Organizational Leaders (final 2009)

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I'll do these piecemeal, here and there.

The qualifying minimums are arbitrary, based, I guess, on what I'd expect a semi-regular to have in a short-season schedule.

OPS (150 PA)

1. Kevin Barker (Lou) 927
2. Chris Heisey (Car, Lou) 900
3. Darnell McDonald (Lou) 888
4. Byron Wiley (Day) 856
5. Drew Sutton (Lou) 852
6. Juan Francisco (Car, Lou) 847
7. Yonder Alonso (Sar, Car) 838
8. Juan Silva (GCL) 833
9. Todd Frazier (Car, Lou) 832
10. Efrain Contreras (Bil) 807
11. Josh Fellhauer (Day) 805
12. Danny Dorn (Lou) 793
13. Chris Richburg (Bil) 775
14. Henry Rodriguez (GCL) 775
15. Humberto Sosa (Bil, Day) 767
16. Danny Richar (Lou) 767
17. Cody Puckett (Day, Sar) 762
18. Wes Bankston (Lou) 762
19. Chris Denove (Car, Lou) 758
20. Carlos Mendez (Day) 752

The surprises there, to me, are Barker (over Heisey), Silva, Contreras, Denove (nice for a catcher) and Mendez (lower than I would have thought).

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ERA, Starting Pitchers (7 starts)

1. Zach Stewart (Sar, Car, Lou) 1.67
2. Daniel Tuttle (GCL) 1.67
3. Travis Wood (Car, Lou) 1.77
4. Radhames Quezada (DSL) 2.06
5. Tyler Cline (GCL) 2.09
6. Mark Serrano (Bil, Day) 2.11
7. Luis Machuca (DSL, GCL) 2.35
8. Justin Lehr (Lou) 2.51
9. Homer Bailey (Lou) 2.71
10. *Jordan Hotchkiss (Day) 2.73
11. Jacob Johnson (GCL) 2.83
12. James Avery (Car) 2.89
13. Matt Maloney (Lou) 3.00
14. Matt Fairel (Day, Sar) 3.02
15. Alexander Smit (Sar, Car) 3.08
16. Tom Cochran (Car, Lou) 3.17
17. Ezequiel Infante (Bil, Day) 3.22
18. Scott Carroll (Sar, Car) 3.38
19. Jordan Smith (Car) 3.44
20. Starlin Gerson (DSL) 3.55
21. Matt Klinker (Car, Lou) 3.58

* Hotchkiss only made 5 starts, but I included him because he pitched many more innings than some of the starters who qualified.

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WHIP, Relief Pitchers (30 IP)

1. Logan Ondrusek (Sar, Car, Lou) .903
2. Nathan Driessen (GCL) .969
3. Enerio Del Rosario (Sar, Car, Lou) .971
4. Mace Thurman (Day, Sar) .992
5. Robert Manuel (Lou) 1.007
6. Donnie Joseph (Bil, Day) 1.021
7. Marcos Molina (GCL) 1.176
8. Joe Krebs (Sar, Car, Lou) 1.195
9. Chase Ware (GCL, Day) 1.212
10. Jeff Kennard (Lou) 1.222
11. Tzu-Kai Chiu (GCL, Bil) 1.224
12. Steve Otterness (Day, Sar, Car) 1.227
13. Justin Mallett (Car, Lou) 1.231
14. Philippe Valiquette (Sar, Car) 1.242
15. Hector Santana (Day, Sar) 1. 277

K/9, Relief Pitchers (30 IP)

1. Brian Pearl (Bil) 13.5
2. Donnie Joseph (Bil, Day) 11.7
3. Jose Marizan (GCL) 11.2
4. Pedro Viola (Lou) 10.4
5. Andrew Bowman (Day) 10.0
6. Mike Bohana (Bil, Day, Sar) 9.6
7. Aguido Gonzalez (Day, Sar) 9.5
8. Mace Thurman (Day, Sar) 9.3
9. Bryan Gardner (Bil) 8.6
10. Scott Gaffney (Day) 8.5

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HR

1. Juan Francisco (Car, Lou) 27
2. Kevin Barker (Lou) 22
3. Chris Heisey (Car, Lou) 22
4. Cody Puckett (Day, Sar) 19
5. Wes Bankston (Lou) 17
6. Todd Frazier (Car, Lou) 16
7. Danny Dorn (Lou) 14
8. Byron Wiley (Day) 12
9. Sean Henry (Car) 11
10. Neftali Soto (Sar) 11
11. Zach Cozart (Car) 10
12. Denis Phipps (Sar, Car) 10
13. Jonny Gomes (Lou) 9
14. Darnell McDonals (Lou) 9
15. Yonder Alonso (Sar, Car) 9

