Sunday, May 31, 2015

Derek Fisher 3 HR 12 RBI vs Mavericks 053015

Derek Fisher of the Lancaster JetHawks had a three homerun and 12 RBI game in a 16-3 victory over the High Desert Mavericks. He was 4 for 6 with 1 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI and 3 R while batting second and playing left field. The game was his California League debut after he had moved up from Class A Quad Cities where he had hit .305/.386/.510 with 6 HR, 24 RBI, 32 R, 8 SB in 39 games. Lancaster is the Class A Advanced team of the Houston Astros. The 12 RBI set a California League record. He was originally drafted by the Astros with the 37th pick of the first round in 2014. Fisher will be 22 on August 21.

NL West week eight 053115

Here are the National League West standings from week eight in 2015. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Los Angeles Dodgers 29-20 .592 --- Home: 21-7 Road: 8-13

Justin Turner (20 for 62) .323/.440/.532 w/ 3 HR, 14 RBI, 11 R, 1 SB in 24 games
Mike Bolsinger 3-1, 1.05 ERA, 20 K, 0.90 WHIP, .186 BAA in 25.2 IP over 4 games

Scott Van Slyke (11 for 58) .190/.213/.276 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 20 games
Carlos Frias 2-2, 5.46 ERA, 17 K, 1.57 WHIP, .313 BAA in 28.0 IP over 5 games


San Francisco Giants 30-21 .588 --- Home: 16-10 Road: 14-11

Brandon Belt (37 for 108) .343/.408/.676 w/ 7 HR, 17 RBI, 23 R, 0 SB in 28 games
Ryan Vogelsong 4-0, 1.14 ERA, 21 K, 0.95 WHIP, .184 BAA in 31.2 IP over 5 games

Justin Maxwell (14 for 59) .237/.281/.271 w/ 0 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB in 21 games
Jeremy Affeldt 0-1, 8.64 ERA, 3 K, 2.52 WHIP, .400 BAA in 8.1 IP over 13 games


Arizona Diamondbacks 23-25 .479 --- Home: 11-13 Road: 12-12

Paul Goldschmidt (36 for 100) .360/.4750/.750 w/ 10 HR, 23 RBI, 21 R, 3 SB in 27 games
Chase Anderson 1-0, 2.65 ERA, 21 K, 1.13 WHIP, .241 BAA in 37.1 IP over 6 games

Jordan Pacheco (8 for 40) .200/.292/.275 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB in 16 games
Josh Collmenter 1-2, 8.14 ERA, 13 K, 1.73 WHIP, .350 BAA in 24.1 IP over 5 games


San Diego Padres 24-27 .471 --- Home: 12-14 Road: 12-13

Justin Upton (31 for 104) .298/.376/.510 w/ 6 HR, 21 RBI, 16 R, 7 SB in 28 games
James Shields 4-0, 4.34 ERA, 47 K, 1.29 WHIP, .260 BAA in 37.1 IP over 6 games

Matt Kemp (17 for 108) .157/.200/.185 w/ 0 HR, 10 RBI, 11 R, 1 SB in 28 games
Ian Kennedy 1-4, 7.18 ERA, 27 K, 1.48 WHIP, .288 BAA in 26.1 IP over 5 games


Colorado Rockies 22-26 .458 --- Home: 8-13 Road: 14-13

Ben Paulsen (14 for 40) .350/.409/.650 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 13 games
Chad Bettis 2-0, 2.96 ERA, 22 K, 1.06 WHIP, .223 BAA in 27.1 IP over 4 games

Charlie Blackmon (20 for 91) .220/.336/.396 w/ 5 HR, 8 RBI, 14 R, 8 SB in 26 games
Jordan Lyles 0-3, 6.52 ERA, 15 K, 1.45 WHIP, .313 BAA in 19.1 IP over 19.1 IP over 5 games

NL Central week eight 053115

Here are the National League Central standings from week eight in 2015. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

St Louis Cardinals 33-17 .660 --- Home: 20-6 Road: 13-11

Kolten Wong (35 for 107) .327/.385/.523 w/ 5 HR, 16 RBI, 21 R, 2 SB in 28 games
Michael Wacha 3-1, 2.17 ERA, 26 K, 1.04 WHIP, .201 BAA in 37.1 IP over 6 games

Matt Adams (13 for 70) .186/.230/.271 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 22 games
Carlos Martinez 2-2, 4.19 ERA, 40 K, 1.46 WHIP, .252 BAA in 34.1 IP over 6 games


Chicago Cubs 25-22 .532 --- Home: 14-11 Road: 11-11

Anthony Rizzo (32 for 102) .314/.408/.647 w/ 7 HR, 20 RBI, 11 R, 3 SB in 27 games
Jon Lester 3-1, 2.12 ERA, 33 K, 1.29 WHIP, .246 BAA in 34.0 IP over 5 games

Starlin Castro (23 for 109) .211/.256/.266 w/ 1 HR, 12 RBI, 8 R, 2 SB in 27 games
Travis Wood 0-1, 8.82 ERA, 17 K, 1.84 WHIP, .315 BAA, 1 SV in 16.1 IP o ver 7 games w/ 3 GS


Pittsburgh Pirates 26-23 .531 --- Home: 15-9 Road: 11-14

Andrew McCutchen (33 for 102) .324/.417/.569 w/ 5 HR, 17 RBI, 16 R, 3 SB in 27 games
AJ Burnett 5-0, 2.14 ERA, 32 K, 1.16 WHIP, .236 BAA in 33.2 IP over 5 games

Jordy Mercer (12 for 65) .185/.221/.231 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB in 21 games
Jeff Locke 1-1, 5.73 ERA, 25 K, 1.36 WHIP, .225 BAA in 33.0 IP over 6 games


Cincinnati Red 22-274 .449 --- Home: 13-11 Road: 9-16

Todd Frazier (33 for 97) .340/.413/.711 w/ 9 HR, 15 RBI, 17 R, 3 SB in 26 games
Michael Lorenzen 1-0, 2.63 ERA, 13 K, 1.28 WHIP, .185 BAA in 27.1 IP over 6 games w 4 GS

Kristopher Negron (6 for 38) .158/.289/.184 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB in 17 games
Jason Marquis 1-3, 7.40 ERA, 13 K, 1.77 WHIP, .346 BAA in 24.1 IP over 5 games


Milwaukee Brewers 16-34 .320 --- Home: 8-20 Road: 8-14

Ryan Braun (28 for 99) .283/.381/.586 w/ 8 HR, 28 RBI, 22 R, 5 SB in 28 games
Francisco Rodriguez 0-0, 0.82 ERA, 14 K, 0.82 WHIP, .167 BAA, 5 SV in 11.0 IP over 11 games

Hector Gomez (12 for 61) .197/.210/.410 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 26 games
Matt Garza 1-4, 6.34 ERA, 27 K, 1.50 WHIP, .258 BAA in 32.2 IP over 6 games

NL East week eight 053115

Here are the National League East standings from week eight in 2015. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Washington Nationals 28-22 .560 --- Home: 14-7 Road: 14-15

Bryce Harper (31 for 83) .373/.505/.916 w/ 13 HR, 28 RBI, 24 R, 2 SB in 25 games
Max Scherzer 5-0, 1.75 ERA, 46 K, 0.92 WHIP, .207 BAA in 36.0 IP over 5 games

Michael Taylor (8 for 50) .160/.250/.280 w/ 2 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R, 2 SB in 22 games
Stephen Strasburg 1-3, 10.13 ERA, 15 K, 2.00 WHIP, .351 BAA in 16.0 IP over 5 games


New York Mets 28-23 .549 --- Home: 21-8 Road: 7-15

Daniel Murphy (32 for 99) .323/.374/.404 w/ 1 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 27 games
Jacob DeGrom 3-1, 2.16 ERA, 40 K, 0.87 WHIP, .188 BAA in 33.1 IP over 5 games

Juan Lagares (17 for 86) .198/.258/.233 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 10 R, 3 SB in 23 games
Jon Niese 1-4, 5.56 ERA, 23 K, 1.56 WHIP, .315 BAA in 34.0 IP over 6 games


Atlanta Braves 24-25 .490 --- Home: 12-10 Road: 12-15

Freddie Freeman (30 for 103) .291/.360/.456 w/ 3 HR, 16 RBI, 13 R, 1 SB in 27 games
Shelby Miller 2-1, 0.95 ERA, 26 K, 0.68 WHIP, .155 BAA in 38.0 IP over 5 games

Jonny Gomes (9 for 49) .184/.226/.265 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 17 games
Eric Stults 0-4, 7.46 ERA, 18 K, 1.38 WHIP, .286 BAA in 25.1 IP over 5 games


Miami Marlins 20-31 .392 --- Home: 10-15 Road: 10-16

Dee Gordon (43 for 110) .345/.390/.409 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 18 R, 12 SB in 25 games
Dan Haren 3-1, 2.82 ERA, 26 K, 1.12 WHIP, .267 BAA in 38.1 IP over 6 games

JT Realmuto (18 for 89) .202/.242/.360 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB in 23 games
Steve Cishek 0-4, 5.73 ERA, 10 K, 2.18 WHIP, .375 BAA, 1 SV (2 BS) in 11.0 IP over 10 games


Philadelphia Phillies 19-33 .365 --- Home: 12-13 Road: 7-20

Jeff Francoeur (15 for 42) .357/.356/.548 w/ 1 HR, 9 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 20 games
Cole Hamels 4-2, 2.70 ERA, 44 K, 1.02 WHIP, .223 BAA in 42.1 IP over 6 games

