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Posted in March of 2009

Taylor Teagarden C - Tex

The talent-laden Rangers organization is especially well stocked with minor league prospects at the catcher position. Taylor Teagarden is not quite as talented offensively as Jarrod Saltalamacchia but he's also a little further down the development road than is Max Ramirez, which leads us to where we are now. Saltalamacchia is starting with the Rangers with Teagarden backing him up and playing against lefties, while Ramirez continues to cure in the minors.   

Last season's 47 ABs with the big club, which produced 6 homers and a .319 batting average (with a tail gust of a .409 BHIP%) got everyone excited, but Teagarden also struck out 19 times and he fanned 31.6% of the time in AAA last year over 187 ABs. That's a problem, despite his 13.0% BB rate. 

Taylor's low contact rates combined with a neutral .289 BHIP% produce an equally problematic .225 AVG in AAA last year. Taylor didn't slug as well in AAA either (.396) but he battled injuries most of the year and his .529 SLG% in his 2007 tour of AA is a better indicator of his power potential. 

Taylor is an above-average defensive catcher and that will be his major-league calling card as the Rangers showcase both him and Saltalamacchia this season in an effort to prune their minor league tree. Max Ramirez isn't far behind and could push for the majors this season, and that will give Texas a pretty solid trading chip. 

Teagarden will not hit for average as a major leaguer and will struggle at times, but with enough at bats he should produce mid-teens or higher in HRs which would make him valuable out of the catching slot. The real question is how well major league pitchers will exploit his contact issues and how well he adjusts when forced.  We'll have the answer this summer. At this point he is basically Jason Varitek without the playing time. That's the rub this season, how much PT will he see? And will that answer change with a mid-season trade? 

For the time being Taylor will be more valuable in a rotisserie format this season and he will make a decent contribution from a #2 catching slot, but he will be a headache in a weekly head-to-head format. Eventually with a near full time job he could settle into a .250/17/65 annual production rate.     

Long Term Fantasy Grade - B

Seas Lvl   AB XBH  HR  SB  AVG   BB%    K%   OBP   SLG
2007 A+   292  45  20   2 .315  18.2  30.5  .440  .606
2007 AA   102  10   7   0 .294   8.9  38.2  .357  .529
2008 AA    59   4   2   1 .169  11.9  39.0  .269  .305
2008 AAA  187  15   7   0 .225  13.0  31.6  .332  .396

2008 MLB   47  11   6   0 .319   9.6  40.4  .396  .809

Colby Rasmus OF - STL

Colby Rasmus tempted his way on the the Cardinals' roster with a solid spring. Of course that didn't take much ... everyone in the organization was looking for half an excuse to get their first look at their 22-year-old top prospect, and his .280/.368/.451 slash line in the spring gave it to them.

Colby's 2008 season in AAA was underwhelming at .251/11/36 in 331 ABs, but he battled  a very slow start, then knee and groin injuries as the season wore on, and he never really got on track. Rasmus still posted solid zone command rates (21.8% K rate and a 2.9% BB rate) so his OBP% remained solid as well at .346. In AA in 2007, Colby's command rates were similar but he posted a .551 SLG% and hit .275 (.301 BHIP%)

Rasmus is one of those guys who you would pick out of a bunch of uniforms just warming up. He has the look and deportment of a big-time player. And on the field he is balanced, powerful, and savvy. His zone command is solid and he stands in against lefties, staying back on off speed pitches, and turning on inside fastballs. 

He's a player, and a top level minor league prospect. 

One concern is that that Colby seemed a little spooked by his struggles last season. He had some trouble dealing with the adversity, but quite often an organization likes to see prospects deal with that first taste of true challenge before they reach the majors. The Cardinals must have been settled with how Colby responded as they don't seem to be worried as to how he'll handle the pressures of the major leagues.. The organization was however a little put off that he decided against winter ball this past offseason, a choice that would have made up for some of 2008's lost development time.

Colby will be an impact player in the majors with comfortable 25/15 potential and perhaps even 30+/15. La Russa will bring him along slowly and you can almost expect early struggles. Rasmus has a history of slow starts and prolonging slumps by attempting to do too much at the plate. So there will be some growing pains for Colby's owners this season. In the long run however your patience will be rewarded.

Long Term Fantasy Grade - A    

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

2006 A    303  36  11  17 .310   8.7  18.2  .373  .512

2006 A+   181  14   5  10 .254  12.6  16.6  .352  .414

2007 AA   472  69  29  18 .275  12.9  22.9  .381  .551

2008 AAA  331  26  11  15 .251  12.9  21.8  .346  .396

 

Jason Motte RP - ST. Louis

Motte has grabbed the attention of the fantasy world by not just making the Cardinals roster this spring, but starting the year as the team's de facto, if not officially named, closer. More interesting perhaps is the fact that Jason, just 5 years ago was drafted by the Cardinals as a rifle-arm catcher from Iona. In 614 pro at bats he hit just .191 and the Cardinals started wondering if they could convert him into a reliever.

