This week, the JR Cigars Smokin' Batter of the Week Award goes to Las Vegas' Curtis Granderson. Granderson has been manning the leadoff position for the Rats ever since Yunel Escobar was hurt and he's been taking full advantage. Granderson batted .407/.393/1.111 for the week. Yes, his OBP was lower than his batting average. Granderson also hit 3 doubles, 2 triples and 4 homers, scored 7 runs and drove in 12.
His main competition was Carolina's Troy Tulowitzki, who hit .565 with a .643 OBP and 1.043 slugging. He had 6 extra base hits (2 homers), scored 5 runs and had 9 RBIs. Other batters of note: Las Vegas' Alex Rodriguez has woken up out of his slump (.375/.429/.969, 6 HR, 9 R, 10 RBI) and Hillsborough had a trifecta of stars: Carlos Gonzalez (.440/.481/.840, 12 RBI), Juan Uribe (.458/.500/.708, 7 R), and Casey McGehee (.440/.481/.600, 9 RBI).
This week's Dads on Vacation (yeah yeah I know it was Mother's Day yesterday, but we don't want to humiliate mom after her day) Pitcher of the Week goes to Arkansas' Johan Santana. Santana started off the season on a rough note, but has recently straightened himself out and now boasts a respectable 4-4 record with a 3.82 ERA. In fact, it wasn't too long ago that Santana was 1-4 with a 6.98 ERA. This week, Santana went 2-0 with a 1.10 ERA in two starts.
Other top pitchers: Las Vegas' A.J. Burnett could have easily won the prize this week (1-0, 0.82 ERA, 0.91 WHIP), but we went with the "story" player. We're slaves to the ratings, what can I say? Marietta's Joel Pineiro (1-1, 1.20, 1.00), Vancouver's Zack Greinke (1-0, 2.77, 14 K) and Bridgewater's Erik Bedard (1-0, 2.31, 11 K) also had noteworthy weeks.
Three relievers had excellent weeks as well, starting with Newark's Kiko Calero, who was 1 hit shy of pitching 4.2 perfect innings and earning a win and 3 saves. Vancouver's perfect save season continued thanks to pitchers like Ronald Belisario who also pickedup 3 saves with a 0.94 WHIP. Chad Qualls returned from the DL for New Jersey and doesn't seem to have any rust - 3 saves, 0.80 WHIP.
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