2010 Performance Evaluations – Gulf Coast League Hitters

No one was close to Gary Sanchez of the Yankees

We take a look at the Gulf Coast League Hitters today in our annual examination of Performance for each of eighteen Minor Leagues that have affiliations with MLB organizations. Over the next five weeks will post the Performance analysis for approximately three leagues each week until we have run through them all. Today’s list is headed by one of the best prospects in short season ball this year—Yankees teen catching phenom Gary Sanchez.

A couple of things to remember about our Performance evaluations: 1) these are not necessarily prospect lists. While it is fair to assume that the best prospects will put up the best performances, these lists focus only on a player’s offensive performance while they were in the league during the 2010 season. They do not consider things like defensive ability, offense vs. required offense for a given position, or projectability. Prospect evaluation is a combination of art and science and this is the science part of that equation. Later in the fall, we will breakdown each team’s ‘prospects’ and rank them in ‘prospect value’ order. 2) What it is, is a comparative statistical look at each players performance, placed in context of their age, their home park, and the league. We rate each player in the five categories that we have found most significant in predicting future Major League performance. The players that rate the highest, have assembled the best ‘Performance’ in these areas. For a more detailed look at the statistics involved you can refer to previous articles on the site (http://baseballnumbers-diamondfutures.blogspot.com/2009/09/do-it-yourself-quantitative-examination.html).

A quick note about the rankings…The TOTAL is the weighted numerical value of the combined statistics that we use. It is scaled for the level of play. Typically, a player with a positive score will rank in the top 1% - 2% of all Minor League players. After the total we list the sub-scores in 4 areas of significance. These scores are presented, for ease of understanding, in a typical 20-80 scouting format. They represent how the individual player performed in those areas in relation to THE LEAGUE in question. A score of 50 represents league average. Players listed as ‘DNQ’ did not qualify for the rankings because of their limited playing time, but we felt their scores were worth noting. If you have further questions on the methodology, feel free to email me at baseballnumbers@ix.netcom.com.

2010 Gulf Coast League Top Hitting Performances

Name Org POS Total Reach Base Strike Zone Judgement Power Speed
1 ) Gary Sanchez , NYY , C - 1.01 … 64 … 48 … 80 … 34
2 ) Anthony Garcia , STL , OF - 0.45 … 77 … 71 … 76 … 41
3 ) Jacob Marisnick , TOR , OF - 0.37 … 49 … 71 … 77 … 80
4 ) Eddie Rosario , MIN , OF - 0.30 … 61 … 72 … 67 … 80
5 ) Ramon Flores , NYY , LF - 0.23 … 79 … 72 … 60 … 49
6 ) Matt Lipka , ATL , SS - 0.08 … 67 … 76 … 38 … 80
7 ) Henry Ramos , BOS , OF - (0.10) … 67 … 57 … 67 … 65
8 ) Jorge Polanco , MIN , SS - (0.10) … 53 … 78 … 44 … 34
9 ) Miguel Sano , MIN , 3B - (0.13) … 37 … 32 … 77 … 36
10 ) Jose Vinicio , BOS , SS - (0.19) … 35 … 68 … 36 … 79
11 ) Roberto Perez , WSN , 2B - (0.28) … 76 … 67 … 58 … 78
12 ) Adrian Sanchez , WSN , SS - (0.44) … 60 … 74 … 75 … 47
13 ) Kurt Fleming , ATL , OF - (0.51) … 46 … 75 … 57 … 58
14 ) Eric Avila , PIT , 3B - (0.56) … 32 … 66 … 79 … 66
15 ) Anderson Feliz , NYY , 2B - (0.59) … 43 … 52 … 63 … 59
16 ) Max Kepler-Rozycki , MIN , OF - (0.60) … 72 … 60 … 31 … 61
17 ) Keury De La Cruz , BOS , OF - (0.63) … 35 … 42 … 75 … 55
18 ) Juniel Querecuto , TBR , SS - (0.73) … 64 … 69 … 26 … 75
19 ) Jose Monzon , HOU , CF - (0.74) … 57 … 43 … 63 … 59
20 ) Randolph Oduber , WSN , OF - (0.77) … 70 … 44 … 77 … 80
21 ) Jorge Bishop , PIT , 2B - (0.78) … 31 … 65 … 67 … 71
22 ) Michael Crouse , TOR , OF - (0.81) … 55 … 25 … 80 … 56
23 ) Geancarlo Mendez , PHI , 1B - (0.84) … 29 … 74 … 78 … 62
24 ) Jose Rosario , NYY , SS - (0.87) … 44 … 58 … 53 … 69
25 ) Gregory Polanco , PIT , RF - (0.97) … 27 … 53 … 45 … 80
26 ) Dixon Machado , DET , SS - (0.97) … 65 … 68 … 27 … 74
27 ) Cito Culver , NYY , SS - (0.93) … 59 … 41 … 47 … 52
28 ) Justin O'Conner , TBR , DH - (0.95) … 30 … 33 … 69 … 35
29 ) K.C. Hobson , TOR , 1B - (0.99) … 49 … 74 … 69 … 30
30 ) Roberto De La Cruz , STL , 3B - (1.03) … 25 … 34 … 78 … 29


