Before I get to the Monday AFL Roundup, here is what ESPN's Jason Grey wrote about Phillies bullpen arm Justin De Fratus on Monday:
Justin De Fratus, Philadelphia Phillies: De Fratus absolutely looks like a big league bullpen arm, with a 92-95 mph fastball that touched 96 mph once when I saw him, and good tilt on an 83-85 mph slider that can get strikeouts. A strong pitcher with a good frame who uses his lower half well, De Fratus does a good job finishing his pitches. De Fratus isn't far from a call-up and looks like he could fill a seventh- or eighth-inning role at the big league level, and from there anything can happen. Then again, he's also in an organization that left Scott Mathieson behind to dominate Triple-A hitters all year.
I wil be curious to see if Mathieson makes the 25 man roster out of spring training, as he has proved he can be a late inning pitcher in AAA.
Here's a look at the top performers from Monday's AFL action:
Charlie Blackmon, COL-2-3, 2 RS, 2 BB
Brandon Belt, SFG-3-5, RBI
Charlie Culberson, SFG-0-5
Derek Norris, WAS-1-4, 2 RBI, 2 E
Dustin Ackley, SEA-2-5, RS, HR, 2 RBI
Koby Clemens, HOU-1-3, RS, 2 RBI, BB, K
Ben Revere, MIN-1-4, RS
Devin Mesoraco, CIN-1-4, RBI, 2 PB (8)
Jared Mitchell, CHW-1-3, K
Jeremy Moore, LAA-2-3, 2 RS, 3 BB
Brandon Wood, LAA-1-3, RS, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Josh Vitters, CHC-2-5, 2 RS, HR, 3 RBI
Andrew Lambo, PIT-3-6, 2 RS, HR, RBI
Kirk NieuwenhuIs, NYM-1-5, 2 RBI
Trayvon Robinson, LAD-1-4, RS,
Brandon Laird, NYY-0-4
Jerry Sands, LAD-1-4, RBI, 2 K
Austin Romine, NYY-2-4
Michael Taylor, OAK, 1-3, RS, SB
Eric Hosmer, KC-0-4, 2 K
Zack Cox, STL-1-3, RS, BB
Eric Farris, MIL-1-4, 2 SB