Baseball America Prospect Report

June 29, 2009
Compiled by Baseball America

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-- BATTERS --

TEAM	CLASS	PLAYER, POS	AB	R	H	BI	AVG
BAL	LoA	Hoes, L.J. 2B	5	2	4	0	.248	2B (11), 2 SB (11)
BOS	SS	Gibson, Derrik SS	4	2	2	1	.419	2 2B (4)
CIN	AA	Frazier, Todd LF-1B	4	1	1	2	.316	HR (7); Next Mudcat to be promoted to Triple-A?
CIN	AAA	Heisey, Chris RF	5	2	3	1	.400	2B (1), SB (1); Second game in Triple-A
CIN	HiA	Soto, Neftali DH	4	2	2	2	.256	HR (8)
CLE	AAA	Brown, Jordan DH	6	2	3	1	.315	2B (21)
CLE	HiA	Chisenhall, Lonnie 3B	4	1	2	1	.284	3B (2), 2B (17)
CLE	HiA	Phelps, Cord 2B	4	1	2	0	.256	2B (18), SB (9)
CLE	LoA	Cid, Delvi CF	5	2	3	1	.303	2B (6)
COL	AA	Holcomb, Darin 3B	3	1	2	0	.252	2B (13)
COL	AA	McKenry, Michael C	4	0	2	1	.266	2B (14)
COL	SS	Matthes, Kent RF	5	1	3	1	.455	2 2B (5); Is finding Northwest League a piece of cake
CWS	AA	Shelby, John CF	3	1	2	2	.245	3B (2), 2B (19), SB (10)
CWS	AA	Viciedo, Dayan 3B	3	2	2	0	.278	2 2B (13)
CWS	AAA	Lillibridge, Brent SS	4	1	1	3	.223	3B (3), SB (7)
CWS	HiA	Morel, Brent 3B	4	3	2	5	.249	2 HR (9)
CWS	MAJ	Getz, Chris 2B	3	1	2	0	.238	2B (9), SB (11)
FLA	AA	Petersen, Bryan LF	5	1	3	2	.284	HR (2)
FLA	AAA	Maybin, Cameron CF	5	1	2	2	.319	2B (7)
FLA	AAA	Sanchez, Gaby 3B	4	1	2	1	.304	2B (7)
FLA	LoA	Galloway, Isaac RF	3	2	2	1	.289	HR (2), SB (8)
HOU	LoA	Austin, Jay CF	5	2	4	1	.248	2 2B (13); Is hitting .317 in June
KC	HiA	Giavotella, Johnny 2B	4	0	2	1	.228	2B (10), SB (11)
KC	HiA	Ortiz, Adrian LF	4	1	3	5	.245	3B (3), 2 2B (3)
KC	LoA	Hosmer, Eric DH	3	0	1	0	.248	3B (2)
LAA	AA	Conger, Hank DH	5	1	2	2	.283	HR (5)
LAA	AA	Trumbo, Mark 1B	4	0	2	1	.259	2B (16)
LAA	AAA	Evans, Terry CF	5	1	2	1	.292	HR (17); Could make a run at a 30-30 season
LAD	AA	Lambo, Andrew LF	4	2	3	2	.267	2B (23)
LAD	AAA	Hoffmann, Jamie RF	3	2	2	2	.256	2B (6)
MIL	AAA	Gillespie, Cole LF	3	1	1	1	.232	HR (5)
MIL	HiA	Schafer, Logan CF	4	2	3	1	.296	2B (17)
MIL	LoA	Lawrie, Brett 2B	4	1	2	1	.268	2 2B (11), SB (12)
MIL	R	Dykstra, Cutter 2B	4	3	1	2	.091	HR (1)
MIN	AA	Tosoni, Rene RF	4	1	3	0	.280	2B (15), SB (5)
NYY	AA	Montero, Jesus C	4	1	2	1	.288	HR (1); Took a while for first Double-A HR
NYY	AAA	Jackson, Austin CF	3	2	1	1	.320	HR (2)
