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Posted in April of 2008

Jay Bruce OF Cincinnati Reds

Jay Bruce may be the best offensive prospect in baseball right now. He combines tremendous physical skills, and very good baseball instincts, with a strong work ethic to produce the total prospect package … contact ability, power, and even some speed if he decides to take advantage of it.

Last year after 268 productive ABs at A+ in which he hit .325 with 11 HRs, 43 XBH, a .380 OBP, and .966 OPS, Jay was ripping up AA (.333, 4 HRs, .405/.1.057 in 66) when the Reds got curious and threw him at AAA as an injury fill in. Jay did not miss a beat as a 20 year old in AAA hitting .305 in 187 ABs, with 11 HRs, 25 XBH, a .356 OBP and a .923 OPS.

Bruce’s strike zone command was equally undaunted by his precociousness. Jay fanned 25.0% of the time in his 268 A+ ABs and he fanned 25.7% of the time in his 187 AAA ABs with BB rates of 8.2% and 7.4% respectively.

You would like to see improvements in both rates but remember we are talking about a 20 year old.  Of slightly more concern is his .400 BHIP% in A+ and his .359 BHIP% in AAA. Those soften his averages a bit especially considering Jay’s K rates … but remember … we are talking about a 20 year old here.

Jay would hit 20+ HRs today in the majors with 400+ ABs, he would drive in 80, and he might even steal you 15 bases (although his ML numbers do not hint at that). Jay’s battle will be whether he can up his contact rate and keep his AVG. in the majors high enough to justify an RBI slot in the lineup. If he does, we are talking a low-end fantasy stud here, possibly a 30 HR hitter who drives in 100 and steals you double figures fairly consistently.

There is every reason to believe Jay can up his K rate. He reasons well at the plate, shows adjustment skills, and simply does not stop working. Jay is handling sophisticated pitch sequences and adjusting to the way staffs work him … and we are talking about a 20 year old here.

The problem here is opportunity. The Reds outfield is full and Bruce doesn’t even have to be placed on the 40-man until 2009. It would be the biggest upset if (barring injuries in the Reds OF … I’m looking at you KGJ!) he remains in the minors until September. He is worth a roster slot in all but the shallowest keeper leagues but keep in mind you will probably not realize full dividends until next year. 

Long Term Fantasy Grade – A

Seas Lvl   AB XBH  HR  SB   AVG    BB%     K%   SLG   OPS

2006 A    444  63  16  19  .291   9.0%  23.9%  .516  .870

2007 A+   268  43  11   4  .325   8.2%  25.0%  .586  .966

2007 AA    66  12   4   2  .333  10.8%  30.3%  .652 1.057

2007 AAA  187  25  11   2  .305   7.4%  25.7%  .567  .923

2008 AAA   37   4   2   2  .324   2.6%  27.0%  .568  .910

 

Greg Smith SP Oakland A’s

Greg Smith gave up 3 runs to the Blue Jays over 6 IP on Wednesday in his MLB debut for the A’s.  All three runs came in a shaky first inning, and he settled down from there allowing a hit and three walks in his last 5 frames. Injuries opened a slot for Smith who came over from the D-Backs in this winters Dan Haren trade.

After a strong spring (2 runs in 13 IP on just 9 hits) Smith was recalled as part of the A’s solution for holes created by injuries to Rich Harden and Justin Duchscherer.

Greg throws a fastball, cutter, curve, and change and throws them all with command. He is adept at adding and subtracting velocity to keep hitters off his less than overpowering stuff.

Last year he suffered the effects of a long campaign in 2006, which saw him pitch for the USA National team and in the AFL. He pretty much split time between AA (5-3, 3.36, 1.12 in 12 starts) and AAA (4-2, 3.78, 1.51 in 10 starts). His indicators took a hit in the transition to AAA. Greg’s K rate dropped from 8.0/9 to 5.8/9. His BB rate rose from 1.8/9 to 3.1/9 and his OBA rose to .292 from .246.

Speed and location pitchers need to limit their walks, keep the ball in the ballpark and throw groundballs. Greg is not a groundball thrower, but he does keep the ball in the ballpark. His walk rate has been borderline so far and his low projected K rate will require better command. His inability to consistently get a punch out in key situations will also require more groundballs than he is shown he can produce.

Greg is an MLB pitcher but it remains to be seen if he can be an effective back-of-the rotation starter. If not, he will end up in middle relief limbo.

Nothing particularly compelling here

Long Term Fantasy Grade – C

Seas Lvl   W  L   ERA    IP  K/9 BB/9 HR/9   AVG  WHIP

2006 A+    9  0  1.63  88.1  7.2  3.2  0.3  .186  1.00

2006 AA    5  4  3.90  60.0  5.7  3.5  0.6  .278  1.47

2007 AA    5  3  3.36  69.2  8.0  1.8  0.9  .246  1.12

2007 AAA   4  2  3.78  52.1  5.9  3.1  0.7  .292  1.51

2008 AAA   0  1  3.00   6.0  6.0  1.5  0.0  .262  1.17

2008 MLB   0  0  3.00   6.0  7.5  7.5  0.0  .106  1.17

Jed Lowrie – SS Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox purchased Jed Lowrie’s contract from AAA in the wake of the thumb injury to Mike Lowell. This is not the tour where Jed will be a significant fantasy factor but the Stanford product, who was named the Red Sox Minor League Offensive Player of the Year last year, bears watching.

