Saturday, February 2, 2008

Where are they now?

An analysis of the drafts for the Scranton Coal Miners franchise from seasons 1-7 (first 5 rounds):

SEASON 1 (New York Apples, previous owner)
1 (5) SS Willis Henderson – unsigned
3 (90) P Ruben Renteria – left via free agency after season 6. Currently in AAA for Trenton.
4 (122) P Bryant DeRosa – traded to Austin in season 3 along with Benji Nunez for Vic Hafner. Currently pitching for the Chicago Cubs.
5 (154) SS Jimmie Pascual – waived in season 2. Currently retired.

SEASON 2 (Huntington Hillbillies, previous owner)
1 (2) P Jack Harris – 3 time minor league All-Star, season 5 AAA Cy Young winner. Currently starting for the Coal Miners ML team. Career 3.84 ERA in ML.
1 (19) P Fred Blank – unsigned
1 (33) P Ewell Forbes – elected to RL All-Star team in season 2. Traded to Trenton in season 4. Currently starting for Charlotte Paladins ML squad.
1 (212) P Jerome Kirk – unsigned
2 (50) P Vin Mayne – traded to Toronto in season 4 along with Charlie Perry and Benny Rivera for John Wolf. Currently pitching out of the Tucson Sands bullpen in ML.
3 (82) P Bono Myers – Currently pitching for Scranton in AAA. 61-22 career with 4.05 ERA in minors.
4 (114) P Willie Rosa – unsigned
5 (146) P Lenny Barnes – unsigned

SEASON 3
1 (4) 2B Charlie Riley – season 5 All-Star at AA Scranton. Currently starting for Scranton ML club.
1 (43) P Ronn Gonzalez – Currently pitching out of AAA Scranton bullpen. Career 3.74 minor league ERA.
1 (49) P Ron Richard – traded to Trenton in season 4 with Ewell Forbes for Joaquin Liriano. Currently starting for Toronto HiA.
2 (55) SS Charlie Perry – traded to Toronto in season 4 along with Benny Rivera and Vin Mayne for John Wolf.
3 (87) LF Don MacDougal – unsigned
4 (119) P Andrew Alston – season 4 All-Star in RL. Currently pitching for AA Scranton.
5 (151) 1B Stevie Corino – traded to Minnesota in season 6 along with Al Mesa for Dizzy Hawkins. Currently playing at AAA Honolulu.

SEASON 4
1 (12) SS Phil Carson – 2 time minor league All-Star for Scranton. Traded to Jacksonville in season 6 along with Phil Dreifort and Richard Appier for Sven Reid and Frank Fielder. Currently starting for Atlanta’s ML team.
2 (69) P Monte Bravo – season 6 LoA All-Star. Currently pitching for HiA Scranton.
3 (101) P Tony Park – unsigned
4 (133) P Richard Appier – traded to Jacksonville in season 6 along with Phil Dreifort and Phil Carson for Sven Reid and Frank Fielder. Currently pitching for AA Atlanta.
5 (165) P Chad Knotts – Currently pitching for HiA Scranton.

SEASON 5
1 (4) 1B Raymond Purcell
– traded to Scottsdale in season 7 along with Wade O’Donnell and Mark Suzuki for Bill Appier.
2 (55) P Justin Middlebrook – currently pitching out of Scranton’s HiA bullpen. Career 3.30 minor league ERA.
3 (87) P Darrin Hawkins – unsigned. Signed in season 6 by Memphis, currently pitching for AAA Memphis.
4 (119) P Jackie Minor – currently pitching for LoA Scranton
5 (151) P Jerome Carlson – currently pitching for LoA Scranton

SEASON 6
3 (94) C Eugene Buck
– currently catching for LoA Scranton
4 (126) CF Jumbo Silva – currently playing for LoA Scranton
5 (158) P Richard Brown – currently pitching for LoA Scranton

SEASON 7
1 (23) P Matt Collins
– currently 4-0 with 4.34 ERA at LoA Scranton
2 (65) P Clay Youkilis – currently at LoA Scranton with a 1.93 ERA in 4.2 IP
3 (97) C Rob Harmon – currently hitting .221 in 20 games at LoA Scranton
4 (129) SS Cliff Taylor – unsigned
5 (161) 3B Geoffery Mlicki – currently batting .429 in 16 games with Scranton RL team.

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