By George Farelli

Canadian Baseball Network

What are some of the indicators that a player is ready to be promoted?

Well, first off he has to dominate.

And he has to be strong from start to finish.

Tulsa Drillers’ LHP Rob Zastryzny was dominant as he held the double-A Midland RockHounds to three hits in seven scoreless innings. Zastryzny (Edmonton, Alta.) had support from the Drillers in a 9-0 victory over Midland 9-0 before 5,060 fans at Security Bank Ballpark.

Zastryzny fanned nine, which includes four of the final six men he faced. It was his first start away from Tulsa’s ONEOK Field. He entered the game night with a 1.54 ERA but a 0-2 won-loss record after two starts with Tulsa.

The effort earned Zastryzny Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week for Week XVII.

Zastryzny lowered his ERA to 0.96 after his outing. He has allowed two earned runs in 18 2/3 innings. The former major leaguer with the Chicago Cubs -- who was there to greet Hockey Night in Canada’s Don Cherry on his visit to Wrigley Field last season -- began this season with 15 outings for the Oklahoma City Dodgers in the Triple A Pacific Coast League.

He was the top Canadian selected by the Cubs in the second round in the 2013 draft from the University of Missouri.

Top offensive outings

Player / Class / Team AB R H HR RBI AVG

Abraham Toro - AA Corpus Christi 27 4 14 2 10 .519

Eric Senior - A Auburn 17 1 7 - 4 .412

Kole Cottam - A Greenville 13 5 5 1 2 .385

Tristan Graham - A Aberdeen 16 3 6 1 3 .375

Otto Lopez - A Lansing 33 7 11 - 4 .333

Andy Yerzy - A Hillsboro 24 3 8 1 4 .333

Josh Naylor - AAA El Paso 25 7 8 - 5 .320

Adam Hall - A Delmarva 25 3 8 - 2 .320

Jim Adduci - AAA Iowa 19 1 6 - 4 .316

Tanner Kirwer - A Lansing 19 2 6 - - .316

Bruce Yari - A Daytona 16 - 5 - 6 .313

Jacob Robson - AAA Toledo 29 5 9 - 2 .310

Malik Collymore - IND Ottawa 20 6 7 - - .350

Jamie Romak - FGN SK Wyverns KBO 10 2 3 1 2 .300

David Glaude - IND Trois Rivieres 27 4 8 - 2 .296

(Minimum 10 ABs)

Top pitching outings

ROB ZASTRYZNY LHP - AA TULSA DRILLERS

APP IP H R ER BB K W-L WHIP WK ERA

1 7.0 3 - - 2 9 1-0 0.71 0.00

In a season which has included many ups and downs for Rob Zastryzny, his excellent outing this week should provide some measure of confidence for the future. On July 27 in a 9-0 shutout win over the Midland Rockhounds he pitched seven innings and gave up three base hits while striking out nine, to earn the win. His record with Tulsa in three Double A Texas League starts is now 1-2 with an 0.96 ERA. His overall record, including 15 Triple A Pacific Coast League appearances with Oklahoma City Dodgers, now stands at 4-5 with a 5.03 ERA

JAKE SIMS RHP - A TRI CITY DUST DEVILS

APP IP H R ER BB K W-L WHIP WK ERA

2 4.0 1 1 - 2 8 - 0.75 0.00

Jake Sims was a 2018 selection by the San Diego Padres, and this 22 year old native of Guelph, Ont. is developing into a solid relief pitching prospect. This week he had two very good appearances for the Dust Devils, the first was on July 25 in a 14-4 loss to Spokane Indians, when he pitched two scoreless innings and gave up one base hit while striking out five, but was not involved in the decision. He followed that up on July 29th in an 11-2 loss to Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, when he threw two strong innings, giving up no base hits and one run while striking out three Salem-Keizer hitters, but again was not involved in the decision. His record with Tri City in 13 Single A Northwest League appearances now stands at 1-2 with a 7.31 ERA.

Previous Players of the Week

Week 1 _ INF Charles Leblanc (Laval, Que.) Double A Frisco Roughriders (Rangers).

Week II _ RHP Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) Triple A El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres).

Week III _ RHP R.J. Freure (Burlington, Ont.) Class-A Quad Cities River Bandits (Astros).

Week IV _ INF Adam Hall (London, Ont.) Class-A Delmarva Shorebirds (Orioles).

Week V _ RHP Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) Class-A Fort Myers Miracle (Twins).

Week VI _ RHP Curtis Taylor (Port Coquitlam, BC) double-A Montgomery Biscuits (Rays)

Week VII _ RHP Nick Pivetta (Victoria, BC) triple-A Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (Phillies) and 3B Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) double-A Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros).

Week VIII _ 1B Jim Adduci (Burnaby, BC) triple-A Iowa Cubs (Cubs).

Week IX _ INF Adam Hall (London, Ont.) Class-A Delmarva Shorebirds (Orioles).

Week X _ RHP R. J. Freure (Burlington, Ont.) class-A Quad Cities River Bandits (Astros).

Week XI _ OF Gareth Morgan (North York, Ont.) class-A Inland Empire ‘66s (Angels).

Week XII _ OF Demi Orimoloye (Orleans, Ont.) class-A Dunedin Blue Jays (Jays).

Week XIII _ OF Jacob Sanford (Cole Harbour, NS) class-A Staten Island Yankees (Yankees).

Week XIV _ RHP Kyle Thomas (Mississauga, Ont.) class-A Connecticut Tigers (Tigers).

Week XV _ RHP Alex Nolan (Burlington, Ont.) class-A Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays).

Week XVI _ OF Demi Orimoloye (Orleans, Ont.) class-A Dunedin Blue Jays (Jays).

Week XVII _ LHP Rob Zastryzny (Edmonton, Alta.) double-A Tulsa Drillers (Dodgers).

Updated Minor League Stats