After hitting .170 in April last year in Portland, Jed finished his AA tour hitting .297 in 337 ABs with 8 HRs, 45 XBH, a .410 OBP, a .501 SLG%, and a .912 OPS. He also showed exceptional zone command with a tidy 17.2% K rate against an impressive 16.2% BB rate.

Jed finished the season in AAA where he hit .300 in 160 ABs, posted another .500+ SLG% (.506) and an .855 OPS. The problem at AAA was that while his K rate jumped a bit to 20.6%, his BB rate plummeted to 7.0%. I am not concerned. Jed has shown a history of needing some time to adjust to a new level and in a scant 25 AAA ABs this year Jed has drawn 7 walks for a 21.9% walk rate.

Jed might be one of those players who is a better MLB player than a fantasy player. He is a dirt dawg and the type of player who always seems to find something to contribute in a ball game.

From a fantasy standpoint, Jed will not hit for a significantly high average. He will show some pop for a middle infielder, but not so much to get you overly excited. He has no speed to speak of and he is not the type of hitter that would place him in a productive lineup slot. The best-case scenario for Jed is probably a role as a #2 hitter, which may make him a run producer if his career is in the Red Sox lineup.

There is some doubt about that because Jed may not be able to stick in the majors as a SS. Second base is locked down for a while in Boston and the Red Sox will work Jed out at 3B but he does not have enough power to be a fantasy factor at that position. It looks like Lowrie will be traded at some point and find an MLB home somewhere at second base.

I love this kid, but in a fantasy context, I am thinking Adam Kennedy, without the speed.

Long Term Fantasy Grade  - C+

Seas Lvl   AB XBH  HR  SB   AVG    BB%     K%   SLG   OPS

2006 A+   374  30   3   2  .262  12.6%  17.4%  .374  .729

2007 AA   337  46   8   5  .297  16.2%  17.2%  .501  .912

2007 AAA  160  22   5   0  .300   7.0%  20.6%  .506  .855

2008 AAA   25   2   0   0  .160  21.9%  32.0%  .280  .624

 

Geovany Soto – C Chicago Cubs

Geovany Soto generated a lot of excitement this offseason and spring. His 26 HRs in 385 ABs last season in AAA and his .652 SLG% promised a much sought after offensive force out of the catching position for the Cubs.

Given his 1.083 OPS in AAA last year, you can accept his 24.4% K rate and smile at his 12.1% BB rate. His zone command was not quite as good in his 54 ABs with the Cubs last year. He fanned 25.9% of the time and walked just 8.5% of the time, but he was just as productive. His 3 HRs and 9 XBH produced a small sample .667 SLG%. 

We had not seen much of any of this from Soto prior to last season but a significant weight loss resulted more bat speed and better plate coverage, which in turn resulted in a huge stock jump. Geovany has power to all fields and can work with balls on both sides of the plate. He is good enough defensively to stick behind the plate in the majors, which gooses his value considerably.

Soto hasn’t slowed down this year with the big club, posting a .500+ SLG% in a small sample of 37 ABs. He has whittled his K rate down below 20% and raised his walk rate back into double figures. If those gains continue, Soto could be looking at an All-Star appearance or two in his career.

Soto is capable of a string of 20+ HR seasons with 80 Rbi and a .270+ average which would look very good in most of our catching slots.

Long Term Fantasy Grade – A-

Seas Lvl   AB XBH  HR  SB   AVG    BB%     K%   SLG   OPS

2005 MLB    1   0   0   0  .000   0.0%   0.0%  .000  .000

2006 AAA  342  27   6   0  .272  10.7%  21.6%  .386  .736

2006 MLB   25   1   0   0  .200   0.0%  20.0%  .240  .471

2007 AAA  385  60  26   0  .353  12.1%  24.4%  .652 1.083

2007 MLB   54   9   3   0  .389   8.5%  25.9%  .667 1.100

2008 MLB   37   6   2   0  .297  11.9%  18.9%  .595  .967

Justin Ruggiano OF Tampa Bay Rays

The Rays recalled Justin Ruggiano on Wednesday to cope with Cliff Floyd’s injury. He got three ABs in his debut that night, collecting a double.

Justin ignited an otherwise lukewarm career with the only 20-20 season in the IL last season. He hit .309 for the Bulls with 20 HRs, 26 SBs, 51 XBH and an .880 OPS. He did all of this with the worst zone command of his career. Justin fanned 31% of the time in 2007 (after a 26.9% K rate in AA in 2006) and walked just 9.9% of the time compared to 13.6% in AA for the Rays in 06.

