Day 24- 2009 Round 4

1	Wickford Walnuts	Frazier, Todd SS CIN	1 min 34 sec
2	The Smoke Monsters	Dixon, Rashun SP OAK	1 min 20 sec
3	The Smoke Monsters	Collier, Zach OF PHI	24 sec
4	The Carbombs	Rodriguez, Yorman OF CIN	1 min 1 sec
5	Rhode Island Quahogs	Sandoval, Pablo 1B SF	1 min 17 sec
6	The Brew Crew	Saunders, Michael 3B SEA	1 min 11 sec
7	Rhody Rampage	Poreda, Aaron SP SD	2 min 2 sec
8	Rhode Island Quahogs	Rodriguez, Rafael OF SF	1 min 24 sec
9	Ballyhooly Ballers of Cork	Carter, Chris C. 1B OAK	1 min 8 sec
10	Wickford Walnuts	Perez, Martin SP TEX	1 min 44 sec
11	Rhode Island Quahogs	Seaton, Ross SP HOU	57 sec
12	The Carbombs	Morales, Angel OF MIN	1 min 46 sec

By Brendan Hart

Best Pick- Pablo Sandoval- It’s hard to sit here one year later and realize that the Kung Fu Panda was able to slip into the fourth round of the prospect draft. Hat’s off to Mr. Henderson for going after Sandoval and making sure that he was a part of the Hogs (Pat even tried to draft Sandoval in the MLB draft I believe). In 2009 Sandoval showed he can flat out hit and that he could turn into one of the premier players in all of baseball. Despite his Prince Fielder looking appearance and low walk total, he delivered a .943 OPS and showed that the 345 AVG he had in 2008 was no fluke. At 24 he definitely has the time and ability to get better and looks like he’ll be a Hog’s keeper for the foreseeable future.

Worst Pick- None- It’s far too early to label any of the picks of the fourth round a “bad pick”. Most of the prospects are still teenagers and are far away from making any sort of impact. If I had to take a guess at who will own this title next year I would guess Walnut prospect Aaron Poreda. The Rampage draft pick who was involved in a meaningless midseason Coco Crisp deal (epic), had high expectations and a nasty fastball when he was drafted by the White Sox. Chicago used him mostly out of the bullpen and shipped him off to the Padres in a Jake Peavy trade. Poreda failed to adapt once the trade was made and has absolutely bombed this spring. He’ll head back to AAA and look to right the shape to start 2010.

Still Could Make it- Martin Perez- Sure I could have chosen Chris Carter and talked about the potential splash he’ll make entering the MLB this season, and how he could help the Ballers make a playoff push. Why talk about Carter tho when I can talk about the star prospect of my ststem? Exactly. Perez broke out last season and showed why those BA writers tossed out some Johan Santana comps. While he struggled when he hit AA he was flat out dominant in A ball as an 18 year old. While the graduation of Feliz and other top pitching prospects coming this season, look for Perez to sit atop the rankings as one of the top 2-3 pitching prospects in baseball. He could join Verlander, Anderson, and Weaver in the Walnut rotation as soon as next season.

% in MLB- 2 out of 12= 16%