By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
What to do when there are identical numbers?

You see OF Brett Siddall (Windsor, Ont.) batted ,412 (7-for-17) for the week with the class-A Beloit Snappers, part of the Oakland A’s system.

And C Jordan Procyshen (Calgary, Alta.) hit . 412 (7-for-17) for the week with the class-A Salem Red Sox of the Boston Red Sox system.
 
Well, we could use the old tie-goes-to-the-guy-with-the-most-RBIs (Procyshen).

Or we could go with the old tie-goes-to-the-man-with-the-fewest-strikeouts (Siddall).

Naw, we’ll just stick with Procyshen and Siddall sharing honors as Canadian Baseball Network minor leaguer co-Players of the Week. 

How close were the pair? Well Siddall wears uniform No. 35 and Procyshen No. 34.
 
How the week that was went for Procyshen, a 14th round pick in 2014 from the Northern Kentucky Norse as the former Okotoks Dawgs catcher 

_ Was 2-for-4 with an RBI catching in a 10-9 Salem loss to the Frederick Keys before 4,428 fans at Nymeo Field. He led off the sixth with a single and later in the same inning singled to left to knock home a run.

_ Was 1-for-4 catching in a 7-0 win over Frederick before 5,962 at Nymeo Field. He reached on an infield single in the two-run sixth.

_ Was hitless in four at-bats catching in a 4-2 win against Frederick in front of 8,247 fans.

_ Didn’t play in a 7-0 loss to Frederick before 4,230.

_ Was 4-for-5 with a double, a homer and three RBIs in a 7-4 triumph over the Potomac Nationals in front of 2,161 at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium. He doubled to left in the second inning, singled to centre driving in a run in the sixth putting Salem up 2-1, homered on a line drive to right in the eighth cutting the Potomac lead to 4-3 and singled to centre in the four-run ninth.  

Procyshen is hitting .252 with six doubles, two homers and 12 RBIs in 34 games with a .681 OPS.

And how the week that was went for Siddall, a 13th round pick in 2015 from coach Mike McRae’s Canisius College Golden Griffins by A’s scout Matt Higginson (Oakville, Ont.), as he  

_ Went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI playing right field, as Beloit lost 4-2 to the Lake County Captains before 1,377 fans at Pohlman Field. He singled to centre in the first knocking in a run, doubled to centre leading off the fourth and singled on a line drive to centre in the ninth.  

_ Was hitless in three at-bats playing left field in a 9-1 loss to Lake County in the opener of the doubleheader. 

_ Was 1-for-3 with a walk splitting time between left and right in a 7-0 win over Lake County in the nitecap before 1,284 fans. He singled to left in the seventh inning. 

_ Was hitless DHing in an 8-7 loss to the Fort Wayne TinCaps before 3,501 fans at Pohlman Field. 

_ Was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI playing right in a 5-1 win over Fort Wayne in the first game of the doubleheader. He doubled to centre in the fourth to even the score at 1-1 and singled to centre in the four-run fifth.
 
_ Was 1-for-2 with a walk in a 2-1 win over Fort Wayne before 2,076 fans in the second game of the doubleheader. He walked in the second and hit his 18th double to right. 

Siddall is hitting .253 on the season with 18 doubles, two triples, five homers and 40 RBIs in 97 games, with a .701 OPS.

Procyshen is hitting .252 ... Siddall .253.

Twas a race too close to call. 

BEST OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES
Player/Class/Team      AB R H  HR  RBI AVG
Jordan Procyshen - A Salem  17 2 7  1  4 .412
Brett Siddall - A Beloit     17 - 7  -  3 .412
Jacob Robson - Rkie GCL Tigers  25 7  10 -  1 .400
Charles Leblanc - A Spokane  16 4 6 -  1 .375
Dalton Pompey - AAA Buffalo   20 2 7  -  2 .350
Daniel Pinero - A Connecticut   15 1 5 -  3  .333
Sean Jamiesn - AAA Reno    15 1 5  -  -  .333
Owen Spiwak - Rkie GCL Jays   10 1 3 1  1 .300
 
Wes Darvill - IND Winnipeg  16 3 7 -  1 .438
Rene Tosoni - IND Sugar Land  33 8 11  1  6 .333
Mike Blanke - IND Long Island  15 2 5 -  2 .333
Jonathan Malo - IND Quebec   32  7  10 1  4 .313
(Minimum 10 AB’s required.)
 
