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Prospects
Update, AL West
Los Angeles Outlook
appears bright for the future with solid young talent.
- Jeff
Baker - Has struggled with Colorado and at AAA.
Not good with Atkins and Ian Stewart playing the same position.
- Chad
Billingsley - Has performed well at AA in 12 starts.
Showing good control and power.
A great pick.
- Joe
Blanton - 1.64 WHIP through 10 starts in Oakland.
Not fooling anyone. 23
BB / 16 K
- JD
Closser - .566 OPS in 1st full season.
Struggling.
- Bobby
Crosby - Injury bug hit, but hes back and ready to deal.
- Cole
Hamels - Looks like hes still not back from injuries
- Jeremy
Hermida - 1.020 OPS at AA. Lots
of pop. Think Shawn Green.
A great pick.
- Chin-Hui
Tsao - Shoulder surgery.
- Chase
Utley - In 1st full season is crushing RHP but cant hit
LHP
Oakland
Jackson, Niemann, Wainwright, and Willingham have the future looking
rosy.
- Ryan
Anderson - 2 games, 2 games started, 2 IP.
What gives?
- Freddy
Guzman - Injured
- Josh
Hamilton - Drug problems. A
waste of talent.
- Aaron
Heilman - 1.15 WHIP through 13 games.
Needs to start more games.
- Connor
Jackson - 1.079 OPS at AAA. A
doubles-hitting machine. Looking
at September call-up.
- John
Maine - Having a solid year at AAA.
Good control pitcher.
- Orber
Moreno - Injury problems
- Jeff
Niemann - 10 BB in 20 IP not good.
Only 12 hits in 20 IP is a very good thing.
Stud material
- Adam
Wainwright - Has been brilliant at AAA.
Only 8 BB in 72 IP over 11 starts.
- Josh
Willingham - An incredible 1.201 OPS at AAA.
16 HR in 44 games. Time
to bring him up for good.
San Diego Some
solid but not spectacular contributors here.
- Kyle
Davies - A strong 1st 3 starts in the bigs.
A solid pick.
- JD
Durbin - 4.68 ERA in 10 starts at AAA.
Needs to cut down on BB.
- Edwin
Encarnacion - .835 OPS at AAA. Living
up to the hype.
- Justin
Germano - Solid at AAA. Good
BB/K ratio over 10 starts.
- Bobby
Jenks - 12 saves in 23 games at AA. 30 K in 25 IP.
- Kaz
Matsui - Has terrible OBP. Losing
time to journeyman Miguel Cairo.
- Luis
Terrero - Crushing RHP. Cant
hit LHP. Needs to improve OBP.
- Andy
Van Hekken - Has struggled in the minors.
Clock is ticking.
San Francisco Felix Pie is
a gem surrounded by solid players.
- Garrett
Atkins - Off to a real good start in rookie campaign
- Grant
Balfour - Injured
- Brian
Bruney - 1.68 WHIP but has been a closer and a set-up man so far at
Arizona.
- Curtis
Granderson - Has been solid but not spectacular at AAA.
- Ben
Hendrickson - A solid 10 starts at AAA
still to many baserunners.
- Gerald
Laird - Excelling at AAA with a .931 OPS.
Will he get a chance in the bigs?
- Yadier
Molina - Just like his brothers. Good
D and little hitting.
- Felix
Pie - A stud. Does it all
at AA. A star in the making.
A great pick.
- Andy
Sisco - Has been brilliant out of the pen for KC.
A great pick.
- Kyle
Sleeth - Hurt? Injured??
- Nick
Swisher - Slow-start in Oakland but a real good pick here.
- Marcus
Thames - Spotty playing time. Looking
for an opportunity.
- Justin
Verlander - 1.05 WHIP at high-A in 10 starts gets it done every time.
- Jered
Weaver - Finally signs with the Angels before the deadline.
Prospects
Update, AL Central
Chicago
Need more guys like Choo for the future.
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Shin-Soo Choo
.912 OPS at AAA. Showing
some pop to go with all-around game. Ready
for the show. A great pick.
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Jake Gautreau
.861 OPS at AAA. Lots of
power for a second baseman but OBP is poor.
A solid pick.
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Andrew Good
Up and down between AAA and the bigs
still inconsistent.
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James Loney
Needs to get back on track. Only
a .700 OPS at AA.
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Terrmel Sledge
Out 5-7 months with a hamstring injury.
Sophomore jinx.
Houston
A bunch of talented young guys
who are underachieving right now
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Taylor Bucholz
A so-so 7 starts at AAA. 6
HR in 30 IP.
