May 13, 2009 at 3:40 AM
Player of the Week, May 4-10: Aaron Bates
Over 28 plate appearances in six games played last week, Portland OF/1B Aaron Bates blistered the ball to the rate of a .520/.571/.800 line (13 hits in 25 at-bats with one home run and four doubles, batting in 10 runs and blowing away the competition on the field and in the polls, earning SoxProspects.com Player of the Week honors for May 4-10 with 93 percent of votes cast. On the season with the Sea Dogs, Bates is batting .349/.410/.477 (.887 OPS) in 109 at-bats over 27 games, with two home runs and eight doubles, scoring 21 runs while batting in 19. Bates was also named Eastern League Player of the Week.