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Under the Radar: Top Minor League Performers

We all know about the Hansons and Heywards in our farm system, but there are a few guys out there whose numbers have caught my attention.  I've never actually seen any of these guys play nor have I been able to find many scouting reports on most of them, but their stat lines caught my eye and I wanted to share them with you guys.  Most of all, I'm hoping that others who might have seen them live or read about them elsewhere would be able to chime in with their information in the comments section.  In fact, I'd like any discussion about them with anyone who'd be willing to put their opinions out there!  And so, without further ado:

  • RHP Todd Redmond, Age 23 (AA) - 3.52 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 111/25 K/BB in 23 G (143 IP in 23 GS)
  • 2B Travis Jones, Age 22 (A+) - .265/.371/.472 with 89 K and 59 BB in 377 AB.  Also 12/19 SB and 16 E
  • RHP Ryne Reinoso, Age 23 (A+) - 3.26 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 91/30 K/BB in 22 G (113.1 IP in 22 GS)
  • LHP Edgar Osuna, Age 20 (A) - 3.40 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 108/24 K/BB in 25 G (95.1 IP and 9 GS)
  • RHP Benino Pruneda, Age 20 (A) - 2.84 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 62/19 K/BB in 33 G (44.1 IP and 0 GS)

There are some others that probably bare mentioning, but I'll leave it at that for now.  I tried to exclude anyone that was on last year's Talking Chop Top Prospects, has already been to the majors or has otherwise been talked about to a significant extent.  I think most of these names should be familiar, so it's not like these are super sleepers or anything, but I thought they'd be fun to talk about instead of the usual suspects.  Please feel free to expand this list in the comments (stats and/or scouting reports are obviously optional) so that we can put together a more exhaustive list of these sort of guys.

Before I'll let you go, I'll give my opinion on some of these guys.  Redmond could remain a starter despite underwhelming stuff, a la Glavine or Campillo (I'm not prediciting their level of success, just that he seems to have the requisite control to succeed as a finesse pitcher) so I'm thrilled we got him for Yates this offseason.  I was so high on Osuna last season that I bunched him with Ortegano and Locke and he hasn't disappointed.  T. Jones gets lost in the shuffle down in A+ ball, but he's got an impressive bat for his position that's worth keeping an eye on.  Reinoso is quietly putting together an impressive season, but I have to wonder about his longterm outlook since he isn't talked about.  Finally, Pruneda looks dominant and might be a closer in the making.

Well, that's it from me for now.  I look forward to the conversation in the comments!

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