Obubel Herrera (18 for 90) .200/.234/.289 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB in 26 games
Jerome Williams 1-4, 6.82 ERA, 19 K, 1.62 WHIP, .315 BAA in 30.1 IP over 6 games

AL West week eight 053115

Here are the American League West standings from week eight
 in 2015. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Houston Astros 31-20 .608 --- Home: 16-12 Road: 15-8

Preston Tucker (19 for 58) .328/.400/.552 w/ 2 HR, 8 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 18 games
Lance McCullers 1-0, 2.40 ERA, 18 K, 1.33 WHIP, .237 BAA in 15.0 IP over 3 games

Jake Marisnick (15 for 81) .185/.221/.247 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 2 SB in 26 games
Roberto Hernandez 1-1, 5.52 ERA, 12 K, 1.52 WHIP, .316 BAA in 31.0 IP over 5 games


Los Angeles Angels 26-24 .520 --- Home: 14-11 Road: 12-13

Erick Aybar (32 for 102) .314/.346/.392 w/ 1 HR, 7 RBI, 18 R, 3 SB in 26 games
Jered Weaver 4-1, 2.83 ERA, 25 K, 1.06 WHIP, .245 BAA in 41.1 IP over 6 games

Taylor Featherston (0 for 21) .000/.000/.000 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBi, 3 R, 1 SB in 17 games
Matt Shoemaker 1-3, 5.04 ERA, 31 K, 0.99 WHIP, .219 BAA in 30.1 IP over 5 games


Texas Rangers 25-25 .500 --- Home: 8-14 Road: 17-11

Prince Fielder (45 for 118) .381/.431/.669 w/ 9 HR, 28 RBI, 17 R, 0 SB in 29 games
Wandy Rodriguez 2-1, 3.22 ERA, 31 K, 1.10 WHIP, .222 BAA in 36.1 IP over 6 games

Leonys Martin (14 for 63) .222/.265/.381 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 8 R, 1 SB in 21 games
Colby Lewis 3-1, 6.44 ERA, 23 K, 1.43 WHIP, .299 BAA in 29.1 IP over 5 games


Seattle Mariners 24-25 .490 --- Home: 12-12 Road: 12-13

Nelson Cruz (36 for 103) .350/.407/.612 w/ 8 HR, 16 RBI, 18 R, 0 SB in 27 games
Felix Hernandez 4-1, 2.00 ERA, 35 K, 0.97 WHIP, .208 BAA in 36.0 IP in 5 games

Chris Taylor (10 for 62) .161/.224/.210 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB in 19 games
Fernando Rodney 1-1, 8.18 ERA, 8 K, 1.73 WHIP, .304 BAA, 7 SV (1 BS) in 11.0 IP over 11 games


Oakland Athletics 19-33 .365 --- Home: 8-17 Road: 11-16

Billy Burns (33 for 106) .311/.360/.425 w/ 2 HR, 3 RBI, 15 R, 7 SB in 26 games
Sonny Gray 3-2, 1.67 ERA, 41 K, 1.06 WHIP, .191 BAA in 37.2 IP over 6 games

Sam Fuld (6 for 53) .113/.203/.151 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB in 25 games
Scott Kazmir 0-3, 4.66 ERA, 21 K, 1.64 WHIP, .271 BAA in 25.0 IP over 5 games

AL Central week eight 053115

Here are the American League Central standings from week eight in 2015. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Kansas City Royals 29-18 .617 --- Home: 17-7 Road: 12-11

Kendrys Morales (27 for 89) .303/.370/.494 w/ 3 HR, 20 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Chris Young 3-1, 1.45 ERA, 25 K, 0.94 WHIP, .179 BAA in 31.0 IP over 6 games

Omar Infante (19 for 87) .218/.239/.322 w/ 0 HR, 9 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Yordano Ventura 1-2, 4.33 ERA, 23 K, 1.26 WHIP, .270 BAA in 27.0 IP over 4 games


Minnesota Twins 30-19 .612--- Home: 19-7 Road: 11-12

Torii Hunter (32 for 95) .337/.396/.568 w/ 6 HR, 23 RBI, 19 R, 0 SB in 24 games
Kyle Gibson 3-1, 1.36 ERA, 24 K, 1.06 WHIP, .228 BAA in 39.2 IP over 6 games

Danny Santana (17 for 83) .205/.233/.325 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 13 R, 3 SB in 24 games
Trevor May 1-2, 5.52 ERA, 24 K, 1.40 WHIP, .297 BAA in 29.1 IP over 5 games


Detroit Tigers 28-23 .549 --- Home: 14-12 Road: 14-11

Anthony Gose (33 for 101) .327/.364/.436 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 13 R, 4 SB in 26 games
David Price 2-0, 2.52 ERA, 28 K, 1.09 WHIP, .246 BAA in 35.2 IP over 5 games

Nick Castellanos (24 for 106) .226/.263/.349 w/ 2 HR, 13 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 28 games
Anibal Sanchez 2-3, 5.97 ERA, 37 K, 1.33 WHIP, .267 BAA in 37.2 IP over 6 games


Chicago White Sox 23-26 .469 --- Home: 12-10 Road: 11-16

Avisail Garcia (28 for 83) .337/.375/.494 w/ 3 HR, 14 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Chris Sale 2-1, 2.68 ERA, 46 K, 0.86 WHIP, .177 BAA in 37.0 IP over 5 games

Tyler Flowers (11 for 60) .183/.246/.283 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 20 games
John Danks 1-2, 5.74 ERA, 21 K, 1.54 WHIP, .275 BAA in 26.2 IP over 5 games


Cleveland Indians 23-26 .469 --- Home: 10-14 Road: 13-12

Jason Kipnis (49 for 114) .430/.515/.702 w/ 4 HR, 16 RBI, 29 R, 3 SB in 28 games
Corey Kluber 3-2, 2.95 ERA, 60 K, 1.01 WHIP, .233 BAA in 42.2 IP over 6 games

Jose Ramirez (15 for 75) .200/.291/.253 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 13 R, 5 SB in 23 games
Trevor Bauer 2-2, 3.72 ERA, 37 K, 1.22 WHIP, .238 BAA in 38.2 IP over 6 games

AL East week eight 053115

Here are the American League East standings from week eight in 2015. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

New York Yankees 26-24 .520 --- Home: 12-10 Road: 14-14

Alex Rodriguez (29 for 94) .309/.364/.574 w/ 6 HR, 14 RBI, 15 R, 0 SB in 27 games
Michael Pineda 3-2, 3.00 ERA, 35 K, 1.15 WHIP, .265 BAA in 33.0 IP over 5 games

Chris Young (7 for 53) .132/.179/.226 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Chris Capuano 0-3, 6.39 ERA, 12 K, 1.74 WHIP, .310 BAA in 12.2 IP over 3 games


Tampa Bay Rays 26-25 .510--- Home: 14-16 Road: 12-9

David DeJesus (26 for 72) .361/.395/.542 w/ 3 HR, 10 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB in 25 games
Nate Karns 2-1, 1.88 ERA, 28 K, 1.01 WHIP, .198 BAA in 28.2 IP over 5 games

Tim Beckham (7 for 43) .163/.208/.349 w/ 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, 2 SB in 16 games
Jake McGee 0-0, 6.23 ERA, 7 K, 0.92 WHIP, .222 BAA, (1 BS) in 4.1 IP over 5 games


Baltimore Orioles 23-26 .469 --- Home: 15-12 Road: 8-14

Jimmy Paredes (34 for 113) .301/.333/.442 w/ 3 HR, 16 RBI, 12 R, 2 SB in 28 games
Mike Wright 2-0, 1.40 ERA, 12 K, 0.83 WHIP, .188 BAA in 19.1 IP over 3 games

JJ Hardy (15 for 79) .190/.210/.278 w/ 2 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Chris Tillman 0-4, 4.30 ERA, 21 K, 1.48 WHIP, .262 BAA in 29.1 IP over 5 games


Toronto Blue Jays 23-29 .442 --- Home: 14-12 Road 9-17

Chris Colabello (34 for 91) .374/.424/.582 w/ 4 HR, 14 RBI, 14 R, 1 SB in 24 games
Aaron Sanchez 3-2, 3.29 ERA, 23 K, 1.46 WHIP, .237 BAA in 38.1 IP over 6 games

Kevin Pillar (19 for 103) .184/.241/.262 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBI, 15 R, 4 SB in 28 games
RA Dickey 2-2, 6.27 ERA, 15 K, 1.30 WHIP, .258 BAA in 33.0 IP over 5 games


Boston Red Sox 22-28 .440 --- Home: 10-12 Road: 12-16

Dustin Pedroia (33 for 110) .300/.358/.418 w/ 3 HR, 11 RBI, 8 R, 1 SB in 28 games
Wade Miley 3-3, 3.49 ERA, 23 K, 1.27 WHIP, .263 BAA in 38.2 IP over 6 games

Pablo Sandoval (17 for 86) .198/.242/.314 w/ 3 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Joe Kelly 0-4, 7.46 ERA, 15 K, 1.78 WHIP, .314 BAA in 25.1 IP over 5 games

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Juan Uribe traded to Braves in 6 player deal

Juan Uribe was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves on May 27, 2015 along with Chris Withrow. The Dodgers in exchange received Alberto Callaspo, Eric Stults, Ian Thomas and Juan Jaime.

Uribe is a SS\3B\2B who hit .247/.287/.309 with 1 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 29 games with the Dodgers in 2015. Over 15 MLB seasons with the Braves, Dodgers, Giants, White Sox and Rockies he has hit .256/.301/.419 with 179 HR, 754 RBI, 671 R, 47 SB in 1666 games. He originally signed with the Rockies in 1997 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Uribe turned 36 on March 22.

