11/21/2007

Post-Winter season stuff

From the HWB website:

HWB All-Stars and Postseason Awards

Not a big story. Just a list of the All-Stars. Mike Wilson ('05) is the only ex-Rattlers on the list as an outfielder

Baseball America has their Top 20 list of HWB prospects behind a subscriber wall. No ex-Rattlers on that list.

BA.com's Top 20 list of Arizona Fall League prospects is not behind a subscriber wall.

Jeff Clement ('05) is the only ex-Rattlers on this list. The subscriber wall has the scouting reports. So, I hope they don't mind if I put this out here:
13. Jeff Clement, c, Peoria Javelinas (Mariners)

Since Clement was drafted third overall in 2005, he played just 49 games below the Triple-A level. Only 35 of those starts came at catcher, and his first full pro season was interrupted when he needed operations to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee and to remove bone chips from his left elbow. Defensive questions surrounded Clement when he came out of college, and they haven't gone away. He threw out 26 percent of runners in 2006, and followed that performance up by throwing out 27 percent this past season at Triple-A Tacoma. While his game-calling skills are a strong suit, Clement is a mechanical receiver, and his footwork and blocking skills are below-average. But it's hard to ignore the bat, which features light tower power to all fields. Still, according to several scouts, Clement isn't going to start—at least at catcher—in the big leagues anytime soon.

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