CBN POW, Week XXI: Adam Hall ... again
Former Great Lake Canadian and London Badger Adam Hall (London, Ont.) was the top man again. Photo: Patrick Cavey
Adam Hall wins Player of the Week ... again
By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
This is not a repeat.
Repeat: this is not a repeat.
As it appeared on these pages a week ago ...
The Great Lake Canadians and London Badgers grad, Adam Hall, is the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league player of the week for Week XXI.
Only the number of the week has changed.
Like a week ago when Hall (London, Ont.) hit .455 (10-for-22) for the class-A Aberdeen Ironbirds, leading all Canucks with 13 hits.
This week Hall had 13 hits to bat .464 (13-for-28) with two RBIs. OF Jonathan Lacroix (Montreal, Que.) of the Houston Astros system, who is at class-A Quad Cities and Vlad Guerrero (Montreal, Que.) the Blue Jays top farmhand who is now at triple-A Buffalo knocked in seven runs apiece.
From Aug 6-28, Hall ran off a 19-game hitting streak batting .460 (29-for-63) with one homer and 12 RBIs. Hall’s consecutive-game hitting streak is the second longest streak in
the minors for a Canadian this year. Only by Raphael Gladu (Trois Rivieres, Que.) in the New York Mets system at class-A Quad Cities ran off a 23-game streak from May 9-June 9.
Scouting director Gary Rajsich selected Hall in the second year of the 2017 draft.
How the week that was for Hall as he earned a second successive POW as he:
_ Batting lead off and playing short, he singled as Aberdeen knocked off the Vermont Lake Monsters 9-4 in front of 2,191 fans at Centennial Field. Hall reached on an error in the first and stole second, his 16th of the summer, singled to centre in the fifth facing Reid Birlingmair.
_ Playing short and leading off, he singled and stole a base in a 6-2 win over the Staten Island Yankees in front of 2,781 fans at Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium. Hall reached second on a first-inning error and stole third, his 17th as well as reaching on an infield hit in the second against Drew Finley.
_ Batting lead off and playing short, he doubled, singled and drove in a run in a 4-1 loss to Staten Island before 5,376 fans at Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium. Facing Blaine Knight, Hall hit a line drive single to centre in the third and stole second, his 18th and doubled to centre in the eighth against Tyler Joyner, his ninth of the season.
_ Playing short and leading off, he had two hits drove in a run in a 5-3 victory against Staten Island. Hall reached on an infield single inn the second facing Luis Gill and singled to right in the fifth knocking in a run against Kyle Johnson.
_ Batting lead off and playing short, he singled in a 4-2 loss to the Tri-City ValleyCats in front of 5,828 at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium. Hall singled to short in the seventh against Brett Daniels.
_ Playing short and leading off, he had a pair of hits as Aberdeen beat Tri-City 11-5 in front of 4,952 at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium. Hall singled to right in the first and again in the fifth, against Felipe Tejada. He also walked and scored three times.
_ Batting lead off and playing short, he was 4-for-5, including a triple, in a 10-1 win against Tri-City before 5,142 at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium. Hall led off the game with a triple to centre, singled to right in the second, singled to centre in the fifth and stole second, his 21st, and then reached on an infield hit in the eighth.
Highlights of the Week
_ Manager Stubby Clapp (Windsor, Ont.) Named the 2018 manager of the Year in the Triple A Pacific Coast League, the second consecutive year the Memphis Redbirds Manager has won this award.
_1B Jordan Lennerton (Langley, BC) In conjunction with their 20th anniversary celebrations in 2018, the Quebec Capitales held a Jordan Lennerton Night on August 20th, to honour the retired Capitales great. He was signed as a free agent and activated for the game that night against Ottawa Champions, played first base had a walk and a ground out in his only two plate appearances, and was released the next day. Lennerton is currently active as coaching the University of Fraser Valley Cascades in Chilliwack, BC.