RHP Withrow has not played in 2015 after having Tommy John surgery in 2014. Over two MLB seasons with the Dodgers he was 3-0, 2.73 ERA, 71 K, 1.09 WHIP, .157 BAA, 1 SV in 56.0 IP over 46 games. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers with the 20th pick of the first round in 2007. Withrow turned 26 on April 1st.

Callaspo is a 3B\2B who hit .206/.293/.252 with 1 HR, 8 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 37 games with the Braves in 2015. Over 10 MLB seasons with the Dodgers, Braves, Athletics, Angels, Royals and Diamondbacks he has hit .265/.328/.366 with 52 HR, 362 RBI, 383 R, 22 SB in 1034 games. He originally signed with the Angels in 2001 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Callaspo turned 32 on April 19.

 LHP Stults was 1-5, 5.85 ERA, 31 K, 1.28 WHIP, .268 BAA in 47.2 IP over 9 games with the Braves in 2015. Over nine MLB seasons with the Braves, Padres, White Sox, Rockies and Dodgers he was 36-48, 4.24 ERA, 433 K, 1.34 WHIP, .272 BAA in 683.1 IP over 135 games. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 15th round in 2002. Stults turned 35 on December 9th.

LHP Thomas had split 2015 between Double A Mississippi, Triple A Gwinnett and the Braves. He was 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 0.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 3.0 IP over 2 games at Mississippi, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 16 K, 0.47 WHIP, .122 BAA in 12.2 IP over 7 games at Gwinnett and 0-0, 3.38 ERA, 5 K, 1.69 WHIP, .222 BAA in 5.1 IP over 5 games with the Braves. Over two MLB seasons with the Braves he was 1-2, 3.94 ERA, 18 K, 1.56 WHIP, .241 BAA in 16.0 IP over 21 games. He originally signed with the Braves in 2012 after playing four seasons in the Independent Leagues. Thomas turned 28 on April 20.

RHP Jaime had split 2015 between Double A Mississippi, Triple A Gwinnett and the Braves. He was 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 3.00 WHIP, .286 BAA in 1.2 IP over 2 games at Mississippi, 0-0, 9.82 ERA, 4 K, 2.73 WHIP, .308 BAA in 3.2 IP over 4 games at Gwinnett and 0-1, 6.75 ERA, 1 K, 3.00 WHIP, .000 BAA in 1.1 IP over 2 games with the Braves. Over two MLB seasons with the Braves he was 0-1, 5.93 ERA, 19 K, 1.98 WHIP, .264 BAA in 13.2 IP over 18 games. He originally signed with the Expos in 2004 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Jaime will be 28 on August 2nd.

Carlos Peguero traded to Red Sox

Carlos Peguero was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Boston Red Sox on August 27, 2015 for cash. This season the outfielder had hit .667/.714/1.167 with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 2 games at Triple A Round Rock and .186/.310/.414 with 4 HR, 9 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB in 30 games with the Rangers. Over five MLB seasons with the Red Sox, Rangers Royals and Mariners he has hit .192/.263/.385 with 13 HR, 37 RBI, 29 R, 3 SB in 101 games. He originally signed with the Mariners in 2005 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Peguaro turned 28 on February 22.

Kirk Nieuwenhuis traded to Angels

Kirk Nieuwenhuis was traded by the New York Mets to the Los Angeles Angels on April 27, 2015 for cash. This season the outfielder had hit .079/.125/.132 with 0 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB in 27 games with the Mets. Over four MLB seasons with the Angels and Mets he has hit .230/.304/.375 with 13 HR, 60 RBI, 71 R, 12 SB in 228 games. He was originally drafted by the Mets in the third round in 2008. Nieuwenhuis will be 28 on August 7th.

Bubba and Logan Update 053015

This is the seventh update for 2015 on Bubba Starling and Logan Moon. Bubba Starling was the Royals first round pick in 2011 and is from Gardner, KS. Starling is still young as he will be 23 on August 3rd. Moon was drafted by the Royals in the sixth round in 2014. Moon played in college at Missouri Southern and is a bit older having turned 23 on February 15. Both Starling and Moon started out 2015 as teammates in the outfield at Class A Advanced Wilmington. A hot start by Bubba earned him a promotion to Double A Northwest Arkansas in late April.


Bubba is in his third week on the DL with a strained hamstring. When he was at Wilmington he hit .386/.471/.614 with 2 HR, 12 RBI, 6 R, 2 SB and 7 BB in 12 games. For the season at NW Arkansas he is hitting .255/.356/.490 with 3 HR, 8 RBI, 13 R, 1 SB in 15 games.

Logan struggled this week as he has hit 4 for 22 with 0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB and 3 BB in 7 games. This season he is hitting .250/.313/.326 with 0 HR, 14 RBI, 11 R, 6 SB in 40 games.

Friday, May 29, 2015

Corey Seager 6 for 6 vs Bees 052815

Corey Seager of the Oklahoma City Dodgers was 6 for 6 at the plate in a 14-11 victory over the Salt Lake Bees on May 28, 2015. His performance included 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI and 2 R as he batted third while playing shortstop. This season he has hit .375/.407/.675 with 5 HR, 15 RBI, 17 R, 1 SB in 20 games at Double A Tulsa and .324/.367/.490 with 3 HR, 15 RBI, 15 R, 0 SB in 25 games at Triple A Oklahoma City. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers with the 18th pick of the first round in 2012. Seager turned 21 on April 27.

MiLB Players and Pitchers of the Week 051815 to 052415

League Player of the Week Pitcher of the Week
Triple A
International League Matt Hague Tommy Milone
Pacific Coast League Nick Evans Duane Below
Double A
Eastern League Wynton Bernard Richard Bleier
Southern League Max Kepler Blake Snell
Texas League Joey Gallo Frank Lopez
Class A Advanced
California League Danry Vasquez Richelson Pena
Carolina League Bradley Zimmer Adam Plutko
Florida State League Michael Conforto Jimmy Reed
Class A
Midwest League Ruddy Giron Jeff Thompson
South Atlantic League Joseph Daris Jordan Montgomery

KBO MLB ties 052915

Here are players in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) that have MLB ties. These results are after the ninth week of the 2015 season

Zach Lutz (Doosan Bears) .111/.172/.222 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Yunesky Maya (Doosan Bears) 2-5, 8.40 ERA, 52 K, 1.52 WHIP in 54.2 IP over 10 games

Dustin Nippert (Doosan Bears) 3-2  3.65 ERA, 39 K, 1.36 WHIP in 49.1 IP over 7 games

Nyjer Morgan (Hanwha Eagles) .273/.415/.300 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB in 10 games

Jake Fox (Hanwha Eagles) .200/.385/.375 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 4 games

Mitch Talbot (Hanwha Eagles) 3-3, 6.80 ERA, 28 K, 1.82 WHIP in 42.1 IP over 10 games

Shane Youman (Hanwha Eagles) 1-4, 5.16 ERA, 31 K, 1.72 WHIP in 52.1 IP over 10 games

Brett Pill (Kia Tigers) .314/.368/.505 w/ 7 HR, 38 RBI, 27 R, 3 SB in 48 games

Philip Humber (Kia Tigers) 2-2, 6.75 ERA, 30 K, 1.75 WHIP in 44.0 IP over 9 games

Josh Stinson (Kia Tigers) 4-3, 3.82 ERA, 32 K, 1.42 WHIP in 61.1 IP over 10 games

Andy Marte (KT Wiz) .372/.443/.593 w/ 3 HR, 16 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 23 games

Phil Irwin (KT Wiz) 1-6, 7.90 ERA, 35 K, 1.85 WHIP in 41.0 IP over 8 games

Chris Oxspring (KT Wiz) 2-6, 4.85 ERA, 46 K, 1.60 WHIP in 55.2 IP over 10 games

Andrew Sisco (KT Wiz) 0-6, 6.23ERA, 42 K, 1.74 WHIP in 39.0 IP over 17 games

Jack Hannahan (LG Twins) .333/.437/.517 w/ 2 HR, 13 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 19 games

Lucas Harrell (LG Twins) 3-4, 6.23 ERA, 44 K, 1.65 WHIP in 52.0 IP over 10 games

Henry Sosa (LG Twins) 5-4, 3.62 ERA, 71 K, 1.07 WHIP in 72.0 IP over 11 games

Jim Adduci (Lotte Giants) .301/.378/.542 w/ 7 HR, 32 RBI, 32 R, 8 SB in 39 games

Josh Lindblom (Lotte Giants) 6-2, 3.19 ERA, 58 K, 1.23 WHIP in 67.2 IP over 10 games

Brooks Raley (Lotte Giants) 4-3, 4.34 ERA, 59 K, 1.31 WHIP in 66.1 IP over 11 games

Eric Thames (NC Dinos) .348/.475/.770 w/ 17 HR, 53 RBI, 46 R, 13 SB in 48 games

Eric Hacker (NC Dinos) 6-1, 2.80 ERA, 53 K, 0.96 WHIP in 64.1 IP over 10 games

Charlie Shirek (NC Dinos) 4-5, 5.47 ERA, 24 K, 1.62 WHIP in 49.1 IP over 11 games

Brad Snyder (Nexen Heroes) .248/.328/.427 w/ 5 HR, 20 RBI, 23 R, 0 SB in 33 games

Ryan Feierabend (Nexen Heroes) 4-4, 4.26 ERA, 56 K, 1.47 WHIP in 63.1 IP over 11 games

Andy VanHekken (Nexen Heroes) 6-2, 3.61 ERA, 75 K, 1.26 WHIP in 67.1 IP over 11 games

Yamaico Navarro (Samsung Lions) .276/.410/.591 w/ 17 HR, 40 RBI, 45 R, 8 SB in 49 games

Tyler Cloyd (Samsung Lions) 4-2, 3.58 ERA, 45 K, 1.25 WHIP in 55.1 IP over 9 games

Alfred Figaro (Samsung Lions) 7-2, 3.25 ERA, 50 K, 1.27 WHIP in 63.2 IP over 10 games

Andrew Brown (SK Wyverns) .297/.426/.582 w/ 13 HR, 34 RBI, 29 R, 4 SB in 47 games

Travis Banwart (SK Wyverns) 2-2, 4.97 ERA, 25 K, 1.42 WHIP in 25.1 IP over 6 games

Merrill Kelly (SK Wyverns) 2-1, 2.98 ERA, 33 K, 1.08 WHIP in 45.1 IP over 7 games

Nippon MLB Ties Pacific League 052915

Here are players in the Pacific League in Japan that have MLB ties. These results are after the ninth week of the 2015 season.

