Fort Myers Mighty Mussels outfielder Emmanuel Rodriguez and pitcher Mike Paredes have been named the Florida State League Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.
Rodriguez turns into the primary Mighty Mussels’ place participant to win the award this yr. The 19-yr-outdated Dominican Republic native went 7-for-12 with 5 further-base hits, two homers and 7 walks in 5 video games towards Single-A Tampa.
Rodriguez leads the minor leagues in walks (54) and has now raised his OPS to 1.063, a determine that leads the league by 180 factors. He is batting .280 with 9 residence runs and a hefty .495 on-base share.
Paredes led the Mussels to their third mixed no-hitter in lower than 9 months, tossing six hitless innings on Tuesday in a seven-inning recreation towards the Tampa Tarpons at Hammond Stadium. The California native struck out 5 and walked two, going only one batter over the minimal.
Paredes has turn into a distinct pitcher since shifting from the bullpen to the beginning rotation.
The 21-yr-outdated righty out of San Diego State is 2-1 with a 2.30 ERA and 0.83 WHIP. Paredes has recorded 31 strikeouts in 31 innings.
Since transitioning to a starter, Paredes has allowed simply two runs over 18 innings of labor. For the month of May, hitters batted .169 towards Rodriguez.
Paredes is the fourth Mussels’ pitcher to win the Florida State League Pitcher of the Week Award. He joins John Stankiewicz (April 11-17), Marco Raya (April 18-24) and David Festa (May 9-15).
The Mighty Mussels will host the Bradenton Marauders, the Single-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, for six video games by way of Sunday this week at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers.