A’s Prospect AFL Highlights
(November 13 – 18)
Monday, November 13th:
Catcher Sean Murphy and left fielder Jaycob Brugman each went 1 for 4, while RHP Sam Bragg threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief as Mesa lost 10-3 on Monday.
Tuesday, November 14th:
Third baseman Sheldon Neuse went 2 for 4 with a home run, while left fielder Jaycob Brugman went 0 for 3 with a walk, and RHP Nolan Blackwood retired the side on 6 pitches in the 9th in Mesa’s 5-1 loss on Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 15th:
Third baseman Sheldon Neuse went 2 for 5, while catcher Sean Murphy went 1 for 4, and designated hitter Jaycob Brugman went 1 for 5 and drove in a run as Mesa won 5-2 on Wednesday to clinch a spot in the AFL Championship Game.
Thursday, November 16th:
Shortstop Sheldon Neuse went 2 for 4 with a double, while RHP Logan Shore made the start and gave up 4 runs in 4 innings of work to suffer the loss. RHP Miguel Romero allowed 1 run in 2 innings of relief, and RHP Sam Bragg threw 1 scoreless inning in Mesa’s 10-5 loss on Thursday.
Friday, November 17th:
No games scheduled.
Saturday, November 18th:
Designated hitter Jaycob Brugman went 3 for 4, while catcher Sean Murphy went 1 for 3. Third baseman Sheldon Neuse went 1 for 4 and drove in a run, and RHP Nolan Blackwood tossed 2/3 of a scoreless inning in relief as Mesa lost the AFL Championship Game to Peoria 8-2 on Saturday.
Sunday, November 19th:
No games scheduled.
A’s Prospect Final Regular Season AFL Stats
(October 10 – November 16)
Sheldon Neuse (3B-SS)
86 AB / 5 HR / 7 BB / 16 K / .314 AVG / .366 OBP / .570 SLG / .935 OPS
Sean Murphy (C)
68 AB / 0 HR / 10 BB / 7 K / .309 AVG / .413 OBP / .368 SLG / .780 OPS
Jaycob Brugman (OF)
33 AB / 0 HR / 8 BB / 8 K / .182 AVG / .341 OBP / .242 SLG / .584 OPS
Tyler Ramirez (OF)
17 AB / 1 HR / 3 BB / 6 K / .059 AVG / .200 OBP / .235 SLG / .435 OPS
Logan Shore (RHP)
24 IP / 35 H / 16 ER / 2 BB / 18 K / 6.00 ERA / 1.54 WHIP
Nolan Blackwood (RHP)
11 1/3 IP / 6 H / 2 ER / 3 BB / 16 K / 1.59 ERA / 0.79 WHIP
Miguel Romero (RHP)
10 2/3 IP / 20 H / 9 ER / 3 BB / 7 K / 7.59 ERA / 2.16 WHIP
Sam Bragg (RHP)
9 1/3 IP / 12 H / 5 ER / 1 BB / 6 K / 4.82 ERA / 1.39 WHIP
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My opinion is that Brugman is holding onto a roster spot that would be more adequately filled by BJ Boyd. Neuse, essentially netted us Pagan and Campos because his emergence a long with couple other factors.