Total Bases

1. Juan Francisco (Car, Lou) 274
2. Chris Heisey (Car, Lou) 269
3. Todd Frazier (Car, Lou) 247
4. Cody Puckett (Day, Sar) 222
5. Dave Sappelt (Day, Sar) 220
6. Wes Bankston (Lou) 205
7. Kevin Barker (Lou) 195
8. Denis Phipps (Car, Sar) 190
9. Carlos Mendez (Day) 185
10. Zach Cozart (Car) 184
11. Neftali Soto (Sar) 183
12. Byron Wiley (Day) 176
13. Sean Henry (Car) 171
14. Danny Dorn (Lou) 163
15. Miguel Rojas (Day) 159

The huge surprise on that list, to me, is Miguel Rojas. For a slick-fielding, allegedly weak-hitting shortstop to finish in the top 15 in the organization in total bases . . . hmm.

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K/9, Starting Pitchers (7 starts)

1. Mark Serrano (Bil, Day) 10.6
2. J.C. Sulbaran (Day) 9.7
3. Tim Crabbe (Bil) 9.5
4. Matt Klinker (Sar, Car, Lou) 9.3
5. Alexander Smit (Sar, Car) 8.9
6. Justin Walker (Bil, Day) 8.4
7. Daniel Tuttle (GCL) 8.4
8. Homer Bailey (Lou) 8.2
9. Camilo Vazquez (Car, Lou) 8.1
10. Ezequiel Infante (Bil, Day) 8.1
11. Lance Janke (Day, Sar) 8.0
12. Jordan Hotchkiss (Day) 7.9
13. Starlin Gerson (DSL) 7.9
14. Matt Maloney (Lou) 7.8
15. Sam Lecure (Lou) 7.8
16. Ben Jukich (Lou) 7.8
17. Zach Stewart (Sar, Car, Lou) 7.8
18. J.R. Morillo (DSL) 7.8
19. Matt Fairel (Day, Sar) 7.7
20. Ramon Rodriguez (GCL) 7.6

K/BB, All Pitchers (30 IP)

1. Justin Walker (Bil, Day) 5.40
2. Nathan Driessen (GCL) 5.25
3. Matt Maloney (Lou) 5.00
4. Justin Freeman (Sar) 4.90
5. Ezequiel Infante (Bil, Day) 4.82
6. Tzu-Kai Chiu (GCL, Bil) 4.67
7. Enerio Del Rosario (Sar, Car, Lou) 4.50
8. Mark Serrano (Bil, Day) 4.33
9. Justin Lehr (Lou) 4.00
10. Jordan Hotchkiss (Day) 3.95
11. Robert Manuel (Lou) 3.80
12. Justin Mallett (Car, Lou) 3.57
13. Hector Santana (Bil, Day) 3.50
14. Matt Klinker (Sar, Car, Lou) 3.29
15. Mace Thurman (Day, Sar) 3.28

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OBP (150 PA)

1. Byron Wiley (Day) 395
2. Efrain Contreras (Bil) 395
3. Drew Sutton (Lou) 381
4. Chris Richburg (Bil) 380
5. Chris Heisey (Car, Lou) 379
6. Kevin Barker (Lou) 376
7. Yonder Alonso (Sar, Car) 374
8. Miguel Chacoa (DSL) 373
9. Juan Silva (GCL) 372
10. Zach Cozart (Car) 360
11. Henry Rodriguez (GCL) 354
12. Drew Stubbs (Lou) 353
13. Todd Frazier (Car, Lou) 351
14. Josh Fellhauer (Day) 351
15. Humberto Sosa (Bil, Day) 350
16. Darnell McDonald (Lou) 349
17. Chris Denove (Car, Lou) 347
18. Carlos Mendez (Day) 345
19. Kyle Day (Day, Sar) 343
20. Ariel Baez (DSL) 342

The surprises to me are the top two--especially Contreras, who went unnoticed most of the year. Nice showing also for Juan Silva.