Justin turned 26 yesterday so there is not a lot of growth to look forward to here. We have here a player with notable power and good speed who will be limited by his lack of plate discipline. He did take some walks in AA and reacquiring those skills would serve Justin well in the majors.

If he found a situation that provided him 450 ABs Justin could probably fashion a 15/15 season. The fact that he is not seeing regular time at this point indicates that this is not that situation. As it stands Justin serves as a fourth OF, but he makes an interesting short-term option when circumstance provides him with enough ABs to be useful.

Long Term Fantasy Grade – C-

Seas Lvl   AB XBH  HR  SB   AVG    BB%     K%   SLG   OPS

2006 AA   108  21   4   4  .333  15.0%  26.9%  .630 1.063

2006 AA   292  30   9  10  .260  13.6%  25.3%  .435  .796

2007 AAA  482  51  20  26  .309   9.9%  31.3%  .502  .880

2007 MLB   14   0   0   0  .214   6.7%  35.7%  .214  .481

2008 AAA   23   2   1   3  .304  11.5%  34.8%  .478  .863

2008 MLB   3    1   0   0  .333  25.0%   0.0%  .667 1.167

 

Joe Koshansky 1B Colorado Rockies

I was asked by a subscriber this week about Joe Koshansky and the prospects of him being next in line if something were to happen to Todd Helton in Colorado

Joe hit 52 HRs between AA and AAA over 2006 and 2007. Last year Joe hit .295 in AAA, fueled by a favorable .361 BHIP%. He had a sluggers K rate of 25.7% but he took a reasonable amount of walks as well (11.9%).

Joe is 25 years old until May 26th and he is still a see-the-ball-hit-the-ball hitter without much sophistication to his approach. He fanned 5 times in 12 ABs for the Rockies last year because big league pitchers found a hole, and demanded he make an adjustment. Of course, 12 ABs is too short a time to determine a player’s ability to make an adjustment but scouts wonder about his skills in that area.

Joe has terrific raw power, has natural lift, and will hit homers at the major league level. It would be great if he could get an opportunity at Coors, but that seems unlikely. Todd Helton’s contract binds him to the Rockies and to first base for the near future. Koshansky barely plays first base adequately and there is no other position to which he can be moved.

If Todd Helton went down for a short period, it is likely that the Rockies would give Joe another look, hoping he can find his legs at the major league level, but his leash would be short. If any problem with Helton looked more long term, I think the Rockies would likely try to jury rig another solution. Eventually the Rockies will look to move Joe to a small market AL team where he can DH and probably hit 20 HRs with a .260 average for a couple of seasons.

Joe is a low-reward player so if you are interested, your investment should be appropriately low.

Long Term Fantasy Grade – C-

Seas Lvl   AB XBH  HR  SB   AVG    BB%     K%   SLG   OPS

2006 AA   500  59  31   3  .284  11.3%  26.8%  .526  .891

2007 AAA  498  53  21   4  .295  11.9%  25.7%  .490  .869

2007 MLB   12   1   0   0  .083  14.3%  41.7%  .167  .367

2008 AAA   28   6   1   0  .286  15.2%  28.6%  .571  .965

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2008 Archives: 

Volume 1 Clayton Kershaw SP, Franklin Morales SP, Nick Blackburn SP, Dana Eveland SP,  Joel Guzman 3B, Cameron Maybin OF

Volume 2 Jay Bruce OF, Greg Smith SP, Jed Lowrie SS, Geovany Soto C, Justin Ruggiano OF, Joe Koshansky 1B

Volume 3 Evan Longoria 3B, John Bowker OF, Max Scherzer SP, Colby Rasmus OF, Chase Headley 3B, Ian Stewart 3B

Volume 4 Justin Masterson SP, Travis Snider OF, Homer Bailey SP, Steven Pearce OF, Armando Galarraga SP, Carlos Gonzalez  OF

Volume 5 Wladimir Balentien OF,  Brandon Wood 3B,  Jeff Clement  C, Jo-Jo Reyes  SP, Darrell Rasner SP, Nick Adenhart SP

Volume 6 James McDonald SP, Max Ramirez C, Luke Hughes 3B, Matt LaPorta OF, Michael Saunders OF, Matt Joyce OF

Volume 7 Matt Wieters C, Andrew McCutchen OF, Jose Arredondo RP, Garrett Olson SP,     Matt Antonelli 2B, Fernando Martinez OF

Volume 8 Daniel McCutchen SP, Reid Bignac SS, Brandon Jones OF, Lars Anderson 1B, Chris Volstad SP, Chris Perez RP

Volume 9 David Price SP, Chris Davis 1B, Jeff Larish 1B, Mike Aviles SS, Carlos Carrasco SP, Rick Porcello SP

Volume 10 Tim Beckham SS, Pedro Alvarez 3B, Eric Hosmer 1B, Brian Matusz LHP, Buster Posey C, Kyle Skipworth C, Justin Smoak 1B, Brent Wallace 3B

Volume 11 Charlie Morton  SP,  Mat Gamel 3b, Hernan Iribarren 2B, Micah Hoffpauir 1B, Eddie Bonine SP, Ryan Tucker SP

