April 30, 200620 yr DOWN ON THE FARM Most of the organization's outfield prospects are in the low minors, but the Marlins have created one at Double-A. Signed out of the Dominican Republic as a shortstop, Jose Campusano is playing center and left in his fourth pro season. Through 19 games for Carolina, Campusano is batting a Southern League-best .397. That's 64 points higher than the league's second-best hitter. Campusano, who turns 23 in December, was among the players Girardi shuttled in from minor league camp for Grapefruit League games and he loved the tools. Not only does Campusano have a league-best 13 steals in 15 attempts, he is adapting well to the outfield. His biggest problem right now is overrunning balls. Other notables in the system: Left-hander Renyel Pinto took the Pacific Coast League's eighth-lowest ERA (2.29) into Thursday's start against Oklahoma. Teammate Yusmeiro Petit isn't far behind with a 2.70 ERA after four starts. Pinto continues to need improvement on his strikeout-to-walk ratio. He was at about 1 to 1, but Petit is at 3 to 1. Acquired from the Yankees for Ron Villone, Ben Julianel is winless in five appearances (four starts), but he has the Southern League's seventh-lowest ERA (2.25) with four walks and 14 strikeouts in 24 innings. Teammates James Russ and Anibal Sanchez also rank among the league's ERA leaders with 2.31 and 2.38 marks, respectively. At high Class A Jupiter, outfielder Brett Carroll is the Florida State League's third-best hitter with a .361 average. Acquired from the Mets in the Carlos Delgado deal, infielder Grant Psomas ranks ninth (.338). Dominican right-hander Jose Garcia is 1-1 with a 1.57 ERA (tied for seventh). Low Class A Greensboro teammates Gaby Sanchez and Jeff Van Houton are leading the South Atlantic League with seven homers apiece. Sanchez has a league-best 20 RBI and fourth-best batting average (.389), just ahead of teammate Andrew Jenkins (.373). West Palm Beach native and 2005 first-round draft pick Chris Volstad is 3-0 with a 2.84 ERA in four starts, but fellow prospects Ryan Tucker, Aaron Thompson and Sean West are a combined 0-3 with a 5.10 ERA. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basebal...-sports-marlins
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