norbit14 wrote:

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WMB & Matt Barnes made the hot sheet today as they came in 5th and 10th respectively:

No. 5	WILL MIDDLEBROOKS, 3B	RED SOX
Team: Triple-A Pawtucket (International) Age: 23 Why He's Here: .423/.464/.923 (11-for-26), 4 HR, 1 2B, 13 RBIs, 7 R, 2 BB, 2 SO The Scoop: Middlebrooks hit a total of 19 home runs in 217 games at two Class A stops, but he's turned up the power production since advancing to Double-A last season. He hit 20 home runs in 2011 alone, indicating that the old scouting adage may be true and power is the last tool to develop. Middlebrooks has kept mashing in 2012 by going deep five times in 14 games thus far and slugging .684 in the International League. That is a positive development for any corner player, particularly one with designs on being a first-division regular.

No. 10	MATT BARNES, RHP	RED SOX
Team: low Class A Greenville (South Atlantic) Age: 21 Why He's Here: 1-0, 0.00, 11 IP, 4 H, 0 R 0 BB, 16 SO The Scoop: As a first-round pick last year out of Connecticut, Barnes should be expected to breeze through a relatively conservative assignment to Greenville. Still, the way he's completely overmatched South Atlantic League hitters has been eye-catching. Through three starts, Barnes has yet to allow a run and has barely allowed any baserunners, with a 25-2 K-BB ratio and just six hits allowed in 16 innings. Given his stuff and polish, Barnes probably can keep his suitcase packed because a bump to high Class A Salem would seem to be imminent.

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Felt I should add this in:

"A part of the raft of prospects the Athletics brought in over the offseason, sweet-swinging 3B/1B Miles Head has gotten off to a torrid start with high Class A Stockton. The 20-year-old, who came to Oakland in the Andrew Bailey deal with the Red Sox, has opened the season on a 14-game hitting streak, batting .400/.441/.764 in 55 at-bats with four homers. For the week, Head batted .462/.500/.846 (12-for-26) with two homers, two doubles, a triple and six RBIs."