Volume 12  Josh Vitters 3B, Mike Moustakas SS, Todd Frazier SS, Angel Villalona 3B/1B, Gio Gonzalez SP, Adam Miller SP

Volume 13  Trevor Cahill SP, Taylor Teagarden C, Nate Schierholtz OF, Julio Pimentel SP, Eduardo Morlan RP, Denard Span OF

Volume 14  Michael Bowden SP, Jeremy Hellickson SP, Tommy Hanson SP, Eric Hurley SP, Dexter Fowler OF, Collin Balester SP

Volume 15  Jed Lowrie SS, Jaime Garcia RP, Elvis Andrus SS, Chris Marrero 1B/OF, Josh Donaldson C, Sean Gallagher SP

Volume 16  Travis Snider OF, Eddie Bonine P, Jake McGee SP, Jason Heyward OF, Deolis Guerra SP, Austin Jackson OF

Volume 17  Justin Masterson SP , Travis Snider OF, Homer Bailey SP, Steven Pearce OF, Armando Galarraga SP, Carlos Gonzalez OF

Volume 18 Brandon Moss OF, Craig Hansen RP, Ross Ohlendorf SP, Daniel McCutchen SP, Andy LaRoche 3B, Bryan Morris P

Volume 19 Brett Anderson P, Max Scherzer P, Chris Tillman  P, David Huff  P, Blake DeWitt 3B,  Jarrod Parker P

Volume 20 Justin Ruggiano OF, Chris Getz 2B, Cliff Pennington SS, Chris Dickerson OF, Eddie Kunz RP, Josh Anderson OF

Volume 21 Brett Gardner OF, Kam Mickoloio P, Jon Niese SP, J.A. Happ P, Jeff Niemann SP, Luis Mendoza SP

Volume 22 Aaron Cunningham - OF, Michael Bowden - SP, Luis Mendoza - RP, Max Scherzer - RP, Travis Snider - OF, Alfredo Aceves - RP, Chris Lambert - SP
Nick Stavinoha - OF, Jonathan Niese - SP

Volume 23 Will Venable - OF, Shairon Martis - RP, James Parr - SP, Drew Stubbs - OF, Greg Golson - OF, Josh Geer - SP

2007 Archives: 

Volume 1 Troy Tulowitzki SS, Cameron Maybin OF, Fernando Martinez OF, Colby Rasmus OF, Justin Upton  OF, Jose Tabata OF

Volume 2 Brandon Morrow P, Juan Salas P, Joey Votto 1B, Elijah Dukes OF, Matt Garza SP, Glen Perkins SP

Volume 3 Micah Owens SP, Jokiam Soria  RP, John Danks SP, Taylor Tankersley RP,  Chris Young OF, Travis Buck OF

Volume 4 Billy Butler OF, Tim Lincecum P, Adam Lind OF, Tom Gorzelanny SP, Adam Miller SP, Brandon Wood SS

Volume 5 Blake Hawksworth P, Phillip Hughes P, Jacoby Ellsbury OF, Dallas Braden P, Danny Putnam OF, Kevin Slowey SP

Volume 6 Hunter Pence OF, Yovani Gallardo P, Matt DeSalvo P,  Tyler Clippard P,  Evan Longoria 3B, Ryan Braun 3B

Volume 7 Reggie Willits OF, Hideki Okajima RP, Homer Bailey SP, Andy LaRoche 3B, Jarrod Saltalamacchia C, Brad Salmon RP

Volume 8 Jesse Litsch SP, Clay Buchholz SP, John Van Benschoten SP, Chuck Lofgren SP, Bryan Bullington SP, Jeremy Guthrie SP

Volume 9 Jay Bruce OF, Etanislao (Tony) Abreu 2B, Andy Sonnanstine SP, Neil Walker C, Joba Chamberlain SP, Dellin Betances SP

Volume 10 Mark Reynolds 2B, Josh Fields 3B, Eric Hurley SP, Gio Gonzalez SP, Mitch Talbot SP, Matt Garza SP

Volume 11 2007 MLB: Draft David Price, Mike Moustakas, Josh Vitters,  Daniel Moskos, Matt Wieters, Ross Detwiler

Volume 12 Felix Pie OF, Yunel Escobar 3B, Trevor Crowe OF, Nick Adenhart SP, Curtis Thigpen C, Kurt Suzuki C

Volume 13 Chris Voldstad SP, Clayton Kershaw SP, Billy Rowell SP, Will Inman SP, Radhames Liz SP, Adam Jones OF

Volume 14 Jed Lowrie SS, Carlos Carrasco SP, Garrett Olson SP,  Carlos Gonzalez OF, Wladimir Balentien OF, Ian Stewart 3B

Volume 15 Ryan Sweeney OF,  Max Scherzer SP, Manny Parra SP, J.A. Happ SP, Johnny Cuerto SP, Mike Pelfry SP

Volume 16 Reid Brignac SS,  Jeff Marquez SP, Sergio Santos SS,  Asdrubal Cabrera SS, Mike Costanzo 3B, John Mayberry Jr. OF