OAK	AA	Cardenas, Adrian 3B	4	3	3	0	.352	SB (5)
OAK	AA	Carter, Chris 1B	3	2	2	6	.299	HR (13), 2B (25)
OAK	AA	Sulentic, Matt RF	6	2	3	0	.284	3 SB (16)
OAK	AAA	Pennington, Cliff SS	5	1	2	0	.275	2B (15)
OAK	HiA	Desme, Grant CF	5	2	1	3	.125	HR (2)
OAK	HiA	Weeks, Jemile 2B	6	2	3	3	.400	3B (1), 2B (5); Got late start on season, but more than making up for it
PHI	AA	Taylor, Michael DH	5	2	3	4	.342	HR (14), 2B (14)
PHI	LoA	Gose, Anthony RF	4	0	3	0	.273	Shocking, he reached base 3 times without a stolen base attempt
PIT	AA	Hernandez, Gorkys CF	3	1	2	1	.273	2B (3)
PIT	HiA	Mercer, Jordy SS	4	2	2	2	.246	HR (5), 2B (22)
SD	AA	Canham, Mitch C	4	1	2	2	.274	3B (3)
SD	AA	Forsythe, Logan 3B	4	1	2	1	.462	3B (1)
SD	AAA	Huffman, Chad LF	4	1	2	2	.236	HR (11)
SD	HiA	Darnell, James 3B	7	5	4	3	.364	HR (1), 2 2B (2); Prospect Hitter of the Day, part of the High Desert massacre, Lake Elsinore 33, High Desert 18
SD	MAJ	Cabrera, Everth SS	4	1	1	0	.318	3B (2)
SEA	AAA	Saunders, Michael LF	4	1	3	1	.294	HR (10), 2B (10)
SEA	HiA	Liddi, Alex 3B	6	2	2	0	.346	2B (23)
SEA	HiA	Peguero, Carlos RF	6	2	4	4	.270	HR (15), 3B (8); In High Desert, this qualifies as an OK day at the plate
SEA	LoA	Almonte, Denny CF	4	0	3	0	.271	2B (16), 2 SB (11)
SEA	R	Noriega, Gabriel SS	4	2	2	1	.316	2B (2)
SF	HiA	Neal, Thomas LF	4	0	3	0	.348
STL	AAA	Jay, Jon RF	4	1	1	2	.243	HR (3)
TB	AAA	Brignac, Reid SS	7	1	3	2	.292	2B (15)
TB	HiA	Royster, Ryan DH	4	2	2	0	.230	2 2B (11)
TEX	AAA	Borbon, Julio CF	5	3	1	2	.298	HR (2)
TOR	AAA	Arencibia, J.P. C	4	0	2	2	.236	2B (23)
TOR	HiA	Tolisano, John 2B	3	1	1	3	.255	HR (8)
WAS	HiA	Burgess, Michael RF	4	2	2	1	.237	2B (11)
WAS	HiA	Marrero, Chris 1B	3	2	2	5	.282	2 HR (9)

-- PITCHERS --

TEAM	CLASS	PITCHER	IP	H	R	ER			K	ERA
ARI	AA	Roemer, Wes	5	7	3	3	3	3	3.77	L (3-5)
ARI	AAA	Barnette, Tony	6.1	8	3	3	1	3	5.71
ARI	MAJ	Zavada, Clay	1	1	0	0	1	1	0.00	Now 17 big league innings no ER
ATL	AAA	Marek, Stephen	1	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
ATL	HiA	Kimbrel, Craig	1.1	3	2	2	1	0	10.38
ATL	LoA	Hoover, J.J.	6	7	5	2	1	8	3.06	Is a K-machine: 75 K, 10 Bbs
ATL	MAJ	Hanson, Tommy	6	2	0	0	2	2	2.48	W (4-0); 5 big league startsnow Braves best starter?
