August 5, 2009 at 4:22 AM
Player of the Week, July 28-August 2: Will Middlebrooks
In 7 games last week, Greenville's Will Middlebrooks batted .429/.448/.750 with 2 home runs and 3 doubles, scoring 5 runs while batting in 6, for which he was recognized by the voters as SoxProspects.com Player of the Week of July 28-August 2. He did the majority of his damage over a four day period, going 2/4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI against Lakewood (Phillies) and 6/9 with a double and 3 runs scored to open the series at Augusta (Giants) July 30-31. On the season, Middlebrooks his hitting .261/.339/.418 with 7 home runs, 19 doubles, 1 triple and 44 RBI in 268 at-bats over 75 games with The Drive in 2009. He is currently the twenty-fifth ranked prospect in the organization by SoxProspects.com.