Volume 17 Jacob McGee  SP, Wade Davis SP, Travis Snider OF,   Jeff Clement C,  Deolis Guerra SP,   Luke Hochevar SP

Volume 18 Aaron Laffey SP, Jesse Litsch SP, John Lannan SP, Danny Richar 2B, Ryan Raburn OF,  Kyle Kendrick SP

Volume 19 Elvis Andrus SS, Joel Hanrahan SP, Phil Dumatrait SP, Matt Harrison SP, Rick Ankiel OF, Matt Antonelli 2B

Volume 20 Eric Patterson OF, Geovany Soto C, Brandon Moss OF, Justin Masterson SP, Jordan Tata SP, Carlos Gomez OF

Volume 21 Juan Gutierrez SP, Jair Jurrjens SP, Jake Fox C, Ryan Jorgenson C, Brendan Ryan SS, David Smith OF

Volume 22 Troy Patton SP, Franklin Morales SP, Chris Marrero SP, James Loney 1B, Jonathan Sanchez SP, Lars Anderson 1B

Volume 23 Clay Buchholz – SP, Radhames Liz – SP, Adam Lind – OF, Jacoby Ellsbury – OF, Phil Dumatrait – SP, Brandon Moss – OF, Ian Kennedy –  SP, Troy Patton – SP, Steven Pearce – 1B , Mike Pelfrey – SP, Juan Gutierrez – SP, J.R Towels – C, Jonathan Sanchez – SP, Charlton Jimerson – OF, Phillip Humber –  SP

 

2006 Archives: 

Volume 1  Delmon Young OF, Prince Fielder 1B, Francisco Liriano SP, Ian Stewart 3B, Justin Verlander SP, Ryan Zimmerman 3B, Jeremy Hermida OF

Volume 2  Dan Uggla 2B, James Loney 1B, Ian Kinsler 2B, Brian Bannister SP, Reggie Abercrombie OF, Josh Barfield 2B

Volume 3  Fausto Carmona SP, Ricky Nolasco SP, Taylor Buchholz SP, Fernando Nieve SP, Sean Marshall SP, Jason Hammel

Volume 4  Drew Meyer SS, John Rheinecker SP, Shaun Marcum SP, Ronny Paulino C, Jeremy Guthrie SP, Manny Delcarmen RP

Volume 5  Howie Kendrick 2B, Mike O’Connor SP, Kevin Frandsen 2B, Casey Janssen SP, Angel Guzman SP, Reggie Willits OF

Volume 6  Russell Martin C, Andre Ethier OF, Brandon Fahey SS, Carlos Ruiz C, Tommy Murphy OF, Mike Napoli C

Volume 7  Cole Hamels SP, Willy Aybar 3B, Dana Eveland SP,  Chris Roberson OF,  Melky Cabrera OF, Jose Bautista 3B

Volume 8  Yusmeiro Petit SP, Erick Aybar SS, Anthony Reyes SP, Boof Bonser SP, Ty Taubenheim SP, Renyel Pinto SP

Volume 9  Kendry Morales 1B, Jered Weaver SP, Jason Botts 1B, Enrique Gonzalez SP, Alay Soler SP, Jack Hannahan 3B

Volume 10 Joel Guzman OF, Lastings Milledge OF, Matt Kemp OF, David Pauley SP, Bill Bray RP, Jamie Shields SP

Volume 11 Jon Lester SP, Mike Rouse SS, Chris Sampson SP, Eliezer Alfonzo C, Zach Jackson SP, Zach Miner SP

Volume 12 Chad Billingsley SP, Scott Mathieson SP, Franklin Gutierrez OF, Travis Ishikawa 1B, Carlos Villanueva SP, Carlos Marmol SP

Volume 13 Jeremy Sowers SP, Craig Hansen RP, Ben Johnson OF, Scott Thorman 1B, Jon Switzer RP, Edward Mujica RP

Volume 14 Catcher: Kurt Suzuki, First Base: Ryan Shealy, Second Base: Howie Kendrick, Honorable Mention: Alberto Callaspo,  Shortstop: Brandon Wood,  Third Base: Alex Gordon, Left Field: Billy Butler,  Center Field: Chris Young, Right Field: Elijah Dukes, Starter: Phil Hughes, Starter: Homer Bailey, Starter: Jered Weaver, Starter: Matt Garza, Starter: Tom Gorzelanny, Reliever: Pat Neshek

Volume 15 Mike Pelfrey SP, Anibal Sanchez SP, Shin-Soo Choo OF, Pat Neshek RP, Wes Littleton RP, Kevin Barry SP

Volume 16 Stephen Drew SS, Adam Jones OF, Adam Loewen SP, Chris Denorfia OF, Todd Linden OF, Tony Gwynn Jr. OF

Volume 17 Carlos Quentin OF, Jason Windsor P, Mark Lowe RP, Tony Pena RP, Josh Rabe OF, Melvin Dorta IF

