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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The professional baseball season is wrapping up for 15 former Vols, including Mexican League standout Julio Borbon and Cincinnati Reds top prospect Nick Senzel.
Since joining the Pericos de Puebla in July, Borbon has averaged .390 at the plate with 48 hits and 30 runs scored. The Starkville, Mississippi, native became the first Mexican League player to go 6-for-6 in multiple games and the first to do so in a single season. Borbon's .365 season average also ranks third in the league with four games left on the schedule.
In the Southern League, Senzel kicked his production up a notch, tallying .340/.413/.560 in 235 plate appearances. The 2016 second overall draft pick started the preseason at No. 26 in MLB's Top 100 Prospect List and has since climbed to No. 10.
MINOR LEAGUES
Julio Borbon -- OF, Pericos de Puebla (AAA - Mexican League)
Acereros del Norte: 55 G, 41 R, 75 H, 9 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 22 RBI, 8 SB, .350 AVG
Pericos de Puebla: 35 G, 30 R, 48 H, 5 2B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 12 SB, .390 AVG
Borbon put together a stellar campaign in the Mexican League this season, batting .365 through 90 games. The outfielder's .365 season average ranks third in the league with four games left to play. In July, Borbon tied the Mexican League hitting record, going 6-for-6 for the second time this year. He became the first player in league history to accomplish the feat on two occassions and is the first to do it in the same season.
Andy Cox -- P, Dayton Dragons (A - Cincinnati Reds)
Season: 3-1, 1.64 ERA, 22 G, 3 SV, 22.0 IP, 18 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 11 BB, 33 K
Before suffering a season-ending injury, Cox collected a 3-1 record on the hill and capitalized on three of his four save opportunities to tally a 1.64 ERA through 22.0 innings of work. The lefty allowed just four runs and fired 33 strikeouts during his second minor league campaign.
Vincent Jackson -- LF, Palm Beach Cardinals (A-Advanced - St. Louis Cardinals)
Peoria Chiefs: 72 G, 33 R, 68 H, 16 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, 32 RBI, .266 AVG
Palm Beach Cardinals: 19 G, 7 R, 13 H, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 1 SB, .200 AVG
After knocking 68 hits, including eight homeruns for the Peoria Chiefs, Jackson was assigned to the Class A-Advanced Palm Beach Cardinals. The left fielder finished his final 19 games of the season with 13 hits, five runs batted in and one stolen base. Through 91 games in 2017, Jackson smacked 29 extra-base hits, collected 37 RBI and scored 40 runs en route to a .252 batting average.
Andrew Lee -- SP, Hagerstown Suns (A - Washington Nationals)
GCL Nationals: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 G, 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
After recovering from an injury suffered in 2016, the Hagerstown Suns sent Lee on a rehab assignment to the GCL Nationals where he threw 1.2 shutout innings and fanned one batter on Aug. 2.
Will Maddox -- 3B, Lakeland Flying Tigers (A-Advanced - Detroit Tigers)
Lakeland Flying Tigers: 73 G, 29 R, 78 H, 9 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 12 SB, .284 AVG
Erie Seawolves: 17 G, 5 R, 19 H, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 SB, .297 AVG
In 2017, Maddox played with two teams, including the Double-A Erie Seawolves where he reunited with former Vols Christin Stewart and A.J. Simcox. Maddox hit .297 over 17 games with Erie before being assigned back to Lakeland to finish the season. Through 73 games in Class A-Advanced, the third baseman collected 78 hits, 23 RBI, 29 runs scored and a .284 average.
Hunter Martin-- P, Tri-City ValleyCats (Class A Short Season - Houston Astros)
Season: 2-1, 3.86 ERA, 12 G, 1 SV, 32.2 IP, 37 H, 16 R, 14 ER, 6 BB, 12 K
A 20th round pick, Martin notched his first save as a pro on July 21, allowing only one run with a pair of punch outs through 4.0 innings of relief. He finished his first professional season with a 2-1 record and one save through 32.2 innings of work. Over the course of the season, the righty started three games and collected a 3.86 ERA.
Jeff Moberg-- 2B, Grand Junction Rockies (Rookie - Colorado Rockies)
Season: 42 G, 23 R, 27 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 23 RBI, 1 SB, .197 AVG
Moberg batted .294 in his last ten games, recording at least one hit in eight of those contests. The second baseman's eight-game hit streak from Aug. 28 through Sept. 4 is the longest of his professional career to date. With two games left on the schedule, Moberg has recorded 14 extra-base hits while racking up a .438 SLG and .300 OBP.
