Chronicles of the Lads

WATCH LIST UPDATE
I last did this on May 24.

Erick Aybar
SS, AA Arkansas

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   247  70   13    4    4   13   27   283  342  417
Then  158  39    9    1    1    9   18   247  315  335

Aybar has turned things around, and even discovered a little power.

Alberto Callaspo
2B, AA Arkansas

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   252  83    7    0    7   24   13   329  386  440
Then  172  51    5    0    5   17   10   297  356  413

He's been hot, and has been a wonder of bat control thus far.

Nick Gorneault
OF, AAA Salt Lake

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   209  64   14    6    9   22   53   306  368  560
Then  129  40    9    3    6   10   29   310  355  566

The (relative) minor-league veteran has appeared to settle into a pretty good groove.

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  177  66   11    4    9    9   30   373  406  633

Disabled with a strained left oblique, Kendrick as been on the DL since May 21.

Baltasar Lopez
1B, A Rancho Cucamonga

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   151  38    9    0    0   16   44   252  320  311
Then   92  17    3    0    0   10   29   185  262  217

The relative longshot prospect is creeping toward respectable numbers, though with no power to speak of.

Warner Madrigal
OF, A Cedar Rapids

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   186  41    8    0    9    9   45   220  261  409
Then  129  28    4    0    6    1   33   217  227  388

Occam's Razor says he just doesn't have it, but he is coming off a missed year due to injury. The walk explosion is kind of nice, and there's a bit more power, too.

Jeff Mathis
C, AAA Salt Lake

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   178  48   13    2    8   19   36   270  340  500
Then  106  29    8    1    7   11   23   274  342  566

After a torrid start, Mathis has been fighting some injuries and been regressing bit by bit for the last two months.

Kendry Morales
1B, AA Arkansas

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now    11   0    0    0    0    1    3   000  083  000
Now    90  31    3    0    5    6   11   344  400  544 A Final
Then   13   5    1    0    1    1    2   385  429  692

Before we get too excited, remember that his perf at Rancho is not quite as good, offensively, as either Kendrick's or Wood's. He's within a month of Kendrick's age, but is older than Wood. Still searching for his first Texas League hit, it will be interesting to see if he can starting punishing pitchers in that league as much as he did in California.

Mike Napoli
C/1B, AA Arkansas

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   206  61   16    1   11   44   64   296  427  544
Then  135  37   11    0    4   30   44   274  414  444

As Mathis cools, Napoli ignites, re-finding the power that fueled his breakthrough 2004 campaign at Rancho.

Sean Rodriguez
SS, A Cedar Rapids

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   213  57   13    3    3   42   35   268  402  399
Then  150  38    9    2    2   26   22   253  381  380

His average has been climbing bit by bit, and his walks-to-strikeouts evoke Albert Callaspo. It would be nice to see some power come along, but he is only twenty, and the plate discipline is very encouraging.

Andrew Toussaint
2B, A Cedar Rapids

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   155  44   13    1    7   21   46   284  376  516
Then   84  23    7    0    1   16   27   274  404  393

The strikeouts are the only concern here, but it is Toussaint's first full pro season. Nice little power surge, to boot. Did you know that a man named Toussaint L'Ouverture led a slave revolt in eighteenth-century Haiti?

Reggie Willits
OF, AA Arkansas

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   209  66   11    4    0   28   28   316  391  407
Then  169  56   10    4    0   23   23   331  408  438

Another guy who's been gradually receding from a hot start, Willits stays firmly on the Prieto/Rich Becker career path.

Brandon Wood
SS, A Rancho Cucamonga

When?  AB   H   2B   3B   HR   BB   SO   AVG  OBP  SLG
Now   261  82   23    2   21   20   59   314  365  659
Then  171  52   11    2   15   11   43   304  342  655

Let's see ... he's raised his average, drawn more walks, cut down his strikeouts, and maintained great power. Should we complain?

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

When?   W   L   SV   G  GS    IP    H   HR   SO   BB   ERA
Now     1   2    1  13   0  19.0    6    0   22    7  1.89
Then    0   2    1  12   0  17.0    4    0   20    7  1.59

The Chronicles poster boy went on the DL on May 29 with soreness in his right (throwing) shoulder. Let's hope he turns out okay.

Daniel Davidson
SP, AA Arkansas

When?   W   L   SV   G  GS    IP    H   HR   SO   BB   ERA
Now     5   3    0  13  12  71.3   44    7   51   22  4.54
Then    4   1    0   8   7  42.3   51    4   28   11  4.04

A rough five starts for the finesse lefty, knocking his ERA up half-a-run.

Abel Moreno
Has not played.

Ervin Santana
SP, AA Arkansas
I'm removing him from this list for his MLB duration. I think you all pretty much know what's been going on.

Steve Shell
SP, AA Arkansas

When?   W   L   SV   G  GS    IP    H   HR   SO   BB   ERA
Now     3   4    0  13  13  70.7   81   12   54   30  4.84
Then    1   4    0   9   9  50.0   55    9   45   21  4.68

The twenty-two-year-old's struggles continue.

Von Stertzbach
RP, AA Arkansas

When?  W   L   SV   G  GS    IP    H   HR   SO   BB   ERA
Now     3   3    8  28   0  31.3   36    4   27   16  4.60
Then    1   2    5  19   0  22.7   26    3   21   10  4.37

Inconsistent control, as you can see from his six walks proffered in the last 8 2/3 innings, have contributed to another ERA bump for the Traveler closer.

Bob Zimmerman
RP, A Rancho Cucamonga

When?  W   L   SV   G  GS    IP    H   HR   SO   BB   ERA
Now    3   6    6  23   0  26.0   27    2   32   16  4.50  
Then   1   4    6  18   0  18.3   20    1   22   12  4.42

This has not been a banner year so far for the heralded lower-level Angel minor league closers -- but it has only been two months, y'know.