Melky Cabrera continues to open eyes in AAA where he was awarded International League Batter-of-the-Week for May 1-7.

Columbus outfielder Melky Cabrera entered this past week hitting .355, and actually managed to raise his average by over 20 points thanks to a stellar six-game stretch. For the week of May 1-7, Cabrera led the International League in hits (11), home runs (3), RBI (8), and slugging percentage (.833), and finished second in batting average (.458). His best effort came Sunday afternoon at Cooper Stadium, going 2-3 with a home run and 3 RBI in a 4-1 Columbus victory. It marked the 14th time this season Cabrera has collected multiple hits in the same game, a major reason why he is second in the IL with a .376 batting average. Melky finds himself at or near the top of the IL in several other offensive categories, including hits (1st, 44), RBI (T-1st, 24), slugging percentage (4th, .564), and on-base percentage (5th, .423).

C.J. Henry has been placed back on the RiverDogs active roster. He had been on the DL since April 17 for precautionary reasons, due to leg tightness.

The outfield trio of Brett Gardner (22 years old, A) Austin Jackson (19, Low A) and Jose Tabata (17, Low A) continue to rake.

Marcos Vechionacci's (19, A) struggles at bat this year have apparently been due to the coaches working to fix some issues with his stance & swing. He's hit a little better recently so this bears watching as the season progresses.

Finally, T.J. Beam (25, AA) & J.B. Cox (21, AA) have been lights out in Trenton so far this season. Beam looks to be experiencing a little bit of good luck as his hits allowed are way down even while his K rate has dropped off quite a bit. Cox's stat line looks just about right based on the numbers he put up in college. The manager also looks to be stretching their arms out a little bit as both have averaged a a little over 2 innings per appearance.