Mormon Baseball

The hottest Mormon player in baseball, Shane Peterson, remained hot last week, hitting .545 over 11 at bats with a home run and 3 rbis, continuing an impressive spring training for the Oakland Athletics’ prospect. If Peterson keeps this up, its hard to imagine that the Athletics won’t bring him up during the year, or perhaps even make space for him on the starting team. Of course, these decisions have as much to do with the quality and experience of the other outfielders that the Athletics can draw on, so well have to wait and see.

Peterson’s performance is nearly matched by that of Bryce Harper, who continues to hit like he’s trying to prove something. Harper was 5 for 16 last week (.313) and his spring training average is .438 with 2 home runs, 5 runs scored and 4 rbis in 32 at bats. Of course, Harper doesn’t need to work to make the team, but with Harper you get the feeling that he is working for higher goals.

Other standouts in spring training include John Buck, who went 4 for 8 last week, bringing the Mets’ catcher’s average up to .316 so far, and Josh Johnson, who has won two games and sports an era of 1.17. Great stuff!

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Current Roster Players:

• Darwin Barney—second base—Chicago Cubs
  2 for 12 (.167), 2 runs, 2 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 2 so.
  YTD: .222, 4 runs, 5 rbi, 0 hr, 2 bb, 0 sb, 3 so in 27 at bats.
• John Buck — starting catcher — New York Mets
  4 for 8 (.500), 2 runs, 2 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .316, 4 runs, 7 rbi, 2 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 7 so in 19 at bats.
• Jacoby Ellsbury — starting outfielder — Boston Red Sox
  2 for 8 (.250), 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .227, 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 0 sb, 3 so in 22 at bats.
• Kyle Farnsworth — closer — Tampa Bay Rays
  0-0, 0.00 era, 1 hits, 0 er, 0 bb, and 2 k in 2.0 innings
  YTD: 0-0, era 0.00 1 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 2 k in 2.0 innings
• Jeremy Guthrie — starting pitcher (right handed) — Colorado Rockies
  Did not pitch this week
  YTD: 0-0, era 9.00 4 hits, 2 er, 0 bb and 2 k in 2.0 innings
• Roy Halladay— starting pitcher (right handed) — Philadelphia Phillies
  1-0, 0.00 era, 2 hits, 0 er, 1 bb, and 2 k in 4.0 innings
  YTD: 2-0, era 2.16, 6 hits, 2 er, 2 bb, 7 k in 8.1 innings.
• Bryce Harper — left field — Washington Nationals
  5 for 16 (.313), 2 runs, 3 rbi, 1 hr, 1 bb, 1 sb, 5 so
  YTD: .438, 5 runs, 4 rbi, 2 hr, 1 bb, 1 sb, 7 so in 32 at bats.
• Elliot Johnson — infielder — Kansas City Royals
  4 for 11 (.364), 2 runs, 2 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .316, 3 runs, 4 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 1 sb, 3 so in 19 at bats.
• Josh Johnson — starting pitcher (right handed) – Toronto Blue Jays
  1-0, 0.00 era, 0 hits, 0 er, 5 k, 0 bb in 3.2 innings.
  YTD: 2-0, 1.17 era, 2 hits, 1 er, 8 k, 0 bb in 7.2 innings.
• Matt Lindstrom — right handed bullpen pitcher – Chicago White Sox
  0-0, 0.00 era, 0 hit, 0 er, 0 k, 0 bb in 1.0 innings
  YTD: 0-0, 0.00 era, 0 hits, 0 er, 4 k, 2 bb in 4.0 innings.
• Brandon Lyon — right handed bullpen pitcher — New York Mets
  0-0, 0.00 era, 0 hits, 0 er, 1 k, 0 bb in 2.0 innings
  YTD: 0-0, 2.45 era, 2 hits, 1 er, 2 k, 1 bb in 3.2 innings.
• Mitch Maier —  outfielder — Boston Red Sox
  2 for 8 (.250), 2 runs, 1 rbi, o hr, 1 bb, 1 sb, 1 so
  YTD: .250, 2 runs, 2 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 1 sb, 3 so in 20 at bats.
• Clayton Mortensen — right handed bullpen pitcher —Boston Red Sox
  0-0, 0.00 era, 0 hits, 0 er, 1 k, 0 bb, 0 hr in 1.1 innings
  YTD: 0-1, 6.23 era, 3 hits, 3 er, 3 k, 2 bb, 0 hr in 4.1 innings
• Shane Peterson — outfielder — Oakland A’s
  6 for 11 (.545) 1 run, 3 rbi, 1 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 1 so
  YTD : .469, 6 run, 6 rbi, 1 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 4 so in 32 at bats
• Adam Rosales — 2B — Oakland A’s
  0 for 5 (.000) 0 run, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 1 so
  YTD: .286, 6 run, 2 rbi, 0 hr, 7 bb, 0 sb, 3 so in 14 at bats
• Eric Sogard — infielder — Oakland A’s
  0 for 0 (.___) 0 run, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 0 so
  YTD: .353, 1 run, 3 rbi, 0 hr, 2 bb, 1 sb, 1 so in 17 at bats
• Mitch Talbot — starting pitcher (right handed) — Miami Marlins
  0-0, 13.50 era, 4 h, 3 er, 1 hr, 2 k, 0 bb in 2.0 innings
  YTD: 0-0, 5.40 era, 5 h, 3 er, 1 hr, 3 k, 0 bb in 5.0 innings
• Nik Turley — starting pitcher (right handed) — New York Yankees
  Did not pitch this week
  YTD: 0-1, 27.00 era, 4 h, 4 er, 0 hr, 2 k, 1 bb in 1.1 innings