Jose Briceno Texas League POW 070416 to 071016

Jose Briceno of the Arkansas Travelers was selected the Texas League Player of the Week for the span of July 4, 2016 through July 10, 2016. For the week he hit 10 for 22, .455/.478/.909 with 6 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB and 1 BB in 5 games. This season the catcher is hitting .262/.288/.365 with 0 HR, 12 RBI, 14 R, 2 SB in 32 games at Arkansas, and .240/.285/.312 with 1 HR, 11 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB in 33 games at Class A Advanced Inland Empire. Arkansas is the Double A team of the Los Angeles Angels. He originally signed with the Rockies in 2009 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela, was traded to the Braves in July 2015 and traded to the Angels in November 2015. Briceno will be 24 on September 19.