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AAA Pitchers Stats through 8/24/08

Written by Jason Revelia, RotoExperts.com Staff Writer

If you're asking yourself why you need to know about or read up on the minor leagues...then there is a good chance you missed out on guys like Ryan Braun and Fausto Carmona last year, which probably cost you a title. The Minor League Review will focus on most of the top talent in the minor leagues and what they have done over the past week. This is great to let you see how the studs everyone else already knows about are doing...but we are going to take it a step further and dig a little deeper. Here you will also see guys that may not be on everyone's Top Prospect List, but should be. We will look at players that are hot and cold, those that you should know about and those you need to know about and why. I know a lot of guys in 10 team or 12 team leagues with shallow benches that don't worry about minor league players. That is why guys like you and me will always kick their ass in Fantasy Baseball. So lets get another great Minor League season started and take a look at the building blocks of future Fantasy Championship Teams.

Diamond in the Rough
8/12/2008

Buffalo Bisons

David Huff, 23 (LHP), Buffalo Bisons (Cleveland Indians, AAA)

I don't know about you guys, but the MLB non-waiver trade deadline is becoming a typical New Year's Eve party. One of those parties you look forward to for weeks and then you get there and it blows. It would have been a much more entertaining trade deadline if I could have just kept it in my mind. Well, now that the excitement has died, let's take a look at someone who might get a chance to help you down the stretch.

David Huff is a 2006 supplemental first-round pick of the Cleveland Indians. After trading away C.C. Sabathia, this UCLA southpaw is just what the doctor ordered for the Indians. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he is going to put up fantasy numbers like Sabathia. What I am saying though, is that Huff is as polished as any pitcher in the minors; except for David Price, of course.

Huff throws his fastball in the 88-91 MPH range; not that impressive. What is impressive, is the amount of control he shows, with only 23 BB in 125 IP. He hits his spots and has faith in it. He also has a plus change-up, but his curveball and slider could use some work. I can understand why some have compared him to Tom Glavine. He moves his pitches around the zone well and has a similar delivery. He just looks like an athlete.

Huff started out in double-A. After only 65.2 IP this year he was promoted to triple-A. With the Indians raising the white flag on the season, there is no real reason they won't want to see what Huff can do against big league hitters. The Indians could keep him on a strict innings count this season and if that happens he will not be able to help us this year.

Huff should be a four category (W, K, WHIP, ERA) fantasy starter when he gets his shot. He should at worst make the rotation out of spring training in 2009, so remember him as a sleeper for next year. Many young pitchers struggle in making the jump to the bigs. Most fantasy players have a tendency to lose track of them or forget about them. Don't be one of them.

2007 A+ (22)
4 W 2 L 2.72 ERA 11 G 11 GS 59.2 IP 57 H 23 R 18 ER 4 HR 15 BB 46 SO 0.90 GO/AO .251 BAA

2008 AA and AAA (23)
9 W 5 L 2.45 ERA 23 G 22 GS 125 IP 92 H 41 R 34 ER 10 HR 23 BB 121 SO 1.28 GO/AO .203 BAA

Jason Revelia is working on a device to alter the space time contiuum so that the minor league baseball season won't come to an end. Think you got a "Diamond in the Rough" e-mail him to Revelia@RotoExperts.com.

Graduates of the Minor League Review The following players have been promoted to the Major Leagues for what should be an extended period of time. Sean Gallagher RHP CHC, Aaron Laffey LHP CLE, Jo-Jo Reyes LHP ATL, Greg Smith LHP OAK, Garrett Olson LHP BAL, Luke Hochevar RHP KC and Mike O'Connor LHP WAS.

