George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
Josh Naylor has been known for a lot of things:

_ Like filling up the upper deck at Marlins Stadium at his pre-draft workout for the Miami Marlins in 2015.

_ Like hitting mammoth drives into parking lots from Arizona to Carterville, Ill., to Del Ray Beach, Fla., Troy, NY, High Point, NC and Jupiter, Fla. wearing an Ontario Blue Jays uniform. 

_ Like spanning the glove wearing a Team Canada uniform hitting homers in Italy, the Dominican Republic and the Far East.

So, how many homers did he hit as Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) earned Canadian Baseball Network Player of the Week honors, the best of the 139 Canucks to have appeared in the minors this year?

Nil.

Zero.

Nada.

Nope.

All Naylor did was lead all Canadian hitters batting .500 for the week (10-for-20) with three RBIs for the class-A Greensboro Grasshoppers.

It was an impressive week for a lot as it was his first after playing in the Futures Game where he had two hits at Petco Park before 42,386 fans. A lot of players return to their minor-league outposts and go 1-for-15 wondering where the crowds went.

How the week that was went for Naylor as he

_ Went 3-for-4 with his 19th double in a 6-4 loss to the Greenville Drive before 4,846 fans at Fluor Field at the West End. Hitting third and playing first base Naylor singled to right in the fourth, doubled to left in the sixth and singled to left in the eighth.

_ Was 1-for-4 with an RBI single as Greensboro fell 3-1 to Greenville 4,654. Naylor singled to centre to give the Grasshoppers a 1-0 lead.

_ Was 1-for-3 with a double in a 3-2 loss to the Kannapolis Intimidators at Intimidators Stadium in the opener of the doubleheader after two days of rain outs. Naylor double to left in the first inning to give Greensboro a 1-0 lead. 

_ Was hitless in four at-bats in a 5-4 win over Kannapolis before 1,154 Intimidators Stadium in the second game of the double dip.  
 
_ Was 5-for-5 with a pair of doubles and an RBI in a 7-3 win against Kannapolis before 665 fans at Intimidators Stadium. He singled to left in the first, doubled off the first baseman’s glove in the third, his 21st, grounded to right knocking in a run putting Greensboro ahead 2-1 in what would eventually grow into a six-run fifth, led off the sixth with a double, his 22nd, to right and singled to second in the eighth.
   
He only struck out twice in 20 at-bats giving him 58 in 80 games. He is hitting .265 with the 22 doubles, two triples, nine homers and 50 RBIs, with a .754 OPS.     

It was a good week for other Canucks as ...

C Dustin Houle (Penticton, BC) - Named to 2016 Florida State League, East Division All Star Team.
 
LHP Evan Grills (Whitby, Ont.) - Named to the 2016 Texas League, South Division All Star Team.
 
OF Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, BC) - Named to the 2016 Southern League, North Division All Star Team.
 
RHP Nick Pivetta (Victoria, BC) - Named to the 2016 Eastern League, East Division All Star Team.
 
RHP Michael Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) - Named to the 2016 South Atlantic League, South Division All Star Team.
 
RHP Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, BC) - Named to the 2016 Florida State League, South Division All Star Team.

BEST OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES
Player/Class/Team              AB   R   H  HR  RBI   AVG
Josh Naylor - A Greensboro      20   6   10   -    3   .500
Dalton Pompey - AAA Buffalo     24   6   10   1    6   .417
Vladimir Guerrero - Rkie GCL Jays   29   2   11   1    3   .379
Charles Leblanc - A Spokane      19   2   7   -    1   .368
Cole Bauml - A Connecticut       27   2   9   -    7   .333
Eric Wood - AA Altoona          15   5   5   2    6   .333
Connor Panas - A Lansing        19   1   6    -    2   .316
Justin Atkinson - A Lansing       20   3   6    1    3   .300
 
Ian Horne - IND Topeka          28   4  14   -    8   .500
Carter Bell - IND Joliet           14   4   7    1    5   .500
Lachlan Fontaine - IND Quebec    18   3   8    1    6   .444
Tyson Gillies - IND Kansas City    28   5  10   1    6   .400
Jordan Lennerton - IND Quebec    23   3   8    1    2   .348
(Minimum 10 AB’s required.)
 
BEST PITCHING PERFORMANCES
ANDREW ALBERS  LHP  -  AAA  ROCHESTER RED WINGS
APP  IP  H   R  ER  BB  K  W-L  SV   WHIP  WK ERA
1   6.0  8   -   -    2   2   1-0   -     1.67    0.00
Andrew Albers made another good start for the Red Wings this week on July 16th, in a 4-0 victory over Norfolk Tides. He pitched six scoreless innings and scattered eight base hits, while striking out two Norfolk hitters to earn the win.  His record in the Triple A International League is now 8-3 with a 3.36 ERA, and the eight wins rank him second in the League.

 
CAL QUANTRILL RHP  -  RKIE AZL PADRES
APP  IP  H   R  ER  BB  K  W-L  SV   WHIP  WK ERA
1   3.0  3   1   1    1   -    -    -    1.00    3.00
It’s only natural that high expectations would come with being a First Round Draft Pick, and San Diego Padres pitching prospect Cal Quantrill is well aware of them.  Baseball people in the know feel that, along with the obvious physical ability, his penchant for strong preparation and hard work, will ultimately take him where he wants to go. This week he made his second professional start with the AZL Padres in a 4-1 win over the Mariners affiliate and had a good outing, pitching three innings he gave up three base hits and one earned run, but was not involved in the decision. His record in the Arizona League now stands 0-1 with a 7.50 ERA.
 