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John Buck
Bad start in his sophomore year. Luckily
hes in KC so he can work out of it.
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Chris Burke
Sent back to the minors for playing time.
Waiting on Biggio to retire it looks like. Still a solid pick.
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Jose Castillo
Injury-plagued sophomore year so far.
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Eric Duncan
.659 OPS at AAA. More is
expected from him. A good pick.
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Adrian Gonzalez
Up and down between AAA and the bigs.
Needs an extended period up in the show to finally see what he can
do. Texas should trade him.
A good pick.
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Edwin Jackson
The luster has definitely dimmed on this prospect. Awful #s after 7 AAA starts.
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Ryan Langerhans
Has shown some power but not much else in an OF utility role.
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Jose Lopez
Back in the minors
.biding his time.
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Lastings
Milledge .717 OPS at high A but is heating up.
A great pick.
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Ramon Nivar
Ho hum
.buried in the minors.
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John Van
Benschoten Out for the season.
Milwaukee
Need more guys in the
minors like Ramirez. 2nd
year guys are underachieving.
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Scott Hairston
A non-factor in his 2nd year.
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Noah Lowry
1.61 WHIP in 8 starts. 10
HR in only 44 IP. This is
troublesome considering he pitches in pitcher-friendly SBC Park.
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Hanley Ramirez
Highly touted prospect is off to a good start.
Is the OF in his future? A
good pick.
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Chad Tracy
Position switch this year to 1st base. Good SLG but terrible OBP.
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Ryan Vogelsong
2.02 WHIP in 9 games. Time
is running out. Hes out of
options at Pittsburgh.
Texas
Nothing in the minors. Could
replenish the farm system.
Prospects
Update, AL East
Boston Outlook
looks bright for the future with these young players contributing now.
- Denny
Bautista - 1.49 WHIP in 7 starts. Has
nasty stuff. Looks like Pedro
in one outing then looks like Pedro pitching against the Yankees in the
next. A great pick.
- Gustavo
Chacin- 1.33 WHIP in 9 starts. This
kid just keeps getting it done for the last 2 years.
A great pick.
- Jason
Dubois - .870 OPS in platoon role.
.571 slugging percentage. Looks
promising.
- Matt
Holiday- Having solid follow-up to rookie year.
- Tad
Iguchi - 30-year old Japanese import having a real nice rookie
year. A great pickup.
- Adam
Laroche - .812 OPS with Braves. Solid
but not spectacular so far.
- Nook
Logan - Having a tremendous year in Detroit.
- Seth
McClung - 1.90 WHIP in 13 IP. Lots
of hits and walks given up so far.
Cleveland
More influx of youth and prospects will improve outlook
- Jorge
de la Rosa - 2.07 WHIP in 13 IP. Shaky
beginning.
- J.J.- .438 OPS to begin the season.
Needs to hit at least a little bit here.
- Landon
Powell - Injured
- Mark
Rogers - In A-ball has 35 K in 26 IP but 19 walks.
A live arm.
New York Bush
and Madson are key pitchers for the future.
- Greg
Aquino - Injury problems
- David
Bush - 1.20 WHIP in 8 starts. Off
to another good year. A great
pick.
- Corey
Hart - .641 OPS at AAA. Terrible
OBP.
- Joe
Horgan - Splitting time at AAA and the Nationals.
Has given up 19 hits in 6 IP. That
is a lot.
- Bucky
Jacobsen - Injury problems
- Dan
Johnson - Tearing it up again at AAA.
Deserves a chance soon. Nothing
left to prove at AAA.
- Ryan
Madson - 1.10 WHIP so far. A
keeper
- Jorge
Piedra - Claim to fame this year is steroid suspension.
- Michael
Restovich - Trade to Pittsburgh opens up playing time possibilities.
- Terry
Tiffee - .595 OPS in limited playing time with the Twins. Just
called up to bigs for 2nd time this year.
Pittsburgh Injuries
to Burnett and Miller dim outlook somewhat.
- Sean
Burnett- Out for the season with arm surgery.
- Brett
Evert- Goes from AAA to high-A.
- Franlin
Gutierrez- Highly touted prospect is at AA with a .703 OPS.
A good pick.
- Aaron
Miles- Having a real solid year at Colorado.
Established at the pro level now.
- Greg
Miller- Still recovering from surgery.
- Jason
Stokes-
Still at AAA flexing power. Ready
for an opportunity.
-- Written by Todd Melton (06/04/05)
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