Edison Barrios (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) 0-0, 2.08 ERA, 24 K, 1.39 WHIP in 21.2 IP over 19 games

Dennis Sarfate (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) 2-0, 1.19ERA, 33 K, 0.79 WHIP, 10 SV in 22.2 IP over 22 games

Jason Standridge (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) 5-3, 3.30 ERA, 35 K, 1.25 WHIP in 60.0 IP over 9 games

Tony Blanco (ORIX Buffaloes) .128/.244/.205 w/ 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 12 games

Francisco Caraballo (ORIX Buffaloes) .299/.350/.556 w/ 10 HR, 29 RBI, 20 R, 0 SB in 38 games

Esteban German (ORIX Buffaloes) .250/.341/.306 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 4 R, 2 SB in 13 games

Bryan Bullington (ORIX Buffaloes) 2-3, 4.17 ERA, 26 K, 1.30 WHIP in 45.1 IP over 9 games

Brandon Dickson (ORIX Buffaloes) 6-3, 1.29 ERA, 50 K, 1.08 WHIP in 69.2 IP over 10 games

Alessandro Maestri (ORIX Buffaloes) 0-1, 2.79 ERA, 19 K, 1.35 WHIP, 1 SV in 19.1 IP over 11 games

Jeremy Hermida (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) .216/.326/.304 w/ 1 HR, 18 RBI, 12 R, 1 SB in 43 games

Brandon Laird (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) .197/.285/.376 w/ 8 HR, 26 RBI, 19 R, 0 SB in 49 games

Michael Crotta (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 0-0, 7.94 ERA, 3 K, 3.00 WHIP in 5.2 IP over 7 games

Victor Garate (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 2-1, 1.76 ERA, 11 K, 1.17 WHIP in 15.1 IP in 5 games

Luis Mendoza (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 2-4, 4.40 ERA, 26 K, 1.55 WHIP in 47.0 IP over 8 games

Luis Cruz (Chiba Lotte Marines) .290/.339/.568 w/ 12 HR, 42 RBI, 24 R, 0 SB in 46 games

Carlos Rosa (Chiba Lotte Marines) 1-1, 2.12 ERA, 14 K, 1.24 WHIP in 17.0 IP over 16 games

Ernesto Mejia (Saitama Seibu Lions) .208/.287/.387 w/ 7 HR, 24 RBI, 17 R, 0 SB in 48 games

Wade LeBlanc (Saitama Seibu Lions) 2-5, 4.23 ERA, 26 K, 1.37 WHIP in 44.2 IP over 8 games

Esmerling Vasquez (Saitama Seibu Lions) 2-0, 3.00 ERA, 11 K, 1.78 WHIP in 18.0 IP over 16 games

Wily Mo Pena (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) .243/.394/.364 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 44 games

Gaby Sanchez (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) .181/.325/.330 w/ 4 HR, 14 RBI, 9 R, 2 SB in 32 games

Zelous Wheeler (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) .139/.256/.250 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 15 games

Rhiner Cruz (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 K, 1.29 WHIP in 4.2 IP over 5 games

Kenny Ray (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 4-2, 2.45 ERA, 29 K, 1.01 WHIP in 47.2 IP over 8 games

Nippon MLB Ties Central League 052915

Here are players in the Central League in Japan that have MLB ties. These results are after the ninth week of the 2015 season

Leslie Anderson (Yomiuri Giants) .296/.378/.449 w/ 3 HR, 12 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 30 games

Juan Francisco (Yomiuri Giants) .167/.167/.167 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 5 games

Scott Mathieson (Yomiuri Giants) 0-2, 1.21 ERA, 17 K, 1.08 WHIP, 1 SV in 22.1 IP over 23 games

Miles Mikolas (Yomiuri Giants) 1-2, 3.16 ERA, 34 K, 1.08 WHIP, 37.0 IP over 6 games

Aaron Poreda (Yomiuri Giants) 5-1, 2.73 ERA, 37 K, 1.15 WHIP in 59.1 IP over 9 games

Mauro Gomez (Hanshin Tigers) .271/.356/.392 w/ 4 HR, 25 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 49 games

Matt Murton (Hanshin Tigers) .247/.291/.296 w/ 0 HR, 14 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 48 games

Randy Messinger (Hanshin Tigers) 2-5, 5.88 ERA, 47 K, 1.43 WHIP in 49.0 IP over 8 games

Brad Eldred (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .350/.409/.850 w/ 3 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 6 games

Jesus Guzman  (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .333/.429/.467 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Rainel Rosario (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .252/.300/.320 w/ 1 HR, 7 RBI, 8 R, 1 SB in 32 games

Nate Schierholtz (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .284/.304/.463 w/ 3 HR, 9 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 17 games

Heath Deunte (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) 0-2, 1.59 ERA, 12 K, 2.12 WHIP, 4 SV in 11.1 IP over 11 games

Kris Johnson (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) 4-2, 1.99 ERA, 43 K, 1.14 WHIP in 63.1 IP over 9 games

Mike Zagurski (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) 0-0, 2.63 ERA, 15 K, 1.24 WHIP in 13.2 IP over 17 games

Anderson Hernandez (Chunichi Dragons) .291/.314/.414 w/ 4 HR, 21 RBI, 21 R, 4 SB in 51 games

Hector Luna (Chunichi Dragons) .324/.415/.412 w/ 2 HR, 20 RBI, 23 R, 2 SB in 42 games

Ricardo Nanita (Chunichi Dragons) .322/.363/.383 w/ 0 HR, 13 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 38 games

Raul Valdes (Chunichi Dragons) 2-4, 2.71 ERA, 55 K, 1.16 WHIP in 73.0 IP over 11 games

Aarom Baldiris (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) .268/.342/.427 w/ 6 HR, 26 RBI, 17 R, 0 SB in 50 games

Jose Lopez (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) .297/.358/.482 w/ 8 HR, 26 RBI, 24 R, 0 SB in 51 games

Yoslan Herrera (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) 2-2, 4.57 ERA, 23 K, 1.62 WHIP in 21.2 IP over 21 games

Guillermo Moscoso (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) 3-1, 2.84 ERA, 26 K, 1.18 WHIP in 25.1 IP over 4 games

Wladimir Balentien (Tokyo Yakult Swallows)  .000/.500/.000 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 1 game

Lastings Milledge (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) .241/.267/.345 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 9 games

Tony Barnette (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 15 K, 0.69 WHIP, 12 SV in 23.1 IP over 20 games

Logan Ondrusek (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 2-0, 1.48 ERA, 20 K, 1.03 WHIP in 24.1 IP over 24 games

Orlando Roman (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 2-0, 1.29 ERA, 17 K, 1.04 WHIP in 28.0 IP over 20 games

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Chasing 50-50 052815

This is the fourth year of my Chasing 50-50 segment. It started three seasons ago as we followed Matt Kemp then of the Dodgers in his self proclaimed attempt to hit 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases. The 2015 season is under way and we are going to follow Kemp's efforts to see if he can make another run. As long as he is playing Kemp will always be part of this. Regulars Mike Trout of the Angels and Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies are still in the mix because I think they also have the speed\power combo capable of reaching the mark some day. Plus we will also start with Carlos Gomez of the Brewers, George Springer of the Astros and Joc Pederson of the Dodgers. Others will be added throughout the season as their production warrants. 50/50 is a lofty goal but this is also a way to honor the guys that do possess the power and speed tools. On May 14 adding Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks and Justin Upton of the Padres. On May 21 adding Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs and Todd Frazier of the Reds. This is week seven of the chase.

Matt Kemp

Kemp did about the same as last week hitting 5 for 23 with 0 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 6 games. For the season he is hitting .254/.289/.344 with 1 HR, 26 RBI, 26 R, 5 SB in 48 games


Games Padres played: 48

Home Runs: 1  --- Projected Home Runs: 3

Steals: 5 --- Projected Steals: 17


Justin Upton

Upton continues to heat up as he hit 8 for 23 with 1 HR, 7 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 6 games.  This season he is hitting .293/.354/.552 with 12 HR, 36 RBI, 32 R, 9 SB in 47 games


Games Padres played: 48

Home Runs: 12  --- Projected Home Runs: 41

Steals: 9 --- Projected Steals: 30


Mike Trout

Trout officially broke his slump hitting 8 for 26 with 0 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 6 games. For the season he is hitting .297/.386/.543 with 11 HR, 25 RBI, 35 R, 8 SB in 40 games


Games Angels played: 47

Home Runs: 11 --- Projected Home Runs: 38

Steals: 8 --- Projected Steals: 28


Carlos Gonzalez

Gonzalez is starting to be consistant hitting 5 for 19 with 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 5 games. For the season he is hitting .208/.287/.322 with 4 HR, 13 RBI, 19 R, 1 SB in 42 games


Games Rockies played: 45

Home Runs: 4 --- Projected Home Runs: 14

Steals: 1 --- Projected Steals: 4


Carlos Gomez

Gomez had an off week hitting 4 for 23 with 0 HR, 1 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 6 games. This season he is hitting season hitting .258/.305/.450 with 4 HR, 18 RBI, 19 R, 5 SB in 30 games.


