Hughes busts out

Eh … eh … you see what I did there? I had to get one last jab in.

Phils’ prospect Jason Donald won the 2008 Stenson Award, Kevin Russo was one of the six finalists.

AzFL Peoria (5-0 win over Scottsdale) Peoria has one more game left in the season and they’re 4.0 GB of a playoff spot, so they’re basically done
Kevin Russo: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
Phil Hughes: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 3-2 GB/FB – 53 of 76 pitches were strikes (69.7%) … wraps up his fall league season with 21 H, 13 BB, 38 K in 30 IP with a 3.00 ERA & .198 avg against … finishes up his year at 112.2 IP … time to just go home, chill out and get ready for next year

The Hawaii Winter Baseball season is over, Waikiki took home the league title.

Tuesday’s Games

AzFL Peoria (10-4 loss to Mesa)
Austin Jackson: 1 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 K
Juan Miranda: 1 for 4, 1 K
Kevin Russo: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI

PRWL Mayaguez (4-3 loss to Caguas in 10 innings)
Ian Kennedy: 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 5-7 GB/FB – too bad these box scores don’t have strike & pitch counts

Monday’s Games

AzFL Peoria (13-6 loss to Mesa)
Kevin Russo: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 K
Austin Jackson: 0 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K – just his 6th walk with the Javelinas … his walk rate is down from 9.72% in the regular season to 5.36% in the fall league
Juan Miranda: 2 for 5, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 1 K – he’s got a 1.174 OPS vs RHP & .679 vs LHP
Humberto Sanchez: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-4 GB/FB – 15 of 21 pitches were strikes (71.4%) … I’d love to see some of these kind of outings from him in the Bronx this year

With the Arizona Fall League season ready to wrap up, DotF is just about ready to shut down for the winter. Every Sunday I’ll post an update for the Caribbean leagues, and I’ll throw something up midweek if IPK throws a no-hitter or something, but that’s it. Thanks for the all the comments, see y’all in April.