For Immediate Release Tuesday, November 10, 2015 CIN OF Ervin, MIL LHP Hader AFL Week 4 Players of the Week Facts Phoenix, Arizona — Peoria Javelinas OF Phillip Ervin (Reds) and Surprise Saguaros LHP Josh Hader (Brewers) are the ’s week four •Nearly 2,500 of over 4,100 player of the week and of the week, respectively. (58%) Fall Leaguers have reached the major leagues Ervin — MLB.com’s No. 11 Cincinnati prospect .333 (6-for-18) with 1 •231 MLB All-Stars , 1 , 8 RBI, 1 walk and 2 stolen bases last week. On November •13 MLB MVPs 3 vs. Mesa, the Mobile, AL native enjoyed a three-hit day that included 1 homer • (grand slam), 6 RBI, 2 runs and 1 stolen base. • Cincinnati’s 2013 first-round (27th overall) draft choice out of Samford • • University, Ervin completed the fourth week of Fall League play ranked second • in the league with eight stolen bases. •Andrew McCutchen The 5-10, 205-pound split the 2015 regular season between Single-A • •Dustin Pedroia Daytona and Double-A Pensacola. •Buster Posey In three minor-league seasons, the 23-year-old Ervin is a .253 career hitter • (3) with 30 homers, 174 RBI, and 78 stolen bases in 302 professional games. • • Hader — MLB.com’s No. 14 Milwaukee prospect struck out seven and • yielded only four hits without allowing a run or walk in two relief appearances •4 Award winners last week that covered four innings. •Chris Carpenter The 6-3, 160-pound Millersville, MD native completed the fourth week of • (2) • AFL play ranked second in the league in opponent battng average (.118), third in •Brandon Webb ERA (0.90) and fourth in WHIP (0.80). •3 MVPs Baltimore’s 19th-round (554th overall) draft choice in 2012 out of Old Mill •Jermaine Dye (MD) High School, Hader has been traded twice. One of the key players acquired • • by Houston in exchange for RHP (2008 ) at the •25 MLB Rookies of the Year 2013 trade dealine, Hader was dealt again two years later, this time heading to •8 All-Star Game MVPs Milwaukee as one of four prospects Houston relinquished to obtain OF Carlos •70 MLB Silver Sluggers Gomez and RHP (2010 Surprise Rafters). •62 MLB Gold Glove Awards Hader owns a 21-16 composite record and 2.95 ERA in four professional •11 MLB batting champions seasons in the Baltimore, Houston and Milwaukee organizations. He divided his •14 MLB season hits leaders 2015 campaign between Double-A Corpus Christi (Astros) and Double-A Biloxi (Brewers) when he struck out 119 batters in 104 innings. •11 MLB season RBI leaders Other Nominees for Player of the Week — Glendale OF Adam Engel •9 MLB season homer leaders (White Sox), Glendale C Kyle Farmer (Dodgers), Surprise OF Dustin Fowler •14 MLB season stolen-base leaders (Yankees), Salt River LHP Kyle Freeland (Rockies), Surprise RHP Adrian •36 MLB managers Houser (Brewers), Salt River OF Raimel Tapia (Rockies), Surprise RHP Luke •53 MLB umpires Weaver (Cardinals) and Mesa LHP Rob Zastryzny (Cubs). •Over 80 administrators Arizona Fall League — Known throughout as a serving the baseball industry finishing school for ’s elite prospects, the Arizona Fall League, now in its 24th season, is a six-team league owned and operated by MLB. Scottsdale Stadium It plays six days per week (Monday-Saturday) at five spring-training stadiums in 7408 E. Osborn Road the Phoenix metropolitan area — Camelback Ranch-Glendale (Glendale Desert Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Office: 602.281.7250 Dogs), Peoria Sports Complex (Peoria Javelinas), Sloan Park (Mesa Solar Sox), mlbfallball.com Salt River Fields (defending champion Salt River Rafters and Surprise Rafters) Facebook.com/ and Scottsdale Stadium (Scottsdale Scorpions). MLBFallBall — afl — .com/ MLBazFallLeague Media Contact: Paul Jensen ([email protected], 480-710-8201)