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Billy Rowell:

Bases empty: .183/.244/.293 (.538 OPS)

Runners on: .331/.395/.468 (.863)

It's also worth noting that Rowell has shown a significant inprovement in July/August.

His BA is now up to .246 and he posted a .745 OPS in July and a .748 OPS in August.

I'm glad he's heated up a bit. On the whole, he had a few good streaks in 2008 (including the one he's on now) but also had some horrible cold streaks. Hopefully in 2009 he finds some consistency.

Essentially, his 2008 season as a 19-year old is equivalent to Brandon Erbe's 2007 season as a 19-year old -- disappointing, but not enough to revoke their top prospect status considering how young they were for the league. Erbe has regained most of his status after a repeat at Frederick as a 20-year old; hopefully Rowell does the same next year.

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I'm not disappointed in Rowell's year at all. I think he is doing fine - putting up a .750 OPS in the last two months of the season is fine by me for his age. We can go back and look at posts last offseason, but I expect the disappointment will lie with those with inappropriate expectations to start with.

I expect Rowell will show up with some new maturity and strength and play several levels above where he is now from the start of next season. I would be disappointed if Rowell spent all of next season at Frederick.

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