Drew struts his stuff in AFL
11/12/2005
PHOENIX -- Stephen Drew put up huge numbers all season but cranked it up a notch at the end.
In the final week of the Arizona Fall League campaign, the Phoenix Desert Dogs shortstop collected hits in four of five games, going 7-for-18 (.389) with a double, three triples, a home run and six RBIs.
Drew, the younger brother of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder J.D. Drew, finished with a .337 average to go with six homers, 17 RBIs and 25 runs scored in 23 games. His four triples tied him for the league lead, while his .708 slugging percentage ranked second.
Drew led Phoenix to an AFL title game win over the Surprise Scorpions.
Here's how the Diamondbacks' other prospects performed during the final week:
C Phil Avlas -- In his only game, Avlas -- a recent replacement for the injured Miguel Montero -- went 2-for-4 with a run scored. He struck out in his only other at-bat of the season.
OF Jarred Ball -- Ball went 4-for-15 with a run scored and an RBI. The 22-year-old Texan finished the season at .321 with two homers, 13 RBIs and 17 runs scored.
RHP Casey Daigle -- The former first-round draft pick allowed two unearned runs in the title game, and made two relief appearances, tossing a scoreless inning in each, in the run up to Saturday. Daigle picked up a win in his first outing and notched his league-leading fifth save in the regular-season finale, ending up 2-0 with a 3.46 ERA.
OF Alex Frazier -- Things never got better for Frazier. The 24-year-old Floridian went 1-for-6 this week to finish with a .148 batting average. Although he managed just four hits all season, he collected 10 RBIs. Half of his hits went for extra bases -- a triple and a homer.
LHP Bill Murphy -- Murphy went from fantastic to forgettable. In his only start since one-hitting the Surprise Scorpions on Nov. 1, the former third-round draft pick was rocked for eight runs on 12 hits -- and the loss -- in three innings to finish 3-2 with a 6.26 ERA. His 36 strikeouts ranked second in the AFL.
LHP Doug Slaten -- Slaten got a scoreless third of an inning in the title game on Saturday, and tossed 2 1/3 innings and recorded seven strikeouts in the regular-season's final week. He wasn't unhittable, however, as he surrendered one run in each of his two relief appearances. In the second game, he earned the win to finish 2-0 with a 6.28 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 14 1/3 frames.
IF Dan Uggla -- Uggla has done more rebounding than Ben Wallace this season. After his average dropped to a season-low .286 on Nov. 7, the 25-year-old responded with five hits in his next 11 at-bats to get back over .300 at .304. Three of those five hits were for extra bases.
Source: http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/
PHOENIX -- Stephen Drew put up huge numbers all season but cranked it up a notch at the end.
In the final week of the Arizona Fall League campaign, the Phoenix Desert Dogs shortstop collected hits in four of five games, going 7-for-18 (.389) with a double, three triples, a home run and six RBIs.
Drew, the younger brother of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder J.D. Drew, finished with a .337 average to go with six homers, 17 RBIs and 25 runs scored in 23 games. His four triples tied him for the league lead, while his .708 slugging percentage ranked second.
Drew led Phoenix to an AFL title game win over the Surprise Scorpions.
Here's how the Diamondbacks' other prospects performed during the final week:
C Phil Avlas -- In his only game, Avlas -- a recent replacement for the injured Miguel Montero -- went 2-for-4 with a run scored. He struck out in his only other at-bat of the season.
OF Jarred Ball -- Ball went 4-for-15 with a run scored and an RBI. The 22-year-old Texan finished the season at .321 with two homers, 13 RBIs and 17 runs scored.
RHP Casey Daigle -- The former first-round draft pick allowed two unearned runs in the title game, and made two relief appearances, tossing a scoreless inning in each, in the run up to Saturday. Daigle picked up a win in his first outing and notched his league-leading fifth save in the regular-season finale, ending up 2-0 with a 3.46 ERA.
OF Alex Frazier -- Things never got better for Frazier. The 24-year-old Floridian went 1-for-6 this week to finish with a .148 batting average. Although he managed just four hits all season, he collected 10 RBIs. Half of his hits went for extra bases -- a triple and a homer.
LHP Bill Murphy -- Murphy went from fantastic to forgettable. In his only start since one-hitting the Surprise Scorpions on Nov. 1, the former third-round draft pick was rocked for eight runs on 12 hits -- and the loss -- in three innings to finish 3-2 with a 6.26 ERA. His 36 strikeouts ranked second in the AFL.
LHP Doug Slaten -- Slaten got a scoreless third of an inning in the title game on Saturday, and tossed 2 1/3 innings and recorded seven strikeouts in the regular-season's final week. He wasn't unhittable, however, as he surrendered one run in each of his two relief appearances. In the second game, he earned the win to finish 2-0 with a 6.28 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 14 1/3 frames.
IF Dan Uggla -- Uggla has done more rebounding than Ben Wallace this season. After his average dropped to a season-low .286 on Nov. 7, the 25-year-old responded with five hits in his next 11 at-bats to get back over .300 at .304. Three of those five hits were for extra bases.
Source: http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/
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