Volume 18 Andy Marte 3B, Nelson Cruz OF, Josh Rupe SP, Matt Albers SP, Shane Komine SP, James Johnson SP

Volume 19 Ben Zobrist SS, Ryan Roberts 2B,  Josh Sharpless RP, Juan Mateo SP,  Brent Clevlen OF, Jose Veras RP

Volume 20 Matt Garza SP, Jason Hirsh SP, Edinson Volquez SP, Ryan Garko 1B, Alberto Callaspo 2B, Zach Ward SP

Volume 21 Chris Young OF, Davis Romero SP, Rajai Davis OF, Andrew Brown RP, John Hattig 3B, Ryan O’Malley SP

Volume 22 Dustin Pedroia SS, Chris Iannetta C, Jeff Karstens SP, James Hoey RP, T.J. Bohn OF, Joe Thurston OF

Volume 23 Delmon Young  OF, Andrew Miller SP, Troy Tulowitzki SS, Alexi Casilla SS, Adam Lind  OF, Ryan Sweeney  OF, Kevin Kouzmanoff  3B, Fred Lewis  OF, David Murphy OF, Charlton Jimerson  OF, Charlie Haeger  SP, Vinny Rottino  3B, Ryan Braun RP, Jon Huber RP, Brian Rogers  RP

Volume 24 Alex Gordon 3B, Brandon Wood SS, Billy Butler OF, Andy LaRoche 3B, Ian Stewart 3B, Felix Pie OF, Josh Fields 3B, Hunter Pence OF, Evan Longoria 3B, Ryan Braun 3B

2005 Archives: 

Volume 1  Jeff Baker, Mark Teahen, Huston Street, Jason Repko

Volume 2  2B Pete Orr,  P Andy Sisco, 2B Mike Fontenot, OF Tony Blanco, RP Ryan Speier

Volume 3 Matt Diaz, Todd Coffey, D.J. Houlton, Jonny Gomes, Ambiorix Burgos

Volume 4 Colter Bean RP , Tim Bausher SP, Scott Munter RP, Carmen Cali RP, Royce Ring RP

Volume 5 Ezequiel Astacio SP, Robinson Cano 2B, Jeremy Accardo RP, Sean Henn SP , Chien-Ming Wang SP

Volume 6 Keith Reed OF, Tim Stauffer P, Jeff Fiorentino OF, Oscar Robles 3B,  Brad Thompson P

Volume 7 Ervin Santana  SP, Aaron Hill  SS, Todd Self OF, Joe Dillon 3B, Chris Prieto OF

Volume 8 Brandon McCarthy  SP ,  Dan Johnson 1B ,  Kyle Davies SP,  Wandy Rodriguez SP, Derek Thompson SP

Volume 9 Hayden Penn  SP, Kelly Shoppach C, Kelly Johnson OF, Mike Morse SS Chad Orvella

Volume 10 Andy Marte Third Base, Rickie Weeks Second Base, Tony Giarratano Shortstop,  Shane Costa Outfield, John Koronka Starter

Volume 11 Brian McCann Catcher,  Chris Ray Reliever, Prince Fielder First Base,  J.P. Howell Starter, Ryan Shealy First Base

Volume 12  Justin Huber  1B, Edwin Encarnacion  3B , Paul McAnulty 1B, Brandon Medders RP, Jonah Bayliss RP

Volume 13 Ryan Howard 1B, Justin Verlander SP, Scott Olsen SP, Zach Duke SP, Brian Shackelford RP

Volume 14 Jeff Francoeur OF, Bobby Jenks P, Melky Cabrera OF, Adam Stern OF, Fernando Cortez IF

Volume 15  Joey Gathright OF, Chin-Feng Chen OF , Chris Snelling OF,  Matt Murton OF, Fernando Cabrera RP

Volume 16 Curtis Granderson OF, Scott Baker SP, Chip Ambres OF, Brad Eldred 1B, John Rodriguez OF

Volume 17 Conor Jackson 1B, Yuniesky Betancourt 1B, John Gall 1B,  Jonathan Broxton RP, Manny Delcarmen RP

Volume 18 Omar Quintanilla SS, Dustin McGowan SP, Macay McBride RP, Jon Papelbon SP , Jeff Harris RP

Volume 19 Felix Hernandez SP, Anthony Reyes SP, Jeff Mathis C,  Brandon Watson OF, Alejandro Freire 1B

Volume 20 Joe Saunders SP, Brian Anderson OF, Joey Devine RP,  Jose Capellan RP, Corey Hart OF

Volume 21 Matt Cain SP, Choo Freeman OF, Greg Dobbs 3B,  Mike Jacobs 1B,  Eude Brito SP

Volume 22 Ryan Zimmerman IF, Freddie Bynum IF, Shingo Takatsu RP, Shane Victorino  OF,  Franklin Gutierrez OF,  Bernie Castro 2B,  Justin Huber 1B, Josh Willingham C/ OF , Walter Young 1B, Jeremy Hermida OF, Travis Bowyer RP, Francisco Liriano SP, Andy Marte 3B, Guillermo Quiroz C, Ben Johnson OF, Willy Aybar 2B, Ramiro Mendoza RP, Matt Watson OF, Juan Cruz RP, Jose Lopez IF