Best offensive weeks
Player Class Team AB R H HR RBI AVG
Adam Hall - A Aberdeen 28 9 13 - 2 .464
Eric Wood - AAA Indianapolis 18 5 8 3 5 .444
Morgan Lofstrom - A Daytona 10 1 4 - 1 .400
Jonathan Lacroix - A Quad Cities 24 2 9 1 7 .375
Vlad Guerrero - AAA Buffalo 30 7 11 1 7 .367
Charles Leblanc - A Down East 18 3 6 - 1 .333
Francisco Hernandez - RK DSL 15 5 5 - 2 .333
Demi Orimoloye - A Carolina 29 3 9 1 5 .310
Jared Young - A Myrtle Beach 30 3 9 - 1 .300
Louis Boyd - A Modesto 14 4 4 - 1 .286
Sebastien Boucher - IND Ottawa 21 2 6 - 1 .286
(Minimum 10 ABs)
Top Pitching performances
ROB ZASTRYZNY LHP - AAA IOWA CUBS
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
2 4.2 4 1 - - 7 - - 0.95 0.00
Despite constant change in his pitching schedule, resulting from three emergency call ups to the big league roster by the Chicago Cubs and the associated optioning back to Iowa, plus a brief stint on the disabled list, Rob Zastryzny has been able to maintain a remarkable level of consistency this year. He’s been used both as a starter and a relief pitcher with Iowa, and this week had two very good outings. On Aug. 22nd in a 3-2 loss to Colorado Springs Sky Sox he pitched three scoreless innings, gave up two base hits while striking out five Sky Sox batters, but was not involved in the final decision. On Aug. 27 in a 7-6 loss to the Omaha Storm Chasers he threw 1 2/3 allowing two hits and one unearned run while striking out two Omaha batters but again, was not involved in the decision. His overall record with Iowa Cubs in 31 Pacific Coast League appearances, now stands at 3-2 with a 3.83 ERA.
CURTIS TAYLOR RHP - AA MONTGOMERY BISCUITS
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
2 3.2 - - - 3 5 - 1 0.94 0.00
Curtis Taylor continues to pitch very well for Montgomery, and this week made two more solid relief appearances. On Aug. 23, in a 4-2 loss to Chattanooga Lookouts he pitched 1 2/3 innings, without allowing a hit while striking out two Chattanooga hitters, and was credited with his second hold of the season. On Aug. 28th in a 3-1 win over the Tennessee Smokies he threw two scoreless innings while striking out three Tennessee batters, to earn the save. His record with Montgomery in 28 Double A Southern League appearances, now stands at 3-4, with two holds plus five saves, and a 2.34 ERA.
DYLAN RHEAULT RHP - A SAN JOSE GIANTS
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
3 2.1 3 - - - 1 - - 1.43 0.00
Overcoming adversity is a prerequisite for any pro pitcher, and of course the adversity we’re talking about is a a stint on the disabled list. Dylan Rheault was just activated
by the San Francisco Giants on Aug. 19th, from a stay on the disabled list which lasted for seven weeks, and recent results indicate he’s regaining his form. This week he made three relief appearances, the first on Aug. 22nd in a 13-3 win over Visalia Rawhide when he pitched one scoreless inning, gave up one hit while striking out one Visalia batter, but was no involved in the decision. On Aug. 24th in a 13-7 loss to Modesto Nuts he threw a scoreless 1/3 of an inning, allowing two hits but again, he was not involved in the decision. On Aug. 26th in a 7-5 loss to Modesto he pitched another scoreless inning, for the third time this week and was not involved in the final decision. These three outings improved his California League overall record in 23 appearances, to 2-3, with three saves and a 2.10 ERA.
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Minor League Players of the Week
Week 1 _ OF Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, BC) Memphis (Cards) and Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) San Antonio (Padres).
Week II _ RHP Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) New Hampshire (Blue Jays).
Week III _ RHP Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) Gwinett (Braves).
Week IV _ RHP Brock Dykxhoorn (Goderich, Ont.) Corpus Christi (Astros).
Week V _ 3B Vladimir Guerrero (Montreal, Que.) New Hampshire (Jays).
Week VI _ RP Phillippe Aumont (Hull, Que.) Toledo (Tigers)
Week VII _ 3B Vladimir Guerrero (Montreal, Que.) New Hampshire (Jays).
Week VIII _ RHP Curtis Taylor (Coquitlam, BC) Montgomery (Rays)
Week IX _ RHP Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) San Antonio (Padres)
Week X _ 3B Abraham Toro-Hernandez (Longueuil, Que,) Buise Creek (Astros) and 2B Charles Leblanc (Lavall, Que.) Down East Wood (Rangers).
Week XI _ C Andrew Yerzy (Toronto, Ont.) Hillsboro (Diamondbacks).
Week XII _ LHP Evan Grills (Whitby, Ont.) Hartford (Rockies).
Week XIII _ OF Ben Pelletier (Varennes, Que.) Williamsport (Philies)
Week XIV _ OF Tanner Kirwer (Sherwood Park, Alta.) Vancouver (Blue Jays)
Week XV _ INF Daniel Pinero (Toronto, Ont.) Lakeland (Tigers)
Week XVI _ OF Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, BC) Memphis (Cards)
Week XVII _ OF Tristan Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.) Greensboro (Marlins)
Week XVIII _ RHP RJ Freure (Burlington, Ont.) Tri Cities (Astros)
Week XIX _ 3B Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que,) Corpus Christi (Astros).
Week XX _ INF Adam Hall (London, Ont.) Abderdeen (Orioles).
Week XXI _ INF Adam Hall (London, Ont.) Abderdeen (Orioles).