OF Slade Heathcott (Yankees), RHP Bobby Cassevah (Angels) Named Players of the Week
Published on November 6, 2012 under Arizona Fall League (AzFL) News Release
Phoenix, Arizona - Two Scottsdale Scorpions' teammates - outfielder Slade Heathcott (Yankees) and right-handed starting pitcher Bobby Cassevah (Angels) - have been named the Arizona Fall League's week four player of the week and pitcher of the week, respectively.
Heathcott - The 6-1, 190-pound outfielder made the most of his two appearances last week, batting .667 and leading the league in triples (3), total bases (13), extra-base hits (4), RBI (6) and OPS (1.444).
For the first four week of the Fall League season, he was hitting .295 with 5 runs, 1 double, 3 triples, 9 RBI, 9 walks, 2 stolen bases with a .415 on-base percentage and .455 slugging percentage. His three triples tied for the league lead.
The 22-year-old split his 2012 season between the rookie-level Yankees of the Gulf Coast League and High-A Tampa of the Florida State League, batting .302 at the two stops with five home runs and 29 RBI. In his four-year minor-league career, he owns a .275 batting average with 12 homers and 76 RBI.
The Texarkana, AR naive was the Yankees' first-round draft choice (29th overall) in 2009 out of Texas High School.
Cassevah - The Angels' prospect was 1-0 last week in one start, striking out five and allowing three hits in five innings pitched.
The Jacksonville, FL native is 2-0 in four Fall League starts. His glittering 0.56 ERA leads the league's starters. He's allowed only one earned run in 16 innings pitched.
The 6-3, 220-pounder spent, an eight-year professional, spent most of 2012 with Triple-A Salt Lake (4-1, 6.22 ERA, 10 saves in 44 games). He also pitched for the parent Angels (1-0 with a 7.20 ERA in 4 games) and High-A Inland Empire (0-0, 1.80 ERA in five games).
He has appeared in 50 games for the Angels in the past three seasons (3-3, 3.20 ERA).
Cassevah, 27, was selected by the Angels in the 34th round (1,013th overall) of the 2004 draft out of Pace (FL) High School.
Others Nominees - Other player of the week nominees were IF Hanser Alberto (Surprise/ Rangers), OF Kent Matthes (Salt River/Rockies), third baseman Anthony Rendon (Salt River/ Nationals), IF Rafael Ynoa (Mesa/Dodgers), and pitchers Kyle Kaminska (Scottsdale/Pirates), Ryan Perry (Salt River/Nationals) and Tyler Waldron (Scottsdale/Pirates).
Arizona Fall League - Known throughout professional baseball as a finishing school for Major League Baseball's elite prospects, the Arizona Fall League is a six-team league owned and operated by MLB. It plays six days per week (Monday-Saturday) at six spring-training stadiums in the Phoenix metropolitan area - Mesa HoHoKam Stadium (Mesa Solar Sox), Peoria Sports complex (Peoria Javelinas), Phoenix Municipal Stadium (Phoenix Desert Dogs), Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (Salt River Rafters) Scottsdale Stadium (Scottsdale Scorpions) and Surprise Stadium (Surprise Saguaros).
Arizona Fall League Stories from November 6, 2012
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