BA (150 PA)

1. Henry Rodriguez (GCL) 322
2. Chris Heisey (Car, Lou) 314
3. Darnell McDonald (Lou) 314
4. Carlos Mendez (Day) 308
5. Miguel Chacoa (DSL) 301
6. Efrain Contreras (Bil) 301
7. Mariekson Gregorius (Bil) 298
8. Juan Francisco (Car, Lou) 295
9. Todd Frazier (Car, Lou) 292
10. Yonder Alonso (Sar, Car) 292
11. Alexis Oliveras (Bil, Day) 290
12. Danny Richar (Lou) 290
13. Kevin Barker (Lou) 285
14. David Sappelt (Day, Sar) 283
15. Humberto Sosa (Bil, Day) 281
16. Ronald Galindez (DSL) 281
17. Josh Fellhauer (Day) 280
18. Norris Hopper (Lou) 280
19. Juan Silva (GCL) 280
20. Chris Denove (Car, Lou) 279
21. Kevin Coddington (Day) 278
22. Byron Wiley (Day) 275
23. Danny Dorn (Lou) 275
24. Chris Richburg (Bil) 274
25. Miguel Rojas (Day) 273

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Slugging Pct (150 PA)

1. Kevin Barker (Lou) 551
2. Darnell McDonald (Lou) 539
3. Chris Heisey (Car, Lou) 521
4. Juan Francisco (Car, Lou) 518
5. Todd Frazier (Car, Lou) 481
6. Drew Sutton (Lou) 471
7. Yonder Alonso (Sar, Car) 464
8. Juan Silva (GCL) 462
9. Byron Wiley (Day) 461
10. Danny Dorn (Lou) 457
11. Josh Fellhauer (Day) 453
12. Wes Bankston (Lou) 449
13. Cody Puckett (Day, Sar) 444
14. Danny Richar (Lou) 438
15. Carlos Sanchez (DSL) 437
16. Henry Rodriguez (GCL) 421
17. Humberto Sosa (Bil, Day) 416
18. Efrain Contreras (Bil) 412
19. Chris Denove (Car, Lou) 411
20. Carlos Mendez (Day) 407
21. Sean Henry (Car) 407
22. Tony Brown (Day, Sar) 404
23. Sean Conner (Bil) 402
24. Alexis Oliveras (Bil, Day) 401
25. David Sappelt (Day, Sar) 400

I'm beginning to think that maybe Drew Sutton is a bit underrated as a hitter and useful guy. I mean, he's keeping good company on that list, and most lists.

Also evident is the conspicuous lack of power at the lower levels of the organization. Obviously, guys like Juan Duran are still developing it, but nevertheless . . .

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Strikeouts, Batters (Sorry, K% is not listed on the Baseball Reference charts.)

1. Cody Puckett (Day, Sar) 142
2. Justin Reed (Sar) 128
3. Juan Francisco (Car, Lou) 115
4. Byron Wiley (Day) 114
5. Denis Phipps (Sar, Car) 108
6. Drew Stubbs (Lou) 104
7. Stephen Chapman (Day, Sar, Car) 98
8. Logan Parker (Car) 97
9. Neftali Soto (Sar) 94
10. Kyle Day (Day, Sar) 92
11. Justin Tordi (Sar, Car) 89
12. Wes Bankston (Lou) 88
13. Zach Cozart (Car) 87
14. Tony Brown (Day, Sar) 86
15. Yorman Rodriguez (GCL, Bil) 84
16. Kevin Barker (Lou) 80
17. Todd Frazier (Car, Lou) 79
18. Danny Dorn (Lou) 78
19. Chris Heisey (Car, Lou) 77
20. Devin Mesaraco (Sar) 76
21. Chris Valaika (Lou) 76
22. David Sappelt (Day, Sar) 75
23. Shaun Cumberland (Car) 70
24. Luis Bolivar (Lou) 70
25. Jason Louwsma (Sar, Car) 69

Anybody surprised that Francisco is only third on the list?

Some guys with relatively low strikeout numbers, in no particular order: Miguel Rojas (Day), Miguel Chacoa (DSL), Danny Richar (Lou), Henry Rodriguez (GCL), Samuel Diaz (DSL), Jose Castro (Car), Carlos Mendez (Day)

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The purpose of these posts, incidentally, is to inform the discussion (and the voting) when we begin to make the top-40 (or 50, perhaps) prospect lists.

[lollipopcurve]

I'm beginning to think that maybe Drew Sutton is a bit underrated as a hitter and useful guy.

Agreed. Mystifying that Baker has had almost zero interest in seeing what he can do at the major league level.

