A’s Prospect AFL Highlights
(November 16 – 19)
Monday, November 16th:
Game cancelled due to wet grounds.
Tuesday, November 17th:
Second baseman Chad Pinder went 0 for 2 with a walk in Mesa’s 4-2 loss on Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 18th:
Right fielder Jaycob Brugman went 1 for 4 with an RBI and RHP Brendan McCurry tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings in Mesa’s 6-1 win on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 19th:
LHP Sean Manaea allowed just 1 unearned run and struck out 7 over 4 2/3 innings, LHP Jeff Urlaub struck out 2 in 1 scoreless frame, and center fielder Jaycob Brugman went 3 for 4 with a double in Mesa’s 5-1 loss on Thursday. Thursday’s loss marked Mesa’s final game of the AFL season. The Solar Sox finished the season with a league-worst 9-21 record. Meanwhile, Sean Manaea finished the season as the AFL strikeout leader with 33.
A’s Prospect Final AFL Stats
(October 13 – November 19)
Renato Nunez (3B)
71 AB / 4 HR / 4 BB / 14 K / .296 AVG / .333 OBP / .493 SLG / .826 OPS
Jaycob Brugman (OF)
64 AB / 0 HR / 6 BB / 19 K / .266 AVG / .333 OBP / .375 SLG / .708 OPS
Chad Pinder (2B-SS)
51 AB / 4 HR / 4 BB / 13 K / .235 AVG / .316 OBP / .549 SLG / .865 OPS
Sean Manaea (LHP)
25 2/3 IP / 22 H / 11 ER / 6 BB / 33 K / 3.86 ERA / 1.09 WHIP
Brendan McCurry (RHP)
13 1/3 IP / 13 H / 7 ER / 2 BB / 16 K / 4.73 ERA / 1.13 WHIP
Kris Hall (RHP)
10 2/3 IP / 11 H / 8 ER / 5 BB / 11 K / 6.75 ERA / 1.50 WHIP
Aaron Kurcz (RHP)
4 IP / 6 H / 5 ER / 4 BB / 6 K / 11.25 ERA / 2.50 WHIP
Jeff Urlaub (LHP)
4 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 2 K / 2.25 ERA / 1.50 WHIP
In Other News…
On Friday, Oakland added two minor leaguers to the team’s 40-man roster, second baseman Joey Wendle and LHP Jose Torres. Minor league free agent catcher Carson Blair was re-signed by the A’s this week. The team also signed minor league free agent RHPs Chris Smith and Eduard Santos, and MLB Trade Rumors reported on Saturday that the A’s had signed minor league free agent LHP Patrick Schuster.
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