Players of the Week

I told you I'd get to it eventually.  This is for the week ended August 3.  July Players of the Month are still to come.

ROCHESTER

Position player:  James Beresford was 11-for-24 with four doubles, a walk, and a stolen base.  For the season he is hitting .285/.336/.365 in 411 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Trevor May made one start, pitching 6.2 innings.  He gave up no runs on five hits and one walk with five strikeouts.  For the season he is 8-5, 2.72, 1.12 WHIP with 89 strikeouts in 89.1 innings (16 starts).

NEW BRITAIN

Position player:  Aaron Hicks was 8-for-21 with three doubles, a triple, a home run, and four walks.  For the season he is hitting .297/.404/.466 in 148 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Jason Wheeler made one start, pitching 6.2 innings.  He gave up one run on seven hits and one walk with four strikeouts.  For the season he is 2-3, 3.77, 1.33 WHIP with 25 strikeouts in 43 innings (7 starts).

FORT MYERS

Position player:  Max Kepler was 6-for-17 with a double and two walks.  For the season he is hitting .245/.325/.352 in 261 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Brett Lee made two starts, pitching eleven innings.  He gave up four runs on eleven hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  For the season he is 8-3, 2.10, 1.24 WHIP with 45 strikeouts in 81.1 innings (14 starts, 2 relief appearances.

CEDAR RAPIDS

Position player:  Bryan Haar was 7-for-18 with two doubles, a home run, and three walks.  For the season he is hitting .275/.323/.464 in 375 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Chih-Wei Hu made one start, pitching six innings.  He gave up one run on three hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  For the season he is 4-0, 1.50, 0.80 WHIP with 29 strikeouts in 30 innings (5 starts).

ELIZABETHTON

Position player:  Blake Schmit was 4-for-11.  For the season he is hitting .225/.333/.225 in 40 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Felix Jorge mad two starts, pitching thirteen innings.  He gave up three runs on eight hits and one walk with nine strikeouts.  For the season he is 3-2, 2.03, 1.08 WHIP with 39 strikeouts in 44.1 innings (8 starts).

GCL TWINS

Position player:  Manuel Guzman was 7-for-21 with a double, a triple, five walks, and a stolen base.  For the season he is hitting .300/.400/.367 with 7 stolen bases in 90 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Zach Tillery made one start, pitching five innings.  He gave up one run on three hits and no walks with five strikeouts.  For the season he is 1-1, 1.66, 0.78 WHIP with 19 strikeouts in 21.2 innings (3 starts, 4 relief appearances).

DSL TWINS

Position player:  Jermaine Palacios was 10-for-24 with three doubles and two walks.  For the season he is hitting .314/.447/.476 in 126 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Randolph Perez made two relief appearances, pitching ten innings.  He gave up one run on six hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.  For the season he is 1-0, 1.47, 0.95 WHIP with 26 strikeouts in 36.2 innings (2 starts, 11 relief appearances).