Willson Contreras Southern League POW 072715 to 080215

Willson Contreras of the Tennessee Smokies was selected the Southern League Player of the Week for the span of July 27, 2015 through August 2, 2015. For the week he hit 11 for 23, .478/.556/.739 with 3 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB and 4 BB in 6 games. This season the catcher is hitting .331/.410/.485 with 6 HR, 54 RBI, 51 R, 1 SB in 95 games. Tennessee is the Double A team of the Chicago Cubs. He originally signed with the Cubs in 2009 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Contreras turned 23 on May 13.