 
KYLE McKAY  RHP  -  IND TRINIDAD TRIGGERS
APP  IP  H   R  ER  BB  K  W-L  SV   WHIP  WK ERA
1   6.0  3   1   -    2   7   1-0   -    0.83    0.00
Kyle McKay is proving to be a wise mid season Free Agent signing by Trinidad, and this week he made another good start. On July 19th in a 10-4 victory over Alpine Cowboys he pitched six innings, gave up three base hits and one unearned run while striking out seven Alpine batters, to earn the win. His record with Trinidad in the IND Pecos League is now 3-1 with a 1.22 ERA. 

JASVIR RAKKAR  RHP  -  IND QUEBEC CAPITALES
APP  IP  H   R  ER  BB  K  W-L  SV   WHIP  WK ERA
2   7.0  6   -   -    1   2   1-0   -     1.00    0.00
Jasvir Rakkar has been an extremely valuable pitching asset for the Quebec Capitales this season, and he’s been used extensively out of the bullpen, but has also started some games. This past week he made two more appearances, one in each role. On July 13th in an 8-3 win over Sussex County Miners he pitched one inning in relief, gave up one base hit and no runs, but was not involved in the decision. On July 17th in a 7-0 win over the Trois Rivieres Eagles he made a start, throwing six innings gave up five base hits and no runs while striking out two Eagles hitters, to earn the win. His IND Can Am league record in 15 appearances this season with Quebec, now stands at 6-1, 2 Saves with a 3.11 ERA. 

SKYLAR JANISSE  RHP  -  IND SALINA STOCKADE
APP  IP  H   R  ER  BB  K  W-L  SV   WHIP  WK ERA
2   14.0 11   7   4   10  10  2-0   -    1.50    2.57
After ending his collegiate eligibility with Oklahoma City University this spring, which included throwing a no hitter on March 26th against rival Mid America Christian University, Skylar was anxious to begin a pro career and jumped at the chance to sign with Salina Stockade in the Independent Pecos League. This past week he made two strong starts for the Stockade and picked up wins in each contest. On July 13th in an 11-7 victory over Great Bend Boom he threw seven innings, gave up three base hits and one earned run while striking out six Great Bend hitters, to earn the win. He then followed that up on July 19th in a 10-4 win over Alpine Cowboys, as he again pitched seven innings, scattered eight base hits and three earned runs, while striking out four Alpine batters to secure his second win of the week. His overall Pecos League record with Salina now stands at 6-3 with a 5.48 ERA.

 
PLAYER MOVEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS
1B Justin Morneau (New Westminster, BC) - Called up to Major League Roster by the Chicago White Sox, from Re hab assignment with at Double A Birmingham Barons.
 
RHP Jim Henderson (Calgary, Alta.) - On Re hab assignment, moved by the New York Mets to Triple A Las Vegas 51’s from Double A Binghamton Mets.
 
C Morgan Lofstrom (Kelowna, BC) - Moved by Cincinnati Reds to Rookie Class Billings Mustangs from Rookie Class AZL Reds.
 
RHP Brayden Bouchey (White Rock, BC) - Moved by Toronto Blue Jays to Rookie Class Bluefield Blue Jays from Rookie Class Gulf Coast Blue Jays.
 
RHP Devon Stewart (Maple Ridge, BC) - Moved by the Cleveland Indians to Single A Lake County Captains from Single A Mahonning Valley Scrappers.
 

C  George Kottaras (Markham, Ont.) - Released by San Francisco Giants at Triple A Sacramento River Cats, signs as a Free Agent with Atlanta Braves, and assigned to Triple A Gwinnett Braves.
 
LHP Matt Jones (Whitby, Ont.) - 2016 28th Round Draft Pick activated by Minnesota Twins at Rookie Class Gulf Coast Twins.
 
 
INF Jerome Duchesneau (Levis, Que.) - Free agent re signs with the Quebec Capitales IND Can Am League. Appeared in one game and was released.
 
INF/OF Reed Lavallee (North Delta, BC) - Free Agent re signs with Trois Rivieres Eagles IND Can Am League.
 
LHP Donovan Feenstra (Calgary, Alta.) - Free Agent signs with Trois Rivieres Eagles IND Can Am League.
 
OF Rene Tosoni (Coquitlam, BC) - Activated from the Disabled List by Sugar Land Skeeters IND Atlantic League.
 
RHP David Leblanc (Beaconsfield, Que.) - Placed on the Disabled List by Trois Rivieres Eagles IND Can Am League.
 

OF Trevor Gretzky (Thousand Oaks, CA) - Released by the Quebec Capitales IND Can Am League.
 
RHP Philippe Valiquette (St. Laurent, Que.) - Released by Trois Rivieres Eagles IND Can Am League.
 
MGR Max Poulin (St. Eustache, Que.) - Relieved of his duties as Manager of Trois Rivieres Eagles IND Can Am League.