Double-A Best Tools
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Our week-long survey of the best tools in the minors is over. We began by featuring the Triple-A leagues, followed by Double-A, then high Class A, and finally low Class A to wrap up the coverage. The Best Tools Slideshow consists of photos of some of the toolsiest players in the minors along with quotes about their tools from those who know them best.
| EASTERN LEAGUE | SOUTHERN LEAGUE | TEXAS LEAGUE | ||
 | Best Batting Prospect | Adam Lind, New Hampshire | Joey Votto, Chattanooga | Billy Butler, Wichita |
 | Best Power Prospect | Adam Lind, New Hampshire | Matt Kemp, Jacksonville | Joe Koshansky, Tulsa |
 | Best Strike-Zone Judgment | Kory Casto, Harrisburg | Danny Richar, Tennesee | Ben Zobrist, Corpus Christi |
 | Best Baserunner | Justin Christian, Trenton | Eric Patterson, West Tenn | Josh Anderson, Corpus Christi |
 | Fastest Baserunner | Michael Bourn, Reading | Chris Walker, West Tenn | Josh Anderson, Corpus Christi |
 | Best Pitching Prospect | Philip Hughes, Trenton | Anibal Sanchez, Carolina | Ubaldo Jimenez, Tulsa |
 | Best Fastball | Matt Lindstrom, Binghamton | Juan Mateo, West Tenn | Juan Morillo, Tulsa |
 | Best Breaking Pitch | Philip Hughes, Trenton | Lance Broadway, Birmingham | Paul Estrada, Corpus Christi |
 | Best Control | Matt Garza, New Britain | Andy Sonnanstine, Montgomery | Ryan Feierabend, San Antonio |
 | Best Reliever | Matt Lindstrom, Binghamton | Juan Salas, Montgomery | Manuel Corpas, Tulsa |
 | Best Defensive Catcher | Curtis Thigpen, New Hampshire | Miguel Perez, Chattanooga | Kurt Suzuki, Midland |
 | Best Defensive First Baseman | Travis Ishikawa, Connecticut | Joey Votto, Chattanooga | Brant Colamarino, Midland |
 | Best Defensive Second Baseman | Eider Torres, Akron | Tony Abreu, Jacksonville | Kevin Melillo, Midland |
 | Best Defensive Third Baseman | Brian Buscher, Connecticut | Scott Moore, West Tenn | Alex Gordon. Wichita |
 | Best Defensive Shortstop | Tony Giarratano, Erie | Chin Lung-Hu, Jacksonville | Oswaldo Navarro, San Antonio |
 | Best Infield Arm | Kody Kirkland, Erie | Yunel Escobar, Mississippi | Troy Tulowitzki, Tulsa |
 | Best Defensive Outfielder | Frank Diaz, Harrisburg | Chris Walker, West Tenn | Reid Gorecki, Springfield |
 | Best Outfield Arm | Brent Clevlen, Erie | Jerry Gil, Tennessee | Wladimir Balentien, San Antonio |
 | Most Exciting Player | Philip Hughes, Trenton | Matt Kemp, Jacksonville | Hunter Pence, Corpus Christi |
 | Best Manager Prospect | Tim Bogar, Akron | Gary Jones, Mobile | Daren Brown, San Antonio |
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