All of the pitchers below are in AAA and are sorted by age youngest to oldest. They are not ranked in any order according to talent or skill level. Stats are updated through 8/24/08

TRIPLE-A FANTASY PROSPECTS
Player	POS	TM	AGE	LVL	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	BAA
Carlos Carrasco	RHP	PHI	21.5	AAA	1	2	2.10	5	5	0	0	0	30	34	15	7	1	10	37	0.79	.272
				AA	7	7	4.32	20	19	1	0	0	114.2	109	58	55	13	45	109	1.16	.254

John Niese	LHP	NYM	21.9	AAA	5	1	3.65	6	6	0	0	0	37	33	15	15	4	12	31	1.52	.239
				AA	6	7	3.04	22	22	2	1	0	124.1	118	53	42	5	44	112	1.50	.253
Diamond in the Rough
Michael Bowden	RHP	BOS	22.0	AAA	0	3	3.38	7	6	0	0	0	40	40	16	15	5	5	29	0.93	.261
				AA	9	4	2.33	19	19	0	0	0	104.1	72	31	27	5	24	101	0.84	.192

Nick Adenhart	RHP	LAA	22.0	AAA	7	13	6.16	24	24	0	0	0	134.1	163	98	92	15	69	100	1.28	.310
				MLB	1	0	9.00	3	3	0	0	0	12	18	12	12	0	13	4	1.62	.360
Needs to get those walks down.
Jamie Garcia	LHP	STL	22.2	AAA	4	4	4.44	13	12	0	0	0	71	74	41	35	6	26	59	1.98	.270
				AA	3	2	2.06	6	6	1	0	0	35	26	10	8	0	16	41	2.44	.206
				MLB	1	1	4.20	9	1	0	0	0	15	12	7	7	3	6	8	2.08	.218

Brett Cecil	LHP	TOR	22.1	AAA	2	2	3.55	5	5	0	0	0	25.1	22	13	10	1	12	26	2.77	.224
				AA	6	2	2.55	18	18	0	0	0	77.2	66	24	22	4	23	87	2.07	.227
				A+	0	0	1.74	4	4	0	0	0	10.1	6	2	2	1	2	11	5.33	.167

Collin Balester	RHP	WAS	22.2	AAA	9	3	4.00	15	15	0	0	0	78.2	79	37	35	14	23	64	1.09	.263
				MLB	2	6	4.99	9	9	0	0	0	48.2	50	31	27	8	17	32	1.13	.265
Has been called up
Homer Bailey	RHP	CIN	22.3	AAA	4	7	4.77	19	19	0	0	0	111.1	118	62	59	10	46	96	1.06	.281
				MLB	0	6	7.93	8	8	0	0	0	36.1	59	36	32	8	17	18	1.00	.378
Has been called up
Jesse Todd	RHP	STL	22.4	AAA	1	0	2.41	3	3	0	0	0	18.2	12	5	5	3	7	16	1.24	.185
				AA	4	5	2.97	17	16	0	0	0	103	79	37	34	12	24	81	1.49	.216
Diamond in the Rough				A+	3	0	1.65	7	4	0	0	1	27.1	18	7	5	0	7	35	1.44	.184

Daryl Thompson	RHP	CIN	22.8	AAA	3	0	3.25	4	4	0	0	0	27.2	23	11	10	4	4	22	1.27	.225
				AA	3	2	1.76	10	10	0	0	0	61.1	44	19	12	2	14	56	0.79	.208
				MLB	0	2	6.91	3	3	0	0	0	14.1	20	11	11	3	7	6	0.76	.328
Disabled 7-day List
Gio Gonzalez	LHP	OAK	23.0	AAA	8	7	4.24	23	22	1	0	0	123	106	65	58	12	61	128	0.99	.233
				MLB	1	2	6.52	4	4	0	0	0	19.1	20	17	14	4	14	18	1.29	.267

Eric Hurley	RHP	TEX	23.0	AAA	2	5	5.30	13	13	0	0	0	74.2	86	51	44	15	29	72	0.91	.285
				AA	1	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	7.1	4	0	0	0	1	2	1.11	.174
				MLB	1	2	5.47	5	5	0	0	0	24.2	26	15	15	5	9	13	0.34	.268