The returns on the experiment were encouraging immediately with a 38/7 K/BB ratio in his first 39 IP between short season A and Low-A in 2006. Last year in his first go around in AAA, Jason struck out a ridiculous 110 batters in 66.2 AAA IP as he held opponents to a 3.24 ERA in 63 appearances and a .254 OBA. (That .254 was bloated by a .426 BHIP% by the way. With any luck he could have repeated his 2007 AA OBA of .207, accomplished with a less-than-favorable .305 BHIP%)

His velocity is obvious. Jason averaged 96.6 mph on his fastball in the majors in '08 and so far in '09 he's averaged 96.4. Last year he threw 89.4% fastballs and 8.8% of his pitches were a rudimentary slider. So far this year (and all of his MLB experience is a small sample, keep in mind) he's thrown his slider 17.2% of the time and even mixed in an occasional change.  Jason's ability to develop and integrate secondary pitches will be a lynch pin for his career. He can get some misses with velocity but major league hitters can hit a bullet if they know it's coming. 

Watching him this week two things become readily apparent. Jason's command and control is raw at best, which you'd expect from a guy who has only pitched seriously for three seasons. More disturbing perhaps is that his fastball, while definitely fast, has little to no life. It's a laser, and major league hitters have been squaring it up to the tune of a .615 OBA (that's not a typo) through his first 11 batters faced this season, although, granted, with a .685 BHIP%.  

I'm not quite ready to give up here. Jason throws first pitch strikes and while his life and in-zone command isn't great yet, he doesn't walk batters at deal-breaking rate ... and 69% of the balls hit off of him aren't going to drop forever. That having been said, Chris Perez will be pressing for save opps, Dennys Reyes already casts a shadow, and the cracks in La Russa's faith in Motte are already showing.      

There may be an effective reliever here but most signs point towards a 7th or 8th inning role. And while it's too early to make this call, if you paid in your draft for a closer in Motte, you may get stung here, so be wary of this minor league prospect.

Long Term Fantasy Grade - C+  

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

2006 A-   1  2  3.08  8  26.1  8.5  1.4  0.3 .288  1.29

2006 A-   1  1  4.97  0  12.2  9.2  2.1  0.7 .309  1.50

2007 A+   1  0  0.90  3  10.0  5.4  0.9  0.0 .199  0.80

2007 AA   3  3  2.20  8  49.0 11.6  4.0  0.6 .207  1.18

2008 AAA  4  3  3.24  9  66.2 14.9  3.5  0.8 .254  1.35

2008 MLB  0  0  0.82  1  11.0 13.1  2.5  0.0 .139  0.73

2009 MLB  0  1 15.43  0   2.1 11.6  0.0  0.0 .515  3.00

Tot           0  1  3.38  1  13.1 12.8  2.0  0.0 .242  1.13

Travis Ishikawa 1B - Giants

At 25 years old Travis Ishikawa isn't your model minor league prospect, but as the starting first baseman for a major league team he does deserve some attention. Travis currently holds down the 1B job for the Giants and while he will sit against a few left-handers, Bruce Bochy insists that Travis is not the left side of a platoon.

In his first year in AAA last season Travis hit .310 in 171 ABs with a .311 BHIP%, this, after hitting .291 in his second tour of AA (234 ABs) to start the season. He finished the season with the big club hitting .274 in 104 ABs albeit with a favorable .354 BHIP%

In his first look at MLB pitching Travis fanned 28.4% of the time while walking 8.7%, a reasonable and expected level-jump drop from his AAA rates of 21.1% and 13.0%. That 2008 AAA BB rate is an outlier in his career, but if Travis can boost his MLB BB rate nearer to 10% and bring his K rate back into the lower 20s, he could be an effective hitter. 

Power is a whole 'nother issue. Travis did hit 16 HRs in his 171 AAA ABs last year and slugged .737 but that was a huge jump over his .396 SLG% in 3 AA seasons.  In his 132 MLB ABs through Friday Travis has slugged .447 which is marginal overall and only acceptable at 1B. 

Travis projects to hit .280/20/85 based on what he has shown so far and that doesn't cut it if he's slotted as your first baseman. He does bring ABs to the table right now, and in deeper leagues, if he plays a corner or DH for you you don't lose too much ground. However it doesn't appear right now that Travis will develop into an above-the-curve first baseman. 

Long Term Fantasy Grade - C    

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

2006 AA  298  27  10   0 .232  10.5  29.5  .316  .403

2006 MLB  24    4   0   0 .292   4.0  25.0  .320  .500

2007 A+  198  29  13   0 .268   8.8  39.4  .342  .551

2007 AA   173   7   3   0 .214   8.9  27.7  .292  .295

2008 AA  234  24   8  10 .291  13.0  19.2  .382  .462

2008 AAA 171  38  16   0 .310   7.6  21.1  .370  .737

2008 MLB   95   9   3   1 .274   8.7  28.4  .337  .432

2009 MLB   16   1   0   0 .250   0.0  25.0  .250  .375

Tot         135  14   3   1 .274   6.9  27.4  .324  .437

 

Brett Anderson P - A's

Brett Anderson made his major league debut Thursday against the Angels allowing 5 runs in 6 IP, suffering the loss. He actually had just one bad inning and faced just 10 batters over his final three innings of work. 

