| Breaking News |  | Monday, September 28th, 2009: Martinez on the Attack, Player of the Week This week's premier performer in the American League was catcher Victor Martinez of the Toronto Blue Jays.
He banged out a .579 average and was voted the Player of the Week. Over the last week Martinez socked 11 hits in 19 at-bats and 4 home runs, drove in 7 runs and scored 8 times.
In his season totals Martinez has 39 home runs and a .309 batting average. |  | Friday, September 11th, 2009: Eastern League News: The All-Stars Game Rosters have been announced Half of the season has passed, so it's time for the annual Eastern League All Star Game.
Playing for the Northern Division All Stars are SP E. Ulloa (BIN), SP M. Devaney (POR), SP S. Shell (NOR), SP G. Perkins (NBR), SP J. Arredondo (NBR), SP S. Etherton (NOR), CL C. Alvarado (NOR), SP M. White (NBR), MR C. Hansen (POR), MR A. Garcia (BIN), MR D. Rankins (NBR), SP D. Brazelton (POR), 1B K. Blanks (POR), LF T. Blanco (BIN), RF A. Cunningham (NBR), 2B T. Dawkins (BIN), CF L. Terrero (BIN), 3B E. Arnold (BIN), SS J. Taylor (BIN), C J. Jaramillo (BIN), C F. Wipke (NBR), 1B C. Colonel (NBR), 1B B. Colamarino (NHA), CF N. Morgan (NBR), 2B P. Cuadrado (NBR), CF A. Brown (NOR), RF A. Molina (POR), 1B M. Tucker (TRE).
The roster of the Southern Division All Stars consists of SP T. Clippard (AKR), SP C. Park (HAR), SP A. Alvarez (AKR), SP J. Geer (REA), SP K. Raab (AKR), SP J. Ray (REA), MR J. George (ALT), MR B. Till (BOW), MR J. Acevedo (HAR), MR E. Schmitt (HAR), MR J. Barnes (ALT), MR B. Howard (HAR), 1B J. Whitesell (AKR), LF R. Patterson (BOW), 3B E. Alfonzo (HAR), RF J. Gall (HAR), CF K. Reed (AKR), C R. Fick (HAR), SS M. Mayorson (ALT), C E. Whiteside (AKR), 2B A. Miles (HAR), 3B J. Bonifay (AKR), 3B C. Headley (REA), RF D. Fowler (ALT), 1B B. Bonvechio (ALT), CF L. Soto (ERI), SS D. Solano (AKR), CF C. Durbin (HAR). |  | Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009: Scout Won Kim: Bad News on Chih-Hsiang Huang Boss,
Our coaches have reported that 19-year-old shortstop Chih-Hsiang Huang looks very uncomfortable at the plate these days. He seems to be heading in the wrong direction. Here is an updated scouting report:
Here are his current ratings: Contact: 7 Power: 6 Eye: 7
Contact Potential: 2 Power Potential: 6 Eye Potential: 4
His current ability is now rated as a 25 out of 80, relative to the MLB. In his current league, the TEX, his score is 26. His potential now, again relative to the MLB, is 25 out of 80.
Huang is hitting .177 this season, with 15 RBI. He has cracked 26 hits, of which 20 have gone for singles, 0 for doubles, and 0 for triples. Huang has also contributed 6 home runs toward the Rockhounds effort. | | | Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Jeremy Johnson | ruptured tricep tendon | 2-3 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | CF Jeremy Reed | torn groin muscle | 2 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | | Team Information | | Record overall | 80-82, .494 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 18.0 GB | | Record at home | 43-38, .531 PCT | | Record on the road | 37-44, .457 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-8, .385 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 20-26, .435 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 28-22, .560 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 52-60, .464 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 7-13, .350 PCT | | Record in May | 14-15, .483 PCT | | Record in June | 11-16, .407 PCT | | Record in July | 13-14, .481 PCT | | Record in August | 16-12, .571 PCT | | Record in September | 17-10, .630 PCT | | Record in October | 2-2, .500 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .263 - 8th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .346 - 6th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .414 - 8th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .760 - 7th in AL | | Runs Scored | 834 - 5th in AL | | Hits | 1471 - 8th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 444 - 11th in AL | | Home Runs | 184 - 2nd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 701 - 3rd in AL | | Strikeouts | 1396 - 12th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 140 - 2nd in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.48 - 7th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.64 - 9th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.15 - 6th in AL | | Runs allowed | 814 - 8th in AL | | Hits allowed | 1437 - 5th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .257 - 5th in AL | | BABIP | .296 - 2nd in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 186 - 12th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 566 - 4th in AL | | Strikeouts | 1171 - 13th in AL |
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