Baseball America Prospect Report

May 23, 2006
Compiled by Baseball America

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-------------------------  Batters ------------------------ 

ORG LVL PLAYERS                        AB  R  H  BI   AVG
ARI AAA Callaspo, Alberto 2B  .......   5  1  3   0  .287
ARI AAA Drew, Stephen SS  ...........   4  1  2   0  .314

ATL LoA Andrus, Elvis SS  ...........   3  0  2   0  .264 - 2B; six-game hit streak

BAL HiA Reimold, Nolan RF  ..........   6  1  2   1  .318 - 2B (14), HR (7)

BOS AA  Moss, Brandon RF  ...........   4  1  2   0  .203 - 2B (12)
BOS HiA Ellsbury, Jacoby CF  ........   4  0  2   1  .315 - SB (8); first game since 4/26

CLE AA  Kouzmanoff, Kevin 3B  .......   5  1  4   4  .418 - HR (3)
CLE AA  Mulhern, Ryan LF  ...........   3  0  2   1  .269 - 2 2B (11)
CLE HiA Toregas, Wyatt C  ...........   4  0  3   3  .348 - 2 2B (13)

COL AA  Koshansky, Joe 1B ...........   6  0  2   2  .289 - 2B (9)
COL AA  Czarniecki, Jordan CF  ......   5  0  2   1  .298 - 2B (12)
COL LoA Fowler, Dexter CF  ..........   5  2  2   0  .304 - 2B, 3B
COL LoA Young Jr., Eric 2B  .........   4  2  2   2  .293 - 2 SB (32); leads the minors

DET AA  Giarratano, Tony SS  ........   5  2  2   0  .236 - 3B (5)
DET HiA Larish, Jeff 1B  ............   4  1  3   1  .283 - 2B (15)

FLA HiA Brinkley, Dante LF  .........   7  2  2   3  .219 - 3B (1), HR (5)
FLA LoA Harvey, Kris RF  ............   5  1  3   2  .265 - HR (9)
FLA LoA Jenkins, Kris 1B  ...........   5  0  3   2  .304 - 2B

HOU AA  Pence, Hunter RF  ...........   4  1  2   2  .307 - HR (13)
HOU LoA Einertson, Mitch LF  ........   3  1  2   0  .294 - 2B, SB

KC  AA  Lubanski, Chris LF  .........   3  1  3   0  .270 - 2 2B (14)
KC  HiA Stodolka, Mike 1B  ..........   3  1  2   2  .328 - HR (6)
KC  LoA McConnell, Chris SS  ........   4  1  2   2  .179 - 2B; it's about time

LAA AAA Mathis, Jeff C  .............   4  2  2   1  .309 - 2B, CS
LAA AAA Morales, Kendry 1B  .........   4  1  1   0  .317
LAA HiA Toussaint, Andrew LF  .......   5  3  3   2  .217 - 2 HR (5)

LAD AAA Guzman, Joel LF  ............   2  2  1   1  .302
LAD AAA Loney, James 1B  ............   5  2  3   1  .380 - 2B, 3B
LAD HiA Santana, Carlos LF  .........   4  2  2   3  .346 - HR (3)

MIL AAA Cruz, Nelson RF  ............   4  1  1   2  .301 - HR (11)
MIL LoA Salome, Angel C  ............   4  2  2   2  .318 - HR (5)

NYM HiA Petersen, Joshua RF  ........   5  0  3   1  .351

NYY AA  Sardinha, Bronson RF  .......   5  1  2   1  .282 - 2B (8)
NYY AA  Howard, Kevin 3B  ...........   3  2  2   2  .217 - 2B (7)
NYY HiA Ehlers, Cody 1B  ............   3  2  2   3  .298 - HR (9)

PIT AA  Stansberry, Craig 2B  .......   4  1  2   3  .227 - HR (6)

SD  LoA Blanks, Kyle DH  ............   4  1  2   2  .345 - HR (4)

SEA AA  Balentien, Wladimir RF  .....   5  2  3   1  .263 - 2B (12)

SF  AA  Ishikawa, Travis 1B  ........   5  2  3   2  .264 - HR (3), 2B (7)