Anthony Swarzak	RHP	MIN	23.0	AAA	4	0	2.10	5	5	0	0	0	30	27	10	7	4	12	18	0.97	.241
				AA	3	8	5.67	20	20	0	0	0	101.2	126	71	64	12	37	76	0.68	.304

Wade Davis	RHP	TB	23.0	AAA	3	2	3.07	7	7	0	0	0	41	36	14	14	5	19	40	0.80	.237
				AA	9	6	3.85	19	19	0	0	0	107.2	104	49	46	7	42	81	0.96	.261

David Price	LHP	TB	23.0	AAA	0	1	4.85	3	3	0	0	0	13	18	8	7	0	6	12	2.00	.327
				AA	7	0	1.89	9	9	1	0	0	57	42	13	12	7	16	55	1.49	.206
				A+	4	0	1.82	6	6	0	0	0	34.2	28	7	7	0	7	37	1.17	.220

Anthony Ortega	RHP	LAA	23.0	AAA	3	0	2.52	4	4	0	0	0	25	30	10	7	1	6	17	1.76	.286
				AA	9	7	3.73	22	22	1	1	0	135	124	65	56	11	49	83	1.30	.247

Ryan Feierabend	LHP	SEA	23.0	AAA	7	1	2.04	13	13	0	0	0	75	64	21	17	5	15	48	0.81	.232
				MLB	0	1	7.88	2	2	0	0	0	8	15	7	7	1	1	6	2.40	.405

Matt Harrison	RHP	TEX	23.0	AAA	3	1	3.55	6	6	0	0	0	38	40	15	15	3	14	20	1.43	.282
				AA	3	2	3.33	9	9	1	1	0	46	49	23	17	3	14	35	1.06	.263
				MLB	5	3	6.27	9	9	0	0	0	47.1	56	37	33	6	21	18	0.98	.299

Greg Reynolds	RHP	COL	23.2	AAA	1	3	4.35	11	11	0	0	0	51.2	66	33	25	4	17	28	2.10	.317
				MLB	2	6	6.71	11	11	0	0	0	57.2	67	45	43	12	24	18	1.17	.289

Chris Perez	RHP	STL	23.2	AAA	1	1	3.20	26	0	0	0	11	25.1	18	9	9	3	12	38	1.47	.198
				MLB	2	1	3.09	30	0	0	0	5	32	23	11	11	3	17	31	1.10	.207
Has been called up
Player	POS	TM	AGE	LVL	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	BAA

Kevin Mulvey	RHP	MIN	23.3	AAA	7	9	3.73	26	26	1	0	0	142.1	145	76	59	15	46	116	0.78	.263

Jose Ascanio	RHP	CHC	23.3	AAA	2	1	5.23	38	0	0	0	11	51.2	49	34	30	10	22	52	0.96	.245
				MLB	0	0	7.94	6	0	0	0	0	5.2	8	5	5	1	4	3	0.75	.348

David Robertson	RHP	NYY	23.4	AAA	3	0	1.64	20	0	0	0	1	33	18	9	6	0	16	48	1.32	.153
				AA	0	0	0.96	9	0	0	0	2	18.2	8	2	2	0	6	26	1.00	.133
				MLB	3	0	6.00	19	0	0	0	0	24	23	16	16	2	12	27	0.59	.258
Has been called up
Justin Masterson	RHP	BOS	23.5	AAA	1	0	2.89	4	1	0	0	0	9.1	6	4	3	1	1	8	3.75	.194
				AA	1	3	4.23	8	8	0	0	0	38.1	37	22	18	0	16	37	2.80	.248
				MLB	4	3	3.24	22	9	0	0	0	72.1	55	26	26	9	32	57	1.72	.212
Has been called up
Jeff Samardzija	RHP	CHC	23.4	AAA	4	1	3.13	6	6	1	0	0	37.1	32	13	13	5	16	40	1.39	.241
				AA	3	5	4.86	16	15	0	0	0	76	71	43	41	6	42	44	0.64	.252
				MLB	0	0	1.06	13	0	0	0	1	17	10	2	2	0	5	18	0.88	.167
Has been called up.
Fabio Castro	LHP	PHI	23.6	AAA	0	2	8.10	3	2	0	0	0	10	14	10	9	1	6	10	0.73	.333
				AA	8	2	4.40	27	16	1	0	0	110.1	109	56	54	14	46	95	0.76	.257

