Continuing our series of minor league rankings. Today we hit the
Pacific Coast League a hitters league. I love these lists, they help motivate me to do further research on prospects that appear higher or lower than expected. All of the data presented is courtesy of
FanGraphs.comTop 25 Pacific Coast League Batters (minimum 50 at-bats) | Name | Team | BB% | K% | AVG | OBP | SLG | ISO | Spd | BABIP | wOBA |
| Jake Fox | Cubs | 11.40% | 18.90% | 0.409 | 0.495 | 0.841 | 0.433 | 5.6 | 0.431 | 0.554 |
| Chris Young | Diamondbacks | 14.30% | 24.10% | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.667 | 0.296 | 6.9 | 0.447 | 0.474 |
| Travis Snider | Blue Jays | 13.80% | 26.90% | 0.337 | 0.431 | 0.663 | 0.326 | 3.3 | 0.395 | 0.462 |
| Brandon Allen | Diamondbacks | 12.10% | 17.20% | 0.324 | 0.413 | 0.641 | 0.317 | 5.8 | 0.324 | 0.458 |
| Tommy Everidge | Athletics | 10.30% | 16.90% | 0.368 | 0.428 | 0.632 | 0.264 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.453 |
| John Bowker | Giants | 16.80% | 17.50% | 0.342 | 0.451 | 0.596 | 0.254 | 5.3 | 0.37 | 0.447 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | Rockies | 10.30% | 16.70% | 0.339 | 0.418 | 0.63 | 0.292 | 6.8 | 0.367 | 0.446 |
| Hector Luna | Dodgers | 8.20% | 16.60% | 0.351 | 0.414 | 0.61 | 0.259 | 5.6 | 0.381 | 0.441 |
| Chris Coghlan | Marlins | 11.10% | 10.40% | 0.344 | 0.418 | 0.552 | 0.208 | 7.1 | 0.361 | 0.438 |
| Sean Rodriguez | Angels | 12.30% | 32.60% | 0.299 | 0.4 | 0.616 | 0.318 | 6.8 | 0.369 | 0.437 |
| Mitch Jones | Dodgers | 9.40% | 26.40% | 0.297 | 0.364 | 0.651 | 0.354 | 5.3 | 0.32 | 0.426 |
| Tony Abreu | Dodgers | 5.20% | 17.00% | 0.353 | 0.385 | 0.615 | 0.261 | 5.1 | 0.388 | 0.425 |
| Khalil Greene | Cardinals | 3.50% | 7.30% | 0.345 | 0.368 | 0.618 | 0.273 | 1.4 | 0.319 | 0.424 |
| Randy Ruiz | Blue Jays | 9.20% | 21.40% | 0.32 | 0.392 | 0.584 | 0.264 | 2.6 | 0.364 | 0.418 |
| Joe Inglett | Blue Jays | 9.00% | 11.20% | 0.36 | 0.422 | 0.516 | 0.155 | 4.5 | 0.393 | 0.415 |
| Howard Kendrick | Angels | 8.20% | 15.40% | 0.346 | 0.414 | 0.526 | 0.179 | 5.3 | 0.391 | 0.414 |
| David Dellucci | Blue Jays | 8.70% | 28.60% | 0.317 | 0.38 | 0.556 | 0.238 | 2.6 | 0.405 | 0.408 |
| Chris Davis | Rangers | 13.20% | 23.60% | 0.327 | 0.418 | 0.521 | 0.194 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.407 |
| Corey Patterson | Brewers | 6.10% | 20.20% | 0.331 | 0.366 | 0.597 | 0.266 | 7.6 | 0.383 | 0.407 |
