Seattle Zephyrs Recaps: Week 2, 10-4 Win

The week's last pitch has been thrown and the Seattle Zephyrs have racked up another tally in the win column. Despite some truly depressing offensive performances from certain members of the lineup, my team both out-hit and out-pitched this week's opponent, #winning.

This week saw the departures of early Zephyrs hero Torii Hunter, as well as utility man Neil Walker. Key additions for this coming week include Logan Morrison, Michael Pineda and setup man Joaquin Benoit. Maybe next week, I'll actually have some holds to speak of.

Offense
-Runs: Colby Rasmus (STL), 10
-Hits: Colby Rasmus (STL), 13
-Home Runs: tie - Torii Hunter (LAA), Carlos Gonzalez (COL), Nick Markakis (BAL), Dustin Pedroia (BOS), Colby Rasmus (STL), Jose Reyes (NYM), Neil Walker (PIT), 1
-Runs Batted In: Carlos Gonzalez (COL), 8
-Stolen Bases: Jose Reyes (NYM), 3
-Walks: tie - Adrian Gonzalez (BOS), Dustin Pedroia (BOS), 4
-Batting Average*: Colby Rasmus (STL), .371
-On-base Percentage plus Slugging*: Colby Rasmus (STL), 1.046

*minimum 15 at-bats

...and the Week 2 Offensive MVP Award goes to:


COLBY RASMUS! In case you couldn't tell from the stats above, Colby absolutely carried this team the entire week long. Oddly, after working eight walks during the season's first ten days, he only got one during the past seven. However, ripping the cover off the ball works just as well.

Pitching
-Wins: Dan Haren (LAA), 2
-Losses: tie - Bronson Arroyo (CIN), Jeff Francis (KC), Ian Kennedy (ARI), 1
-Saves: Heath Bell (SD), 2
-Strikeouts: Dan Haren (LAA), 14
-Holds: none recorded
-Earned Run Average*: John Danks (CWS), 1.12
-Walks plus Hits Per Inning Pitched*: Jered Weaver (LAA), 0.57
-Stikeout-to-Walk Ratio*: Dan Haren (LAA), 7.00

*minimum 5.0 innings pitched

...and the Week 2 Cy Young Award goes to:


DAN HAREN! The underrated right-hander continues to be dominant, supporting his fellow Angels ace (and Seattle Zephyrs teammate) Jered Weaver to create one of the most lethal one-two pitching combos in baseball. His two starts this week helped balance out some misfires from my other starters.