Farm Report: Three Isotopes Earn Post-Season Recognition for Skills
It has not been one of those summers for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes to celebrate, spending most of the time battling to avoid a last-place finish.
Three members of the team, however, were honored by the Triple-A West League for their skills.
Brian Serven was selected the best defensive catcher. Serven led the league with a .990 fielding position, and throwing out 17 runners attempting to steal in 57 games.
Shortstop Alan Trejo was honored as the league’s best defensive shortstop, committing six errors and a .976 fielding percentage in 67 games.
And Julian Fernandez, who opened the season at Double-A Hartford where he made 30 appearances, was voted the best fastball in the Triple-A West League, despite making only 14 appearances for Albuquerque before his call-up to the Rockies. Fernandez’s fastball frequently surpasses 100 miles per hour, and tops out at 103 MPH.
In games involving Rockies affiliates on Friday:
AAA Albuquerque (51-65) lost 2-1 at the Astros Sugar Land affiliate (68-48). Ryan Vilade (.286) singled home Taylor Snyder (.239) with the Isotopes’ only run in the eighth inning. Dereck Rodriguez (3-6, 3.99) pitched six strong innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk, striking out four, in six innings.
AA Hartford (38-78) lost 7-2 to Red Sox affiliate Portland (66-46). Michael Baird (1-3, 7.27) started and allowed five runs on seven hits and two walks, retiring only four batters, two on strikeouts. Matt Hearn (.202) was 2-for-3 with a run scored.
High A Spokane (67-49) won 12-11 against Mariners’ affiliate Everett. After Everett scored six runs in the eighth inning to take the lead, Spokane answered with a two-run home run from Javier Guevara (.195) to claim the victory. Stephen Jones (4-1, 3.41) gave up six runs on five hits, striking out three in that eighth-inning Everett rally, wound up credited with the win. Dugan Darnell (2.38) earned his 15th save. Trent Fennell (4.52) started and allowed three runs, one earned, on two hits and four walks, striking our four in five innings.
Low A Fresno (73-40) lost 6-5 to Giants affiliate San Jose (75-43), which registered 18 strikeouts against Fresno. Case Williams (1-3, 5.72) suffered the loss, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks, striking out four in four innings.
ASL Rockies (42-16) won 15-3 against the Padres affiliate (25-32). Juan Brito (.295) was 3-for-5 with a double, home run, three runs scored and four RBI. Adael Amador (.299) was 2-for-3 with four runs scored and two RBI. Mason Green (2-0, 0.00), the Rockies 12th-round selection in the July first-year player draft, allowed one hit and struck out five in two innings in being credited with the win in his fourth professional appearance.