http://0rz.tw/PMF5s Seattle prospects lead West to Rising Stars win Royals farmhands also contribute in AFL showcase SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The game could not been more appropriately named. It definitely lived up to its billing. Several of the top prospects in the game shone bright Saturday as the West Division powered past the East Division, 11-2, in the sixth annual Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Game at Surprise Stadium. It was a night of hits, misses, strikes and surprises. And stars, of course. The highly anticipated showdown on the mound between the West's Gerrit Cole (Pittsburgh), the first overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, and the East's Danny Hultzen (Seattle), the second overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, was overshadowed by the West's offensive onslaught, led by Seattle shortstop prospect Nick Franklin. Franklin, selected in the first round in 2009 by Seattle, finished 4-for-5 with a home run on a memorable night in Arizona. Franklin's four hits, two doubles, four RBIs and three extra-base hits all set new Rising Stars Game records. His team finished with 16 hits in the game. "It was really fun," Franklin said. "We had some fans and were enjoying the experience beforehand. We went out there to have a good time and started to put some runs on the board. We started having some fun in the dugout, and it carried over." Hultzen did his part, and there's no doubt that the front office in Seattle is feeling content right about now. The left-hander struck out the side on 14 pitches in the first inning and did not allow a hit in his two innings pitched. His lone blemish was a one-out walk to Washington's Bryce Harper in the second inning. "It was a real honor to get selected for this," Hultzen said. "It was exciting. There was a big crowd and a lot of fans. I felt good out there." How much did Hultzen enjoy the game? Well, he spent several minutes after the game signing autographs and greeting fans. Thirty minutes later, he was still smiling. The Royals also had a hand in the resounding victory. Wil Myers played right field and went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs, and Christian Colon was 1-for-2 with two runs scored. Jeremy Jeffress struck out all three batters he faced, including Harper. Cole did not fare as well. He pitched only two-thirds of the first inning before he was replaced by Steve Ames (Dodgers). In all, Cole was charged with five runs on four hits. He threw 29 pitches and only 16 of them were strikes. Cole was still able to walk away from Surprise Stadium feeling optimistic. "I'm going to go back and look at it, but they seem to hit us all pretty well," Cole said with a smile. "It was a fun atmosphere. Even though I didn't pitch well, I was still able to enjoy that part of it. I was excited, but it didn't go as planned. You move on." Including Hultzen and Cole, the game featured 17 first-round picks. The top two outfield prospects in the game, Harper and Mike Trout (Angels) finished 0-for-2 and 1-for-3, respectively, for the East Division. Overall, Brian Dozer, the eight-round pick for the Twins in 2009, paced the East squad by going 1-for-2 with a home run. Junior Lake, signed by the Cubs as a non-drafted free agent in 2007, and Tim Wheeler, Colorado's first-round pick in 2009, were the only other East players with a hit. By contrast, the West had four players with at least two hits. After the five-run first inning, the West tacked on another run in the second inning and scored four more runs in the third. The game was out of reach when it scored its final run in the fifth for an 11-2 lead. The hits kept coming, it seemed, and so did the pitchers. In all, the teams combined to use 19 pitchers, who combined to strike out 18 batters. "Our starter set the tone and the rest of the guys followed him," said West pitching coach Derrick Lewis, who coaches in the Atlanta system. "He was pounding down in the zone and it became contagious. The same way hitting can become contagious is the same way pitching can be contagious. We were just sending them out there and they were getting the job done." Lewis is only partly correct in his assessment. In the end, the showdown between Cole and Hultzen was not much of a showdown at all. "I didn't think of it like that," Hultzen said. "It was a little different being in a game like this where you only pitch a couple of innings. I'm sure people talked about it, but I didn't take it like that. Our offense played really well and that's what I was thinking." Danny Hultzen跟Nick Franklin这次获得的评价都不错 Hultzen的控球精准度依然相当好 变速球应该有plus的水准，今天最快球速也达到95mph 如果维持这个水准，左投＋Safeco这个优势 站稳二号应该是绰绰有余 剩下的疑问就是他的耐战度，还有他什麽时候可以上得来 Felix-Pineda-Hultzen这个前三号，应该可以在2013正式成形 （全农场的前三号，看起来颇爽） Nick Franklin是今天最大的意外 在AFL表现不好的他，今天完全是奇兵 第一局的那只HR，面对95 mph的中间低位置速球，uppercut打出中左外野 接下来的两只二垒安打，一只是腰带附近拉到右外野 一只也是uppercut打到左外野墙边，再多个几公尺就又出墙了 不过我是希望他挥棒速度更提昇，多用一点拉打 他今天两只反方向长打如果在Safeco很可能都是接杀出局 守备也表现的不错，还满乾净俐落的 站在SS这个位置应该不会有问题，只要不要得意忘形自己搞笑失误...-_- 另外插播：就在大家持续关注Hultzen跟Walker这两只顶尖投手新秀 什麽时候能顶上西雅图投手阵的轮值时 Erasmo Ramirez用他的表现提醒大家：他也是未来轮值的有力竞争者 他在委内瑞拉冬联目前拿下2W1L 20 2/3 IP，1.74 ERA，0.87 Whip，17H，12K，1BB 又是个控球魔人XD 前三号我是不敢期待，不过四号颇有机会的 Liddi跟Saunders的成绩....惨不忍睹 Liddi在44个打数只打了6支安打 这礼拜打完就不打了，球队觉得他打完一整季比赛後太累了 接下来要看到他应该是明年春训的事 Saunders....我已经不知道该说什麽了 0.178的AVG？你要不要乾脆直接告诉球队你明年不用玩了？ 去年不到300AB就干出10发HR，结果打击姿势一改完整个烂掉-_- 再这样搞下去，我不知道他哪天会被踢出去 当年备受我们期待的潜力新秀搞成这样，实在还满难过的 --

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