Samuel Gervacio	RHP	HOU	23.6	AAA	0	0	9.00	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	2	0	1	1	0.67	.375
				AA	2	5	4.13	47	0	0	0	5	65.1	69	36	30	8	26	82	1.00	.275

Adam Miller	RHP	CLE	23.8	AAA	0	1	1.88	6	6	0	0	0	28.2	26	9	6	0	12	20	1.56	.239
Disabled 7-day List
James McDonald	RHP	LAD	23.8	AAA	1	1	4.15	4	3	0	0	0	17.1	13	8	8	3	5	27	0.39	.197
				AA	5	3	3.19	22	22	0	0	0	118.2	98	47	42	12	46	113	0.68	.227

Carlos Rosa	RHP	KC	23.7	AAA	4	3	4.09	11	11	0	0	0	50.2	51	24	23	3	12	44	1.86	.267
				AA	4	2	1.20	8	8	0	0	0	45	30	8	6	2	7	42	1.41	.189
				MLB	0	0	2.70	2	0	0	0	0	3.1	3	1	1	0	0	3	0.00	.250

Josh Outman	LHP	OAK	24.0	AAA	0	0	2.70	4	1	0	0	0	10	5	3	3	1	3	8	0.83	.143
				AA	1	0	4.26	4	4	0	0	0	12.2	13	7	6	1	3	5	3.57	.260
				AA	5	4	3.20	33	5	0	0	1	70.1	68	27	25	3	37	66	0.89	.257

David Huff	LHP	CLE	24.0	AAA	5	4	2.97	15	15	0	0	0	75.2	66	29	25	7	13	77	1.20	.230
				AA	5	1	1.92	11	10	1	1	0	65.2	44	17	14	5	14	62	1.34	.189

Nick Green	RHP	LAA	24.0	AAA	8	7	5.13	27	27	0	0	0	154.1	177	95	88	28	42	110	0.74	.288

Josh Ellis	RHP	ARI	24.1	AAA	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	1.00	.111
				A+	2	3	2.29	36	0	0	0	6	59	47	21	15	3	17	58	4.23	.212

Wade LeBlanc	LHP	SD	24.1	AAA	10	9	5.54	25	24	0	0	0	131.2	132	84	81	20	42	131	0.66	.264

Max Scherzer	RHP	ARI	24.1	AAA	1	1	2.72	13	10	0	0	0	53	35	19	16	2	22	79	1.47	.182
				MLB	0	2	2.90	10	3	0	0	0	31	25	13	10	2	14	33	1.19	.225
Diamond in the Rough
Kevin Jepsen	RHP	LAA	24.1	AAA	1	3	2.53	13	0	0	0	2	21.1	15	9	6	3	12	20	2.07	.205
				AA	2	1	1.42	25	0	0	0	11	31.2	22	5	5	0	18	35	2.73	.198

Jon Meloan	RHP	CLE	24.1	AAA	5	11	4.78	30	20	0	0	0	116.2	127	77	62	8	66	109	0.90	.282

Chris Mason	RHP	TB	24.2	AAA	3	10	6.26	30	17	0	0	0	106.1	142	81	74	19	41	88	1.71	.335

Matt Torra	RHP	ARI	24.2	AAA	4	5	4.66	13	12	0	0	0	73.1	88	43	38	12	17	43	0.84	.296
				AA	5	5	2.85	13	13	1	0	0	79	91	33	25	5	12	50	0.98	.285

