Mormon Baseball

Despite his weeks on the disabled list earlier in the year, Doug Fister’s record this year is fantastic. Last week he pitched twice, earning a 1.42 era over 12.2 innings, giving up just 3 walks and 12 hits in the process (1.18 WHIP). For the season his era is just 2.69 — among the best in the majors this year. His strike out to walk ratio is 5:1, and he earned his 10th win of the season this year—putting him on the leader board for the first time this year (he hasn’t pitched enough innings to qualify in most other categories).

At the plate the standout Mormon was Eric Sogard, who was 5 for 16 (.312) with 7 runs scored a stolen base and 3 walks. Given that Sogard is a backup infielder, that’s even more impressive. But the strong week only raised his season batting average to .205 over 176 at bats.

Darwin Barney was designated for assignment last week, and will return to AAA unless another major league team picks him up. John Buck was signed by the Angels, but hasn’t yet seen action in the majors. Josh Johnson and Matt Lindstrom remain on the DL.

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Hitting Stats Leaders:

• Jacoby Ellsbury — 28 stolen bases (tied 4th)

Pitching Stats Leaders:

• Doug Fister — 10 wins (tied 23rd)
• Jeremy Guthrie — 21 games started (tied 17th)

Fielding Stats Leaders:

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• Darwin Barney — second base — Chicago Cubs
  Did not play — Designated for Assignment
  YTD: .230, 18 runs, 16 rbi, 2 hr, 9 bb, 1 sb, 31 so in 204 at bats.
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• John Buck — backup catcher — Los Angeles Angeles
  Signed with Angels
  YTD: .226, 9 runs, 6 rbi, 1 hr, 8 bb, 0 sb, 24 so in 84 at bats.
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• Jacoby Ellsbury — centerfield — New York Yankees
  5 for 26 (.192), 3 runs, 2 rbi, 1 hr, 3 bb, 1 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .282, 49 runs, 47 rbi, 8 hr, 39 bb, 28 sb, 67 so in 393 at bats.
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• Kyle Farnsworth — relief pitcher — Houston Astros
  Released — Free Agent
  YTD: 0-3, era 4.40, 32 hits, 14 er, 15 bb and 18 k in 28.2 innings; 1.64 WHIP
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• Doug Fister — starting pitcher — Washington Nationals
  2-0, era 1.42, 12 hits, 2 er, 3 bb and 9 k in 12.2 innings; 1.18 WHIP
  YTD: 10-2, era 2.69, 87 hits, 27 er, 11 bb and 54 k in 90.1 innings; 1.08 WHIP
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• Jeremy Guthrie — starting pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  1-1, era 6.17, 15 hits, 8 er, 5 bb and 9 k in 11.2 innings; 1.71 WHIP
  YTD: 6-9, era 4.70, 145 hits, 69 er, 37 bb and 84 k in 132.0 innings; 1.38 WHIP
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• Bryce Harper — starting centerfield — Washington Nationals
  3 for 17 (.176), 2 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 5 bb, 0 sb, 7 so
  YTD: .253, 17 runs, 12 rbi, 3 hr, 20 bb, 1 sb, 47 so in 150 at bats.
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• Elliot Johnson — second base — Cleveland Indians
  Reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: .105, 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 7 so in 19 at bats.
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• Josh Johnson — starting pitcher — San Diego Padres
  Injured, did not pitch (60-day DL — Tommy John Surgery)
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Matt Lindstrom — Chicago White Sox, closer
  Injured, 15-day DL
  YTD: 2-1, era 3.32, 19 hits, 7 er, 9 bb and 11 k in 19.0 innings; 1.47 WHIP
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• Brandon Lyon — relief pitcher — Los Angeles Angels
  Not on roster — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Clayton Mortensen — relief pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  Not on roster — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Shane Peterson — Oakland As minor league affiliate, infield
  Did not play — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: .000, 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so in 0 at bats.
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• Adam Rosales — Texas Rangers, backup infielder
  1 for 4 (.250), 1 runs, 2 rbi, 1 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so
  YTD: .250, 4 runs, 5 rbi, 1 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 6 so in 24 at bats.
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• Eric Sogard — Oakland As, backup short stop
  5 for 16 (.312), 7 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 1 sb, 1 so
  YTD: .205, 26 runs, 11 rbi, 0 hr, 17 bb, 8 sb, 23 so in 176 at bats.
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