By the way, great lists. Will have more to say about them a bit later.

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I just thought we should move this up if we're getting ready to start on the top 40.

[_Sir_Charles_]

For all the slamming he took, Darnell McDonald had one helluva year. Kevin Barker as well.

I know people don't consider either of them prospects...but it's hard to dismiss that kind of production. Those two are littered all over the top end of all those lists.

[HokieRed]

Originally Posted by lollipopcurve

Agreed. Mystifying that Baker has had almost zero interest in seeing what he can do at the major league level.

By the way, great lists. Will have more to say about them a bit later.

Walt's guy, not his?

[*BaseClogger*]

Originally Posted by _Sir_Charles_

For all the slamming he took, Darnell McDonald had one helluva year. Kevin Barker as well.

I know people don't consider either of them prospects...but it's hard to dismiss that kind of production. Those two are littered all over the top end of all those lists.

It's actually really easy to dismiss considering their respective ages...

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Here’s the pertinent list missing from all of the above. Ages.

I’ve listed them, alphabetically, as of April 1, 2010. If a guy was born before October 1, his age will be designated with a +, indicating the older half of that grouping.

This includes everybody listed among the leaders in any category, plus some subjective entries.

Yonder Alonso 22+
Junior Arias 18
James Avery 25+
Tucker Barnhardt 19
Mike Bohana 24
Theodis Bowe 19+
Andrew Bowman 24
Tony Brown 22
Alex Buchholz 22
Dallas Buck 25
Wilkin Castillo 25+
Oscar Castro 21
Scott Carroll 25
Miguel Chacoa 21
Stephen Chapman 24
Tzu-Kai Chiu 22
Mitchell Clarke 19+
Tyler Cline 19+
Kevin Coddington 22+
Sean Conner 22+
Efrain Contreras 23
Daniel Corcino 19+
Zack Cozart 24+
Tim Crabbe 22
Shaun Cumberland 25+
Kyle Day 23+
Enerio Del Rosario 24
Chris Denove 27
Samuel Diaz 19
Danny Dorn 25+
Nathan Driessen 18+
Juan Duran 18+
Matt Fairel 22+
Josh Fellhauer 22
Mark Fleury 21+
Juan Francisco 22+
Todd Frazier 24
Justin Freeman 23
Scott Gaffney 24
Ronald Galindez 19+
Bryan Gardner 23
Starlin Gerson 21+
D.D. Gregorius 20
Aguido Gonzalez 23+
Ismael Guillon 18
Billy Hamilton 19+
Chris Heisey 25
Sean Henry 24+
Evan Hildenbrandt 21
Jeremy Horst 24
Jordan Hotchkiss 23+
Ezequiel Infante 21+
Jacob Johnson 19+
Donnie Joseph 22
Ben Jukich 27
Matt Klinker 25
Joe Krebs 25+
Sam Lecure 25+
Yimmy Lopez 17+
Kyle Lotzkar 20
Derrik Lutz 24+
Matt Maloney 26
Luis Machuca 22
Trey Manz 22+
Jose Marizan 21+
Andrew Means 23+
Carlos Mendez 23+
Devin Mesoraco 21+
Marcos Molino 24+
J.R. Morillo 18
Carter Morrison 19+
Alexis Oliveras 21
Logan Ondrusek 25
Steve Otterness 25
Logan Parker 25+
Curtis Partch 23
Mark Pawelek 23+
Brian Pearl 21+
Denis Phipps 24+
Cody Puckett 22+
Radhames Quezada 19+
Josh Ravin 22
Justin Reed 22
Chris Richburg 24
Henry Rodriguez 20
Ramon Rodriguez 22
Yorman Rodriguez 17+
Miguel Rojas 21
Carlos Sanchez 18+
Hector Santana 22
Dave Sappelt 23
Juan Silva 19
Mark Serrano 24+
Alexander Smit 24
Jordan Smith 24
Shea Snowden 21
Humberto Sosa 24
Neftali Soto 21
J.C. Sulbaran 20
Lee Tabor 25
Craig Tatum 27
Daryl Thompson 24
Mace Thurman 22+
Daniel Tuttle 19+
Chris Valaika 24+
Philippe Valiquette 23
Danny Vicioso 21
Pedro Viola 26+
Justin Walker 23
Chase Ware 22+
Sean Watson 24+
Travis Webb 25+
Byron Wiley 23
Travis Wood 23