DNQ Henry Pena , NYY , OF - (0.78) 71 … 32 … 79 … 49
DNQ Ryan Brett , TBR , SS - (0.99) 68 … 61 … 38 … 75

2010 Performance Evaluations – Arizona League Pitchers

Guillon was head and shoulders above the rest of the pitching pack

Next up, we take a look at the Arizona League Pitchers in our annual examination of Performance for each of eighteen Minor Leagues that have affiliations with MLB organizations. Over the next six weeks will post the Performance analysis for approximately three leagues each week until we have run through them all. Reds’ teenage fireballer Ismael Guillon heads the AZL pitching Performance list.

A couple of things to remember about our Performance evaluations: 1) these are not necessarily prospect lists. While it is fair to assume that the best prospects will put up the best performances, these lists focus only on a player’s offensive performance while they were in the league during the 2010 season. They do not consider things like defensive ability, offense vs. required offense for a given position, or projectability. Prospect evaluation is a combination of art and science and this is the science part of that equation. Later in the fall, we will breakdown each team’s ‘prospects’ and rank them in ‘prospect value’ order. 2) What it is, is a comparative statistical look at each players performance, placed in context of their age, their home park, and the league. We rate each player in the five categories that we have found most significant in predicting future Major League performance. The players that rate the highest, have assembled the best ‘Performance’ in these areas. For a more detailed look at the statistics involved you can refer to previous articles on the site (http://baseballnumbers-diamondfutures.blogspot.com/2009/09/do-it-yourself-quantitative-examination.html).

A quick note about the rankings…The TOTAL is the weighted numerical value of the combined statistics that we use. It is scaled for the level of play. Typically, a player with a positive score will rank in the top 1% - 2% of all Minor League players. After the total we list the sub-scores in 4 areas of significance. These scores are presented, for ease of understanding, in a typical 20-80 scouting format. They represent how the individual player performed in those areas in relation to THE LEAGUE in question. A score of 50 represents league average. If you have further questions on the methodology, feel free to email me at baseballnumbers@ix.netcom.com.

2010 Arizona League Top Pitching Performances

Name ORG POS Total HR Rate Control Dominance Stamina
1 ) Ismael Guillon , CIN , L - 0.35 … 63 … 43 … 74 … 77
2 ) Felix Sterling , CLE , R - 0.13 … 52 … 45 … 62 … 73
3 ) Dylan Unsworth , SEA , R - (0.20) … 62 … 78 … 38 … 76
4 ) Seon Gi Kim , SEA , R - (0.27) … 47 … 68 … 61 … 77
5 ) Jonathan Correa , CIN , R - (0.31) … 59 … 65 … 71 … 78
6 ) Carlos Melo , TEX , R - (0.36) … 70 … 32 … 69 … 74
7 ) Kendry Flores , SFG , R - (0.45) … 53 … 64 … 55 … 73
8 ) Robinson Yambati , KCR , R - (0.57) … 70 … 70 … 49 … 77
9 ) Austin Reed , CHN , R - (0.82) … 70 … 53 … 55 … 50
10 ) Yordano Ventura , KCR , R - (0.86) … 43 … 54 … 59 … 67