2004 Archives: 

Volume 1  AARON MILES – 2B  TERRMEL SLEDGE – OF JOE MAUER – C KHALIL GREENE – SS  BOBBY CROSBY – SS  JASON BAY – OF

Volume 2  CASEY DAIGLE - P  HECTOR LUNA – SS DAVID AARDSMA - P CHRIS SHELTON – 1B/C JOSE CASTILLO – 2B/SS  RYAN WAGNER - P

Volume 3 MATT HOLLIDAY – OF JASON FRASOR - P ALEX GRAMAN - P  ADRIAN GONZALEZ – 1B CHAD TRACY – 3B/OF

Volume 4 BRIAN DALLIMORE – IF  FRANKLYN GRACESQUI - P DARNELL McDONALD – OF KAZUHITO TADANO - P VALENTINO PASCUCCI – OF

Volume 5 BRAD HAWPE – OF DANNY GARCIA – IF BRIAN BRUNEY - P WILSON BETEMIT – IF

Volume 6 CASEY KOTCHMAN – 1B DOUG DeVORE – OF FELIX DIAZ - P DANIEL CABRERA – P RYAN MADSON - P

Volume 7  ZACK GREINKE - P NICK GREEN – 2B KEVIN YOUKILIS – 3B JAMIE BROWN – P FRANK FRANCISCO - P

Volume 8   CLINT NAGEOTTE - P JUSTIN GERMANO – P ANDY DOMINIQUE – 1B/C ALEX RIOS – OF SEAN BURNETT - P

Volume 9   TODD LINDEN – OF YADIER MOLINA – C MATT TREANOR – C CHOO FREEMAN – OF BEN HENDRICKSON - P

Volume 10  JUAN DOMINGUEZ - P ARNIE MUNOZ - P JON KNOTT – OF/1B TIM RAINES JR. – OF ROBB QUINLAN – OF/1B

Volume 11  MATT GUERRIER - P  ANDY GREEN – 2B  BRAD HALSEY - P  NOAH LOWRY - P TOP FIVE KEEPER TARGETS FROM THE 2004 DRAFT

Volume 12 MIKE WOOD - P DAVID DeJESUS – OF MARK TEAHEN  – 3B JOHN BUCK  – C MIKE TONIS  – C

Volume 13 DAVID NEWHAN – IF/OF DAVID BUSH - P  JUSTIN LEONE  – 3B  TRAVIS BLACKLEY - P  JUAN BRITO  – C

Volume 14 CHARLES THOMAS – OF CHRIS BURKE  – 2B JOSH WILLINGHAM  – C/1B BRENDAN HARRIS  – IF MARCUS THAMES – OF

Volume 15 DAVID WRIGHT – 3B GRADY SIZEMORE  – OF BUCKY JACOBSEN  – DH  NOOK LOGAN  – OF BOBBY MADRITSCH – P

Volume 16  SCOTT KAZMIR – P JUSTIN JONES – P BILL MURPHY – P HENRI STANLEY – OF REGGIE ABERCROMBIE  – OF Justin Huber Brendan Harris

Volume 17  JESSE CRAIN – P B.J. UPTON – SS YHENCY BRAZOBAN – P MERKIN VALDEZ – P RUBEN GOTAY  – 2B

Volume 18 GABE GROSS – OF BRAD HENNESSEY – P RYAN SNARE – P JAIRO GARCIA – P CHA-SEUNG BAEK – P

Volume 19 FREDDY GUZMAN – OF  JEFF KEPPINGER – 2B JIMMY SERRANO – P JORGE de la ROSA – P CRAIG BRAZELL – 1B

Volume 20 10) Mark Teahen  9) Wilson Valdez 8) Josh Kroeger 7) Rick Ankiel 6) Eric Crozier 5) Jason Kubel 4) Garret Atkins 3) Casey Kotchman 2) Edwin Jackson 1) Jose Capellan

Volume 21 6) Jeremy Guthrie, Cleveland Indians 5) Russ Adams, Toronto Blue Jays 4) Dave Krynzel, Milwaukee Brewers 3) Gavin Floyd, Philadelphia Phillies 2) Nick Swisher, Oakland A’s 1) Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies

Volume 22 Dallas McPherson, Anaheim Angels  J.D. Durbin, Minnesota Twins  Jeremy Reed, Seattle Mariners  Mike Gosling, Arizona Diamondbacks  Dioner Navarro, New York Yankees  Logan Kensing, Florida Marlins  Greg Dobbs, Seattle Mariners  Carmen Cali, St. Louis Cardinals

Volume 23 Dan Johnson, Andy Phillips, Curtis Granderson, Dan Meyer, Victor Diaz

Volume 24 Jason Bay, Khalil Greene, Bobby Crosby, Zack Greinke, David DeJesus, Justin Morneau, Adam LaRoche, Scott Hairston, David Wright, Noah Lowry

