. Other members of the Orioles also made appearances in the winter leagues. For various reasons, I didn’t think any of them were worth their own post. Therefore, I combined the final four players that I’ll profile into a single post.

Third baseman Melvin Mora played briefly in the Venezuelan Winter League, while outfielder Luis Terrero and right-handed pitcher Radhames Liz logged some time in the Dominican Winter League. Outfielder Chris Roberson played in the Mexican Pacific League during the regular season and in the Dominican Winter League playoffs.

Luis Terrero:

The 27-year-old outfielder recently received a non-roster invite to spring training from the Orioles. In 61 games for the Chicago White Sox last season, Terrero batted .231 with five home runs and 12 RBIs. He batted .200 in 40 at-bats in a previous stint for the Orioles in 2006. With the outfield picture cloudy for the Birds, he has an opportunity to earn a spot on the 25-man roster.

In seven games for the Azucareros del Este in the Dominican Winter League, Terrero hit .263 (5-for-19). He walked twice and struck out five times. He did not appear in a game after Dec. 2 and his team limped to a last-place finish (19-30) in the league.

Fantasy spin: As a non-roster invite, he’s a big gamble to make the roster out of spring training. If he does make the team, I wouldn’t expect much of a fantasy impact. In 551 career at-bats, Terrero has a .234 average with 14 home runs and 51 RBIs. If he plays a role on your fantasy team (or the Orioles, for that matter), then it’s going to be a rough season.

Radhames Liz:

In nine appearances last season for the Orioles, Liz didn’t fare too well. He was 0-2 with a 6.93 ERA. However, the 24-year-old is one of many talented young starters who will be competing for a roster spot during spring training.

In six starts for Estrellas de Oriente in the Dominican Winter League, Liz performed well. In 18 1/3 innings, Liz allowed only four runs (1.96 ERA) on 12 hits. However, he did struggle with his control a little bit, walking 11 hitters in the six games.

In back-to-back starts on Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, Liz pitched eight total innings and gave up only five hits. He walked six and struck out five during this period.

Fantasy spin: Because of the influx of young arms the Orioles received from the Houston Astros in exchange for Miguel Tejada, the chances of Liz making the Opening Day roster are not as strong as they were at the end of last season. He’s still a couple of years away from contributing to your fantasy team, but it’s nice to monitor his progress anyway.

Chris Roberson:

The 28-year-old outfielder was acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies on Jan. 2. In 69 career at-bats in the major leagues, Roberson has a .232 batting average with 15 runs scored. Heading into spring training, Roberson will compete with Tike Redman, Jay Payton and others for the center-field job.

Roberson began the winter league season playing for the Naranjeros de Hermosillo in the Mexican Pacific League. He was primarily used as a center fielder and leadoff hitter in 18 games with the team. In 70 at-bats, Roberson batted .286 with two homers and 11 RBIs. He was successful on seven of his eight stolen base attempts, which was good enough for 11th in the league.

After his team was eliminated from playoff contention, Roberson jumped to the Dominican Winter League and joined the Aguilas Cibaenas for the playoffs.

The Aguilas finished the round-robin portion of the Dominican Winter League playoffs with a 10-7 record, which was good enough for a second-place finish and a berth in the championship round. Through Saturday, they have a 3-0 series lead over Licey in the best-of-nine championship.

Roberson has hit safely in 14 of the 15 games that he has played for the Aguilas. The only game in which he did not get a hit was on Jan. 10, which was also the first game in which he batted leadoff. Overall for the playoffs, Roberson is 18-for-59 (.305) with 13 runs scored.

He has served as the catalyst at the top of his team’s lineup in the championship round. In the first three championship games, Roberson was 5-for-12 with two doubles, four walks and six runs scored. The Aguilas scored 37 runs in the three games.

Fantasy spin: Roberson hasn’t shown much in his minimal major-league action, but he does have a career .278 average in the minors. It’s pretty clear that the center-field job for the Orioles is wide open heading into spring training, so I wouldn’t count Roberson out yet. His impressive showing in the DWL playoffs can only work to his advantage. Obviously, he doesn’t have much fantasy value right now, but monitor his early-season performance if he makes the 25-man roster.

Melvin Mora:

The Orioles third baseman played in two games for the Navegantes del Magallanes in the Venezuelan Winter League. His team finished the regular season with a 29-34 record and failed to qualify for the postseason. Therefore, Mora’s action in the VWL was brief and doesn’t provide much of a glimpse for how he’ll perform this season in Baltimore.

Nonetheless, I’ll share his stats anyway. For the season, Mora was 2-for-8 and scored one run. Both of his hits were singles. In the eight at-bats, he struck out three times – not a good ratio, but it’s a small sample size.

Fantasy spin: After he set career highs in batting average (.340), home runs (27), RBIs (104), runs (111) and doubles (41) in 2004, Mora’s offensive production has declined each year. Mora, who turns 36 on Feb. 2, hit .274 with 14 home runs and 58 RBIs in 126 games last season. If he plays the entire year, I’d expect a .270 average, 10-15 home runs and 50-60 RBIs from him.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the winter leagues updates that I have provided over the past couple weeks. Roberson is the only player with a chance at being on the Orioles’ 25-man roster that is still participating in any of these leagues. Some of the Orioles players, like Roberson, had successful winter campaigns, while most of the players seemed to struggle. Thankfully, they didn’t struggle for the Orioles… yet.