Lets go to the Desert, where the Arizona Fall League is winding down.
Jefry Marte - The 20-year old was removed from the Peoria Javelinas roster on Friday, the 11th after sustaining an injury in the 8th inning of the game on Thursday, the 10th. I do not know the severity, nor the specific injury, yet. (EDIT: Marte was involved in a collision at first.) In 22 games, he hit .333/.436/.538 with four doubles and four homers. That’s nice, but the most impressive thing is that he drew 12 walks and fanned just 12 times. His K/BB this past season for St. Lucie was 2.1 (86/41), the best of his his career, and a mark that’s steadily improved over time. Note too that Marte played as much first base as he played third base in Arizona.
Juan Lagares – Apparently, the 22-year old Lagares was moved from the Taxi Squad to the regular roster as he played Wednesday, Friday and Saturday last week and of course picked up two hits both Friday and Saturday. He’s now sitting at .364/.407/.582 overall in 55 AB in 12 games. He’s played mostly centerfield and a few games in right.




