August 27, 200719 yr Joe Borchard, OF, Triple-A Albuquerque (Marlins) Seven years ago, Borchard signed for what was at the time a record $5.3 million bonus, but he was seemingly unable to curb his high strikeout totals, getting picked up on waivers by the Mariners and then the Marlins this year. Hitting .196/.287/.313 for Florida this year, Borchard was once again waived two weeks ago, but nobody showed any interest and the Marlins were able to keep him and assign him to Triple-A Albuquerque. He?s not suddenly a prospect, but he is suddenly one of the hottest hitters in the minors. Playing in one of the friendliest home parks around doesn?t hurt, but what Borchard has done would be impressive anywhere, as the 28-year-old former Stanford quarterback hit two home runs Friday, another one Saturday and now sits at a whopping .458/.526/1.021 in his first 14 games for the Isotopes, going 22-for-48 overall with eight home runs. I?m not sure it means anything at all for Borchard?s long-term future, but it?s certainly worth noting. Nice to see the fans in the PCL are getting to see a show... that offense in Albuquerque is deadly Borch, Reggie, Seabol, Pascucci, Carroll, Baker.... jesus
August 27, 200719 yr If one of Borch/Reggie/Carroll can turn their monster AAA's into a .260/.320/.390 ML line I'd wet myself.
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