DNQ Christopher Hanna , TEX , L - 0.09 … 70 … 72 … 79 … 44
DNQ Wes Mugarian , CIN , R - (0.27) … 70 … 33 … 76 … 58
DNQ Luis Morel , CLE , R - (0.39) … 44 … 46 … 61 … 66
DNQ Jacob Dunnington , SFG , R - (0.43) … 70 … 30 … 80 … 31
DNQ Ramon Cespedes , CLE , R - (0.73) … 70 … 73 … 78 … 37
DNQ El'Hajj Muhammad , CIN , R - (0.82) … 56 … 33 … 74 … 41

2010 Performance Evaluations – Arizona League Hitters

Even the Mariners have to be surprised with the transition of Ji-Man Choi

We move stateside today as we take a look at the Arizona League Hitters in our annual examination of Performance for each of eighteen Minor Leagues that have affiliations with MLB organizations. Over the next six weeks will post the Performance analysis for approximately three leagues each week until we have run through them all. Ji-Man Choi, a converted thirdbaseman, whom the Mariners signed to a $500,000 bonus last winter tops the list as Choi brings solid offense to a premium position and already is the organization’s #1 backstop prospect.

A couple of things to remember about our Performance evaluations: 1) these are not necessarily prospect lists. While it is fair to assume that the best prospects will put up the best performances, these lists focus only on a player’s offensive performance while they were in the league during the 2010 season. They do not consider things like defensive ability, offense vs. required offense for a given position, or projectability. Prospect evaluation is a combination of art and science and this is the science part of that equation. Later in the fall, we will breakdown each team’s ‘prospects’ and rank them in ‘prospect value’ order. 2) What it is, is a comparative statistical look at each players performance, placed in context of their age, their home park, and the league. We rate each player in the five categories that we have found most significant in predicting future Major League performance. The players that rate the highest, have assembled the best ‘Performance’ in these areas. For a more detailed look at the statistics involved you can refer to previous articles on the site (http://baseballnumbers-diamondfutures.blogspot.com/2009/09/do-it-yourself-quantitative-examination.html).

A quick note about the rankings…The TOTAL is the weighted numerical value of the combined statistics that we use. It is scaled for the level of play. Typically, a player with a positive score will rank in the top 1% - 2% of all Minor League players. After the total we list the sub-scores in 4 areas of significance. These scores are presented, for ease of understanding, in a typical 20-80 scouting format. They represent how the individual player performed in those areas in relation to THE LEAGUE in question. A score of 50 represents league average. If you have further questions on the methodology, feel free to email me at baseballnumbers@ix.netcom.com.

