Edward Valdez named Southern League Pitcher of the Week

Southern League
Eddy Valdez, Chattanooga
2-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 14.1 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 11 SO
Valdez took part in two shutout performances this week to run his record to 7-5 on the year. The 26-year-old native of the Dominican Republic tossed 7 1/3 scoreless frames against West Tenn on Tuesday and seven more against Huntsville on Sunday. Valdez struck out 11 batters over this span while yielding just seven hits.

Just a side note, former Reds prospect and Chattanooga teammate Travis Chick was named the Texas League pitcher of the week as well.

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