East Picks Top Player
A battle-tested <Jared Howell:player#1049> declared war on opposing pitchers last week, attacking the ball like the well-schooled veteran he is. Today the 34-year-old <Birmingham:team#20> designated hitter collected the East Player of the Week Award.

He wrapped up the week with a .478 average, 11 hits in 23 at-bats, 3 home runs, 11 RBIs and 11 runs scored.

Posting a .364 batting average to date, Howell has 11 home runs and 32 RBIs.