ATL	R	Teheran, Julio	5	2	3	1	1	3	3.24
BAL	AAA	Mickolio, Kam	1.1	1	1	1	3	2	3.45
BAL	AAA	Tillman, Chris	6.2	3	5	5	3	5	2.97	L (5-5)
BAL	LoA	Cooney, Brandon	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.38
BAL	MAJ	Hernandez, David	5.2	8	3	3	3	3	4.19	L (1-2)
BOS	HiA	Price, Bryan	7	5	3	3	2	5	8.31	L (0-3)
BOS	LoA	Fife, Stephen	6	7	3	3	1	4	1.73
BOS	MAJ	Bard, Daniel	1	0	0	0	0	1	3.44
CHC	AA	Mateo, Marcos	5	5	1	1	0	2	4.74
CHC	AAA	Gaub, John	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
CHC	HiA	Cashner, Andrew	4	2	0	0	3	3	1.50
CHC	MAJ	Hart, Kevin	1	1	1	1	1	0	2.45
CIN	AA	Watson, Sean	1	5	4	4	0	0	4.61	L (1-4)
CIN	AA	Wood, Travis	7	5	2	2	1	4	1.36
CIN	AAA	Maloney, Matt	6.2	7	3	3	2	6	2.30	W (5-4)
CIN	AAA	Manuel, Robert	1	2	1	1	0	1	2.59	Sv (6)
CIN	MAJ	Roenicke, Josh	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
CLE	LoA	Haley, Trey	4.2	4	5	5	3	2	5.77
CLE	MAJ	Huff, David	5	9	7	6	1	3	6.26	L (3-3)
CWS	AA	Santeliz, Clevelan	2	1	0	0	0	2	1.23
CWS	AAA	Torres, Carlos	7	5	3	3	2	2	2.41	W (7-4)
CWS	LoA	Infante, Gregory	7	3	2	2	0	7	3.26	W (3-5)
CWS	R	Rodriguez, Santos	1	1	0	0	1	1	0.00
DET	AA	Simons, Zach	2	2	0	0	1	2	2.88
DET	AAA	Brown, Brooks	7	5	1	1	2	4	4.04
DET	AAA	Perry, Ryan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.80
DET	HiA	Jacobson, Brett	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	4.13
DET	LoA	Crosby, Casey	5	0	0	0	1	6	3.39	W (6-2); Prospect Pitcher of the Day
FLA	AAA	Sinkbeil, Brett	1	0	0	0	0	1	8.15
FLA	MAJ	Wood, Tim	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0.00
HOU	AAA	Gervacio, Samuel	2.1	2	1	0	0	2	5.21
HOU	R	Cruz, Luis	6	8	3	3	1	4	2.25
KC	AA	De La Vara, Gilbert	1.2	2	1	0	1	0	4.85	W (3-1)
KC	LoA	Montgomery, Mike	5.2	2	1	1	1	7	1.93	Hasn't allowed more than 1 ER in 6 of 7 starts
KC	R	Lamb, John	4	7	4	3	0	2	4.00	L (0-1); '08 draftee missed last season with injury
LAA	HiA	Torres, Alexander	5.1	6	4	4	5	4	3.05	L (5-3)
LAA	LoA	Chatwood, Tyler	4	5	2	2	3	6	4.17
LAA	MAJ	Jepsen, Kevin	1	4	2	2	0	1	12.34
LAD	AA	Guerra, Javier	1.2	2	1	0	0	0	0.00	W (1-0)
LAD	LoA	Pratt, Jordan	1	2	0	0	0	2	4.65
LAD	LoA	Redding, Jon Michael	4	8	6	1	0	3	4.34	L (9-3)
LAD	MAJ	Leach, Brent	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	3.52
LAD	MAJ	Troncoso, Ramon	2	1	0	0	0	1	2.02
MIL	AA	Braddock, Zach	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.00	W (1-0)
MIL	HiA	Aguilar, Omar	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	Sv (1)