Games Brewers played: 48

Home Runs: 4 --- Projected Home Runs: 14

Steals: 5 --- Projected Steals: 17


George Springer

Springer had a good week all around hitting 9 for 25 with 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB in 6 games. For the season he is hitting .230/.350/.434 with 7 HR, 17 RBI, 23 R, 11 SB in 42 games


Games Astros played: 48

Home Runs: 7 --- Projected Home Runs: 24

Steals: 11 --- Projected Steals: 37


Joc Pederson

Pederson found his groove hitting 10 for 24 with 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 6 games. For the season the rookie is hitting .263/.392/.553 with 12 HR, 23 RBI, 27 R, 2 SB in 46 games


Games Dodgers played: 46

Home Runs: 12 --- Projected Home Runs: 42

Steals: 2 --- Projected Steals: 7


Paul Goldscmidt

Goldscmidt broke his slump and added to all the categories as he hit 8 for 21 with 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, 2 SB in 6 games. This season he is hitting .329/.440/.611 with 12 HR, 38 RBI, 34 R, 8 SB in 40 games. 


Games Diamondbacks played: 46

Home Runs: 12 --- Projected Home Runs: 42

Steals: 8 --- Projected Steals: 28


Anthony Rizzo

Rizzo stayed consistant as he hit 6 for 23 with 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 6 games. This season he is hitting .315/.439/.570 with 9 HR, 29 RBI, 27 R, 9 SB in 46 games. 


Games Cubs played: 46

Home Runs: 9 --- Projected Home Runs: 32

Steals: 9 --- Projected Steals: 32


Todd Frazier

Frazier continued with his power stroke as this week he hit 7 for 22 with 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 6 games.. This season he is hitting .260/.354/.568 with 14 HR, 28 RBI, 29 R, 6 SB in 45 games. 


Games Reds played: 46

Home Runs: 14 --- Projected Home Runs: 49

Steals: 6 --- Projected Steals: 21

Jordan Montgomery South Atlantic League PiOW 051815 to 052415

Jordan Montgomery of the Charleston RiverDogs was selected the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he was 1-0, 0.79 ERA, 2 GS, 11.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 0 HBP, 0 BB and 15 K. This season the LHP is 4-2, 2.27 ERA, 50 K, 1.03 WHIP, .213 BAA in 39.2 IP over 8 games. Charleston is the Class A team of the New York Yankees. He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the fourth round in 2014. Montgomery turned 22 on December 27.

Jeff Thompson Midwest League PiOW 051815 to 052415

Jeff Thompson of the West Michigan Whitecaps was selected the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he was 2-0, 0.69 ERA, 2 GS, 11.2 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HBP, 4 BB and 14 K. This season the RHP is 2-4, 4.46 ERA, 39 K, 1.46 WHIP, .253 BAA in 38.1 IP over 8 games. West Michigan is the Class A team of the Detroit Tigers. He was originally drafted by the Tigers in the third round in 2013. Thompson will be 24 on September 23.

Jimmy Reed Florida State League PiOW 051815 to 052415

Jimmy Reed of the Palm Beach Cardinals was selected the Florida State League Pitcher of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 0 BB and 5 K. This season the LHP is 3-2, 2.47 ERA, 29 K, 0.93 WHIP, .225 BAA in 47.1 IP over 7 games. Palm Beach is the Class A Advanced team of the St Louis Cardinals. He was originally drafted by the Cardinals in the sixth round in 2013. Reed turned 24 on December 18.

Adam Plutko Carolina League PiOW 051815 to 052415

Adam Plutko of the Akron RubberDucks was selected the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 2 BB and 10 K. This season the RHP is 4-2, 1.27 ERA, 47 K, 0.70 WHIP, .173 BAA in 49.2 IP over 8 games. He also won the award for the week of May 4thLynchburg is the Class A Advanced team of the Cleveland Indians. He was originally drafted by the Indians in the 11th round in 2013. Plutko will be 24 on October 3rd.

Richelson Pena California League PiOW 051815 to 052415

Richelson Pena of the High Desert Mavericks was selected the California League Pitcher of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 0 BB and 6 K. This season the RHP is 2-3, 3.67 ERA, 33 K, 0.98 WHIP, .223 BAA in 41.2 IP over 7 games with 6 GS. High Desert is the Class A Advanced team of the Texas Rangers. He originally signed with the Rangers in 2011 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Pena will be 22 on September 29.

Frank Lopez Texas League PiOW 051815 to 052415

Frank Lopez of the Frisco RougRiders was selected the Texas League Pitcher of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 6.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 1 BB and 5 K. This season the LHP is 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 0.47 WHIP, .100 BAA in 6.1 IP in 1 game at Frisco after starting the season at Class A Advanced High Desert where he was 4-1, 2.95 ERA, 43 K, 1.01 WHIP, .226 BAA in 42.2 IP over 7 games. Frisco is the Double A team of the Texas Rangers. He originally signed with the Rangers in 2010 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Lopez turned 21 on February 18.

Blake Snell Southern League PiOW 051815 to 052415

Blake Snell of the Montgomery Biscuits was selected the Southern League Pitcher of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he was 1-0, 0.75 ERA, 2 GS, 12.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 5 BB and 18 K. This season the LHP is 3-0, 0.29 ERA, 39 K, 0.68 WHIP, .110 BAA in 31.0 IP over 5 games with 5 GS at Montgomery after starting the season at Class A Advanced Charlotte going 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 27 K, 1.00 WHIP, .143 BAA in 21.0 IP over 4 games with 2 GS. Snell won the award in the Florida State League the week of April 13He was originally drafted by the Rays with the 52nd pick of the first round in 2011. Snell turned 22 on December 4th.

Richard Bleier Eastern League PiOW 051815 to 052415

Richard Bleier of the Harrisburg Senators was selected the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 1 BB and 7 K. This season the LHP is 3-1, 4.28 ERA, 15 K, 1.01 WHIP, .244 BAA in 33.2 IP over 6 games at Harrisburg after starting the season at Triple A Syracuse where he was 1-1, 2.93 ERA, 6 K, 1.30 WHIP, .322 BAA in 15.1 IP over 4 games. Harrisburg is the Double A team of the Washington Nationals. He was originally drafted by the Rangers in the sixth round in 2008. Bleier turned 28 on April 16.

Duane Below Pacific Coast League PiOW 051815 to 052415

Duane Below of the Las Vegas 51s was selected the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 CG and 1 SHO. This season the LHP is 4-2, 2.18 ERA, 23 K, 1.09 WHIP, .250 BAA in 41.1 IP over 9 games with 4 GS. He does have three seasons MLB experience with the Marlins and Tigers going 2-4, 4.27 ERA, 45 K, 1.33 WHIP, .279 BAA in 78.0 IP over 43 games with 3 GS. Las Vegas is the Triple A team of the New York Mets. He was originally drafted by the Tigers in the 19th round in 2006. Below turned 29 on November 15.

Tommy Milone International League PiOW 051815 to 052415

Tommy Milone of the Rochester Red Wings was selected the International League Pitcher of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he was 2-0, 0.52 ERA, 2 GS, 17.1 IP, 12 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 0 HBP, 0 BB, 21 K, 1 CG and 1 SHO. This season the LHP is 4-0, 0.28 ERA, 41 K, 0.69 WHIP, .180 BAA in 31.2 IP over 3 games at Rochester plus 2-1, 4.76 ERA, 13 K, 1.46 WHIP, .256 BAA in 22.2 IP over 4 games with the Twins. He does have five seasons MLB experience with the Twins, Athletics and Nationals as he is 34-24, 4.02 ERA, 366 K, 1.31 WHIP, .269 BAA in 513.0 IP over 41 games. He also won the award last week. Rochester is the Triple A team of the Minnesota Twins. He was originally drafted by the Nationals in the 10th round in 2008, traded to the Athletics in 2011 and traded to the Twins in 2014. Milone turned 28 on February 16.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Joseph Daris South Atlantic League POW 051815 to 052415

Joseph Daris of the Rome Braves was selected the South Atlantic League Player of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he hit 12 for 26, .462/.481/.731 with 1 2B, 3 3B, 0 HR, 8 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB and 1 BB in 8 games. This season the outfielder is hitting .283/.344/.433 with 1 HR, 17 RBI, 23 R, 8 SB in 41 games. Rome is the Class A team of the Atlanta Braves. He was originally drafted by the Braves in the 14th round in 2014. Daris turned 23 on November 22.

Ruddy Giron Midwest League POW 051815 to 052415

Ruddy Giron of the Fort Wayne Tincaps was selected the Midwest League Player of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he hit 17 for 33, .515/.556/.848 with 1 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 8 R, 1 SB and 3 BB in 7 games. This season the shortstop is hitting .479/.510/.792 with 3 HR, 8 RBI, 13 R, 1 SB in 11 games. Fort Wayne is the Class A team of the San Diego Padres. He originally signed with the Padres in 2013 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Giron turned 18 on January 4th. 

