Minor League Prospects

Hitting Prospects

Wladimir Balentien - OF - Mariners

He is batting .325 with 19 home runs and 13 stolen bases with 308 at bats.

Sean Barker - OF - Rockies

He is batting .338 with 5 home runs and 12 stolen bases with 219 at bats.

Terry Evans - OF - Angels

He is batting .333 with 11 home runs and 13 stolen bases with 260 at bats.

Delwyn Young - OF - Dodgers

He is batting .328 with 13 home runs and 61 RBI's with 305 at bats.

Micah Hoffpauir - 1B - Cubs

He is batting .316 with 16 home runs and a PCL lead 73 RBI's with 307 at bats.

Evan Longoria - 3B - Rays

The third-overall pick in the 2006 draft and was a Baseball America AA Minor League All-Star in 2007 when he batted .307 with 21 home runs.

Colby Rasmus - OF - Cardinals

The Cardinals are in need of a young hitter and Rasmus could get the call by mid-season. He batted .275 with 29 home runs and 18 stolen bases in AA Texas League.

Starting Pitching Prospects

Jeff Niemann - Rays

The 6-9 giant is 10-5 with a 3.92 in AAA Durham. Better yet, he has 101 K's in 103 innings.

Clayton Kershaw - Dodgers

The 6-3 lefty will likely start the season in AA. Watch for him in the second half. Struck out 134 batters in 97.1 innings in A Midwest League.

Gavin Floyd - White Sox

7-3 with a 3.79 ERA and 86 K's in 115 innings.

David Price - Rays

The lefty was the #1 overall-pick of the 2007 draft out of college. He was drafted #1 because he has big league ready.

Philip Humber - Mets

He led the PCL with 10 wins: 10-6 with a 4.24 ERA & 85 K's in 104 innings.

Matt Harrison - Braves

The lefty will get a shot in 2008 to make the roster and may even the starting rotation. Has a 35-27 lifetime record with a 3.45 ERA in the minors