Saturday, March 12, 2005

Recent Minor League Rebels

Matt Tolbert played for the Elizabethton Twins last summer, batting .308 with 3 HR and 18 RBI. He'll probably be in low Class A this spring.
Charlie Babineaux was with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Giants). He hit .228 with 8 longballs. He will also be in low Class A.
Seth Smith will be starting in high Class A Modesto from what I heard from him. He is the Rockies #7 prospect and hit .369 in Casper and .257 in Tri-City in 27 AB's. He combined for 11 HR between the stops and was a Pioneer League All-Star.
Jeremy Zick was a bit wild last year in New Jersey for the Class A Cardinals squad, but ended up with decent numbers. Low A.
Chris Thompson threw some smoke for the Yakima Bears (D'Backs). He was one of the top relievers in the Northwest League, and reports said he now throws in the low to mid nineties.
Xan Barksdale played for the Gulf Coast League Braves, and hit a pair of longballs while hitting .255. He just recently left for camp after helping us out.
T.J. Beam is still in the Yankees system, but I'm not sure of his status.