August 22, 200322 yr Baseball America did a piece on the Arizona fall league, and here's a report on the Peoria Saguaros(Whatever the hell that is) the team that the marlins prospects will be playing for. They talk about Stokes and Willingham. Click on the link to get the whole rosters. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peoria Saguaros BEST POSITION PROSPECT: Jason Stokes, 1b, Marlins Stokes was slowed early by offseason wrist surgery. He regained his power stroke in the middle of the season, but hasn't finished strong. The Marlins cleared his path to the big leagues by dealing Adrian Gonzalez, whom he will split time with in the AFL, to the Rangers. Stokes' plate discipline has suffered this season and will need to improve as he moves towards Florida. BEST PITCHING PROSPECT: Matt Peterson, rhp, Mets Peterson showed flashes in the past two seasons, but consistency eluded him. He broke through this year, emerging as one of the top prospects in the Mets organization. He's projectable with a live arm and a good breaking ball and was more efficient this year in Class A St. Lucie, though he has struggled with his command in Double-A. BOUNCING BACK: Ben Hendrickson, rhp, Brewers Hendrickson missed about half the season with nagging shoulder soreness, and will be looking to rebound. He works with a solid-average fastball and outstanding breaking ball, but he's been unable to find a consistent groove in the second half. EMERGING PROSPECT: Josh Willingham, c, Marlins Willingham is coming back from a nagging knee injury that shelved him for most of the second half, following his promotion to Double-A Carolina. In addition to making up for lost at-bats, Willingham will continue working on the nuances of his new position. He moved behind the plate last fall in instructional league. The former college shortstop has tremendous power. KEEP AN EYE ON: David Wright, 3b, Mets Wright struggled to adjust to the Florida State League, hitting .200 in May and June, before rebounding to hit .301 in July and finish strong in August. Wright's slump was attributed to overworking himself before games, and the Mets altered his schedule. He topped 30 doubles for the second straight season and was working on reaching 40.
August 22, 200322 yr Author Also, notice that Stokes and Gonzalez will be reunited. Looks like they're fielding a very strong team there. Milwaukee has some awesome prospects, and also Khalil Greene is on the team.
August 22, 200322 yr sweet .. i live like 5 minutes from the peoria sports complex where they will be playing planned on checking out some games anyway and taking advantage of the nice fall weather with a relaxing day at the park (even if it is low level) .. now it seems i may be spending even more time there excellent
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