2010 Arizona League Top Hitting Performances

Name Org POS Total Reach Base Strike Zone Judgment Power Speed
1 ) Ji-Man Choi , SEA , C - 0.17 … 78 … 60 … 66 … 78
2 ) Teodoro Martinez , TEX , OF - 0.10 … 51 … 77 … 48 … 78
3 ) Luis Sardinas , TEX , SS - (0.04) … 72 … 74 … 33 … 70
4 ) Tyler Roberts , MIL , C - (0.31) … 37 … 67 … 79 … 29
5 ) Rafael Rodriguez , SFG , LF - (0.33) … 54 … 68 … 54 … 48
6 ) Tomas Telis , TEX , DH - (0.38) … 62 … 77 … 52 … 52
7 ) Juan Romero , CLE , 3B - (0.38) … 31 … 21 … 79 … 39
8 ) Odubel Herrera , TEX , SS - (0.46) … 76 … 73 … 35 … 55
9 ) Royce Consigli , OAK , OF - (0.48) … 74 … 63 … 56 … 43
10 ) Wes Darvill , CHN , 2B - (0.49) … 79 … 65 … 30 … 79
11 ) Charles Jones , SFG , OF - (0.52) … 59 … 27 … 69 … 59
12 ) Pin-Chieh Chen , CHN , 2B - (0.59) … 77 … 77 … 30 … 57
13 ) Guillermo Pimentel , SEA , OF - (0.62) … 24 … 37 … 71 … 59
14 ) Junior Arias , CIN , SS - (0.65) … 40 … 41 … 72 … 44
15 ) Aaron Siliga , CLE , RF - (0.69) … 39 … 57 … 50 … 57
16 ) Taylor Lindsey , LAA , 2B - (0.69) … 44 … 71 … 44 … 64
17 ) Robel Garcia , CLE , 3B - (0.71) … 52 … 42 … 45 … 54
18 ) Christian Villanueva , TEX , 3B - (0.71) … 59 … 60 … 57 … 59
19 ) Michael Antonio , KCR , SS - (0.75) … 26 … 67 … 59 … 57
20 ) Dustin Geiger , CHN , 3B - (0.77) … 42 … 65 … 54 … 46


DNQ Randal Grichuk , LAA , OF - 0.78 … 29 … 69 … 80 … 28
DNQ Ronald Torreyes , CIN , 3B - 0.16 … 45 … 79 … 63 … 37
DNQ Cheslor Cuthbert , KCR , 3B - (0.94) … 47 … 46 … 55 … 34

2010 Performance Evaluations – Dominican Summer League Pitchers

Jhoulys Chacin had earned the best Pitching Performance Score in the DSL over the last six years until Brandol Perez came along in 2010.

Today we finish up the Dominican Summer League in our annual examination of Performance for each of eighteen Minor Leagues that have affiliations with MLB organizations, by examining the pitcher Performace Scores. Over the next six weeks will post the Performance analysis for approximately three leagues each week until we have run through them all. This year’s DSL list is headed by Mariner left-hander Brandol Perez, who earns the highest Pitching Performance Score that we have awarded in the six years that we have been evaluating the league.

A couple of things to remember about our Performance evaluations: 1) these are not necessarily prospect lists. While it is fair to assume that the best prospects will put up the best performances, these lists focus only on a player’s offensive performance while they were in the league during the 2010 season. They do not consider things like defensive ability, offense vs. required offense for a given position, or projectability. Prospect evaluation is a combination of art and science and this is the science part of that equation. Later in the fall, we will breakdown each team’s ‘prospects’ and rank them in ‘prospect value’ order. 2) What it is, is a comparative statistical look at each players performance, placed in context of their age, their home park, and the league. We rate each player in the five categories that we have found most significant in predicting future Major League performance. The players that rate the highest, have assembled the best ‘Performance’ in these areas. For a more detailed look at the statistics involved you can refer to previous articles on the site (http://baseballnumbers-diamondfutures.blogspot.com/2009/09/do-it-yourself-quantitative-examination.html).

A quick note about the rankings…The TOTAL is the weighted numerical value of the combined statistics that we use. It is scaled for the level of play. Typically, a player with a positive score will rank in the top 1% - 2% of all Minor League players. After the total we list the sub-scores in 4 areas of significance. These scores are presented, for ease of understanding, in a typical 20-80 scouting format. They represent how the individual player performed in those areas in relation to THE LEAGUE in question. A score of 50 represents league average. If you have further questions on the methodology, feel free to email me at baseballnumbers@ix.netcom.com.

