By acquiring Alex Rodriguez last week, the Ant Slayers were trying to add some punch to their lineup. Little did they know it'd come from outfielder Torii Hunter. This week, Hunter batted .500 (12-24) with 3 homers and 13 RBIs. Hunter also put up an astounding 1.600 OPS to take this week's JR Cigars Smokin' Batter of the Week Award.
Hillsborough had two contenders in the race this week and neither one was Aubrey Huff: Carlos Lee (.500/.519/.917, 3 HR, 9 R, 11 RBI) and Nick Markakis (.417/.563/.625, 10 R). Other notables: Marietta' s Josh Hamilton (.500/.576/.786, 11 R, 2 3B), Hoboken's Mike Napoli (.381/.462/.905, 3 HR, 11 RBI), Arkansas' Skip Schumaker (.462/.481/.731, 8 RBI), and Newark's Mike Fontenot (.429/.538/.810).
Who says you have to strike out a ton of batters to be effective? Look at Marietta's John Danks. He only struck out 6 batters in his 14 innings of work this week, yet held his opponents to only 8 hits and an 0.64 ERA. Maybe he only got one win out of his two starts, but that's not his fault. At least he has this week's Fancy Fast Food Pitcher of the Week Award to console him.
Other top pitchers: Carolina's Brian Fuentes (3 saves, 1.80 ERA) and Carlos Zambrano (1-0, 2.45), D.C.'s Chris Young (0-1, 2.40, 11 K), Hillsborough's C.C. Sabathia (1-0, 1.20, 12 K), and Blue Ridge's Fausto Carmona (1-1, 2.02).
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