The 6-4, 215 pound left-hander is the second of two young starters to open the season with the A's joining Trevor Cahill. Anderson came to the A's along with Carlos Gonzalez from the Diamondbacks as part of the six-player trade for Dan Haren in December of 2007.

Brett's fastball lives in the low-to-mid 90s and he can shave a foot or so off it to keep hitters off balance, certainyl a name to consider among the minor league prospects. But it's his array of secondary pitches that really grabs your attention. Brett's throws two different curves, a good biting slider, and an advanced change. His mechanics are very sound and his delivery is extremely consistent. That in turn leads to his outstanding command. 

In 2 minor league seasons over three levels, Anderson walked just 1.9 batters per 9 innings while striking out 9.7. In 31 AA IP at the end of last season, opponents hit .236 off of Anderson despite a .327 BHIP%, and Brett fanned 11.03/9 while walking 2.6/9. His 2.61 ERA benefited from an 82.3% strand percentage but he was obviously highly effective at the AA level.   

Advanced command of four MLB-quality pitches with a couple additional variations, consistent pinpoint control, and 94 mph when needed ... what's not to like? Here's yet another roll out from the A's pitching factory.

Long Term Fantasy Grade - A-

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

2007 A      8  4  2.21  81.1  9.4  1.1  0.3  .249  1.06

2007 A+     3  3  4.85  39.0  9.2  2.5  1.4  .313  1.56

2008 A+     9  4  4.14  74.0  9.7  2.2  0.6  .246  1.16

2008 AA     2  1  2.61  31.0 11.0  2.6  0.9  .236  1.16

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2009 Minor League Prospects Archives: 

Volume 1 Matt Wieters C, David Price  SP, Cameron Maybin  OF, Matt LaPorta 1B, Tommy Hanson P, Dexter Fowler OF, Travis Snider OF, Andrew McCutchen OF, Elvis Andrus SS, Carlos Carrasco SP

Volume 2 Taylor Teagarden C, Colby Rasmus OF, Jason Motte RP, Travis Ishikawa 1B, Brett Anderson P

Volume 3 Madison Bumgarner SP, Buster Posey C, Mike Moustakas 3B, Jarrod Parker SP, Chris Tillman SP

Volume 4 Rick Porcello SP, Brian Matusz SP, Tim Beckham SS, Brett Wallace 3B, Justin Smoak 1B

Volume 5 Mat Gamel 3B, Austin Jackson OF, Jason Heyward OF, Fernando Martinez OF, Jeremy Hellickson SP

Volume 6 Luke Hochevar SP, Bryan Augenstein SP, Chris Coghlan 2B, Gio Gonzalez SP, Angel Villalona 3B, Carlos Carrasco SP

Volume 7 Nolan Reimold OF, Gerardo Parra OF,  Neftali Feliz SP, Kris Medlen SP, Daniel Bard RP

Volume 8 Jesus Guzman 1B, Aaron Poreda SP,  Clayton Richard SP, Derek Holland SP, Andrew Lambo OF

Volume 9 Anthony Swarzak SP, Matt Wieters C, Daniel Schlereth RP, Sean Rodriguez 2B, Jake Fox OF 

Volume 10 MLB DRAFT Edition Dustin Ackerly 1B, Donovan Tate OF, Grant Green SS, Matt Purke  P, Kyle Gibson P, Tanner Scheppers P, Zack Wheeler P, Mike Leake P

Volume 11 MLB DRAFT Team Report

Volume 12 Vince Mazzaro SP,  Michael Taylor OF, Brad Mills SP, Jason Castro C, Greg Halman OF

Volume 13 Mat Latos SP, Scott Sizemore 2B, Kyle Drabek SP, Trevor Reckling SP, Desmond Jennings OF

Volume 14 Nick Weglarz OF, Michael Bowden SP, Casey Kelly SP, Pedro Alvarez 3B, Alcides Escobar SS

Volume 15 Carlos Santana C, Jesus Montero C, Jenrry Mejia P, Daryl Jones OF, Dan Duffy P

Volume 16 Deolis Guerra P, Jordan Lyles P, Logan Morrison 1B, Michael Saunders OF, James Darnell 3B

Volume 17 Jason Donald 2B, Jason Knapp SP, Nick Hagadone SP, Jess Todd SP, Dexter Carter SP

Volume 18 Junichi Tazawa SP, Douglas Fister SP, Bud Norris SP, Allen Craig 3B, Alex Avila C

Volume 19 Tony Sanchez C, Josh Bell 3B, Hector Rondon  SP, Randall Delgado SP, David Bromberg SP

Volume 20 Jeremy Hellickson SP, Drew Stubbs OF, Trent Oeltjen OF, Sean West SP, Mike Morse OF

Volume 21 Kila Ka'aihue DH, Chris Heisey OF, Brandon Allen  1B, Jeff Clement C, Desmond Jennings OF

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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