Franklin Barreto Texas League POW 072516 to 073116

Franklin Barreto of the Midland RockHounds was selected the Texas League Player of the Week for the span of July 25, 2016 through July 31, 2016. For the week he hit 10 for 20, .500/.500/.950 with 3 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB and 1 BB in 5 games. This season the second baseman is hitting .277/.339/.427 with 9 HR, 40 RBI, 51 R, 23 SB in 96 games . Midland is the Double A team of the Oakland Athletics. He originally signed with the Blue Jays in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela and was traded to the Athletics in 2014. Barreto turned 20 on February 27.