Quick run through minor league hitting

[Lando12]

It's incredibly early and these numbers can change drastically within a week. With that in mind, I did a quick run through the minors.

AAA

Carlos Santana - 314/444/529 22/20 BB/K

Still awesome

Michael Brantley - 310/375/362 6/4 BB/K

Not an imposing line, but it's a small sample and he got his ahead back above water. The lack of power remains a concern, but I still like him as a prospect.

Jason Donald - 305/418/475 18/25 BB/K

Great rebound thus far. He's a bit old, but he's hit whenever he has been healthy. I'm not ready to give up on Valbuena, as he hit like this last year in AAA, but Donald is certainly making it an issue.

Wes Hodges - 336/386/538 11/23 BB/K

Same kind of situation as Donald, but lacks the positional value. I'm curious to see how well he defends.

AA

Nick Weglarz - 284/390/510 18/22 BB/K

Best position prospect in system not named Santana. He's hitting with power without an exploding K rate.

Cord Phelps - 368/427/500 11/14 BB/K

Suddenly starting to look like a real prospect. His walk rate has fallen, but his K rate has fallen with it. Everything else is on the rise.

Lonnie Chisenhall - 267/336/324 9/14 BB/K

Certainly a disappointing start, but I don't think it's time to panic just yet. It's still early and his plate discipline has been fine. I tend to freak out when a prospect's BB/K numbers go wacky, and that hasn't happened here. The slow start does throw some cold water on the more aggressive timetables for Chisenhall that we've seen.

Beau Mills - 231/308/380 11/13 BB/K

Horrible April, awesome May thus far. Going to have to keep hitting to make himself a prospect again. Wouldn't shock me if he hurdled Brown and Hodges in the spare 1B/DH of the future contest.

Carlos Rivero - 208/292/283 12/22 BB/K

I would normally say that this sort of start isn't a big deal, but I could see a guy like Rivero get lost in the shuffle. The Indians suddenly find themselves buried in infielders. But he's still young, so there is still hope.

A+

Jason Kipnis - 324/387/514 11/22 BB/K

2B sure got crowded in a hurry. Awfully early, but looking like a nice pick thus far.

Karexon Sanchez - 281/414/404 17/23 BB/K

2B got really crowded. They currently have him playing all over the infield.

Abner Abreu - 224/278/318 8/39 BB/K

It's early and he's young, but his BB/K numbers have been consistently terrifying.

A

Bo Greenwell - 339/425/560 15/13 BB/K

Holy crap start. A breakout season from him would really help fill outthe lower levels of the system. I'm certainly optimistic.

Casey Frawley - 316/398/453 12/10 BB/K

Like Sanchez, he's moving around the infield. I would love to see some of these guys at higher levels, but I have absolutely no clue where to put them.

Delvi Cid - 230/269/257 6/30 BB/K 15/2 SB/CS

Abner Abreu with more speed and less power.

All things considered, I think it has been a very positive start for the system.

[FordPrefect]

Someone (LGT?) compared Hodges to Brown: both have a little BB ability but nothing impressive whatsoever, no defensive utility, and no real power to speak of.

So of course, they're both on the 40 man roster.

[Lando12]

It's a good comp. I don't mind them both on the 40 man this year. The loser of their competition is probably going to need to go after the season. I think Hodges plays a better 1B, but I don't really mind having one of them around. As long as no one looks at the pretty BA and starts calling them core, I'm happy.

[DavidMcGr]

How long does it take for people to stop labeling Chisenhall as the 2011 3B? I know I've always been relatively low on him (but want to be wrong) but it certainly looks as if my warnings have a little more validity to them. Clearly he's still a tip top prospect but his ETA is looking a lot more like post super two 2011 opposed to starting the season in the bigs.

Love what I'm seeing out of Weglarz though. I've been waiting on his BABIP and health for sometime now.