David Regan - Page 13

American League 23 Daric Barton OAK 1B B+ Having a pretty good June - .500/.545/.700. Just 5 HR in 275 at-bats but more power will come. 24 Adam Jones SEA OF B+ In 163 fewer at-bats, he's already tied last...

James Loney I can't tell you how impressed I am with James Loney. He was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk on Saturday against the Devil Rays, and even his two out were line drives, one of which could...

American League 15 Jacoby Ellsbury BOS OF B+ Prototypical leadoff man: 0.96 EYE, 27-for-31 in SB, and now power. .730 OPS in AAA. 17 Travis Snider TOR OF B+ In a 2-for-15 slump and his 0.36 EYE is very un-Moneyball...

So Taguchi Taguchi was 4-for-6 with three RBI on Saturday, raising his line to .307/.378/.421. Entering Saturday's game, there was only a three-point difference in Taguchi's L/R splits, though lately with Chris Duncan back from the DL, most of Taguchi's...

American League 2 Brandon Wood LAA 3B Signs of life: .316 with 2 HR and 3 SB in last 10 games. 69..5% contact rate remains the concern. 15 Jacoby Ellsbury BOS OF 8-for-20 in his last 5 games. .296/.379/.373 in...

Brad Lidge Astros manager Phil Garner said he's planning to ease Brad Lidge into the closer's role beginning with Sunday's game. Lidge has allowed just two runs in his last 25 1/3 innings, so this was pretty easy to see...

Chris Sampson When evaluating pitchers, we usually like to see a K/9 rate of at least 7.0 (or 0.78 K/I) if we're going to endorse a guy for long-term (or any) success. On that note, here are Sampson's numbers over...

American League 2 Delmon Young TAM OF A+ 8-for-20 in his last five starts could signal a turn-around. .686 OPS isn't quite what we expected. 7 Evan Longoria TAM 3B A- 3-hit game on Tues. but still just .216 in...

Justin Germano Germano continued his excellent run on Saturday, allowing two runs (two solo homers) over six innings in a win over the Brewers. You know you're going good when allowing two runs in six innings causes your ERA to...

American League 13 Reid Brignac TAM SS A- 2-for-27 slump brings AVG down to .255. Don't fret, he's still just 21 in AA. 16 Adam Lind TOR OF B+ Hitting just .228 and losing time to the red-hot Matt Stairs....

Anthony Lerew Two innings, three runs, and five hits later, Lerew was pulled from his start against the Red Sox on Saturday. It was thought before the game that a bad outing from Lerew would result in his being pulled...

American League 1 Alex Gordon KC 3B A+ He'll hit eventually, but hit eighth in the order the other night and has just six hits in 13 games in May. 2 Delmon Young TAM OF A+ 2-hit game on Tuesday,...

Ryan Theriot Theriot has now established himself as the Cubs' everyday shortstop for two reasons: Lou Piniella seems to like him, and he's the only shortstop to provide any semblance of offensive ability since the days of Shawon Dunston. Theriot...

American League 1 Alex Gordon KC 3B A+ He's walking more lately, but just not making enough solid contact. Patience is advised. 2 Delmon Young TAM OF A+ Slow start....707 OPS and 20/4 K/BB suggest a breakout may not come...

Chris Sampson Sampson turned in another solid effort on Saturday, going 6 1/3 innings and allowing just one run while striking out eight. This coming off a seven-run 14-hit pounding in his previous start was certainly needed from Sampson. The...

Mark Hendrickson No, Mark Hendrickson isn't going to carry the Dodgers to the pennant or fantasy owners to their league title, but he's looking like a nice little bargain right now. Last season, Hendrickson lost his rotation spot due to...

An abbreviated look at this week's Prospect Spreadsheet Updates: TOP 50 HITTING PROSPECTS From the AL: 1 Alex Gordon KC 3B A+ - Very slow start, but he did hit his first big-league home run. I don't see Triple-A in...

Chris Snelling Snelling appears to have taken the LF job from Kory Casto, at least until Nook Logan returns. Snelling made his third straight start on Saturday, going 1-for-3 with a walk, his first homer of the year, and three...

David Weathers A new day, a new closer in Cincinnati. While nothing is or has been official in the Reds' bullpen lately, after watching Dustin Hermanson give up four runs while getting just one out on Saturday against the Marlins,...

Chan Ho Park was, well, Chan Ho Park again on Monday. The right-hander gave up four runs in three and one-third innings to the Nationals. Park is probably the leading candidate right now to be the Mets fifth starter (especially...

Kris Benson was back in the news on Wednesday, with the word that he isn't experiencing much success in rehabbing his torn rotator cuff. Benson, who was 11-12 with a 4.82 ERA and an ugly 88:58 K:BB last year with...