I was cataloguing some minor league cards before I put them away when I realized what a large bust Ralph Henriquez has actually been.
From there, it wasn't long before my curiosity took over and I made this:
| Round | Player | Position | AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS, ERA/WHIP/K9 in 2007 | Comments |
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| 1 | Brian Bogusevic | P | 4.61 1.55 7.01, mostly at High A Salem, some at AA Corpus |
Lefties take longer? |
| 1 (S'wich) | Eli Iorg | OF | .296 .350 .512 .863 at High A Salem |
Ended year in June with elbow injury |
| 2 | Ralph Henriquez | C | .185 .227 .280 .507 at A Lexington |
Worst second-round pick this century |
| 3 | Thomas Manzella | SS | .264 .324 .339 .663 split between High A Salem & AA Corpus |
Baseball America says Manzella is our best defensive infielder |
| 3 (S'wich) | Joshua Lindblom | P |
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Never Signed; went to U Tennessee |
| 4 | Josh Flores | OF | .279.345 .422 .767 split between High A Salem & AA Corpus |
Kicked ass at Salem; not so good at Corpus |
| 5 | Billy Hart | 3B | .385 .451 .305 .836 at High A Salem |
Won Carolina League Batting Crown |
| 6 | Brandon Barnes | OF | .251 .336 .459 .795 at Short A Tri-City |
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| 7 | Timothy Johnson | SS | .186 .273 .248 .521 at Rookie Greeneville |
Has played three years of Rookie ball--you NEVER see that. Not particularly good defensively either |
| 8 | Koby Clemens | 3B | .252 .344 .412 .755 at A Lexington |
That switch to catcher previously dismissed still might make it work for him |
| 9 | Jordan Meaker | P |
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Never Signed; went to Dallas Baptist |
| 10 | Allen Langdon | OF |
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Released in June '07. Injuries took a toll as he never progressed past Rookie Greeneville |
| 11 | Cory Lapinski | P |
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Released in March '07, having reached Short A Tri-City |
| 12 | Tip Fairchild | P | 10.29 .214 .514 at AA Corpus |
Made only two starts for Corpus before blowing out his elbow |
| 13 | Eric King | SS | .229.308 .291 .599 at High A Salem |
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| 14 | Mark Ori | 1B | .272.350 .395 .746 at High A Salem |
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| 15 | Eric Sheridan | P |
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Released in June '06; pitched Single A ball in '07 with the A's |