Ten Royals Heading to Instructionals
Five pitchers and five position players from the Burlington Royals will take part in the 2010 Instructional League in Surprise, Ariz., this fall. Here is a look at the ten B-Royals and their stats so far in the Appalachian League (through Sunday’s action).
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- Willian Avinazar (RHP/Free Agent, 2008/Valencia, VZ): 4–3 with a 2.79 ERA (second best on the team) in 58 innings.
- Brian Fletcher (OF/2010 Draft, 18th Round/Fayetteville, GA): .313 average (5-for-16) with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs (currently out for the Appalachian League season after pulling a muscle a few weeks ago).
- Michael Giovenco (RHP/2010 Draft, 14th Round/River Grove, IL): 0–5 with a 6.81 ERA in 38.1 innings (began the season in the rotation but now is in the bullpen).
- Ryan Jenkins (C/2010 Draft, 17th Round/Millbrook, AL): .252 average with 2 HRs and 17 RBIs in 41 games.
- Jon Keck (LHP/2009 Draft, 42nd Round/Lexington, TN): 2–3 with a 4.95 ERA in 36.1 innings (began the season in the bullpen but is now in the rotation)
- Alex Llanos (OF/2008 Draft, 6th Round/Caguas, PR): .242 average with 20 RBIs and 15 SBs (tied for the team lead) in 53 games.
- Luis Piterson (2B/Free Agent, 2009/Cartahena, Colombia): .260 average (second among regulars on the team) with 5 HRs (team leader) and 26 RBIs (team leader) in 52 games.
- Leonel Santiago (RHP/Free Agent, 2007/Santo Domingo, DR): 5–2 with a 1.76 ERA (team lead among starters) in 71.2 innings. (Tied for the team lead with 60 Ks)
- Crawford Simmons (LHP/2009 Draft, 14th Round/Statesboro, GA): 5–2 with a 2.96 ERA in 67 innings. (Tied for the team lead with 60 Ks)
- Ryan Stovall (IF/2009 Draft, 19th Round/Live Oak, FL): .304 average (first among regulars) with 4 HRs (second on the team) and 22 RBIs (second on the team) in 54 games.
The regular blog post is under this one. For stats on every B-Royal, visit http://burlingtonroyals.com.
- Brian
