I'm on a roll now. A day after posting Lakeland, I'm getting right to Erie and Toledo. This should contain some of the best prospects. In A ball it's usually too early to tell for most guys, AA/AAA is where the action is. So, here we go...
-Jair Jurrjens (SP)- Jurrjens is probably the Tiger's top pitching prospect now that Humberto Sanchez is with the Yankees. Jurjens is turning 21 later this month so he is still very young. He split 2006, starting in Lakeland and finishing in Erie. Jair went 5-0 with a 2.08 ERA in Lakeland and 4-3 with 3.36 ERA after moving up to Erie. Jurrjens will probably play with the Tigers during spring training before heading back to Erie.
-Kelly Hunt (1B)- Hunt spent all of 06 with Erie. Another slugger with a low batting average in the minors. Hunt slugged 22 home runs but hit only .228 for the season. Hunt will be 26 by the time the season starts.
-Vincent Blue (LF)- Blue turns 24 so he is still quite young, and is a base stealing threat. He hit .232 last season but was hurt dearly by hitting only .158 off of lefties. He managed to steal 24 bases last season for Erie.
-Ryan Raburn (2B)- Raburn spent all of 2006 with Toledo. He has some pop in his bat as he hit 20 HR last season while batting a respectable .275. He struck out a little too much but did draw some walks. However, Raburn is behind Infante/Polonco/Perez/Guillen/Santiago for a spot on the Tigers.
Next post I'll head back and check out lower A Oneonta and Rookie League GCL.
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