2010 Dominican Summer League Top Pitching Performances

Name ORG POS Total HR Rate Control Dominance Stamina
1 ) Brandol Perez SEA , L , 1.21 - 68 … 60 … 80 … 65
2 ) Carlos Matias CAR , R , 0.20 - 55 … 67 … 80 … 71
3 ) Jayson Aquino COL , L , 0.16 - 68 … 73 … 74 … 74
4 ) David Perez TEX , R , 0.16 - 68 … 75 … 74 … 72
5 ) Wirkin Estevez WSN , R , 0.14 - 59 … 73 … 78 … 76
6 ) Eduardo Rodriguez BAL , L , 0.11 - 68 … 49 … 67 … 76
7 ) Eswarlin Jimenez LAA , L , 0.02 - 68 … 67 … 72 … 79
8 ) Bryan Martinez STL , R , (0.03) - 68 … 56 … 80 … 66
9 ) Jhondaniel Medina BAL , R , (0.08) - 68 … 58 … 69 … 72
10 ) Eduardo Jorge FLA , R , (0.09) - 68 … 71 … 78 … 76
11 ) Helpi Reyes FLA , R , (0.30) - 58 … 60 … 54 … 79
12 ) Angel Mata MIN , R , (0.39) - 68 … 66 … 65 … 66
13 ) Cristofer Cabrera NYY , R , (0.41) - 68 … 58 … 70 … 63
14 ) Miguel Chalas BAL , R , (0.42) - 59 … 70 … 58 … 77
15 ) Alberto Baldonado NYM , L , (0.44) - 68 … 49 … 77 … 45
16 ) Abraham Espinosa ATL , R , (0.52) - 34 … 73 … 52 … 72
17 ) Raul Hernandez COL , R , (0.55) - 55 … 72 … 75 … 48
18 ) Jesus Saldeno ATL , R , (0.60) - 42 … 69 … 68 … 63
19 ) Abel De Los Santos TEX , R , (0.65) - 55 … 56 … 67 … 60
20 ) Jose Brazoban KCR , R , (0.68) - 45 … 54 … 45 … 71

2010 Performance Evaluations – Dominican Summer League Hitters

Santana is a better prospect than last year’s DSL leader Eric Avila of the Pirates

Today we turn to the Dominican Summer League Hitters in our annual examination of Performance for each of eighteen Minor Leagues that have affiliations with MLB organizations. Over the next six weeks will post the Performance analysis for approximately three leagues each week until we have run through them all. The DSL list is headed by outfielder Ravel Santana of the Yankees, who possesses an exceptional power/speed combo. Wagner Mateo, the Diamondback prospect that generated controversy after his contract with the Cardinals was voided in 2009 comes in at #20.

A couple of things to remember about our Performance evaluations: 1) these are not necessarily prospect lists. While it is fair to assume that the best prospects will put up the best performances, these lists focus only on a player’s offensive performance while they were in the league during the 2010 season. They do not consider things like defensive ability, offense vs. required offense for a given position, or projectability. Prospect evaluation is a combination of art and science and this is the science part of that equation. Later in the fall, we will breakdown each team’s ‘prospects’ and rank them in ‘prospect value’ order. 2) What it is, is a comparative statistical look at each players performance, placed in context of their age, their home park, and the league. We rate each player in the five categories that we have found most significant in predicting future Major League performance. The players that rate the highest, have assembled the best ‘Performance’ in these areas. For a more detailed look at the statistics involved you can refer to previous articles on the site (http://baseballnumbers-diamondfutures.blogspot.com/2009/09/do-it-yourself-quantitative-examination.html).

A quick note about the rankings…The TOTAL is the weighted numerical value of the combined statistics that we use. It is scaled for the level of play. Typically, a player with a positive score will rank in the top 1% - 2% of all Minor League players. After the total we list the sub-scores in 4 areas of significance. These scores are presented, for ease of understanding, in a typical 20-80 scouting format. They represent how the individual player performed in those areas in relation to THE LEAGUE in question. A score of 50 represents league average. If you have further questions on the methodology, feel free to email me at baseballnumbers@ix.netcom.com.

