June 30, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Player of the Week, June 22-28: Derrik Gibson
Lowell's Derrik Gibson continued his charge out of the gate in the New York-Penn League posting a .455/.556/.727 line in the first full week of the season, with 4 doubles and 1 triple over 27 plate appearances (10 hits, 5 walks), scoring 4 runs and batting in 2, earning SoxProspects.com Player of the Week honors for June 22-28. In 10 games played on the young season, Gibson is hitting .471/.600/.735 with 5 doubles, 2 triples and 5 RBI. Gibson, 19, a second round pick in 2008, is currently the thirty-sixth ranked prospect in the organization by SoxProspects.com.