A’s Prospect AFL Highlights
(November 2 – 7)
Monday, November 2nd:
Shortstop Chad Pinder went 1 for 4 with a 2-run homer, third baseman Renato Nunez went 0 for 3 with a walk, and starting pitcher Sean Manaea allowed 1 run in 4 innings in Mesa’s 6-3 loss on Monday.
Tuesday, November 3rd:
Shortstop Chad Pinder went 2 for 5 with a triple and drove in a run, while center fielder Jaycob Brugman went 1 for 4. RHP Brendan McCurry allowed 1 run in 1 inning, and RHP Kris Hall tossed 1 scoreless frame in Mesa’s 14-5 loss on Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 4th:
Designated hitter Chad Pinder went 1 for 5 with a home run, third baseman Renato Nunez went 2 for 5, and LHP Jeff Urlaub tossed 1 scoreless inning in Mesa’s 12-6 loss on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 5th:
Center fielder Jaycob Brugman went 2 for 4 with a double and a walk, while shortstop Chad Pinder went 1 for 4 and drove in a run, and designated hitter Renato Nunez went 1 for 4. RHP Kris Hall tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief in Mesa’s 4-2 win on Thursday.
Friday, November 6th:
Third baseman Renato Nunez went 2 for 5 and drove in 2 runs, and RHP Brendan McCurry allowed 2 runs in 1 2/3 innings in Mesa’s 7-6 loss on Friday.
Saturday, November 7th:
Starting pitcher Sean Manaea struck out 4 in 2 scoreless innings, shortstop Chad Pinder went 1 for 4, and third baseman Renato Nunez went 0 for 2 in the AFL all-star game on Saturday.
Sunday, November 8th:
No games scheduled.
A’s Prospect AFL Stats
(October 13 – November 7)
Renato Nunez (3B)
67 AB / 4 HR / 4 BB / 14 K / .284 AVG / .324 OBP / .493 SLG / .816 OPS
Jaycob Brugman (OF)
43 AB / 0 HR / 4 BB / 13 K / .233 AVG / .292 OBP / .326 SLG / .617 OPS
Chad Pinder (2B-SS)
35 AB / 4 HR / 1 BB / 8 K / .314 AVG / .351 OBP / .771 SLG / 1.123 OPS
Sean Manaea (LHP)
16 IP / 17 H / 10 ER / 4 BB / 17 K / 5.63 ERA / 1.31 WHIP
Brendan McCurry (RHP)
9 2/3 IP / 12 H / 7 ER / 2 BB / 9 K / 6.52 ERA / 1.45 WHIP
Kris Hall (RHP)
8 2/3 IP / 9 H / 7 ER / 3 BB / 8 K / 7.27 ERA / 1.38 WHIP
Aaron Kurcz (RHP)
4 IP / 6 H / 5 ER / 4 BB / 6 K / 11.25 ERA / 2.50 WHIP
Jeff Urlaub (LHP)
1 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 0 K / 0.00 ERA / 1.00 WHIP
In Other News…
A number of A’s minor league players have recently elected to become free agents, including infielders Andy Parrino, Anthony Aliotti, Alden Carrithers and Conner Crumbliss, catcher Bryan Anderson and pitchers Angel Castro, Brad Mills, Nate Long, Brock Huntzinger, Jim Fuller, Tim Atherton, Parker Frazier, Jonathan Joseph, Omar Duran and Darwin Frias. All are now free to sign with any organization they choose.
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