2010 Dominican Summer League Top Hitting Performances

Name POS Total Reach Base Strike Zone Judgement Power Speed
1 ) Ravel Santana , NYY , OF - 1.11 … 75 59 80 80
2 ) Jorge Bonifacio , KCR , OF - 0.81 … 73 65 76 68
3 ) Hanser Alberto , TEX , SS - 0.45 … 52 79 63 79
4 ) Yeicok Calderon , NYY , RF - 0.31 … 75 49 80 39
5 ) Luigi Rodriguez , CLE , 2B - 0.29 … 73 64 62 80
6 ) Yoan Alcantara , SDP , OF - 0.18 … 34 63 78 66
7 ) Jairo Gomez , SDP , SS - 0.13 … 41 62 80 44
8 ) Jorge Alcantara , NYY , 3B - (0.03) … 74 52 79 63
9 ) Marco Hernandez , CHN , SS - (0.09) … 43 75 68 69
10 ) Carlos Garcia , KCR , 3B - (0.10) … 74 74 40 80
11 ) Rafael Polo , NYY , 3B - (0.14) … 38 74 67 42
12 ) Alen Hanson , PIT , 2B - (0.14) … 66 68 59 74
13 ) Jesus Vasquez , PIT , LF - (0.19) … 25 53 80 67
14 ) Melvin Aquino , NYY , OF - (0.19) … 56 35 80 40
15 ) Jean Carlos Valdez , WSN , 3B - (0.29) … 39 69 70 32
16 ) Gabriel Lino , BAL , C - (0.33) … 53 68 54 51
17 ) Carlos Sanchez , CIN , 1B - (0.36) … 78 77 69 57
18 ) Gioskar Amaya , CHN , SS - (0.42) … 68 71 43 71
19 ) Oliver Zapata , CHN , OF - (0.44) … 55 63 62 70
20 ) Wagner Mateo , ARZ , OF - (0.45) … 52 24 76 61

2010 Performance Evaluations – Venezuelan Summer League Pitchers

The Mariners’ Erasmo Ramirez took the top spot in 2009

Following up yesterday’s VSL hitters in our annual examination of Performance for each of eighteen Minor Leagues that have affiliations with MLB organizations, today we examine the performance scores for the VSL pitchers. Over the next six weeks will post the Performance analysis for approximately three leagues each week until we have run through them all.

A couple of things to remember about our Performance evaluations: 1) these are not necessarily prospect lists. While it is fair to assume that the best prospects will put up the best performances, these lists focus only on a player’s offensive performance while they were in the league during the 2010 season. They do not consider things like defensive ability, offense vs. required offense for a given position, or projectability. Prospect evaluation is a combination of art and science and this is the science part of that equation. Later in the fall, we will breakdown each team’s ‘prospects’ and rank them in ‘prospect value’ order. 2) What it is, is a comparative statistical look at each players performance, placed in context of their age, their home park, and the league. We rate each player in the five categories that we have found most significant in predicting future Major League performance. The players that rate the highest, have assembled the best ‘Performance’ in these areas. For a more detailed look at the statistics involved you can refer to previous articles on the site (http://baseballnumbers-diamondfutures.blogspot.com/2009/09/do-it-yourself-quantitative-examination.html).

A quick note about the rankings…The TOTAL is the weighted numerical value of the combined statistics that we use. It is scaled for the level of play. Typically, a player with a positive score will rank in the top 1% - 2% of all Minor League players. After the total we list the sub-scores in 4 areas of significance. These scores are presented, for ease of understanding, in a typical 20-80 scouting format. They represent how the individual player performed in those areas in relation to THE LEAGUE in question. A score of 50 represents league average. If you have further questions on the methodology, feel free to email me at baseballnumbers@ix.netcom.com.

