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Nyjer Morgan Scorching in the Desert
Posted on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 02:00pm HAST

Former Honolulu Shark Nyjer Morgan got a chance to showcase his talents with the Pittsburgh Pirates this past September, and he continues to impress as a member of the Arizona Fall League's Phoenix Desert Dogs.

Morgan spent the fall of 2006 with us here in Hawaii where the speedy lefthander set the league stolen base record of 20 thefts. Not bad for a guy who spent four years in Canada playing professional hockey...and THEN turned himself into a starting center fielder for the Pirates.

Through 21 games with Phoenix in the AFL, Morgan has compiled a .266 batting average to go along with two doubles, two triples and 10 stolen bases and a .370 on-base percentage. It's looking like Morgan will be back patrolling center field for Pittsburgh next season, possibly from the onset of the 2008 campaign.

The 2006 HWB all-star's impressive play has helped the Desert Dogs clinch the AFL's East Division, and the club will challenge the West Division champ in the league title game on Saturday, Nov. 17. Good luck to Nyjer and all the other former HWB stars working hard to solidify jobs at the major league level!


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Comments

  1. Lance said on 11/13/2007:
    I know he enjoyed his time in Hawaii. It seems he is getting stronger and may surprise us with a dozen homers in '08. As it stands he is the best CF candidate for the Bucs. The Giants have a prospect, Eugenio Velez (Rule 5 aquisition),who may possibly be faster than my man Nyjer. I'm interested to see how '08 plays out for these two. Speaking of the AFL and the Giants, Nate Shierholtz continues to prove himself - he deserves a starting spot in the SF outfield, it looks like they have an opening. HWB '07 is coming to a close soon, so get to the park everyone!

  2. Lance said on 11/15/2007:
    The stats this year are off the hook. This is a crazy batch of kids here, a bumper crop of talent throughout. The averages will dip next year when 1/2 the games return to Murakami Stadium.

  3. Lance said on 11/20/2007:
    Too bad about the rainout, it would have been a great game. You guys did another great job this year, looking forward to coming back next year, god willing. Congrats to the Honu, and also to Reid Santos, he made the Indians 40 man roster.

  4. Lance said on 11/23/2007:
    Jeff Marquez, HWB c/o 2006, was added to the 40 man Yankees roster- awesome!

  5. Kyle said on 12/04/2007:
    Thanks for the info Lance, it will be interesting to see who else gets named to the 40-man rosters. We'll see if any alumni are on the move soon thanks to some winter trades.