Chronicles of the Lads

WATCH LIST UPDATE
Wow, can you believe it's been nearly three weeks since I did this last? Time flies when you're having fun. So let's get to it.

Erick Aybar
SS, AA Arkansas

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   158  39    9    1    1    9   18   247  315  335
Then   82  24    6    1    0    2    8   293  341  390

An all-around slump for the young middle infielder. Erick, those footsteps you hear belong to Brandon Wood.

Alberto Callaspo
2B, AA Arkansas

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   172  51    5    0    5   17   10   297  356  413
Then   97  30    3    0    1   10    6   309  370  371

The walk-to-strikeout ratio is nice, and he's walking at a decent rate. The added power is also welcome.

Nick Gorneault
OF, AAA Salt Lake

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   129  40    9    3    6   10   29   310  355  566 
Then   73  23    6    1    1    7   16   315  370  466

He started the season rather punchlessly, but the power has been gradually returning. He is what he is.

Howie Kendrick
2B, A Rancho Cucamonga

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   177  66   11    4    9    9   30   373  406  633
Then  111  46    7    2    8    7   19   414  459  730

What?! He's not really a .400 hitter!? Enough of this bum ... but, seriously, with his walks he's going to have to hit about .320 in the majors to have a good OBP, though the power could go a ways toward alleviating that problem.

Baltasar Lopez
1B, A Rancho Cucamonga

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now    92  17    3    0    0   10   29   185  262  217
Then   37   5    0    0    0    2   10   135  175  135

Maybe this guy was a product of the juice.

Warner Madrigal
OF, A Cedar Rapids

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   129  28    4    0    6    1   33   217  227  388
Then   77  17    2    0    4    1   24   221  231  403

He's staying on the list because I don't remove people. So far.

Jeff Mathis
C, AAA Salt Lake

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   106  29    8    1    7   11   23   274  342  566
Then   51  19    7    1    2    5   11   373  421  667

Uh-oh. Remember, Jeff started off hot last year before slumping big-time, and his 10-55 over the last few weeks looks familiar. Hopefully it's just a blip.

NEW ADDITION!
Kendry Morales
1B, A Rancho Cucamonga

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now    13   5    1    0    1    1    2   385  429  692

So far, so good.

Mike Napoli
C/1B, AA Arkansas

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   135  37   11    0    4   30   44   274  414  444
Then   70  20    8    0    1   20   21   286  452  443

He's walking a bit less, but he's been pretty consistent so far this season.

Sean Rodriguez
SS, A Cedar Rapids

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   150  38    9    2    2   26   22   253  381  380
Then   86  19    4    1    1   11   14   221  316  326

Good control of the strike zone, and the average is finally beginning to creep up.

Andrew Toussaint
2B, A Cedar Rapids

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now    84  23    7    0    1   16   27   274  404  393
Then   37  12    4    0    0    5   11   324  409  432

An interesting start ... a lot of walks, even more strikeouts, but not much power yet. It's still early in his season.

Reggie Willits
OF, AA Arkansas

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   169  56   10    4    0   23   23   331  408  438
Then   99  38    9    3    0   12   12   384  451  535

Could he grow up to be Chris Prieto?

Brandon Wood
SS, A Rancho Cucamonga

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   171  52   11    2   15   11   43   304  342  655
Then  106  35    5    2   10    7   27   330  368  698

No one strikes out four times as much as he walks and hits .330 for very long.

Steve Andrade
RP, AA New Hampshire (Blue Jays org)

When?   W   L   SV   G  GS    IP    H   HR   SO   BB   ERA
Now     0   2    1  12   0  17.0    4    0   20    7  1.59
Then    0   1    0   6   0   7.7    2    0   11    2  1.17

FREE STEVE ANDRADE!

Daniel Davidson
SP, AA Arkansas

When?   W   L   SV   G  GS    IP    H   HR   SO   BB   ERA
Now     4   1    0   8   7  42.3   51    4   28   11  4.04   
Then    3   1    0   5   5  25.3   37    2   18    7  3.91

Not much change here.

Abel Moreno
Has not played.

Ervin Santana
SP, AA Arkansas

When?   W   L   SV   G  GS    IP    H   HR   SO   BB   ERA
Now     5   1    0   7   7  39.0   34    2   32   15  2.31
Then    5   0    0   5   5  30.0   26    1   20   13  2.10

Anyone know what he's been up to lately?

Steve Shell
SP, AA Arkansas

When?   W   L   SV   G  GS    IP    H   HR   SO   BB   ERA
Now     1   4    0   9   9  50.0   55    9   45   21  4.68
Then    1   2    0   5   5  27.7   29    4   21   10  4.88

Gradually getting better, though he needs to keep the ball in the ballpark more often.

Von Stertzbach
RP, AA Arkansas

When?  W   L   SV   G  GS    IP    H   HR   SO   BB   ERA
Now     1   2    5  19   0  22.7   26    3   21   10  4.37
Then    1   0    5  12   0  12.0   13    2    9    7  4.50

Crawling back to respectability; despite a couple of losses, he's been improving all of his numbers after a rocky opening to the season.

Bob Zimmerman
RP, A Rancho Cucamonga

When?  W   L   SV   G  GS    IP    H   HR   SO   BB   ERA
Now    1   4    6  18   0  18.3   20    1   22   12  4.42
Then   1   3    3  11   0  10.7   14    1   11    5  6.75

Despite some control problems, Zimmerman has been minimizing the earned runs he's allowed. So it looks like he's getting there.