AFL review

Here are the stats for the Arizona Fall League.

•3B Josh Harrison: 22 G, .330 BA, 19 R, 10 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 6 SB
•OF Andrew Lambo: 28 G, .274 BA, 19 R, 8 2B, 4 HR, 23 RBI
•SS Jordy Mercer: 20 G, .267 BA, 10 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 13 RBI
•C Tony Sanchez: 18 G, .206 BA, 11 R, 1 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI
•RHP Brian Leach: 10 G, 0-1, 10 IP, 11 H, 0 ER, 7 BB, 7 K
•RHP Aaron Pribanic: 11 G, 18 IP, 18 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 9 K
•LHP Justin Wilson: 6 GS, 0-1, 16.1 IP, 19 H, 8 ER, 8 BB, 16 K

Whose stock went up and whose went down? Well, I think you have to say that the big winner is Brian Leach. 10 games no Earned Runs. Any time you can put up a 0.00 ERA you have done some good work. Too many walks, and too many hits, but he got around them (an error undid him once leading to his loss). The other two winners who might be just a little less are Andrew Lambo and Josh Harrison. Harrison was position-less for most of his games. He played both infield and outfield. The .330 AVG is nice, but it is the 10 2B and 2 3B that makes it special. 6 stolen bases are not to be overlooked either. Lambo showed nice power and played a lot of games meaning the coaches down there liked him too. He had 8 2B's and 4 HRs including a grand slam aiding his 23 RBIs.

Jordy Mercer did not really hurt his stock, but neither did he help it. You would want a bit higher AVG from him in the hitters league that is the AFL. Not shown above are also 8 errors which is worrisome. However, Mercer pulled out a decent AVG and showed his ability to get RBIs. He had 13. His homer was in his last appearance and maybe that shows he was on an upswing when the season ended. Aaron Pribonic did not really help or hurt himself either. He had a good start and had a rocky game or two in there leading to a lot of those runs. It is a hitters league, and Pribonic is below the competition level of most of these guys. One hit per inning is not good, but only 4 Earned Runs is not bad.

Those who hurt their stock are Justin Wilson. Wilson was the lone starter, and he got beat up a bit. 19 hits is getting pounded and 8 Earnerd runs is no good. Yet, the high strike out total is a hopeful sign.
Surprisingly the most disappointing is Tony Sanchez. He was coming off a long layoff, which means he probably had to re-find his timing, and not playing as often aas the others made that more difficult. But these are excuses. 4 HRs is a bright spot, but only 1 2B is a bad sign. It is a hitters league. Tony may have just been really tired as he was great in High A. We will see how this experience helps him develop, which overall is the important thing.