NYY Aaron Judge, TB RHP Schultz AFL Week Four Players of the Week
November 4, 2014 - Arizona Fall League (AzFL) News Release
Phoenix, Arizona - Scottsdale Scorpions OF Aaron Judge (Yankees) and Peoria Javelinas RHP Jaime Schultz (Rays) are the Arizona Fall League's week four player and pitcher of the week, respectively.
Judge - The 6-7, 230-pound Judge belted two homers and drove home four RBI at Mesa on October 25 to highlight the fourth week of Fall League play. For the week, he led the league in runs scored (6) and on-base percentage (.857) and tied for the lead in games (5), homers (2) and walks (7).
He also ranked second in the circuit in total bases (12), slugging percentage (.857) and OPS (1.494).
The Linden, CA native, rated the Yankees' No. 5 prospect by MLB.com, capped his week with an appearance in the annual Fall Stars Game.
He entered week five tied for second in the league in homers (4) and ranked fifth in slugging percentage (.574) with a .296 average in 15 games.
Judge, the Yankees' first-round (32nd overall) 2013 draft choice out of California State, Fresno, posted a .308 composite batting average in 2014, his first professional season, with 17 home runs and 78 RBI in 131 games at Single-A and High-A.
Other Nominees for Player of the Week - Surprise OF Hunter Renfroe (Padres), Surprise OF Mallex Smith (Padres) and Salt River IF Trevor Story (Rockies).
Schultz - The Fall League strikeout leader was 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in one start last week that featured seven strikeouts in five innings. The seven whiffs tied for the AFL lead.
The 5-10, 200-pound Schultz finished week four with 23 strikeouts and ranked second in the league in highest strikeout/nine innings pitched ratio (11.09) and third in innings pitched (18.2).
Through four weeks in Arizona, the Albany, New York product, who played college baseball at High Point (NC) University, was 1-3 with a 6.27 ERA.
A two-year professional, the Rays' 14th-round (428th overall) 2013 draft choice sports a 5-3 record and 2.67 ERA in 31 games at Single-A. He has registered 134 strikeouts in 104 1/3 innings pitched.
Other Nominees for Pitcher of the Week - Surprise LHP Brandon Alger (Padres), Glendale RHP Chris Bassitt (White Sox), Glendale RHP Zach Davies (Orioles) and Mesa LHP Sean Nolin (Blue Jays).
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