Michael Conforto Florida State League POW 051815 to 052415

Michael Conforto of the St Lucie Mets was selected the Florida State League Player of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he hit 11 for 30, .367/.441/.567 with 3 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB and 1 BB in 7 games. This season the outfielder is hitting .291/.358/.475 with 7 HR, 28 RBI, 25 R, 0 SB in 45 games. Conforto also won the award for the week of April 13St Lucie is the Class A Advanced team of the New York Mets. He was originally drafted by the Mets with the 10th pick of the first round in 2014. Conforto turned 22 on March 1st.

Bradley Zimmer Carolina League POW 051815 to 052415

Bradley Zimmer of the Lynchburg HillCats was selected the Carolina League Player of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he hit 9 for 20, .450/.607/.850 with 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB and 6 BB in 6 games. This season the outfielder is hitting .319/.417/.528 with 8 HR, 23 RBI, 38 R, 19 SB in 44 games. Lynchburg is the Class A Advanced team of the Cleveland Indians. He was originally drafted by the Indians with the 21st pick of the first round in 2014. Zimmer turned 22 on November 27.

Danry Vasquez California League POW 051815 to 052415

Danry Vasquez of the Corpus Christi Hooks was selected the California League Player of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he hit 13 for 31, .419/.500/.710 with 3 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB and 5 BB in 7 games. This season the outfielder is hitting .315/.365/.470 with 3 HR, 21 RBI, 21 R, 6 SB in 40 games. Corpus Christi is the Class A Advanced team of the Houston Astros. He originally signed with the Tigers in 2010 as an amatuer free agent out of Venezuela and was traded to the Astros in 2013. Vasquez turned 21 on January 8th.

Joey Gallo Texas League POW 051815 to 052415

Joey Gallo of the Frisco RoughRiders was selected the Texas League Player of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he hit 9 for 24, .375/.444/.875 with 3 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB and 3 BB in 6 games. This season the third baseman is hitting .315/.425/.640 with 8 HR, 28 RBI, 20 R, 1 SB in 31 games. Frisco is the Double A team of the Texas Rangers. He was originally drafted by the Rangers with the 39th pick of the first round in 2012. Gallo turned 21 on November 19.

Max Kepler Southern League POW 051815 to 052415

Max Kepler of the Chattanooga Lookouts was selected the Southern League Player of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he hit 11 for 27, .407/.448/.815 with 5 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB and 2 BB in 7 games. This season the outfielder is hitting .345/.385/.555 with 2 HR, 15 RBI, 22 R, 6 SB in 29 games at Chattanooga after hitting .250/.308/.641 with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 6 games at Class A Advanced Fort Myers. Chattanooga is the Double A team of the Minnesota Twins. He originally signed with the Twins in 2009 as an amatuer free agent out of Germany. Kepler turned 22 on February 10.

Wynton Bernard Eastern League POW 051815 to 052415

Wynton Bernard of the Erie SeaWolves was selected the Eastern League Player of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he hit 12 for 26, .462/.481/.769 with 5 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB and 1 BB in 6 games. This season the outfielder is hitting .327/.366/.469 with 2 HR, 15 RBI, 23 R, 11 SB in 40 games. Erie is the Double A team of the Detroit Tigers. He was originally drafted by the Padres in the 35th round in 2012. Bernard will be 25 on September 24.

Nick Evans Pacific Coast League POW 051815 to 052415

Nick Evans of the Reno Aces was selected the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he hit 12 for 26, .462/.500/.923 with 3 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB and 2 BB in 6 games. This season the first baseman is hitting .314/.366/.547 with 7 HR, 41 RBI, 20 R, 0 SB in 41 games. He does have MLB five seasons with the Diamondbacks and Mets and hit .257/.305/.419 with 10 HR, 53 RBI, 56 R, 0 SB in 177 games. Reno is the Triple A team of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was originally drafted by the Mets in the fifth round in 2004. Evans turned 29 on January 30.

Matt Hague International League POW 051815 to 052415

Matt Hague of the Buffalo Bisons was selected the International League Player of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he hit 12 for 29, .414/.485/.690 with 8 2B, 9 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB and 4 BB in 7 games. This season the first baseman is hitting .330/.404/.460 with 2 HR, 31 RBI, 25 R, 0 SB in 46 games. He does have two MLB seasons with the Pirates in which he hit .222/.263/.250 with 0 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB in 33 games. Buffalo is the Triple A team of the Toronto Blue Jays. He was originally drafted by the Pirates in the ninth round in 2008. Hague will be 30 on August 20.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Mike Napoli AL Player of Week 051815 to 052415

Mike Napoli of the Boston Red Sox was selected the American League Player of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015. For the week he hit 9 for 21 (.429) with 1 2B, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB and 3 BB in 6 games. This season the first baseman is hitting .211/.309/.423 with 8 HR, 21 RBI, 19 R, 1 SB in 40 games. Over 10 MLB seasons with the Red Sox, Rangers and Angels he has hit .255/.357/.488 with 194 HR, 548 RBI, 518 R, 31 SB in 1025 games. He was originally drafted by the Angels in the 17th round in 2000. Napoli will be 34 on October 31.

Ryan Braun n Andrew McCutchen NL Players of Week 051815 to 052415

Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers and Andrew McCutchen of the Pittsburgh Pirates were selected the National League Co-Players of the Week for the span of May 18, 2015 through May 24, 2015.

For the week Braun hit 8 for 21 (.381) with 3 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB and 5 BB in 7 games. This season the outfielder is hitting .268/.345/.536 with 12 HR, 36 RBI, 27 R, 5 SB in 45 games. Over nine MLB seasons with the Brewers he has hit .305/.367/.550 with 242 HR, 798 RBI, 739 R, 146 SB in 1123 games. Braun was the NL Rookie of the Year in 2007 and the NL MVP in 2011 plus second in the NL MVP voting in 2012. The Brewers originally drafted him with the fifth pick of the first round in 2005. Braun turned 31 on November 17.

For the week McCutchen hit 9 for 20 (.450) with 2 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB and 2 BB in 6 games. This season the outfielder is hitting .255/.349/.447 with 7 HR, 27 RBI, 24 R, 2 SB in 44 games. Over seven MLB seasons with the Pirates he has hit .297/.384/.496 with 135 HR, 489 RBI, 572 R, 145 SB in 923 games. McCutchen was the NL MVP in 2013. He was originally drafted by the Pirates with the 11th pick of the first round in 2005. McCutchen will be 29 on October 10.

Two Major One Minor 052615

Here is my seventh Two Major One Minor segment of 2015. This is my fifth year of doing this series where I feature two Major League players and one minor league player each week. This week I am featuring Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Braun and Trea Turner.

Rodriguez of the Yankees is bouncing back from his 162 game suspension and was actually one of the key sparks to the team's hot start this season. This season the third baseman is hitting .262/.363./.545 with 10 HR, 23 RBI, 24 R, 0 SB in 42 games. The three time AL MVP is still showing he has something in the tank for a player that turns 40 on July 27. That talent has been on display his whole career since he was the first over all selection in the 1993 draft by the Mariners.

Braun of the Brewers is more than a season removed from when he was suspended for 65 games in 2013. While his numbers may not approach the 2011 and 2012 numbers when he was NL MVP and runner-up respectively he is still being productive. This season he is hitting .272/.349/.543 with 12 HR, 36 RBI, 27 R, 5 SB in 44 games. Having just turned 31 on November 17 he should still have plenty of baseball left to roam the outfield. The Brewers selected him with the fifth pick of the first round in 2005.

Turner doesn't have a suspension to tarnish his legacy but does have the disctraction of being part of one of the worst kept secrets in baseball since last season. He is unofficially the PTBNL in a December trade that will be sending him to the Washington Nationals in June. Yet he is still in limbo playing at Double A San Antonio of the San Diego Padres until he can join his new team because a rule that has since been rewritten which stated that players could not be traded within the same season they were drafted. Yet he is honing his skills hitting .340/.420/.516 with 5 HR, 24 RBI, 23 R, 8 SB in 41 games at San Antonio. The Padres had drafted him with the 13th pick of the first round in 2014. Since he will only be 22 on June 30 he should have plenty of time to establish himself as the Nationals shortstop of the future. 

Monday, May 25, 2015

Top 8 for Omaha 2015 Final

This is the 13th and final segment of 2015 as the actual top eight seeds have been selected for the national tournament as they play toward the College World Series in Omaha. For this final I will expand to include the top five hitters and three pitchers for each team.