STL LoA Anderson, Bryan C  ..........   4  3  4   3  .333 - 2 2B

TEX AAA Arias, Joaquin SS  ..........   4  1  2   2  .262
TEX AA  Metcalf, Travis 3B  .........   3  0  2   1  .233 - 3B (1)
TEX HiA Murphy, Steve RF  ...........   3  0  2   1  .298 - 2 2B (14)

TOR AA  Lind, Adam LF  ..............   7  4  5   3  .285 - 2 2B (6); N.H. walloped Connecticut 23-9
TOR AA  Thigpen, Curtis C  ..........   6  2  2   3  .278 - HR (3), 2B (6)
TOR AA  Cannon, Chip 1B  ............   7  4  3   1  .270 - 2B (9)
TOR HiA Patterson, Ryan LF  .........   6  1  3   1  .345 - HR (10)
TOR LoA Pettway, Brian LF  ..........   3  0  3   0  .250 - 2B

-------------------------  Pitchers ----------------------- 

ORG LVL PITCHERS                        IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO    ERA
ARI AAA Nippert, Dustin  ...........   6.0  9  4   4   1   5   3.83 - W (6-0)

ATL HiA Harrison, Matt  ............   7.0  5  0   0   1   5   2.54 - W (5-3)
ATL LoA Cuevas, Jairo   ............   6.0  4  2   2   2  10   5.88

BAL AA  Johnson, James  ............   6.0  8  5   5   3   6   4.18 - L (4-2)

BOS AA  Vaquedano, Jose  ...........   6.0  5  3   3   4   3   5.34 - W (3-1)
BOS LoA Bowden, Michael  ...........   5.0  7  5   4   0   4   4.86 - L (2-3)

CLE AA  Perez, Rafael  .............   8.0  1  0   0   2   7   3.65 - W (3-4)
CLE AA  Sipp, Tony   ...............   1.0  2  1   1   1   2   2.45 - 1st appearance since 4/24
CLE HiA Lewis, Scott  ..............   4.0  2  0   0   1   6   0.50

COL AA  Morillo, Juan    ...........   6.0  4  2   2   5   3   3.14
COL HiA Lo, Ching-Lung  ............   7.0  5  0   0   4   2   4.15 - W (4-1)
COL LoA Simons, Zach   .............   4.1  7  6   5   2   3   4.15

DET HiA Jurrjens, Jair  ............   7.0  6  1   1   0  10   2.04

FLA LoA Tucker, Ryan  ..............   6.0  2  1   1   0   4   4.89 - W (1-4)

LAA AAA Weaver, Jered  .............   9.0  5  0   0   0   8   2.05 - W (4-1); 110 pitches, 12-6 groudnouts-flyouts
LAA LoA Mosebach, Bobby  ...........   7.2  4  5   5   3   7   3.16 - L (3-2)

MIL HiA Rogers, Mark  ..............   7.0  5  3   1   3   6   6.17 - longest outing of year

MIN AA  Harben, Adam  ..............   3.0  5  4   4   5   1   2.92 - L (1-2)

NYY AA  Hughes, Philip  ............   6.0  5  4   3   2   5   3.91 - W (1-1)

OAK AAA Windsor, Jason  ............   6.0  7  0   0   0   6   2.08 - W (3-0)

PHI AA  Haigwood, Daniel  ..........   4.0  8  6   6   1   6   4.60 - L (1-3); gave up 3 HR

SEA AAA Fruto, Emiliano   ..........   1.0  2  1   1   0   1   3.48
SEA AA  Bazardo, Yorman   ..........   1.0  1  1   1   2   1   3.51 - left game with sore elbow

SF  AA  Sanchez, Jonathan   ........   1.0  0  0   0   0   1   1.20

STL AA  Pomeranz, Stuart  ..........   7.0  3  1   1   4   4   3.00 - W (6-0)

TEX AA  Diamond, Thomas  ...........   6.0  3  0   0   4   6   2.92 - W (3-1)
TEX AA  Littleton, Wes  ............   3.0  2  1   1   0   4   0.66 - S (3)

TOR HiA Romero, Ricky  .............   7.0  5  2   2   1   4   2.33

WAS HiA Balester, Collin  ..........   3.2  7  2   2   4   4   7.23

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