Pitchers of the Week

International League
Matt Fox, Pawtucket
2-0, 0.60 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 15 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 2 BB, 15 K
Fox, a 28-year-old right-hander, was a revelation this week after posting a 7.76 ERA with seven home runs allowed in five July starts. The 2004 first-round pick was nearly untouchable in a pair of road games at Charlotte and Gwinnett, allowing four hits over 15 innings. On Sunday he took a one-hitter into the ninth inning, ultimately allowing a pair of singles in the first shutout of his career. Fox fanned seven and needed just 99 pitches to notch his eighth win of the season.

Pacific Coast League
Wade Miley, Reno
1-0, 1.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 1 CG, 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 1 BB, 9 K
Miley made his Triple-A debut with the Aces on July 4 and is 4-1 with a 3.64 ERA in eight starts -- numbers that are even better than those the southpaw compiled at Double-A Mobile. The 24-year-old capped his emergence with a three-hitter -- the first nine-inning complete game of his career -- in muggy New Orleans on Saturday. A native Louisiana, Miley retired 22 consecutive batters at one point and struck out nine for his first win since July 19.

Eastern League
Erik Arnesen, Harrisburg
2-0, 1.29 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 14 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 0 HBP, 2 BB, 17 K
The 27-year-old Arnesen had not won since July 5 before reeling off a pair of victories this week and lowering his season ERA to 2.53 -- third-best in the Nationals organization. Against Richmond on Tuesday, the right-hander allowed two earned runs on seven hits over seven frames, then turned in a dominant performance against visiting Trenton on Sunday. The Princeton-born Arnesen tormented his fellow New Jerseyans, yielding an unearned run on four hits while fanning 10 in seven innings. In his last 29 frames, Arnesen has given up 17 hits while striking out 32.

Southern League
Tyler Skaggs, Mobile
1-0, 1.29 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 0 BB, 7 K
A first-round pick in 2009, Skaggs has been brilliant in his first six Double-A appearances since joining Mobile in mid July. In his last four starts, the 20-year-old left-hander has allowed three earned runs on 15 hits while fanning 28 over 22 innings. MLB.com's No. 17 prospect held visiting Mississippi to one run on a pair of hits Friday night, retiring 19 in a row at one point. Skaggs ranks fourth in the Minor Leagues with 165 strikeouts.

Texas League
Ross Seaton, Corpus Christi
0-0, 0.69 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 13 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 HR, 2 HBP, 2 BB, 12 K
Ross Seaton's last victory was on July 1. Yet going eight starts without a win is not necessarily the fault of a pitcher on a team 33 games under .500. The 21-year-old Texas native held Midland to three hits over six shutout frames on Monday, then allowed one run on four hits in seven innings at Springfield on Sunday. The Hooks did go on to beat the Cardinals, 5-3, for their first win in 13 August games, but Seaton did not factor in the decision.

California League
Diogenes Rosario, Visalia
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 1 BB, 8 K
After being ripped for seven runs on eight hits -- two of them homers -- over 3 1/3 innings in his previous start, the 22-year-old Rosario bounced back with his strongest outing of the season against Inland Empire on Thursday. The right-hander struck out a season-high eight batters and matched his longest appearance of the campaign with seven scoreless frames of four-hit ball. The performance, in which Rosario induced eight groundball outs without a flyout, earned him his first win since July 9.

Carolina League
Gary Moran, Lynchburg
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 8 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 0 BB, 8 K
Moran, a 6-foot-8 right-hander, has now pitched 14 innings in Class A Advanced. He has yet to allow an earned run. The Braves prospect has been dominant since his promotion from Class A Rome at the beginning of the month and flirted with a no-hitter against visiting Kinston on Tuesday. Moran faced just two over the minimum through eight innings, working around an error in the second and giving up his only hit -- off the glove of diving shortstop Andrelton Simmons -- with two outs in the seventh.

Florida State League
Kyle Lobstein, Charlotte
2-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 12 IP, 9 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 1 BB, 11 K
If you've been following the Florida State League this season, this name may sound familiar. Lobstein, a second-round pick by the Rays in 2008, claimed his third FSL Pitcher of the Week this week after tossing 12 scoreless innings in two victories. It was a welcome return to form for the left-hander, who turned 22 on Friday. He had lost seven of his previous eight starts before stifling the first-half division champion Mets at home on Monday, then again at St. Lucie on Saturday, pitching six strong frames in each win.

Midwest League
Bret Montgomery, Great Lakes
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 G, 1 SV, 6 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 0 BB, 8 K
A 6-foot-6, 250-pound right-hander, Montgomery was overwhelming in his three relief appearances this week, allowing one hit while striking out eight in 6 2/3 frames. The 26-year-old, a 46th-round pick in 2010, has thrived in long relief this season, posting a 6-1 record with a 2.78 ERA and three saves in 35 appearances. In his 81 innings, Montgomery has struck out 78, walked 14 and yielded just one home run. His only loss came back on April 22.

South Atlantic League
Taylor Rogers, Augusta
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 1 BB, 4 K
Rogers suffered his worst outing of the season against Hickory on July 30, yielding five runs in just one inning. Two starts later, the 24-year-old Tulane product tossed the best game of his career, a four-hit, nine-inning shutout of host Lexington on Wednesday. Rogers struck out four and walked one for his first career shutout and lowered his ERA to 3.03 on the season -- third-best in the Sally League. He has allowed just three home runs in 123 2/3 innings this season.

New York-Penn League
Luis Angel Sanz, Connecticut
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 2 BB, 5 K
Despite a full seven days off since his previous start, Sanz showed no signs of rust against the Lowell Spinners on Monday. With Tigers legend Al Kaline in attendance, Sanz tossed seven one-hit frames, facing one over the minimum, as Connecticut cruised to a 10-0 victory. He struck out five and walked a pair. The 23-year-old Venezuelan native ranks second in the New York-Penn League with 57 strikeouts in 56 1/3 innings.

Northwest League
John Pedrotty, Yakima
1-1, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 12 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 2 BB, 15 K
Pedrotty, a 13th-round pick out of Holy Cross in the June Draft, suffered a hard-luck loss at Spokane in his start last Monday after allowing one unearned run in six innings. He took no chances against Vancouver on Saturday, holding the visiting Canadians hitless over six frames in the Bears' 3-0 win. In three August starts, the 21-year-old left-hander has given up one earned run on nine hits while striking out 18 in 18 1/3 innings.

Appalachian League
Derek Christensen, Elizabethton
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 2 BB, 6 K
Before Aug. 1, Derek Christensen had made just one start in his 20 professional appearances. The Utah native seems well-suited to the rotation after three August starts in which he has yet to allow a run. On Thursday, the 22-year-old righty held host Danville to three hits over a career-high six shutout innings. Christensen fanned six -- also a personal best -- and has held Appy League hitters to a .196 average over 15 innings in his three starts.

Pioneer League
Aaron Brooks, Idaho Falls
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 1 BB, 10 K
In his first nine professional outings, Aaron Brooks had recorded a fair number of strikeouts and a great many groundball outs. Against Casper on Tuesday, he reversed the trend somewhat, fanning a career-high 10 batters over 5 2/3 scoreless innings in the Chukars' 6-0 win. Brooks allowed six hits -- all singles -- and notched five groundball outs against just one flyout. With a groundout-to-flyout ratio of 3.12 to one, no one in the Pioneer League keeps the ball down as well as Brooks.