Hottest Little Potatoes

HLP Batters

Eric Hinske, Atl: 9/17, 2 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K

Jose Bautista, Tor: 8/18, 8 R, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 5 BB, 3 K

Miguel Olivo, Col: 9/18, 3 R, 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, BB, 2 K


HLP Pitchers

Joel Pineiro, LAA: 15.1 IP, 1-0, 2 BB, 12 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.72 WHIP

Jake Westbrook, Cle: 15.0 IP, 2-0, 3 BB, 10 K, 1.20 ERA, 1.13 WHIP

Jonathan Broxton, LAD: 4.0 IP, 4/4 Sv, BB, 4 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP


- Eric Hinske wrapped himself up in some foil and jumped into the oven, replacing Melky Cabrera in the Bravos' line-up. Hinske doesn't plan on making this a fluke, he went 3/4 tonight against the Metropolitans with a HR.

- A relative unknown, Jose Bautista is currently filling in for Edwin Encarnacion in Toronto. He's hitting only .241, but has chipped in 10 HR and 29 RBI for the Jays. It'll be decision time for the blue birds if Jose continues to swing a scalding, starchy bat like this.

- Miggy Olivo makes his 2nd appearance on HLP. All he's done this season is turn Chris Iannetta into trade bait. Olivo continues to play great defense, while batting .290 with 9 HR and 19 RBI in only 93 at-bats. He trails only Rod Barajas in HR and Barajas, John Buck and Yadier Molina in RBI among catchers; but Olivo has plans to level that out as he continues to get full-time at bats.

- Joel Pineiro finally got a start against a bottom-half offense in the AL, and he turned in a complete game shutout against the A's. He threw in 6.1 shutout innings against the AL leading Rays earlier in the week to secure his singed complex carbohydrate status.

- Jake Westbrook is finally getting going in his return from 2008 Tommy John surgery. Westbrook missed all of 2009, but has rejoined the front of the Cleveland rotation in 2010 to try to help replace what they've traded away. Westbrook through a complete game Sunday against the Orioles, and picked up an earlier win against KC. We'll see if Jake can stay hot against some heartier competition.

- Jonathan Broxton was not to be outdone after seeing Feliz break the relief pitching seal on HLP. Broxton wasn't quite an auto-in this week as, sadly, he was guilty of giving up a hit to Tony Abreu in a save against Arizona. However, he did have a stellar week, and was able to slip by our Honorable Mention due to the fine print.


Honorable Mention: Cliff Lee, Sea: (15.1 IP, BB, 12 K, 1-1, 1.76 ERA, 0.91 WHIP) Lee fell victim to the "You can't be a hot potato if you have a loss: clause that I decided upon last week. Lee did put up terrific numbers, but his Complete Game loss to Tampa Bay left him off this weeks list.

-APT