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 AAA
Affiliate |
| Player |
Pos. |
Team |
Comments |
John
Sickels
(2009) |
Baseball
America
Org. Top 10
(2009) |
|
Mitch Boggs |
P |
STL |
Mitch went 9-3 in Memphis (PCL, AAA) in 21 starts, posting a 3.45
ERA and striking out 81 batters across 125.1 innings. Mitch also got
a few starts with St. Louis and went 3-2 with a 7.41 ERA. Acquired via trade from the
St. Louis Apostles after Chapter 4,
2008. |
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- |
|
Ryan Feierabend |
P |
SEA |
Ryan was injured while in Tacoma (PCL, AAA) but posted a 7-1 record
with a 2.04 ERA over 13 starts. He also got 8 starts with Seattle
late in the season and went 1-4 with a 7.71 ERA. Acquired via trade from the Allentown Ridgebacks after Chapter 3,
2008. |
- |
- |
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Max Ramirez |
C |
TEX |
Max made the jump from Frisco (Tex, AA) to the bigs in 2008 after
hitting .354/.450/.646 with the Roughriders. In Texas, he only
amassed 46 at-bats, hitting .217 but finished with a .715. He was
reassigned to Oklahoma (PCL, AAA) and was injured in his first game. Drafted in the 2nd round of
the 2008 Farm Draft. |
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 AA Affiliate |
| Player |
Pos. |
Team |
Comments |
John
Sickels
(2009) |
Baseball
America
Org. Top 10
(2009) |
|
Chris Carter |
1B |
OAK |
Chris continued a quick rise to the top of the prospect lists as he
mashed 39 homers in Stockton (Cal, High A). He did strike out 156
times, but did draw 77 walks which fits with his overall profile of
being a big-time slugger. Acquired via trade from the Ravenswood Infidels
after Chapter 3,
2007. |
- |
- |
|
Gorkys Hernandez |
OF |
ATL |
Gorkys spent 2008 in Myrtle Beach (Car, A) and hit .264/.348/.387
over 100 games. He stole 20 bags in addition to drawing 48 walks. Acquired via trade from the Salem Cowtippers after Chapter 3,
2008. |
B- |
- |
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Matt Sulentic |
OF |
OAK |
Matt spent 2008 trying to regain his prospect status and did so by
hitting .309 while spending the season in Stockton (Cal, High A). He
managed 37 XBH over 343 ABs and had an .849 OPS. Acquired by the Broncs
after Chapter 3, 2008. |
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 A Affiliate |
| Player |
Pos. |
Team |
Comments |
John
Sickels
(2009) |
Baseball
America
Org. Top 10
(2009) |
|
Blake Beavan |
P |
TEX |
At 6' 7".,
2008 marked Blake's professional debut after being a highly ranked
draft pick for Texas. He was assigned to Clinton (Mid, A) and over
23 starts went 10-6 with a 2.37 ERA. He only struck out 73 batters
in 121 innings, but he also only walked 20. Acquired via trade from the Southern Cal Slyme after Chapter 3,
2008. |
- |
- |
|
Gerrit Cole |
P |
NYY |
Cole was drafted in the first round by the Yankees out of high
school, but did not sign. Instead, he'll attend UCLA. Acquired via trade from the Salem Cowtippers after Chapter 3,
2008. |
- |
- |
|
Jordan Danks |
OF |
CWS |
Jordan was a 7th round selection by the White Sox, despite being a
highly touted sophomore in 2007. It took a decent bonus from the Sox
to get Jordan to sign, but he did end up making a brief 10-game
appearance in Kannapolis (Sal, A). He hit .325 and clubbed 7 XBH
including 2 HRs. He also got an invite to the Arizona Fall League. Acquired via trade from the Salem Cowtippers after Chapter 3,
2008. |
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- |
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Conor Gillaspie |
3B |
SF |
Conor was a supplemental 1st round selection by the Giants after
putting up big numbers at Witchita State. He ended up seeing time
with the big club in September after appear in just 24 games
combined with the Giants' Arizona League team and Salem-Keizer (NWL,
SS A). He only hit .269/.352/344 in the minors, which makes the
Giants' decision to bring him look out of place. Acquired by the Broncs after Chapter 3, 2008. |
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Kasey Kiker |
P |
TEX |
Kasey was promoted to Bakersfield (Cal, High A) after a successful
2007 campaign and stumbled a bit. In 21 starts, Kasey went 5-5 with
a 4.73 ERA, but he did strike out 111 hitters in 121 innings. He was
hittable as he gave up 138 knocks and walked 37. Acquired by the Broncs after Chapter 3, 2007. |
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- |
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Ryan Perry |
P |
DET |
Ryan, a junior at Arizona, was drafted in the 1st round by the
Tigers. Ryan got a brief introduction to pro ball with 13.2 innings
of relief work. He struck out 16 batters over that span and racked
up four saves in Lakeland (FSL, High A). Ryan figured to move fast
as a flame-throwing RP. Acquired by the Broncs
after Chapter 3, 2008. |
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- |
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Jordan Zimmermann |
P |
WAS |
After a successful debut in '07, Jordan continued to impress the
Nationals minor league organization as he dominated in four starts
with Potomac (Car, A), going 3-1 with a 1.65 ERA, before being
promoted to Harrisburg (EL, AA). Once there, Jordan continued to
impress with a 3.21 ERA and a 7-2 record in 20 starts and struck out
103 in 107 innings. Overall, he averaged 9 K/IP and held opponents
to a .215 average. Drafted in the 3rd round of
the 2008 Farm Draft. |
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