Drake Owenby -- P, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (A - Milwaukee Brewers)
AZL Brewers: 0-0, 3.18 ERA, 3 G, 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers: 0-1, 3.35 ERA, 11 G, 37.2 IP, 27 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 10 BB, 48 K
Since his reassignment to Wisconsin in July, Owenby started six games of 11 games and pitched 37.2 innings with a WHIP under 1.00. The lefty struck out a total of 56 batters this season including a season-high six on five occassions. He finished 2017 with a 3.32 ERA.
Matt Ramsey -- P, Biloxi Shuckers (AA - Milwaukee Brewers)
Biloxi Shuckers: 3-3, 3.65 ERA, 48 G, 27 SV, 44.1 IP, 42 H, 21 R, 18 ER, 18 BB, 58 K
Colorado Springs Sky Sox: 0-1, 18.56 ERA, 5 G, 0 SV, 5.1 IP, 12 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
In July, Ramsey pitched two scoreless innings for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and recorded his first career strikeouts in Triple-A. The lefty was reassigned to the Biloxi Shuckers after five games where he went on to lead the Southern League with 27 saves. Ramsey collected three wins and allowed just 18 earned runs while striking out 58 batters through 44.1 innings of work.
Jordan Rodgers-- 3B, Rome Braves (A - Atlanta Braves)
Season: 63 G, 21 R, 59 H, 17 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 27 RBI, 3 SB, .257 AVG
Rodgers finished his first professional baseball season with a .257 average through 63 games. He recorded 27 RBI and 59 hits, including 17 doubles and two homeruns en route to a .365 SLG.
Nick Senzel -- 3B, Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA - Cincinnati Reds)
Daytona Tortugas: 62 G, 41 R, 75 H, 26 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 31 RBI, 9 SB, .305 AVG
Pensacola Blue Wahoos: 57 G, 40 R, 71 H, 14 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 34 RBI, 5 SB, .340 AVG
Batting over .300 in Single-A Daytona and Double-A Pensacola moved Senzel up 16 spots to No. 10 in the latest edition of MLB's Top 100 Prospect List after starting the preseason at No. 26. Senzel sits as the highest ranked prospect in the Cincinnati Reds organization after being selected No. 2 overall in the 2016 First Year Player Draft. Since arriving in Pensacola, Senzel hit .340/.413/.560 with 25 extra-base hits (including 10 homers) in 57 games. No player in the minor leagues was hotter the first week of August as Senzel batted .522/.560/1.130 with two multi-homer games. The third baseman topped everyone in the minors in slugging and tied for the lead with four homers during that time frame.
Kyle Serrano -- P, GCL Astros (Rookie - Houston Astros)
Season: 0-1, 13.50 ERA, 1 G, 0.2 IP, 0 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
Serrano made his first minor league start in August with the GCL Astros. He allowed just one earned run and fanned two batters through 0.2 innings of work.
A.J. Simcox -- SS, Erie Seawolves (AA - Detroit Tigers)
Season: 125 G, 55 R, 109 H, 22 2B, 5 3B, 8 HR, 36 RBI, 12 SB, .250 AVG
Simcox finished the 2017 season with 109 hits, 36 RBI and 55 runs scored through 125 games played. He recorded 30 mulit-hit games to improve his OBP to .378 and stole 12 bases.
Christin Stewart-- CF, Erie Seawolves (AA - Detroit Tigers)
Season: 99 G, 50 R, 93 H, 21 2B, 3 3B, 21 HR, 70 RBI, 3 SB, .266 AVG
In his third minor league campaign, Stewart finished the season ranked first in home runs (28) and third in RBIs (86) in the Eastern League. The center fielder's 86 RBIs came in 38 fewer at-bats than league leader Garabez Rosa's 91 runs batted in. Stewart totaled 124 hits and scored 67 runs while maintaining a slugging percentage above .500.
Zach Warren-- P, Williamsport Crosscutters (Class A Short Season - Philadelphia Phillies)
Season: 0-3, 3.00 ERA, 16 G, 33.0 IP, 29 H, 14 R, 11 ER, 15 BB, 40 K
Through his final 10 games of 2017, Warren lowered his season ERA to 3.00. The lefty allowed 11 earned runs and struck out 40 batters in 33.0 innings of work (16 games).
