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Division Roundup, AL East, 7/25/2006
by Kevin Goldstein



Triple-A Columbus (4-6; 44-56)

It's a classic Columbus lineup, filled with sub-standard veterans like Ben
Davis, Danny Garcia, Russ Johnson, Terrence Long and Carlos Pena. Outfielders
Bronson Sardinha (.263/.341/.553) and Kevin Thompson (.272/.351/.449) are
both hitting well and have just enough skills to be decent bench players. It
was interesting to see Colter Bean (2.92 ERA) get a start on Friday, and he
pitched well, allowing one run on two hits over five innings while walking
five and striking out seven. At 255 pounds, delivering 100+ pitches with his
sidearm delivery should be relatively easy, so it's an interesting gambit.
Remember the six-year period from 1997-2002 when Ramiro Mendoza was a
remarkably valuable long reliever/occasional starter? That's not going to
happen again, as the 34-year-old Panamanian has a 4.89 ERA in 46 innings.


Double-A Trenton (5-5; 54-46)

Welcome back to Prospectland Eric Duncan. After pancaking at Triple-A while
dealing with a back injury, the former first-round pick is batting
.286/.380/.558 for the Thunder, and just as impressively, has more walks (21)
than strikeouts (18), an excellent indicator that this isn't a fluke for a
player who entered the year with more than twice as many whiffs as free
passes. Righthander Tyler Clippard has a 4.05 ERA in 20 starts, but he also
has 117 strikeouts in 113 1/3 innings and has been especially hot of late,
with a 1.57 ERA in his last seven outings to go with 55 punchouts in 45 1/3
innings. He won't come as quick, or be as good as uber-righty Philip Hughes,
but the Yankees are close to not needing to sign guys like Sidney Ponson to
fill out the back of their rotation anytime soon.


High Class A Tampa (6-4; 51-47)

It's hard to evaluate Alan Horne as a prospect. The Indians drafted him with
their first-round pick in 2001, but he chose to attend college instead. Then,
between that time and 2005, Horne pitched at three schools (Mississippi,
Chipola JC and Florida), had Tommy John surgery and never really pitched
great anywhere, but scouts liked his body and his solid-average stuff. The
Yankees took him in the 11th round last year, but paid him $400,000 (roughly
third-round money) to sign--even though it's hard to see what kind of
leverage he had in negotiations. Now he's in his first full season, already
23 years old, and has a 5.09 ERA in the Florida State League...but there is
some silver lining, including 99 strikeouts in 93 2/3 innings and just 14
hits allowed over 23 frames in his last five starts.


Low Class A Charleston (2-8; 51-49)

Not all is going so well anymore for the big three teenagers on the
Riverdogs. 2005 first-round pick C.J. Henry has been prone to slumps and is
batting just .226/.318/.330 overall with 24 errors. As a potential leadoff
man, you have to like center fielder Austin Jackson's (.262/.353/.353) 50
walks and 30 stolen bases, but his low-ish batting average and 109 strikeouts
in 374 at-bats are troubling. Nothing is wrong with 17-year-old sensation
Jose Tabata's play (.303/.383/.427), but he's landed on the disabled list
after being hit in the thumb with a pitch.


Short-season Staten Island (20-13)

After winning just three games at Northwestern this year in 16 starts,
fifth-round pick George Kontos (3.23 ERA) has already matched that total in
six pro starts while striking out 32 in 30 2/3 innings.


Rookie-level GCL Yankees (15-12)

The Yankees were the only team willing to give eighth-round pick Dellin
Betances a seven-figure bonus, and the 6-foot-7 righty has allowed one run
over six innings in two games while striking out six.



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