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2008 Minor League Leaders: Hitting Stats

Cody Crosby, FantasyJuice.com

January 31, 2009

If you are a stat freak like me then I know how much you like to spend your offseason and pre-season looking at statistics.

Below is a compiled list of the top 10 players at each 5x5 hitting stat in the minor leagues last season. A player must have had a least 150 plate appearances and advanced about Rookie ball.

Many players, like Nelson Cruz and Elvis Andrus, should be on your radar during your fantasy draft since they are expected to be in the big leagues coming out of spring.

Other players, like Kyle Blanks and Ian Gac, could advance quickly through the minor league system so keep an eye on them during the season.

Rank	Player	Team	Level*	Games	Runs	HR	RBI	AVG	SB
1	Carlos Santana	Cleveland Indians	AA	130	125	21	117	.326	10
2	John Raynor	Florida Marlins	AA	126	104	13	51	.312	48
3	Drew Sutton	Houston Astros	AA	133	102	20	69	.317	20
4	Freddy Guzman	Detroit Tigers	AAA	131	101	5	60	.272	71
	Christopher Carter	Oakland Athletics	A+	137	101	39	104	.259	4
6	Renny Osuna	Texas Rangers	A+	130	100	4	66	.338	14
7	Mat Gamel	Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	132	99	20	99	.325	6
8	Matt Miller	Colorado Rockies	AAA	139	98	10	107	.341	6
	Cedric Hunter	San Diego Padres	A+	134	98	11	84	.318	12
	Even Frey	Arizona Diamondbacks	A+	131	98	3	47	.314	37

Rank	Player	Team	Level*	Games	Runs	HR	RBI	AVG	SB
1	Dallas McPherson	Florida Marlins	MLB	127	94	42	98	.275	14
2	Michael Stanton	Florida Marlins	A	125	89	39	97	.293	4
	Christopher Carter	Oakland Athletics	A+	137	101	39	104	.259	4
4	Nelson Cruz	Texas Rangers	MLB	104	94	37	100	.341	24
	Kila Kaaihue	Kansas City Royals	MLB	124	91	37	100	.314	3
6	Brad Eldred	Chicago White Sox	AAA	114	62	35	100	.244	3
7	Mike Hessman	Detroit Tigers	MLB	108	83	34	72	.271	3
8	Mark Trumbo	Los Angeles Angels	AA	135	83	32	93	.281	8
	Ian Gac	Texas Rangers	A+	130	77	32	109	.284	1
10	Joe Koshansky	Colorado Rockies	MLB	122	90	31	121	.300	1
	Josh Phelps	St. Louis Cardinals	MLB	126	90	31	97	.291	2
	Brandon Wood	Los Angeles Angels	MLB	103	82	31	84	.296	6
	Jacob Fox	Chicago Cubs	AAA	134	93	31	105	.287	7

Rank	Player	Team	Level*	Games	Runs	HR	RBI	AVG	SB
1	Joe Koshansky	Colorado Rockies	MLB	122	90	31	121	.300	1
2	Carlos Santana	Cleveland Indians	A+	130	125	21	117	.326	10
3	Tommy Everidge	Oakland Athletics	AA	136	89	22	115	.279	0
4	Josh Whitesell	Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	127	86	26	110	.328	1
5	Ian Gac	Texas Rangers	A+	130	77	32	109	.284	1
6	Scott McClain	San Francisco Giants	MLB	134	87	29	108	.300	5
7	Victor Diaz	Free Agent	MLB	129	69	25	107	.282	9
	Matt Miller	Colorado Rockies	AAA	139	98	10	107	.341	6
	Kyle Blanks	San Diego Padres	AA	132	75	20	107	.325	5
10	J.P. Arencibia	Toronto Blue Jays	AA	126	70	27	105	.298	0
	Jacob Fox	Chicago Cubs	AAA	134	93	31	105	.287	7

Rank	Player	Team	Level*	Games	Runs	HR	RBI	AVG	SB
1	Ben Revere	Minnesota Twins	A	83	51	1	43	.379	44
	Luis Maza	Los Angeles Dodgers	MLB	63	51	2	29	.378	1
	Terry Tiffee	Los Angeles Dodgers	MLB	93	73	9	69	.378	1
4	Dan Robertson	San Diego Padres	A-	73	59	3	45	.377	20
5	Jorge Castillo	Chicago White Sox	A	59	24	1	39	.373	0
6	Jamie D'Antona	Arizona Diamondbacks	MLB	110	69	21	79	.365	1
7	Jay Bruce	Cincinnati Reds	MLB	49	34	10	37	.364	8
8	Michah Hoffpauir	Chicago Cubs	MLB	71	63	25	100	.362	2
9	Angel Solome	Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	98	67	13	83	.360	3
10	Jim Negrych	Pittsburgh Pirates	AA	129	87	5	72	.359	12
	Russell Branyan	Milwaukee Brewers	MLB	45	24	12	36	.359	4

Rank	Player	Team	Level*	Games	Runs	HR	RBI	AVG	SB
1	Everth Cabrera	Colorado Rockies	A	121	80	6	38	.284	73
2	Freddy Guzman	Detroit Tigers	AAA	131	101	5	60	.272	71
3	Andrew Romine	Los Angeles Angels	A	126	79	2	34	.260	62
	Derrick Robinson	Kansas City Royals	A+	124	69	0	34	.245	62
	Darren Ford	San Francisco Giants	A+	129	78	2	34	.227	62
6	Lucas Montero	Cleveland Indians	A+	115	79	9	49	.258	60
7	Corey Wimberly	Colorado Rockies	AA	108	65	0	26	.291	59
8	Michael Mitchell	Colorado Rockies	A	127	93	4	45	.300	55
9	Elvis Andrus	Texas Rangers	AA	118	82	4	65	.295	54
10	Julio Borbon	Texas Rangers	AA	126	87	7	58	.321	53