Sleepers

[oandb21]

I don't know if Henson qualifies as a sleeper but I expect big things from him. If he can put up a .750+ OPS at Frederick, as a 20 year old SS, that would be very impressive.

When moved to frederick, Henson became a 2B, he played short in aberdeen, but 2nd in Frederick, and he is touted as a second baseman. I watched him about 15 games in aberdeen and thought he looked real good at short, strong arm, great range, and good instincts. But nonetheless he played 2nd last year when he moved to frederick.

[Big Mac]

When moved to frederick, Henson became a 2B, he played short in aberdeen, but 2nd in Frederick, and he is touted as a second baseman. I watched him about 15 games in aberdeen and thought he looked real good at short, strong arm, great range, and good instincts. But nonetheless he played 2nd last year when he moved to frederick.

He played 2nd there because they had Blake Davis. He'll likely play SS this season.

[oandb21]

He played 2nd there because they had Blake Davis. He'll likely play SS this season.

You may be right, but from what i have heard from some of the other players in aberdeen, Henson only played short there because they didn't have anyone to play there regularly. Like i said though, I think he handled it well, and i love him as a player, I made a few custom cards of him in his high school uniform to get him to sign, and he ended up liking them so much, he asked me to make a few more and mail them to him, when i did, and the next time we seen him at the park, he gave each of my 4 boys and myself a bat and signed it for us. Would love to see his bright side in an orioles uniform someday.

[luvs1n21]

Would Ryan Keefer qualify? I mean, he's on the 40-man, but he really dropped off the radar with his surgery last year. I just have this feeling that he's going to come back strong this spring and surprise everyone (save for the few who've had their eye on him for some time).

I know he was hitting 93-94 with great command before the surgery. So I'm really, really anxious to see what happens when he comes back this spring.

I agree on Keefer. I was happy to see his name on the Non-Roster Invitee's list. He hasn't really played for 2 years considering 2 years ago he had a surgery during Spring Training that kept him out until July/August. With Trembley coaching now, Keefer may have Dave's eye on him while he's in Ft. Lauderdale. If he doesn't do as well as they like then he could always be a possibility for a call-up during the season. Either way I hope he finds his way to the Majors this season.

[furryburres]

I think Zach Britton. I feel that if he misses more bats, he can turn into a legitimate top-5 prospect.

[dkdc]

[Angle] intrigues the hell out of me. For some reason, I love the "guy with no power who can do everything else well". Like Reggie Willits.

Unfortunately, Angle has even less power than Willits.

Angle never hit a HR in college or pro ball. Last year he had just 8 XBH out of 71 hits last year (11% XBH).

By comparison, Willits had 31% XBH in his rookie league debut, and 21% in his minor league career.

A better comp for Angle is a Jason Tyner who walks a lot. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

[rhall]

Well, my boy Ryan Adams was outside the BA Top 30. I hope he can rebound.

I like two of the later picks in 2007 as deep sleepers - Mariotti and Moore.

I also believe that Mahoney will have better success than earlier attempts at big raw power at 1B like Fleischer and Martinez.

Props on the Justin Moore mention. I started a thread on him recently.

I also like reliever Brian Parker. He's got a good sinking fastball.

On offense I like Kraig Binick (he can do a lot of things), and going deep into the system, DSL second baseman Omar Casamayor. Considering he hasn't played ball in the US yet, he's a little old; born 11/86. But I'm intrigued to see what he can do when he does start playing in the States. He hit .344 last year in the DSL with a 20/19 BB/K ratio, and he's a switch hitter. He caught my eye because he hit for such a high average and his BB/K ratio was excellent. He apparently doesn't listen to the notion, "You don't walk yourself off the island." He is from Venezuela, though, not the Domincan. I don't know how that changes things.