August 12, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Player of the Week, August 3-9: Jorge Jimenez
A combination of patience and power allowed Jorge Jimenez to dominate the polls and walk away with SoxProspects.com Player of the Week honors for August 3-9. The big Sea Dogs third baseman hit an impressive .455/.571/.864 in 28 plate appearances during the week, including 4 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 5 RBI, and 3 runs scored, walking 5 times while striking out on only 3 occasions. The 24-year-old Jimenez was also the SoxProspects.com Player of the Week for May 11-17 and the SoxProspects.com Player of the Month for April. Currently the twenty-fourth ranked prospect in the Red Sox organization by SoxProspects.com, Jimenez has hit .296/.374/.449 so far in 2009 with 19 doubles, 3 triples, 12 home runs and 67 RBI in 399 at-bats.