Seven Up, Seven Down: The Best And Worst Minor League Teams

As teams near the 50-game line, we begin to see the true best and worst emerge. One-third of the schedule has elapsed, and if Winston-Salem continues at this pace they'll win about 97 regular season games. 

New Britain would be in danger of losing 100 games at their current pace. For perspective, follow this link to last year's full-season bests and worsts.

Power Index: Eye-Catching Triple-A Performers

Since the previous Power Index was published on May 12, the following players have been summoned from Triple-A to the big leagues: Shelley Duncan (Indains), Chris Iannetta (Rockies), Cristhian Martinez (Braves), P.J. Walters (Cardinals) and Derek Holland (Rangers). Coincidence? Well, probably, but performance does matter at the Triple-A level.

To try to identify other potential callups, let's peruse the Triple-A ranks for leaders in isolated power and strikeout percentage. We'll narrow the search to the past two weeks in an effort to find those who are trending up. To qualify, a batter must have 32 plate appearances and a pitcher must have accumulated at least 10 innings.

For details on players acquired in trade, be sure to visit Trade Central, where we have all major swaps archived going back through 2001.

Other notables to clear .300: Greg Halman, rf/cf, Tacoma, .343; and Pedro Alvarez, 3b, Indianapolis, .304.

Other notables to clear 25 percent: Jeremy Hellickson, rhp, Durham, 31%; Romulo Sanchez, rhp, Scranton/W-B, 28%; Donnie Veal, lhp, Indianapolis, 27%; and Carlos Torres, rhp, Charlotte, 25%.

While Chris Resop has been a trending topic this past week, stay tuned because he can opt out of his minor league deal with the Braves on June 15 if another organization promises him a big league roster spot.