Manuel Melendez South Atlantic League POW 052917 to 060417

Manuel Melendez of the Asheville Tourists was selected the South Atlantic League Player of the Week for the span of May 29, 2017 through June 4, 2017. For the week he hit 15 for 31, .484/.500/.742 with 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 9 R, 3 SB and 1 BB in 7 games. This season the outfielder is hitting 47 for 166, .283/.316/.380 with 3 HR, 17 RBI, 21 R, 12 SB in 40 games. Asheville is the Class A team of the Colorado Rockies. He originally signed with the Rockies in 2014 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Melendez turned 20 on January 10.