 |
| 81 |
BRETT
LAWRIE |
C/3B, BREWERS |
| 16: Overall position in the 2008 draft, making him the highest-drafted position player ever out of Canada. |
| Opening Day Age: 19 |
ETA: 2011 |
|
|
| 91 |
CHRIS
PEREZ |
RHP, CARDINALS |
| 6: Saves in his first six big league save opportunities during his major league debut last August. |
| Opening Day Age: 23 |
ETA: 2009 |
|
| 82 |
ADAM
MILLER |
RHP, INDIANS |
| 91: Average number of innings pitched per season in his five full years in the Indians organization. |
| Opening Day Age: 24 |
ETA: 2009 |
|
|
| 92 |
ANDREW
BRACKMAN |
RHP, YANKEES |
| 0: Number of official professional innings he has pitched since signing with the Yankees in 2007. |
| Opening Day Age: 23 |
ETA: 2010 |
|
| 83 |
MICHAEL
BOWDEN |
RHP, RED SOX |
| 130/29: Strikeout/walk ratio in 144 minor league innings last season. |
| Opening Day Age: 22 |
ETA: 2009 |
|
|
| 93 |
PHILLIPPE
AUMONT |
RHP, MARINERS |
| 201: Height in centimeters, making him the tallest Canadian ever drafted. |
| Opening Day Age: 20 |
ETA: 2011 |
|
| 84 |
MAX
RAMIREZ |
C, RANGERS |
| .311/.410/.512: Career batting line in 1,690 minor league at-bats. |
| Opening Day Age: 24 |
ETA: 2009 |
|
|
| 94 |
BRAD
HOLT |
RHP, METS |
| 1.87: ERA at short-season Brooklyn, one of four categories in which he led the New York-Penn League. |
| Opening Day Age: 22 |
ETA: 2010 |
|
| 85 |
KYLE
SKIPWORTH |
C, MARLINS |
| 36: Percentage of basestealers he threw out in the Gulf Coast League last summer, best mark in the league. |
| Opening Day Age: 19 |
ETA: 2012 |
|
|
| 95 |
CHRISTIAN
FRIEDRICH |
LHP, ROCKIES |
| 1.83: Career ERA at Eastern Kentucky, where he went from an undrafted high schooler to the 25th overall pick in 2008. |
| Opening Day Age: 21 |
ETA: 2010 |
|
| 86 |
MARTIN
PEREZ |
LHP, RANGERS |
| 1: Rank among pitching prospects in the Northwest League last season, even though he was one of the league's youngest players. |
| Opening Day Age: 18 |
ETA: 2011 |
|
|
| 96 |
SEAN
WEST |
LHP, MARLINS |
| 130: Innings pitched last season between high Class A and the Arizona Fall League, after he made just three appearances in the first two months because of blisters. |
| Opening Day Age: 22 |
ETA: 2010 |
|
| 87 |
FREDDIE
FREEMAN |
1B, BRAVES |
| .521: Slugging percentage at low Class A Rome last season, second-best mark in the South Atlantic League. |
| Opening Day Age: 19 |
ETA: 2011 |
|
|
| 97 |
GIO
GONZALEZ |
LHP, ATHLETICS |
| 3: Number of times he has already been traded—from the White Sox to the Phillies to the White Sox to the Athletics. |
| Opening Day Age: 23 |
ETA: 2009 |
|
| 88 |
GERARDO
PARRA |
OF, DIAMONDBACKS |
| 20: League-leading doubles mark this winter in the Venezuelan League, where he also batted .329/.404/.504 for Zulia. |
| Opening Day Age: 21 |
ETA: 2009 |
|
|
| 98 |
DANIEL
BARD |
RHP, RED SOX |
| 6: Improvement in his walk rate from 2007 to 2008, when he went from 9.4 per nine innings to 3.5. |
| Opening Day Age: 23 |
ETA: 2009 |
|
| 89 |
CARLOS
TRIUNFEL |
SS/2B, MARINERS |
| 15: Number of months by which he was the youngest regular in the California League last season. |
| Opening Day Age: 19 |
ETA: 2010 |
|
|
| 99 |
TYLER
FLOWERS |
C, WHITE SOX |
| .973: Slugging percentage in the Arizona Fall League, which led the league along with his 12 home runs. |
| Opening Day Age: 23 |
ETA: 2010 |
|
| 90 |
DANIEL
CORTES |
RHP, ROYALS |
| .213/.285: Opponent average against righthanded hitters and lefthanded hitters last season in Double-A. |
| Opening Day Age: 22 |
ETA: 2009 |
|
|
| 100 |
JEREMY
JEFFRESS |
RHP, BREWERS |
| 50: Games he was suspended last season after testing positive for marijuana near the end of 2007. |
| Opening Day Age: 21 |
ETA: 2009 |
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