BEST PITCHING PERFORMANCES
ALEX WEBB  RHP  -  RKIE  BILLINGS MUSTANGS
APP  IP  H R  ER  BB  K  W-L  SV WHIP  WK ERA
2 6.1  6 - -  - 5 2-0 -   1.00 0.00
Alex Webb is off to a great start with the Billings Mustangs, the Cincinnati Reds Rookie affiliate in the Pioneer League, and this week the 2016 Ninth Round Draft pick made two more productive relief appearances. On July 21st in a 7-1 win over Grand Junction Rockies he pitched 2 1/3 innings and gave up four base hits, while striking out three Rockies hitters to earn his third win of the season. On July 24th in a 12-2 victory, again over the Rockies he threw four scoreless innings, surrendering two hits, while striking out two Rockies batters, and earned his second win of the week and fourth of the young season. His overall record with Billings in five appearances improved to 4-0 with a 0.79 ERA.

CONNOR LILLIS-WHITE  LHP  -  RKIE AZL ANGELS
APP  IP  H R  ER  BB  K  W-L  SV WHIP  WK ERA
2 5.0  4 -  -  - 8  -  -   0.80  0.00
Connor Lillis-White is a second year professional pitching with the Angels affiliate in the Rookie Class Arizona League, and the 24 year old Toronto native is doing quite well as a Reliever. He made two appearances this week, the first on July 20th in a 7-6 victory over AZL Cubs when he pitched two scoreless innings gave up one base hit and while striking out five Cubs batters, and was credited with his first hold of the season. On July 26th in a 5-4 win over the AZL Athletics, he threw three scoreless surrendered three base hits while striking out three A’s hitters, but was not involved in the decision. His overall record with the Angles in seven relief appearances now stands at 0-0, with one hold and a 1.84 ERA.

 
ANDREW ALBERS  LHP  -  AAA  ROCHESTER RED WINGS
APP  IP  H R  ER  BB  K  W-L  SV WHIP  WK ERA
2  15.2  13  3 3  - 9  1-0  -  0.86  1.78
Andrew Albers continues to pitch very well for Rochester this season, and in week 16 had two more very good outings. On July 21st in a 6-1 win over Syracuse Chiefs he pitched a complete nine inning game, gave up six base hits and only one earned run while striking out five Syracuse hitters, to earn his ninth win of the year. On July 26th in a 4-2 11-inning loss to the Pawtucket Red Sox he pitched 6 2/3 innings, surrendering seven hits and two earned runs, but was not involved in the decision. His record in 17 starts with the Red Wings in the Triple A International League, is now 9-3 with a 3.12 ERA.

 
BROCK DYKXHOORN  RHP  -  A  LANCASTER JETHAWKS
APP  IP  H R  ER  BB  K  W-L  SV WHIP  WK ERA
1 5.2  2 4 2 1 3 1-0 -   0.58  3.46
Brock Dykxhoorn has been a very consistent starter for Lancaster JetHawks, the Astros single A affiliate in the California League, and this week picked up his seventh win of the season. On July 26th in a 12-4 victory over Lake Elsinore Storm he pitched 5 2/3 innings, gave up two base hits and two earned runs, while striking out three Storm batters in gaining the win. His overall record in 18 appearances with Lancaster this year in the California League now stands at 7-3 with a 5.02 ERA.

PLAYER MOVEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS
3B Jesse Hodges (Victoria, BC) - Moved by the Chicago Cubs to Single A Myrtle Beach Pelicans from Single A South Bend Cubs.
 
C Andrew Yerzy (Toronto, Ont.) - Moved by Arizona Diamondbacks to Rookie Class, AZL Diamondbacks from Rookie Class, Missoula Osprey.
 
RHP Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) - 2016 Fifth Round Draft Pick is activated by Minnesota Twins at Rookie Class, Gulf Coast Twins.
 
RHP Curtis Taylor (Port Coquitlam, BC) - 2016 Fourth Round Draft Pick is activated by Arizona Diamondbacks at Single A, Hillsboro Hops.
 
1B Luke Van Rycheghem (Kent Bridge, Ont.) - 2016 23rd Round Draft Pick is activated by Arizona Diamondbacks at Rookie Class, AZL Diamondbacks.
 

RHP Austin Shields (Hamilton, Ont.) - 2016 33rd Round Draft Pick signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Not assigned yet.
 
 
 
LHP Donovan Feenstra (Calgary, Alta.) - Released by Trois Rivieres Eagles IND Can Am League.
 
OF/C Chris Robinson (Uxbridge, Ont.) - Released by the Schaumburg Boomers IND Frontier League.
 
RHP Manuel Bouffard (Quebec City, Que.) - Free Agent signed by the Quebec Capitales IND Can Am League, did not appear in a game and was released.