Cristian Javier Appalachian League PiOW 080816 to 081416

Cristian Javier of the Greeneville Astros was selected the Appalachian League Pitcher of the Week for the span of August 8, 2016 through August 14, 2016.  For the week he was 0-0, 1.35 ERA, 2 G, 1 GS, 6.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 0 BB and 6 K. This season the RHP is 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 19 K, 0.88 WHIP, .170 BAA in 16.0 IP over 4 games with 2 GS at Greeneville and 3-1, 2.84 ERA, 37 K, 1.07 WHIP, .207 BAA, 1 SV in 25.1 IP over 6 games with 2 GS at Rookie Gulf Coast. Greeneville is a Rookie team of the Houston Astros. He originally signed with the Astros in 2015 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Javier turned 19 on March 26.