American Association Daily provides insights, features, and recaps of the action from around the American Association of Professional Baseball League, as well as player and coaching profiles and transactions. In today’s edition, This Week in the Association and the Minor League Sports Report name Chicago Dogs right-hander Nick Green as American Association Pitcher of the Week for Week  6 of the 2023 season.

Dogs RHP Nick Green Named Pitcher of the Week

On Monday, This Week in the Association and the Minor League Sports Report named Chicago Dogs right-hander Nick Green as the Pitcher of the Week for Week 6 of the 2023 American Association season. Green tossed seven shutout innings in his one start during the week.

The one start for Nick Green came on Wednesday and was pivotal in helping the team to snap their 10-game losing skid. An error allowed the first batter of the game to reach, but the right-hander then retired six in a row. At least one Kane County Cougars hitter reached in every inning but the second, however, Green was spectacular, striking out eight. Green allowed five hits and a walk.

Sadly, Green did not earn the victory in this game. His team led 7-0, but the bullpen gave up six in the eighth and one in the ninth. The Dogs gave up one in the 10th but the offense bailed them out, scoring two in the bottom half of the frame to earn the walk-off victory.

Nick Green is 1-2 with a 4.26 ERA in six starts this season. Green was selected in the 35th round of the New York Yankees in 2013 but waited a year and that paid off, selected in the seventh round of the 2014 draft by the Texas Rangers. He spent three seasons with the Rangers before joining the Yankees. He reached AAA-Scranton-Wilkes-Barre last season. In seven minor league seasons, Green went 33-35 with a 5.20 ERA in 134 career appearances. Last season, the righty pitched for York in the Atlantic League.

Green is the second Chicago Dogs pitcher to earn the Pitcher of the Week honors. Left-hander Jake Dahlberg won in Week 2.

2023 American Association Pitchers of the Week

Week 1 – Akeem Bostick, RHP, Sioux Falls Canaries
Week 2 – Jake Dahlberg, LHP, Chicago Dogs
Week 3 – Davis Feldman, RHP, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
Week 4 – Nick Herold, Lake Country DockHounds
Week 5 – Jalen Miller, Kansas City Monarchs

By Robert Pannier