Top seed: UCLA
Record: 42-14 --- Home: 25-6 Away: 17-7 Neutral: 0-1 Pac-12: 22-8

Ty Moore .335/.413/.463 w/ 5 HR, 47 RBI, 40 R, 6 SB in 56 games
Kevin Kramer .328/.431/.478 w/ 6 HR, 31 RBI, 49 R, 7 SB in 56 games
Brett Stephens .320/.410/.461 w/ 2 HR, 22 RBI, 40 R, 11 SB in 46 games
Chris Keck .306/.395/.505 w/ 7 HR, 45 RBI, 42 R, 0 SB in 56 games
Trent Chatterton .292/.374/.386 w/ 2 HR, 26 RBI, 34 R, 0 SB in 54 games

Team Leader HR: Keck   Team Leader SB: Kort Peterson (13)

James Kaprielian 9-4, 1.94 ERA, 107 K, 1.13 WHIP, .227 BAA in 97.2 IP over 15 games
Grant Watson 8-4, 2.08 ERA, 60 K, 1.01 WHIP, .224 BAA in 91.0 IP over 15 games
David Berg 7-1, 0.73 ERA, 56 K, 0.84 WHIP, .205 BAA, 12 SV in 61.2 IP over 40 games


#2 LSU
Record: 48-9 --- Home: 28-6 Away: 14-3 Neutral: 6-0 SEC: 21-8

Chris Chinea .369/.403/.590 w/ 11 HR, 55 RBI, 39 R, 1 SB in 57 games
Andrew Stevenson .358/.415/.467 w/ 1 HR, 20 RBI, 49 R, 23 SB in 53 games
Kade Scivicque .353/.393/.517 w/ 5 HR, 42 RBI, 27 R, 0 SB in 51 games
Conner Hale .349/.392/.493 w/ 4 HR, 53 RBI, 48 R, 0 SB in 55 games
Alex Bregman .330/.418/.573 w/ 9 HR, 47 RBI, 54 R, 32 SB in 57 games

Team Leader HR: Chinea   Team Leader SB: Bregman

Alex Lange 10-0, 2.11 ERA, 91 K, 1.17 WHIP, .208 BAA in 81.0 IP over 13 games
Jared Poche' 7-1, 3.35 ERA, 54 K, 1.24 WHIP, .257 BAA in 88.2 IP over 15 games
Jesse Stallings 1-1, 1.78 ERA, 23 K, 1.09 WHIP, .210 BAA, 12 SV in 30.1 IP over 27 games


#3 Louisville
Record: 43-16 --- Home: 25-6 Away: 14-5 Neutral: 4-5 ACC: 25-5

Nick Solak .327/.419/.439 w/ 2 HR, 37 RBI, 41 R, 18 SB in 59 games
Corey Ray .324/.390/.555 w/ 11 HR, 48 RBI, 45 R, 32 SB in 59 games
Brendan McKay .319/.434/.441 w/ 3 HR, 31 RBI, 30 R, 4 SB in 55 games
Sutton Whiting .311/.419/.382 w/ 0 HR, 25 RBI, 34 R, 14 SB in 57 games
Zach Lucas .245/.349/.364 w/ 5 HR, 25 RBI, 33 R, 17 SB in 58 games

Team Leader HR: Ray   Team Leader SB: Ray

Brendan McKay 8-3, 1.76 ERA, 103 K, 0.88 WHIP, .147 BAA, 4 SV in 82.0 IP over 18 games with 11 GS.
Kyle Funkhouser 7-5, 3.29 ERA, 93 K, 1.30 WHIP, .231 BAA in 98.1 IP over 15 games
Zack Burdi 5-0, 0.75 ERA, 23 K, 0.75 WHIP, .139 BAA, 9 SV in 24.0 IP over 17 games


#4 Florida
Record: 44-16 --- Home: 28-6 Away: 11-8 Neutral: 5-2 SEC: 19-11

Josh Tobias .373/.441/.565 w/ 5 HR, 38 RBI, 40 R, 10 SB in 55 games
Buddy Reed .317/.375/.429 w/ 2 HR, 40 RBI, 43 R, 17 SB in 59 games
JJ Schwarz .307/.367/.592 w/ 14 HR, 60 RBI, 42 R, 0 SB in 60 games
Dalton Guthrie .295/.362/.382 w/ 2 HR, 22 RBI, 48 R, 5 SB in 59 games
Harrison Bader .290/.398/.548 w/ 13 HR, 52 RBI, 43 R, 5 SB in 57 games

Team Leader HR: Schwarz   Team Leader SB: Richie Martin (20)

Logan Shore 7-6, 2.79 ERA, 67 K, 1.05 WHIP, .234 BAA in 90.1 IP over 15 games
Dane Dunning 5-2, 3.95 ERA, 53 K, 1.19 WHIP, .215 BAA in 54.2 IP over 14 games
Taylor Lewis 6-1, 1.32 ERA, 31 K, 1.03 WHIP, .217 BAA, 6 SV in 47.2 IP over 26 games


#5 Miami (FL)
Record: 44-14 --- Home: 31-4 Away: 11-9 Neutral: 2-1 ACC: 22-8

George Iskenderian .379/.471/.489 w/ 3 HR, 50 RBI, 63 R, 23 SB in 58 games
Garrett Kennedy .347/.448/.518 w/ 7 HR, 49 RBI, 47 R, 1 SB in 55 games
David Thompson .335/.447/.683 w/ 19 HR, 80 RBI, 53 R, 1 SB in 58 games
Christopher Barr .321/.423/.440 w/ 1 HR, 27 RBI, 39 R, 10 SB in 52 games
Jacob Heyward .316/.449/.481 w/ 3 HR, 15 RBI, 30 R, 1 SB in 47 games

Team Leader HR: Thompson   Team Leader SB: Iskenderian

Thomas Woodrey 6-2, 2.72 ERA, 49 K, 1.05 WHIP, .234 BAA in 89.1 IP over 14 games
Andrew Suarez 7-1, 3.09 ERA, 65 K, 1.25 WHIP, .255 BAA in 67.0 IP over 12 games
Bryan Garcia 5-2, 2.94 ERA, 31 K, 1.31 WHIP, .219 BAA, 9 SV in 33.2 IP over 28 games


#6 Illinois
Record: 47-8-1 --- Home: 22-2 Away: 17-2-1 Neutral: 8-4 Big 10: 21-1

David Kerian .366/.452/.644 w/ 14 HR, 47 RBI, 43 R, 9 SB in 55 games
Ryan Nagle .329/.395/.442 w/ 3 HR, 32 RBI, 44 R, 11 SB in 56 games
Casey Fletcher .325/.429/.411 w/ 2 HR, 32 RBI, 45 R, 9 SB in 56 games
Reid Roper .304/.415/.500 w/ 9 HR, 47 RBI, 48 R, 5 SB in 55 games
Pat McInerney .304/.391/.452 w/ 5 HR, 33 RBI, 29 R, 1 SB in 50 games

Team Leader HR: Kerian   Team Leader SB: Will Krug (12)

Kevin Duchene 10-1, 1.30 ERA, 85 K, 0.97 WHIP, .229 BAA in 89.2 IP over 13 games
Drasen Johnson 9-3, 2.17 ERA, 71 K, 1.06 WHIP, .246 BAA in 107.2 IP over 15 games
Tyler Jay 5-1, 0.64 ERA, 65 K, 0.62 WHIP, .155 BAA, 13 SV in 56.1 IP over 28 games with 1 GS.


#7 TCU
Record: 43-11 --- Home: 27-2 Away: 15-7 Neutral: 1-2 Big 12: 18-5

Cody Jones .376/.476/.507 w/ 4 HR, 30 RBI, 48 R, 25 SB in 54 games
Connor Wanhanen .339/.418/.398 w/ 0 HR, 31 RBI, 31 R, 9 SB in 45 games
Nolan Brown .315/.389/.376 w/ 1 HR, 26 RBI, 39 R, 17 SB in 53 games
Dane Steinhagen .295/.347/.352 w/ 0 HR, 20 RBI, 19 R, 10 SB in 49 games
Derek Odell .280/.356/.365 w/ 3 HR, 29 RBI, 26 R, 7 SB in 50 games

Team Leader HR: Evan Skoug (6)   Team Leader SB: Jones 

Alex Young 9-2, 2.05 ERA, 77 K, 1.01 WHIP, .210 BAA in 79.0 IP over 14 games
Preston Morrison 11-2, 2.63 ERA, 71 K, 1.03 WHIP, .230 BAA in 95.2 IP over 15 games
Riley Ferrell 1-2, 0.67 ERA, 42 K, 0.89 WHIP, .082 BAA, 14 SV in 27.0 IP over 26 games


#8 Missouri State
Record: 45-10 --- Home: 16-3 Away: 20-4 Neutral: 9-3 MVC: 18-3

Jake Burger .333/.382/.505 w/ 3 HR, 40 RBI, 35 R, 4 SB in 51 games
Dylan Becker .318/.457/.462 w/ 3 HR, 37 RBI, 42 R, 3 SB in 55 games
Spencer Johnson .316/.450/.508 w/ 5 HR, 41 RBI, 45 R, 1 SB in 55 games
Tate Matheny .294/.419/.441 w/ 4 HR, 37 RBI, 42 R, 12 SB in 55 games
Joey Hawkins .272/.329/.344 w/ 2 HR, 27 RBI, 35 R, 4 SB in 55 games

Team Leader HR: Justin Paulsen (7)   Team Leader SB: Matheny

Matt Hall 10-2, 2.17 ERA, 152 K, 1.08 WHIP, .204 BAA, 1 SV in 108.0 IP over 17 games
Jon Harris 7-1, 1.91 ERA, 105 K, 1.06 WHIP, .196 BAA in 89.1 IP over 13 games
Bryan Young 7-0, 1.16 ERA, 46 K, 1.06 WHIP, .199 BAA, 14 SV in 38.2 IP over 27 games 

College Spotlight 052515

Here is my 13th and final installment of College Spotlight for 2015. This week I am looking at Will Albertson of Catawba College and Phil Bickford of College of Southern Nevada.


Albertson is a junior C\OF out of Randleman High School in Sophia, NC. His name is peppered all over the Division II stat leaders as he is first in batting average, hits and total bases, second in RBI, third in home runs, fifth in slugging percentage, sixth in runs and seventh in on base percentage. This season he is hitting .470/.530/.891 with 26 HR, 90 RBI, 73 R, 2 SB in 58 games. He also has 108 hits and 205 total bases. He played last season at Campbell where he hit .286/.364/.335 with 0 HR, 28 RBI, 27 R, 8 SB in 53 games. The Indians are 45-13 and won the first game in the Division II Championships.