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The professional baseball season is wrapping up for 15 former Vols, including Mexican League standout Julio Borbon and Cincinnati Reds top prospect Nick Senzel.
Since joining the Pericos de Puebla in July, Borbon has averaged .390 at the plate with 48 hits and 30 runs scored. The Starkville, Mississippi, native became the first Mexican League player to go 6-for-6 in multiple games and the first to do so in a single season. Borbon's .365 season average also ranks third in the league with four games left on the schedule.
In the Southern League, Senzel kicked his production up a notch, tallying .340/.413/.560 in 235 plate appearances. The 2016 second overall draft pick started the preseason at No. 26 in MLB's Top 100 Prospect List and has since climbed to No. 10.
MINOR LEAGUES
Julio Borbon -- OF, Pericos de Puebla (AAA - Mexican League)
Acereros del Norte: 55 G, 41 R, 75 H, 9 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 22 RBI, 8 SB, .350 AVG
Pericos de Puebla: 35 G, 30 R, 48 H, 5 2B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 12 SB, .390 AVG
Borbon put together a stellar campaign in the Mexican League this season, batting .365 through 90 games. The outfielder's .365 season average ranks third in the league with four games left to play. In July, Borbon tied the Mexican League hitting record, going 6-for-6 for the second time this year. He became the first player in league history to accomplish the feat on two occassions and is the first to do it in the same season.
Andy Cox -- P, Dayton Dragons (A - Cincinnati Reds)
Season: 3-1, 1.64 ERA, 22 G, 3 SV, 22.0 IP, 18 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 11 BB, 33 K
Before suffering a season-ending injury, Cox collected a 3-1 record on the hill and capitalized on three of his four save opportunities to tally a 1.64 ERA through 22.0 innings of work. The lefty allowed just four runs and fired 33 strikeouts during his second minor league campaign.
Vincent Jackson -- LF, Palm Beach Cardinals (A-Advanced - St. Louis Cardinals)
Peoria Chiefs: 72 G, 33 R, 68 H, 16 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, 32 RBI, .266 AVG
Palm Beach Cardinals: 19 G, 7 R, 13 H, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 1 SB, .200 AVG
After knocking 68 hits, including eight homeruns for the Peoria Chiefs, Jackson was assigned to the Class A-Advanced Palm Beach Cardinals. The left fielder finished his final 19 games of the season with 13 hits, five runs batted in and one stolen base. Through 91 games in 2017, Jackson smacked 29 extra-base hits, collected 37 RBI and scored 40 runs en route to a .252 batting average.
Andrew Lee -- SP, Hagerstown Suns (A - Washington Nationals)
GCL Nationals: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 G, 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
After recovering from an injury suffered in 2016, the Hagerstown Suns sent Lee on a rehab assignment to the GCL Nationals where he threw 1.2 shutout innings and fanned one batter on Aug. 2.
Will Maddox -- 3B, Lakeland Flying Tigers (A-Advanced - Detroit Tigers)
Lakeland Flying Tigers: 73 G, 29 R, 78 H, 9 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 12 SB, .284 AVG
Erie Seawolves: 17 G, 5 R, 19 H, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 SB, .297 AVG
In 2017, Maddox played with two teams, including the Double-A Erie Seawolves where he reunited with former Vols Christin Stewart and A.J. Simcox. Maddox hit .297 over 17 games with Erie before being assigned back to Lakeland to finish the season. Through 73 games in Class A-Advanced, the third baseman collected 78 hits, 23 RBI, 29 runs scored and a .284 average.
Hunter Martin-- P, Tri-City ValleyCats (Class A Short Season - Houston Astros)
Season: 2-1, 3.86 ERA, 12 G, 1 SV, 32.2 IP, 37 H, 16 R, 14 ER, 6 BB, 12 K
A 20th round pick, Martin notched his first save as a pro on July 21, allowing only one run with a pair of punch outs through 4.0 innings of relief. He finished his first professional season with a 2-1 record and one save through 32.2 innings of work. Over the course of the season, the righty started three games and collected a 3.86 ERA.
Jeff Moberg-- 2B, Grand Junction Rockies (Rookie - Colorado Rockies)
Season: 42 G, 23 R, 27 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 23 RBI, 1 SB, .197 AVG
Moberg batted .294 in his last ten games, recording at least one hit in eight of those contests. The second baseman's eight-game hit streak from Aug. 28 through Sept. 4 is the longest of his professional career to date. With two games left on the schedule, Moberg has recorded 14 extra-base hits while racking up a .438 SLG and .300 OBP.
