Bats awaken for Jays prospects
10/28/2005Animals don't usually hibernate in the deserts of the Southwest, but the prospects of the Toronto Blue Jays seemed to be doing just that during the first two weeks of the Arizona Fall League.
All of a sudden, the bats of these highly-touted youngsters woke up and started performing at the level everyone had expected. Here is a rundown on how each of the Blue Jays' six prospects did in the AFL last week:
RHP Stephen Andrade: It was a relatively uneventful week for Andrade. The burly right-hander saw action in just two games -- Oct. 22 and 27 -- and in two innings, allowed a run on two hits, while walking one and striking out two.
RHP Bubbie Buzachero: Buzachero was roughed up in his only outing this week. The 24-year-old reliever surrendered two runs to the Mesa Solar Sox on three hits and a walk while striking out three over three innings on Oct. 25.
C Erik Kratz: In an otherwise glum season, Kratz finally had a game that he could be proud of on Oct. 25. Kratz enjoyed a 2-for-4 performance, scoring twice. It was his first multi-hit game, coming in the second game of a doubleheader against Mesa.
LF Adam Lind: After enduring a tough first two weeks in the AFL, the real Adam Lind appeared on Oct. 22 and started a hitting streak that stands now at five games. Lind has at least two hits in each game, and has raised his average from .065 to .260.
C Guillermo Quiroz: Quiroz appears to be another Blue Jays prospect that is starting to shake off his early AFL hitting woes, collecting hits in three consecutive games. The 23-year-old Venezuelan backstop raised his batting average over the .300 threshold when he batted 2-for-4 on Oct. 27 against Phoenix.
2B Ryan Roberts: Roberts had an up-and-down performance for the Saguaros over the last seven days. After going 4-for-10 with two home runs in his first two games, Roberts went hitless for his next three contests before snapping out of the slide with a two-run homer on Oct. 27 against the Desert Dogs.
Source: http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/
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