Bickford is a sophomore RHP out of Oaks Christian High School in Newbury Park, CA. He had been drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2013 with the 10th pick of the first round but did not sign. This season he is 9-1, 1.45 ERA, 166 K, 0.76 WHIP, .147 BAA in 86.2 IP over 16 games. He pitched in 2014 at Cal State Fullerton where he was 6-3, 2.13 ERA, 74 K, 1.04 WHIP, .232 BAA in 76.0 IP over 20 games with 10 GS. The Coyotes are 46-18 with their season over after losing in the Western District tournament. 

Sunday, May 24, 2015

NL West week seven 052415

Here are the National League West standings from week seven in 2015. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Los Angeles Dodgers 26-16 .619 --- Home: 19-5 Road: 7-11

Yasmani Grandal (24 for 67) .358/.463/.582 w/ 3 HR, 15 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Mike Bolsinger 3-0, 0.46 ERA, 17 K, 0.66 WHIP, .143 BAA in 19.2 IP over 3 games

Jimmy Rollins (19 for 98) .194/.255/.316 w/ 3 HR, 6 RBI, 12 R, 2 SB in 26 games
Yimi Garcia 0-1, 5.79 ERA, 15 K, 1.29 WHIP, .222 BAA, 1 SV (2 BS) in 9.1 IP over 11 games


San Francisco Giants 25-19 .568 --- Home: 14-9 Road: 11-10

Brandon Crawford (32 for 92) .348/.417/.554 w/ 3 HR, 22 RBI, 16 R, 2 SB in 27 games
Madison Bumgarner 4-1, 1.60 ERA, 35 K, 0.98 WHIP, .208 BAA in 33.2 IP over 5 games

Casey McGehee (15 for 71) .211/.263/.282 w/ 1 HR, 7 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 23 games
Chris Heston 2-2, 6.48 ERA, 27 K, 1.59 WHIP, .312 BAA in 33.1 IP over 6 games


Arizona Diamondbacks 20-22 .476 --- Home: 10-13 Road: 10-9

Paul Goldschmidt (34 for 99) .343/.440/.616 w/ 6 HR, 19 RBI, 20 R, 6 SB in 27 games
Chase Anderson 1-1, 2.27 ERA, 18 K, 0.98 WHIP, .200 BAA in 31.2 IP over 5 games

Cliff Pennington (5 for 32) .156/.308/.188 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 21 games
Josh Collmenter 2-3, 6.21 ERA, 19 K, 1.35 WHIP, .308 BAA in 33.1 IP over 6 games


San Diego Padres 20-24 .455 --- Home: 11-12 Road: 9-12

Justin Upton (27 for 99) .273/.345/.545 w/ 8 HR, 21 RBI, 19 R, 8 SB in 27 games
James Shields 3-0, 4.15 ERA, 46 K, 1.35 WHIP, .270 BAA in 30.1 IP over 5 games

Will Middlebrooks (11 for 65) .169/.214/.231 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 24 games
Craig Kimbrel 0-0, 8.64 ERA, 15 K, 1.32 WHIP, .265 BAA, 6 SV (1 BS) in 8.1 IP over 9 games


Colorado Rockies 16-25 .390 --- Home: 7-13 Road: 9-12

DJ LeMahieu (24 for 82) .293/.356/.390 w/ 1 HR, 11 RBI, 13 R, 2 SB in 24 games
John Axford 0-0, 1.29 ERA, 3 K, 1.57 WHIP, .269 BAA, 4 SV in 7.0 IP over 8 games

Nolan Arenado (20 for 95) .211/.255/.379 w/ 4 HR, 10 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Jordan Lyles 0-4, 7.43 ERA, 14 K, 1.70 WHIP in 23.0 IP over 5 games

NL Central week seven 052415

Here are the National League Central standings from week seven in 2015. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

St Louis Cardinals 27-16 .628 --- Home: 15-5 Road: 12-11

Kolten Wong (36 for 114) .316/.361/.474 w/ 4 HR, 17 RBI, 16 R, 1 SB in 29 games
Michael Wacha 3-0, 2.67 ERA, 19 K, 1.12 WHIP, .226 BAA in 30.1 IP over 5 games

Matt Adams (21 for 90) .233/.263/.333 w/ 2 HR, 11 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 27 games
Lance Lynn 2-3, 4.34 ERA, 42 K, 1.42 WHIP, .278 BAA in 37.1 IP over 6 games


Chicago Cubs 24-18 .571 --- Home: 13-8 Road: 11-10

Anthony Rizzo (33 for 101) .327/.430/.673 w/ 8 HR, 24 RBI, 16 R, 6 SB in 27 games
Jason Hammel 2-0, 1.50 ERA, 33 K, 0.75 WHIP, .176 BAA in 36.0 IP over 5 games

Chris Coghlan (15 for 80) .188/.270/.400 w/ 4 HR, 6 RBI, 11 R, 3 SB in 27 games
Hector Rondon 1-0, 4.91 ERA, 12 K, 1.55 WHIP, .302 BAA, 6 SV (2 BS) in 11.0 IP over 11 games


Pittsburgh Pirates 20-22 .476 --- Home: 11-9 Road: 9-13

Jung Ho Kang (23 for 68) .338/.408/.485 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 8 R, 3 SB in 19 games
AJ Burnett 4-0, 1.10 ERA, 37 K, 1.00 WHIP, .199 BAA in 41.0 IP over 6 games

Jordy Mercer (11 for 72) .153/.187/.194 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Jeff Locke 0-2, 6.67 ERA, 21 K, 1.67 WHIP, .306 BAA in 27.0 IP over 5 games


Cincinnati Red 18-24 .429 --- Home: 9-9 Road: 9-15

Brandon Phillips (29 for 86) .337/.394/.442 w/ 2 HR, 12 RBI, 13 R, 6 SB in 23 games
Johnny Cueto 2-2, 3.96 ERA, 28 K, 1.07 WHIP, .239 BAA in 36.1 IP over 5 games

Billy Hamilton (20 for 95) .211/.230/.326 w/ 2 HR, 8 RBI, 10 R, 8 SB in 24 games
Jason Marquis 2-3, 6.75 ERA, 12 K, 1.50 WHIP, .314 BAA in 26.2 IP over 5 games


Milwaukee Brewers 16-28 .364 --- Home: 8-15 Road: 8-13

Gerardo Parra (26 for 73) .356/.388/.589 w/ 2 HR, 12 RBI, 13 R, 1 SB in 26 games
Mike Fiers 1-1, 3.66 ERA, 41 K, 1.47 WHIP, .271 BAA in 32.0 IP over 6 games

Manny Maldonado (14 for 84) .167/.228/.202 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Matt Garza 1-4, 5.86 ERA, 29 K, 1.39 WHIP, .248 BAA in 35.1 IP over 6 games

NL East week seven 052415

Here are the National League East standings from week seven in 2015. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Washington Nationals 25-18 .581 --- Home: 13-7 Road: 12-11

Bryce Harper (33 for 90) .367/.491/.867 w/ 12 HR, 31 RBI, 27 R, 2 SB in 27 games
Max Scherzer 4-1, 2.00 ERA, 43 K, 0.92 WHIP, .211 BAA in 36.0 IP over 5 games

Michael Taylor (8 for 42) .190/.244/.285 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 2 SB in 18 games
Stephen Strasburg 2-4, 7.86 ERA, 28 K, 1.75 WHIP, .330 BAA in 26.1 IP over 6 games


New York Mets 24-20 .545 --- Home: 17-6 Road: 7-14

Daniel Murphy (32 for 105) .305/.342/.429 w/ 2 HR, 14 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 28 games
Matt Harvey 2-2, 266 ERA, 36 K, 0.98 WHIP, .215 BAA in 40.2 IP over 6 games

Eric Campbell (9 for 56) .161/.266/.286 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB in 16 games
Bartolo Colon 2-3, 6.67 ERA, 23 K, 1.45 WHIP, .320 BAA in 29.2 IP over 5 games


Atlanta Braves 21-21 .500 --- Home: 11-10 Road: 10-11

Freddie Freeman (35 for 106) .330/.393/.481 w/ 1 HR, 14 RBI, 16 R, 1 SB in 27 games
Shelby Miller 3-1, 1.43 ERA, 37 K, 0.80 WHIP, .158 BAA in 44.0 IP over 6 games

Alberto Callaspo (11 for 64) .172/.289/.234 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Eric Stults 1-4, 7.39 ERA, 20 K, 1.46 WHIP, .287 BAA in 28.0 IP over 5 games


Philadelphia Phillies 19-26 .422 --- Home: 12-10 Road: 7-16

Ryan Howard (31 for 103) .301/.345/.650 w/ 9 HR, 19 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 28 games
Cole Hamels 5-1, 2.55 ERA, 44 K, 1.09 WHIP, .222 BAA in 42.1 IP over 6 games

Chase Utley (18 for 88) .205/.300/.330 w/ 1 HR, 10 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Jerome Williams 2-3, 6.39 ERA, 15 K, 1.65 WHIP, .318 BAA in 31.0 IP over 6 games


Miami Marlins 17-27 .386 --- Home: 9-15 Road: 8-12

Dee Gordon (43 for 108) .398/.436/.472 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 14 R, 10 SB in 25 games
Dan Haren 3-1, 2.97 ERA, 25 K, 1.21 WHIP, .273 BAA in 36.1 IP over 6 games

JT Realmuto (17 for 92) .185/.224/.315 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 24 games
Steve Cishek 1-4, 5.65 ERA, 13 K, 1.88 WHIP, .333 BAA, 3 SV (3 BS) in 14.1 IP over 13 games