CBN Player of the Week, Wk VIII: Jim Adduci
Jim Adduci, Jr (Burnaby, BC) earned Canadian Baseball Player of the Week for Week VIII.
By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
There are many ways to adjudge our Canadian Baseball Network Player of the Week. Such as ...
_ Most hits ... as Jared Young (Prince George, BC) had 11 for double-A Tennessee.
_ Highest average ... as Otto Lopez (Montreal, Que.) batted .500 (10-for-20) with the class-A Lansing Lugnuts.
_ RHP Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) who pitched seven scoreless for the class-A Fort Myers Miracle.
We went with the man with the most homers and the most RBIs: Jim Adduci (Burrnaby, BC). He hit .438 (7-for-16) with three homers and a .438 average to earn Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week for Week VIII, the best of the 94 Canucks in the minors.
And he capped it with a promotion from triple-A Iowa to the Chicago Cubs.
He was born in 1985 when his father, also named Jim played for the triple-A Vancouver Canadians. A Milwaukee Brewers farmhand, his pop played 112 games in Vancouver batted .277 with 28 doubles, two triples, 20 homers and 77 RBIs.
How the week was for Adduci as he
_ Playing first and batting sixth he hit a two-run homer to right field in an 8-5 Iowa Cubs to the Oklahoma City Dodgers before 3,385 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Adduci homered off Daniel Corcino in the first putting Iowa up 4-0.
_ Hitting sixth and playing first, he had a three-hit night, including a double and an RBI in a 6-4 victory over the Nashville Sounds before 4,038 at Principal Park. Adduci singled in the first, doubled to centre in the fifth, his third, and singled in a run in the eighth.
_ Playing first and hitting sixth he doubled in an 8-4 win against Nashville in a game before 3,660 fans at Principal Park. Adduci doubled to left and scored in the fifth, bumping the lead to 7-4.
_ Hitting sixth and playing first he was hitless in two at-bats in a 2-1 loss to Nashville before 6,070.
_ Batting seventh and DH he was hitless in three at-bats in a 7-3 loss to Nashville in the opener.
_ Hitting sixth and playing first, he doubled in two runs as the Cubs thumped the Sounds 19-5 in front of 5,760 at Principal Park. Adduci hit a two-run double to centre scoring Addison Russell and Donnie Dewees in the 15-run first.
Highlights of the Week
RHP Phillippe Aumont (Gatineau, Que.) - Active with the Ottawa Champions was Named IND Can Am League Pitcher of the Week.
Top performances at the plate
Player / Class / Team AB R H HR RBI AVG
Otto Lopez - A Lansing 20 6 10 1 3 .500
Morgan Lofstrom - A Dayton 11 - 5 - 1 .455
Jim Adduci - AAA Iowa 16 4 7 3 10 .438
Jared Young - AA Tennessee 26 2 11 - 5 .423
Jesse Hodges - AA Tennessee 15 1 6 - 4 .400
Abraham Toro - AA Corpus Christi 24 6 9 2 7 .375
Adam Hall - A Delmarva 27 7 10 - 5 .370
Eric Wood - AAA Indianapolis 16 3 5 1 1 .313
Riley MacDonald - Dornbirn ( AUS ) 16 5 7 3 12 .438
Joe Germaine - Ulm IT Sure ( GER ) 11 2 4 1 2 .364
David Glaude - IND Trois Rivieres 31 5 10 - - .323
T.J. Bennett - IND Fargo-Morehead 28 5 9 - 3 .321
J.D. Williams - IND Quebec 22 3 7 - - .318
Malik Collymore - IND Ottawa 23 5 7 - 4 .304
(Minimum 10 ABs)
Best outings on the mound
JORDAN BALAZOVIC RHP - SINGLE A FT. MYERS MIRACLE
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
1 7.0 3 - - 1 3 1-0 - 0.57 0.00
Since his early season promotion to High A level Ft. Myers Miracle, has continued to pitch very well, and this week made another excellent start. On May 25 in a 2-0 shutout victory over the Daytona Tortugas, he pitched seven innings scoreless surrendering three base hits and while striking out three Daytona hitters, to earn his third win of the year. His record with the Miracle in four Florida State starts, now stands at 3-0 with a 2 25 ERA.
R.J. FREURE RHP - SINGLE A QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
1 5.0 1 2 2 3 6 1-0 - 0.80 3.60
R.J. Freure had another excellent outing this week for the River Bandits on May 24th in a 12-3 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. He threw five strong innings giving up one base hit and two earned runs while striking out six Wisconsin batters, to earn his third win of the season. His record with Quad Cities in eight Single A Midwest League appearances now stands at 3-1 with two saves and a 3.41 ERA.
KARL GELINAS RHP - IND QUEBEC CAPITALES
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
1 8.0 2 1 1 1 9 1-0 - 0.38 1.12
Karl Gelinas is currently active in his 17th season of pro ball, and by anyone’s standards, has enjoyed a remarkable career. Originally drafted and signed in 2002 by the Anaheim Angels, he spent four years with affiliated teams before heading home in 2007 to join the Quebec Capitales. The 36 year old native of Iberville, QC is pitching in his 1thh consecutive year with the Capitales, a stretch which includes seven Can Am Independent League Championships.
Now functioning in the dual role of pitcher/pitching coach for his team, this week he again demonstrated he merits a spot in the starting rotation and can still perform at a very high level. On May 26 in a 2-1 win over Rockland Boulders he threw eight innings, gave up only two base hits and one earned run while striking out nine Rockland batters, to earn his first win of the new season.
Previous Players of the Week
Week 1 _ INF Charles Leblanc (Laval, Que.) Double A Frisco Roughriders (Rangers).
Week II _ RHP Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) Triple A El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres).
Week III _ RHP R.J. Freure (Burlington, Ont.) Class-A Quad Cities River Bandits (Astros).
Week IV _ INF Adam Hall (London, Ont.) Class-A Delmarva Shorebirds (Orioles).
Week V _ RHP Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) Class-A Fort Myers Miracle (Twins).
Week VI _ RHP Curtis Taylor (Port Coquitlam, BC) double-A Montgomery Biscuits (Rays)
Week VII _ RHP Nick Pivetta (Victoria, BC) triple-A Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (Phillies) and 3B Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) double-A Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros).
Week VIII _ 1B Jim Adduci (Burnaby, BC) triple-A Iowa Cubs (Cubs).