Twins Minor League Report (AFL Week 2): The Rosario Show Continues

Let’s see how all of the Twins prospects fared in week two of the Arizona Fall League.

Byron Buxton – 4 games, 3-18 (.167), 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K’s. Batting .229 overall.

Buxton again played in four games, playing centerfield for three games and right field for one, while batting leadoff in each.

After a two-hit day (including a double) in Monday’s 7-4 win, he cooled off for the rest of the week.

In Tuesday’s game he was 0-4 but made good contact, lining out to both third base and left field. On Thursday he was 0-4 with two K’s, and finished his week by going 1-6 in Friday’s tie.

Eddie Rosario – 4 games, 7-18 (.389), 2B, 2 R’s, 2 RBI, 3 SB (6), 1 BB, 5 K’s. Batting .417 overall.

Rosario continued his hot hitting from week one, and enters week three sitting atop the AFL batting average leader board.

He also sits in second on the stolen base leader board with six as he swiped three more bags in his four games. He was also caught stealing for the first time.

In the eleven inning tie, Rosario went 3-6 and stole two bases.

Also notable was that Rosario batted leadoff, second and third in the lineup during the week, and also played one game in centerfield. .

Max Kepler – 3 games, 2-10 (.200), 2 R’s, SB (2), 4 BB’s, 2 K’s. Batting .211 overall.

Kepler played right field in all three games and was moved up and down the lineup. Despite collecting just two hits on the week, he also drew four walks, compared to only two strikeouts. Despite the .211 batting average, Kepler’s on-base percentage through two weeks is a strong .375.

Taylor Rogers – Did not play.

Rogers took a line drive to his left arm in his only start for the Rafters last week, and has not pitched since.

Jason Adam – 2 games, 3 IP, 2 ER’s, 7 H’s, 0 BB, 1 K. 6.00 ERA.

Adam is looking to make a good impression on the Twins in the AFL after coming over in the Josh Willingham trade with Royals.

He struggled in week one, and was only marginally better this week.

His ERA sits at 9.00 overall, with a WHIP of 2.33 in six total innings. He has allowed at least one run in each of his four appearances thus far.

Zack Jones – 2 games, 2 IP, 0 ER, 2 H’s, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 Hold. 0.00 ERA.

Jones picked up his first hold in Monday’s 7-4 win, and made his second appearance of the week on Thursday.

He gave up a single in each appearance, but didn’t surrender any damage on the scoreboard. Though he didn’t walk anyone, he did hit one batter on Monday (hope it wasn’t a fastball!).

Jake Reed – 1 game, 2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H’s, 1 BB, 2 K’s. 0.00 ERA.

Reed made just one appearance during the week, but it was of the two inning variety.

He entered the game in the fifth inning of Thursday’s 5-1 win, and pitched a 1-2-3 inning, including a strikeout. In the sixth, Reed walked the second batter he faced, but got a fielder’s choice groundball out and his second strikeout to end the inning.

He now has seven K’s in five IP in the AFL, and in 36 innings since being drafted by the Twins in fifth round of June’s draft, has allowed just one earned run.

Notes

-The Rafters have the best record in the AFL at 7-3-1 after two weeks.

-Twins hitters combined to bat .261 with two 2B’s, five R’s, three RBI, six BBs, 10 K’s, and four SBs during the week.

-Twins pitchers compiled a 2.57 ERA in seven IP, allowing three R’s (two ER) on nine hits and one BB, while striking out four on the week.