Minor League Steals

Juan Uribe has done a nice job batting .283 getting some clutch hits and playing some nice defense at SS and 3B
we got him on a minor league deal

David Aardsma has a 1.45 ERA (although a 3.81 FIP) and 4 saves, while striking out one an inning.

You cannot include Nick Green in a list of "best" minor league pickups without also including the fact that he leads all major-league shortstops in errors with 8, despite starting just 22 of his team's 38 games.

His costly defensive miscues have mitigated his 102 OPS+.

Bobby Scales is more than an honorable mention. All the hard work has finally paid off.
WAY TO GO!!

my brothers german shepard is named KIKO

Nick Green also has a 3-1 Hit to Error Ratio

It's really lose lose for the Boston SS situation...Lowrie hit good in Spring Training and is a solid fielder then couldnt hit water if he fell out of a boat...now hes hurt...Lugo's been hitting but he's even worse than Green at short

Kevin Millar is hitting .299/.338/.463 with 10 runs and 13 RBIs in 68 PA.

he had one of the top hitting coaching in the NL in LA, but was fat and lazy. Then, the laid back LA fans finally had enough and kicked his a$$ out of LA. He said he wasnt comfortable before, wait till he comes back. He'll probably not even make it on the field before someone makes him cry. lol

and Doug M. I know he's hurt but he was doing great before he went down on that fluke slide and still suits up for every game.

I don't know if Jones would have been able to produce that line anywhere else. The Rangers, unfortunetly, have a history of being able to turn hitters into gold, simular to the A's (prior to this year, at least) with pitching.

Great Hitting Enviroment + Great Hitting Coach + Renewed Work Ethic = This season for Jones.

Kevin Millar.
Plays for Toronto Blue Jays, out of Toronto, Canada. Also heard they are doing okay this year as a team.

This is semi-irritating. If the Pirates called up Bobby Scales, it'd be no more than them calling someone up because they have no depth and no one else. But because the Cubs have him, it's a big deal because he's 31 years old and is producing and making them look like a great talent recruiting team. This happens just about every year and it always annoys me. Rant over.

Ian, the big deal isnt that hes successful, as much as it was 9+ yrs in the minors. then he comes up, and looks great in limited action. If he came up with the Pirates, it may be the same. the only difference COULD be that its the Pirates, where baseball isnt as important in Pitt as is football. theyd still talk about it, its all over ESPN whenever anyone gets their 1st HR or hit, etc. Its always is talked about, so it would probably be the same.

Brett Tomko has been doing a pretty good job in the yankees bullpen