By Scott Barancik, Editor

Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of July 17-23, 2017:

Wiseman

Wiseman

Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week: Rhett Wiseman

RF Rhett Wiseman (Nationals/High-A) hit .364 (8-for-22) last week with 2 home runs, a triple and 6 RBIs. In his last 10 games, he is hitting .432 with 2 HRs and 8 RBIs.

Effross

Effross

Jewish Baseball News Pitcher of the Week: Scott Effross

  • P Scott Effross (Cubs/High-A) pitched 5 scoreless innings in only the second start of his pro career, yielding just 2 hits and a walk while striking out 4 to earn the win. In his last 10 appearances, he is 3-0 with a 1.52 ERA and a save.

Other highlights

  • C Andy Yerzy (Diamondbacks/rookie), a 2nd-round pick in the 2016 draft, hit .294 (5-for-17) with 2 home runs, 6 RBIs and 2 walks. His 24 RBIs (in 98 at-bats) are tied for 8th in the Pioneer League.
  • C Dalton Blumenfeld (Angels/rookie) hit .417 (5-for-12) with a homer and 2 doubles while driving in 6 runs.
  • C Ryan Lavarnway* (Athletics/AAA) hit just .214 (3-for-14) but managed 2 home runs and 5 RBIs.
  • P Jake Fishman (Blue Jays/A-short-season) pitched 3 scoreless innings across 2 outings, yielding 3 hits and no walks while striking out 3. He has yet to yield a run in 12 innings this season, giving up 8 hits and 2 walks while striking out 15.
  • P Marc Huberman (Cubs/A) pitched 3 scoreless innings across 2 outings, yielding 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2. In his last 10 appearances, he is 2-1 with a 1.62 ERA.
  • P Alex Katz (Orioles/High-A) pitched 5.1 scoreless innings across 2 outings, yielding just 2 hits and a walk while striking out 2. In his last 10 appearances, he is 2-0 with a 2.04 ERA.
  • P Mitchell Osnowitz (Red Sox/A-short season) pitched 7 innings of one-run ball across 2 outings, yielding just 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out 8.
  • P Sam Delaplane (Mariners/rookie), a 2017 draftee, pitched 4.2 innings of scoreless relief across two appearances last week, yielding 2 hits and no walks while striking out 8. In 6 games as a pro, he has struck out 20 batters in 11 innings while walking just 4.
  • P Spencer Kulman (Padres/rookie), a 2017 draftee, pitched 5 innings of scoreless relief across 2 games last week, yielding 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out 6.
  • P Jordan Scheftz (Indians/rookie), a 2017 draftee, pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, yielding one hit and no walks while striking out 3.
  • P Keith Weisenberg (Braves/rookie), a 2017 draftee, pitched 2.2 scoreless innings across 2 games, yielding a hit and 2 walks.

Pro debut

  • P Max Lazar (Brewers/rookie), a 2017 draftee, made his pro debut on July 21, pitching a scoreless inning of relief on one hit and a strikeout.

Transactions

  • P Brad Goldberg* (White Sox) was called up from Triple-A for the second time this season.CF Braden Bishop (Mariners/AA) was promoted from High-A to Double-A on July 22.
  • 1B Cody Decker* (Mets/AAA), whose 182 career HRs make him the active leader among all minor leaguers, tossed a scoreless inning of relief on July 20, yielding one hit and no walks on 15 pitches. It was the third career outing on the mound for Decker, who has played six of the nine field positions since 2009.
  • P Andy Rohloff (Giants/A-short season), a 2017 draftee, was promoted from rookie league to A-short-season on July 21.
  • 2B Zane Gurwitz (Angels/A), a 2017 draftee, was promoted to from rookie league to Single-A on July 20.
  • C Tim Remes (Tigers/High-A) was sent down from Double-A to High-A on July 18.
  • P Craig Breslow (Twins) was designed for assignment on July 24.

Free agents

  • Players believed to be seeking employment include minor leaguer Corey Baker*. Former major leaguer Sam Fuld* recently said he may be at the end of his career.

Disabled list

Note to readers: Minor-League Monday does not include stats for all current Jewish minor-leaguers. Click here for a complete list of players, and then click on a player’s name to be taken to his stat page.

Members of Team Israel’s 2017 squad are marked with an asterisk.

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