Volume 25  P Joe Blanton, P Jeff Francis, RP Chin-Hui Tsao, 2B/SS Jason Bartlett, P Edwin Jackson, 3B Dallas McPherson, 1B Casey Kotchman, SS Russ Adams, OF Jason Kubel, Minnesota Twins, OF Jeremy Reed, OF Nick Swisher

 

2003 Archives: 

Volume 1  JERIOME ROBERTSON – SP COLBY LEWIS – SP KURT AINSWORTH – SP GARY KNOTTS – SP JOSH STEWART – SP  OSCAR VILLARREAL – SP MARK TEIXEIRA – 3B/1B

Volume 2  ERICK ALMONTE – SS  ROCCO BALDELLI – OF JEREMY BONDERMAN – SP  RICH HARDEN – SP AARON HEILMAN – SP JESSE FOPPERT – SP

Volume  3  COCO CRISP – OF ALEXIS GOMEZ – OF JOHN-FORD GRIFFIN – OF GRADY SIZEMORE – OF B.J. UPTON – SS HANLEY RAMIREZ – SS

Volume  4  JASON GRABOWSKI – OF/C/3B/1B AARON TAYLOR – RP LEW FORD – OF  JASON LANE – OF  FREDDY SANCHEZ – 2B/SS ROBB QUINLAN – OF

Volume  5  JEROME WILLIAMS – SP CLAUDIO VARGAS – SP CHASE UTLEY – 2B/3B JODY GERUT – OF JASON BAY – OF

Volume  6 GERALD LAIRD – C ANDREW GOOD – SP KIRK SAARLOOS – SP TODD SEARS – 1B WILLIE HARRIS – OF/2B JOSE REYES – SS

Volume  7 Top Ten Hitting Prospects

Volume  8 Top Ten Pitching Prospects

Volume  9 JOHNNY ESTRADA  – C BUBBA CROSBY – OF ROB STRATTON – OF JUSTIN DUCHSCHERER - SP ESIX SNEAD – OF CHONE FIGGINS – IF

Volume  10  DONTRELLE WILLIS - SP ANTONIO PEREZ – SS/2B JASON PHILLIPS – C/1B JASON YOUNG - SP PAT STRANGE - SP

Volume  11 NICK SWISHER – OF/1B ANDY MARTE – 3B PRINCE FIELDER – 1B BRAD NELSON – 1B/OF JUSTIN HUBER – C

Volume  12 DAVID KELTON 3B/1B/OF JHONNY PERALTA – SS/3B  ZACH SORENSEN – IF  MIKE NAKAMURA – RP  EDGAR GONZALEZ – SP

Volume  13  MATT KATA – 2B  FRANCISCO SANTOS – 1B/OF JOSE VALVERDE – RP  MARIO RAMOS – SP BO HART – 2B

Volume  14 DAVE MATRANGA – IF  RODRIGO ROSARIO – SP  BRANDON CLAUSSEN – SP  CARLOS VALDERRAMA – OF  CARLOS RIVERA – 1B

Volume  15 CODY ROSS – OF DAN HAREN – SP JIMMY JOURNELL – SP MIKE GALLO – RP NATE BUMP – SP

Volume  16 LAYNCE NIX – OF LUIS TERRERO – OF  EDWIN ALMONTE – RP  JASON STANFORD – SP CHRIS MEARS – RP

Volume  17 ALEJANDRO MACHADO – IF VICTOR DIAZ – IF RYAN SNARE – SP WILL SMITH – OF ADRIAN GONZALEZ – 1B

Volume  18 RICH HARDEN – SP RENE REYES – OF RYAN WAGNER – RP MARK MALASKA – RP CHIN-HUI TSAO – SP

Volume  19 RYAN HANNAMAN – SP JOE VALENTINE – RP KENNY KELLY – OF PHIL DUMATRAIT – SP

Volume  20  GARRETT ATKINS – 3B  JIMMY GOBBLE – SP JON SWITZER – SP JOSH HALL – SP AARON LOOPER – RP

Volume  21 DERNELL STENSON – 1B/OF NEAL COTTS – SP J.J. PUTZ – RP JON ADKINS – SP

Volume  22  JOSE LOPEZ – SS  JASON STOKES – 1B   MIGUEL CABRERA – 3B  JEFF MATHIS – C  CASEY KOTCHMAN – 1B

Volume  23 JUSTIN MORNEAU – 1B JOSE REYES – SS  VICTOR MARTINEZ – C JOE MAUER – C  MARK TEIXEIRA – 1B/3B

Volume  24  JEROME WILLIAMS - SP  JEREMY BONDERMAN - SP JASON ARNOLD - SP CLINT NAGEOTTE - SP ADAM WAINWRIGHT - SP

Volume  25 GAVIN FLOYD - SP SCOTT KAZMIR - SP  FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ - RP RICH HARDEN - SP  JESSE FOPPERT - SP

Volume  26 RICKIE WEEKS – 2B  BOBBY CROSBY – SS KHALIL GREENE – SS EDWIN JACKSON - SP MATT RILEY - SP

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