June 17, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Player of the Week, June 8-14: Aaron Bates
In his first week with Pawtucket Aaron Bates picked right up where he left off in Portland, posting a .400/.520/.750 line with two home runs and two doubles, scoring 7 runs and batting in 4, while drawing 5 walks (vs. four strikeouts) over 25 plate appearances, earning himself SoxProspects.com Player of the Week honors for June 8-14. Prior to his promotion June 8, Bates hit .340/.405/.505 in 208 at-bats (70 hits) over 52 games as a Sea Dog, with 7 home runs, 13 doubles and 39 runs batted in. He is currently the twenty-second ranked prospect in the organization by SoxProspects.com.