2010 Venezuelan Summer League Top Pitching Performances

Name ORG POS Total HR Rate Control Dominance Stamina
1 ) Vicente Campos , SEA , RHP - 0.19 … 69 … 60 … 78 … 74
2 ) Luis Gonzalez , CIN , LHP - 0.11 … 62 … 71 … 58 … 79
3 ) Eli Echarry , TBR , RHP - (0.02) … 43 … 61 … 78 … 76
4 ) Oswaldo Mieres , CIN , RHP - (0.20) … 56 … 62 … 68 … 79
5 ) Deimer Bier , STL , RHP - (0.20) … 69 … 64 … 79 … 75
6 ) Jose Flores , SEA , RHP - (0.77) … 69 … 72 … 58 … 64
7 ) Orlando Castro , PIT , LHP - (0.84) … 69 … 67 … 54 … 72
8 ) Daniel Mata , SEA , RHP - (0.94) … 69 … 46 … 54 … 47
9 ) Alejandro Chacin , CIN , RHP - (0.96) … 69 … 52 … 70 … 25
10 ) Felipe Rivero , TBR , LHP - (0.99) … 60 … 72 … 72 … 65

2010 Performance Evaluations – Venezuelan Summer League Hitters

The Pirates’ Exicardo Cayonez came in at #10 on this list last season

Today we begin our annual examination of Performance for each of eighteen Minor Leagues that have affiliations with MLB organizations. Over the next six weeks will post the Performance analysis for approximately three leagues each week until we have run through them all.

A couple of things to remember about our Performance evaluations: 1) these are not necessarily prospect lists. While it is fair to assume that the best prospects will put up the best performances, these lists focus only on a player’s offensive performance while they were in the league during the 2010 season. They do not consider things like defensive ability, offense vs. required offense for a given position, or projectability. Prospect evaluation is a combination of art and science and this is the science part of that equation. Later in the fall, we will breakdown each team’s ‘prospects’ and rank them in ‘prospect value’ order. 2) What it is, is a comparative statistical look at each players performance, placed in context of their age, their home park, and the league. We rate each player in the five categories that we have found most significant in predicting future Major League performance. The players that rate the highest, have assembled the best ‘Performance’ in these areas. For a more detailed look at the statistics involved you can refer to previous articles on the site (http://baseballnumbers-diamondfutures.blogspot.com/2009/09/do-it-yourself-quantitative-examination.html).

A quick note about the rankings…The TOTAL is the weighted numerical value of the combined statistics that we use. It is scaled for the level of play. Typically, a player with a positive score will rank in the top 1% - 2% of all Minor League players. After the total we list the sub-scores in 4 areas of significance. These scores are presented, for ease of understanding, in a typical 20-80 scouting format. They represent how the individual player performed in those areas in relation to THE LEAGUE in question. A score of 50 represents league average. If you have further questions on the methodology, feel free to email me at baseballnumbers@ix.netcom.com.

2010 VSL Top Hitting Performances

Name Org POS TOTAL Reach Base Strike Zone Judge Power Speed
1 ) Ronald Torreyes , CIN , 3B - 0.58 … 66 … 76 … 75 … 70
2 ) Jose Ozuna , PIT , OF - 0.13 … 23 … 55 … 80 … 30
3 ) Oscar Hernandez , TB , C - -0.22 … 25 … 49 … 79 … 27
4 ) Breyvil Valera , STL , 2B - -0.28 … 59 … 74 … 57 … 72
5 ) Felipe Burin , SEA , 3B - -0.32 … 80 … 70 … 59 … 50
6 ) Alexy Palma , SEA , OF - -0.46 … 61 … 58 … 63 … 50
7 ) Jean Acevedo , SEA , 2B - -0.47 … 56 … 73 … 80 … 49
8 ) Jesus Ustariz , DET , 3B - -0.60 … 68 … 66 … 48 … 28
9 ) Samuel Diaz , CIN , 3B - -0.74 … 77 … 76 … 61 … 64
10 ) Humberto Valor , CIN , SS - -0.85 … 37 … 70 … 57 … 32
11 ) Willians Astudillo , PHI , 3B - -0.86 … 50 … 78 … 44 … 76
12 ) David Pino , PIT , 2B - -0.87 … 39 … 66 … 73 … 77
13 ) Francisco Aponte , PIT , 1B - -0.89 … 80 … 62 … 32 … 80
14 ) Ulises Montilla , PIT , OF - -0.92 … 76 … 72 … 41 … 38
15 ) Omar Narvaez , TB , C - -0.93 … 80 … 73 … 34 … 48