Pitchers of the Week

International League
Carlos Torres, Charlotte
1-0, 1.42 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 12 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 14 K
Carlos Torres is back in Triple-A after going 10-4 with a 2.39 ERA for Charlotte and 1-2 with a 6.04 ERA for the White Sox last year. International League hitters are less than pleased to see him again. Torres hasn't allowed more than three earned runs in any single start since April, and he gave two solid starts this week. He struck out 10 PawSox hitters on Monday, allowing a run on three hits and a pair of walks over 6 1/3 innings. Although he didn't have the punchout working for him against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Sunday, he was just as stingy. He gave up a run on just one hit and three walks over 6 1/3 frames that time out, earning his fourth win of the season and third in four decisions.

Pacific Coast League
Mitch Atkins, Iowa
1-0, 0.75 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 12 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 14 SO
If fans in Des Moines were worried about the I-Cubs pitching staff after the promotion of Andrew Cashner, Mitch Atkins is doing his best to put the Iowa faithful at ease. Atkins' 2.63 ERA is fourth best in the PCL (he was 8-12 with a 6.58 ERA in the circuit last year), and he started the week by fanning eight over six scoreless innings in Nashville on Monday. He beat the New Orleans Zephyrs by allowing a run on three hits and two walks over six innings on Saturday, fanning six over the course of the evening.

Eastern League
Hector Noesi, Trenton
2-0, 1.38 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 13 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 14 SO
After a rocky Double-A debut, Yankees prospect Hector Noesi has seemed to settle in with Trenton. On May 22, he gave up five runs -- all earned -- over six innings to Portland. This week, he took revenge. The Sea Dogs managed only two unearned runs off him in six innings of work on Tuesday, and Noesi's first Double-A win came at the expense of the team who foiled his initial shot at it. Working with confidence his next time out, he frustrated the Richmond Flying Squirrels, retiring 10 of them on strikes. He limited Richmond to two runs over seven innings, earning another Eastern League victory.

Southern League
Mauricio Robles, West Tenn
2-0, 1.54 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 11.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 14 SO
Mauricio Robles, who was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week at the beginning of May, finds himself in a familiar spot. The Mariners prospect won two games for the Diamond Jaxx this week, first shutting down the Lookouts in Chattanooga and then beating the visiting M-Braves. He struck out nine without issuing a free pass on Monday, giving up three hits over 6 1/3 scoreless frames. Mississippi was able to slap out five hits over 5 1/3 innings on Sunday, but Robles kept the damage to two runs and fanned five.

Texas League
Brian Broderick, Springfield
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 9 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO
Cards prospect Brian Broderick hasn't had an easy start to the season. The 2007 late-rounder towed a 5.47 ERA from the Florida State League to the Texas League, and his return to Springfield, with whom he was 0-5 with a 5.90 ERA last year, did not go as he hoped. He gave up five runs -- four earned -- over five innings on May 29. This week, though, he put the past in the past to record his first pro complete-game shutout. Pitching in Corpus Christi on Friday, Broderick tossed nine innings of two-hit ball, striking out five without handing out any walks and sustaining a perfect game into the seventh inning. Whatever new approach Broderick took, St. Louis would surely like to see him stick with it.

California League
Chase Anderson, Visalia
1-0, 1.29 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K
Arizona prospect Chase Anderson, who was the Midwest League Player of the Week for the week ending May 9, was not fazed by his promotion to the Cal League, a hitters paradise with dry, mountain air. Anderson held the Ports to a run on seven innings on Friday, striking out 11 without walking anybody, although he did plunk Stockton's Michael Richard in the third. The righty is in his first full season as a pro, and this week's effort boosted him to 2-2 with a 2.52 ERA in Class A Advanced ball.

Carolina League
Terry Doyle, Winston-Salem
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 8 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Terry Doyle didn't sign when he was taken by the Dodgers in the 21st round of the 2007 Draft. He opted instead to pitch his senior season at Boston College, during which put up a 6.96 ERA. That year, his name was on the board until the 37th round, when the White Sox grabbed him. Doyle has had significantly more success in the pro ranks. He had a 2.98 ERA over 12 Pioneer League outings last year, and he earned promotion out of the South Atlantic League with seven masterful starts in the beginning of 2010. The Carolina League doesn't appear to be much more challenging for him. Doyle permitted four hits over eight shutout innings against Kinston on Friday, striking out eight without walking a batter in his second Class A Advanced win in four starts.

Florida State League
Shane Dyer, Charlotte
0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Rays prospect Shane Dyer, who pitched his way out of the Midwest League after seven 2010 starts, enjoyed his finest Class A Advanced outing this week. Going up against the Daytona Cubs on Friday, Dyer struck out nine over 7 1/3 innings, giving up just two hits (both to Brett Jackson) and two walks. Although the Stone Crabs won the game, Dyer didn't get the "W" -- it took Charlotte 12 innings to crack a 0-0 gridlock.

Midwest League
Elisaul Pimentel, Great Lakes
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Dominican-born hurler Elisaul Pimentel, who showed courage in responding to a traffic accident earlier this season, once again made the Dodgers organization proud, this time with his actions on the field. Pimentel hasn't given up a run since May 16 and was in control against Quad Cities on Wednesday. He whiffed nine River Bandits batters over six scoreless frames, surrendering two hits and a walk. The 21-year-old has won three straight starts, and he's piled up 31 strikeouts over his most recent 23 frames.

South Atlantic League
Mark Cohoon, Savannah
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Considering no team this season has been able to get more than two runs across against Mets prospect Mark Cohoon, it may have only been a matter of time before he hurled a complete-game shutout. He accomplished the feat against Asheville on Friday, working his finest (and longest) pro start to date. Cohoon was dazzling over the nine innings, allowing three hits and one walk. He also fanned 10 batters. He struck out the side in the second, and the Tourists reached second base just three times all game.