MIN	AA	Slama, Anthony	2	1	1	1	1	2	2.59	L (4-2)
MIN	AAA	Swarzak, Anthony	7	2	1	1	2	5	2.34	W (4-4)
MIN	HiA	Guerra, Deolis	5.2	9	5	4	2	2	5.13	L (5-8)
MIN	MAJ	Mijares, Jose	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.49
MIN	R	Stuifbergen, Tom	5	6	4	3	1	4	3.27
NYM	AA	Antonini, Mike	3	1	0	0	1	1	5.02	W (5-2)
NYM	AAA	Broadway, Lance	5	8	7	7	2	1	6.80	L (1-5)
NYM	LoA	Ramirez, Elvin	3.1	8	3	3	3	3	4.09	L (3-7)
NYM	R	Moviel, Scott	5	5	1	0	0	6	1.00
NYY	MAJ	Coke, Phil	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	3.31
OAK	AA	Lansford, Jared	1	4	3	3	0	0	3.71
OAK	AA	Leon, Arnold	1	1	0	0	1	1	5.81
OAK	AAA	Demel, Sam	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
OAK	MAJ	Bailey, Andrew	1	1	0	0	0	2	2.14
OAK	MAJ	Mazzaro, Vin	5	5	3	3	4	8	2.95	L (2-3)
PHI	AA	Stutes, Mike	7	5	2	2	1	3	4.46	W (5-4)
PHI	HiA	Cisco, Mike	0	1	1	0	0	0	3.00
PHI	LoA	May, Trevor	6	5	2	2	1	8	5.68	Throws 92-94, now is starting to aim it
PIT	AA	Bloom, Kyle	4	7	4	3	0	1	3.59
PIT	MAJ	Jackson, Steven	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	5.25
PIT	MAJ	Meek, Evan	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.04
SD	AA	Frieri, Ernesto	3	9	5	5	2	4	3.46	L (7-4)
SD	AAA	De La Cruz, Eulogio	1.1	3	1	1	3	1	4.15	L (0-3)
SD	R	Bovich, Andrew	1	2	1	1	0	1	6.00
SEA	HiA	Adcock, Nathan	0.2	7	8	8	2	2	4.54	L (5-4); Blame High Desert, ERA was 3.70 coming in
SEA	LoA	Pribanic, Aaron	4	7	4	2	2	3	2.49	L (6-4)
SF	AAA	Hinshaw, Alex	1	1	0	0	0	2	4.85
SF	HiA	Tanner, Clayton	5.1	6	1	1	1	6	3.16	W (6-2)
SF	LoA	Quirarte, Edwin	1	1	2	2	2	0	6.23
STL	AAA	Boggs, Mitchell	3	3	4	4	0	1	5.76
STL	AAA	Todd, Jess	2	0	0	0	0	1	2.57	Sv (16)
STL	HiA	Additon, Nick	5	6	2	2	3	1	3.22
TB	MAJ	Price, David	6.1	2	1	1	5	4	3.93	W (2-2); Rebounds from awful last start
TB	R	McEachern, Jason	6	3	1	1	0	5	0.82
TEX	AA	Bannister, John	0.1	4	5	5	0	1	5.94	L (2-2)
TEX	AA	Kiker, Kasey	6	4	0	0	0	6	3.00
TEX	AAA	Feliz, Neftali	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	3.78
TEX	HiA	Murphy, Tim	7.1	6	1	0	5	5	6.36	W (5-6)
TEX	MAJ	Hunter, Tommy	6.1	7	2	2	0	3	3.86	L (0-1)
TEX	MAJ	O'Day, Darren	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.50
TOR	HiA	Collins, Tim	3	2	1	0	2	3	2.57	L (6-3)
TOR	HiA	Farina, Alan	1.2	1	1	1	3	1	10.80
TOR	HiA	Liebel, Andrew	4.1	7	6	2	2	2	4.01
TOR	LoA	Alvarez, Henderson	6	5	1	1	0	5	3.80
WAS	AA	VanAllen, Cory	5	5	4	3	2	7	6.17
WAS	AAA	Mock, Garrett	6	6	1	1	1	1	3.65	W (3-1)

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