Craig Hansen	RHP	PIT	24.8	AAA	1	0	1.62	11	0	0	0	0	16.2	6	4	3	0	5	17	1.36	.107
				MLB	1	4	5.31	40	0	0	0	3	40.2	36	29	24	3	32	28	1.49	.231
Has been called up
Player	POS	TM	AGE	LVL	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	BAA

Francisco Liriano	LHP	MIN	24.9	AAA	10	2	3.28	19	19	0	0	0	118	102	44	43	8	31	113	1.16	.231
				A+	0	1	6.75	1	1	0	0	0	5.1	6	4	4	0	2	8	0.75	.300
				MLB	4	3	4.24	7	7	0	0	0	34	31	19	16	1	23	27	1.09	.242
Has been called up
Clayton Richard	LHP	CHW	25.0	AAA	6	0	2.45	7	7	1	0	0	44	33	12	12	3	4	33	1.77	.204
				AA	6	6	2.47	13	13	1	1	0	83.2	66	29	23	2	16	53	1.40	.217
				MLB	1	2	6.75	5	4	0	0	0	20	30	19	15	3	5	15	1.26	.333
Diamond in the Rough
Lance Broadway	RHP	CHW	25.0	AAA	11	7	4.66	24	23	1	0	0	145	166	87	75	24	44	101	1.65	.292
				MLB	1	0	3.18	2	1	0	0	0	5.2	5	2	2	0	2	1	2.75	.227

Derek Rodriguez	RHP	CHW	25.3	AAA	0	1	3.28	19	1	0	0	1	35.2	24	16	13	5	15	42	1.03	.183
				AA	5	1	3.38	29	0	0	0	1	42.2	30	17	16	2	18	44	0.91	.203

Jack Egbert	RHP	CHW	25.3	AAA	4	11	4.51	23	21	1	1	0	125.2	128	75	63	14	35	112	1.56	.262
				AA	0	0	2.25	1	1	0	0	0	4	5	1	1	0	1	4	8.00	.313

Jeff Niemann	RHP	TB	25.5	AAA	8	5	3.54	22	22	3	1	0	119.1	92	54	47	14	46	111	1.13	.209
				MLB	1	1	5.79	2	2	0	0	0	9.1	11	9	6	3	5	6	0.40	.282

Miguel Pinango	RHP	LAD	25.6	AAA	5	9	5.16	27	24	0	0	0	136	165	82	78	20	38	93	0.92	.304

Alan Horne	RHP	NYY	25.7	AAA	2	3	5.63	8	8	0	0	0	32	35	25	20	2	22	24	1.26	.278

Daniel McCutchen	RHP	PIT	25.9	AAA	2	2	4.62	6	6	0	0	0	37	35	19	19	8	7	27	0.93	.243
				AAA	4	6	3.58	11	11	2	2	0	70.1	73	32	28	10	11	58	0.78	.265
				AA	4	3	2.52	8	8	0	0	0	50	38	15	14	4	15	46	1.26	.209

Josh Roenicke	RHP	CIN	25.8	AAA	2	0	2.86	32	0	0	0	3	34.2	32	11	11	2	11	37	0.88	.244
				AA	4	2	3.15	20	0	0	0	9	20	20	9	7	1	12	25	0.79	.263

David Purcey	LHP	TOR	26.4	AAA	8	6	2.69	19	19	0	0	0	117	97	41	35	8	34	121	1.03	.227
				MLB	2	4	6.55	7	7	0	0	0	34.1	32	25	25	7	21	25	0.63	.252
Has been called up.
Kei Igawa	LHP	NYY	29.1	AAA	13	5	3.55	24	22	1	0	0	144.1	130	62	57	14	42	111	0.68	.241
				MLB	0	1	13.50	2	1	0	0	0	4	13	6	6	0	0	0	0.50	.565

Player	POS	TM	AGE	LVL	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	BAA

Jason Revelia is addicted to minor league baseball and doesn't understand why everyone isn't. This isn't for baseball prospects- it's strictly fantasy prospects. If you don't see a player listed here you would like to keep tabs on this season- let him know who and why at revelia@rotoexperts.com.

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