Drake Owenby -- P, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (A - Milwaukee Brewers)
AZL Brewers: 0-0, 3.18 ERA, 3 G, 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers: 0-1, 3.35 ERA, 11 G, 37.2 IP, 27 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 10 BB, 48 K
Since his reassignment to Wisconsin in July, Owenby started six games of 11 games and pitched 37.2 innings with a WHIP under 1.00. The lefty struck out a total of 56 batters this season including a season-high six on five occassions. He finished 2017 with a 3.32 ERA.
Matt Ramsey -- P, Biloxi Shuckers (AA - Milwaukee Brewers)
Biloxi Shuckers: 3-3, 3.65 ERA, 48 G, 27 SV, 44.1 IP, 42 H, 21 R, 18 ER, 18 BB, 58 K
Colorado Springs Sky Sox: 0-1, 18.56 ERA, 5 G, 0 SV, 5.1 IP, 12 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
In July, Ramsey pitched two scoreless innings for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and recorded his first career strikeouts in Triple-A. The lefty was reassigned to the Biloxi Shuckers after five games where he went on to lead the Southern League with 27 saves. Ramsey collected three wins and allowed just 18 earned runs while striking out 58 batters through 44.1 innings of work.
Jordan Rodgers-- 3B, Rome Braves (A - Atlanta Braves)
Season: 63 G, 21 R, 59 H, 17 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 27 RBI, 3 SB, .257 AVG
Rodgers finished his first professional baseball season with a .257 average through 63 games. He recorded 27 RBI and 59 hits, including 17 doubles and two homeruns en route to a .365 SLG.
Nick Senzel -- 3B, Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA - Cincinnati Reds)
Daytona Tortugas: 62 G, 41 R, 75 H, 26 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 31 RBI, 9 SB, .305 AVG
Pensacola Blue Wahoos: 57 G, 40 R, 71 H, 14 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 34 RBI, 5 SB, .340 AVG
Batting over .300 in Single-A Daytona and Double-A Pensacola moved Senzel up 16 spots to No. 10 in the latest edition of MLB's Top 100 Prospect List after starting the preseason at No. 26. Senzel sits as the highest ranked prospect in the Cincinnati Reds organization after being selected No. 2 overall in the 2016 First Year Player Draft. Since arriving in Pensacola, Senzel hit .340/.413/.560 with 25 extra-base hits (including 10 homers) in 57 games. No player in the minor leagues was hotter the first week of August as Senzel batted .522/.560/1.130 with two multi-homer games. The third baseman topped everyone in the minors in slugging and tied for the lead with four homers during that time frame.
Kyle Serrano -- P, GCL Astros (Rookie - Houston Astros)
Season: 0-1, 13.50 ERA, 1 G, 0.2 IP, 0 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
Serrano made his first minor league start in August with the GCL Astros. He allowed just one earned run and fanned two batters through 0.2 innings of work.
A.J. Simcox -- SS, Erie Seawolves (AA - Detroit Tigers)
Season: 125 G, 55 R, 109 H, 22 2B, 5 3B, 8 HR, 36 RBI, 12 SB, .250 AVG
Simcox finished the 2017 season with 109 hits, 36 RBI and 55 runs scored through 125 games played. He recorded 30 mulit-hit games to improve his OBP to .378 and stole 12 bases.
Christin Stewart-- CF, Erie Seawolves (AA - Detroit Tigers)
Season: 99 G, 50 R, 93 H, 21 2B, 3 3B, 21 HR, 70 RBI, 3 SB, .266 AVG
In his third minor league campaign, Stewart finished the season ranked first in home runs (28) and third in RBIs (86) in the Eastern League. The center fielder's 86 RBIs came in 38 fewer at-bats than league leader Garabez Rosa's 91 runs batted in. Stewart totaled 124 hits and scored 67 runs while maintaining a slugging percentage above .500.
Zach Warren-- P, Williamsport Crosscutters (Class A Short Season - Philadelphia Phillies)
Season: 0-3, 3.00 ERA, 16 G, 33.0 IP, 29 H, 14 R, 11 ER, 15 BB, 40 K
Through his final 10 games of 2017, Warren lowered his season ERA to 3.00. The lefty allowed 11 earned runs and struck out 40 batters in 33.0 innings of work (16 games).