| Joel Galarraga | Athletics | 12.50% | 23.80% | 0.357 | 0.449 | 0.476 | 0.119 | 5.4 | 0.469 | 0.407 |
| Alex Gordon | Royals | 16.30% | 23.90% | 0.313 | 0.435 | 0.493 | 0.179 | 4.7 | 0.388 | 0.405 |
| Luke Carlin | Diamondbacks | 16.00% | 23.20% | 0.321 | 0.43 | 0.481 | 0.16 | 2.8 | 0.394 | 0.405 |
| Ryan Shealy | Royals | 17.10% | 28.70% | 0.345 | 0.454 | 0.425 | 0.08 | 1.5 | 0.484 | 0.403 |
| Cory Aldridge | Royals | 6.30% | 24.30% | 0.316 | 0.361 | 0.582 | 0.266 | 3.2 | 0.366 | 0.402 |
| Adam Heether | Brewers | 13.50% | 22.20% | 0.293 | 0.4 | 0.501 | 0.208 | 3.6 | 0.341 | 0.4 |
| Allen Craig | Cardinals | 7.30% | 20.10% | 0.322 | 0.374 | 0.547 | 0.225 | 3.4 | 0.359 | 0.4 |
| Michael Saunders | Mariners | 9.20% | 19.40% | 0.31 | 0.378 | 0.544 | 0.234 | 6.1 | 0.342 | 0.4 |
| John Hester | Diamondbacks | 6.30% | 19.80% | 0.328 | 0.375 | 0.535 | 0.207 | 7.3 | 0.388 | 0.399 |
| Mark Hamilton | Cardinals | 9.10% | 26.20% | 0.308 | 0.375 | 0.531 | 0.223 | 1.6 | 0.378 | 0.396 |
| Ruben Gotay | Diamondbacks | 21.60% | 18.60% | 0.272 | 0.429 | 0.45 | 0.178 | 2.8 | 0.309 | 0.395 |
| Chris Shelton | Mariners | 12.50% | 21.20% | 0.314 | 0.396 | 0.509 | 0.195 | 2.9 | 0.368 | 0.394 |
| Dee Brown | Dodgers | 12.60% | 15.90% | 0.29 | 0.382 | 0.523 | 0.232 | 4.1 | 0.306 | 0.394 |
| Eric Patterson | Athletics | 10.00% | 17.40% | 0.307 | 0.376 | 0.494 | 0.187 | 8.8 | 0.351 | 0.393 |
| Jason Dubois | Cubs | 10.60% | 28.40% | 0.303 | 0.392 | 0.506 | 0.203 | 2.9 | 0.388 | 0.393 |
| Matt Murton | Rockies | 9.50% | 13.90% | 0.324 | 0.389 | 0.499 | 0.174 | 5.2 | 0.353 | 0.392 |
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The Top 25 Pacific Coast League Pitchers (minimum 50IP) | Name | Team | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | ERA | FIP |
| Guillermo Moscoso | Rangers | 7.71 | 1.93 | 0.26 | 1.01 | 0.282 | 75.80% | 2.31 | 2.63 |
| Jeff Stevens | Cubs | 9.52 | 3.9 | 0.16 | 1.04 | 0.251 | 77.60% | 2.03 | 2.71 |
| Chris Narveson | Brewers | 9.08 | 3.11 | 0.36 | 1.13 | 0.291 | 61.10% | 3.7 | 2.78 |
| Lenny DiNardo | Royals | 7.54 | 2.25 | 0.3 | 1.17 | 0.308 | 69.10% | 3.32 | 2.8 |
| Matt Belisle | Rockies | 7.25 | 2.31 | 0.31 | 1.25 | 0.323 | 75.50% | 3.09 | 2.81 |
| Chad Paronto | Astros | 6.79 | 2.44 | 0.17 | 0.93 | 0.236 | 86.10% | 1.39 | 2.81 |
| Felix Romero | Giants | 8.43 | 1.95 | 0.49 | 1.24 | 0.339 | 64.90% | 4.28 | 2.85 |
| Neftali Feliz | Rangers | 8.73 | 3.49 | 0.23 | 1.28 | 0.319 | 66.50% | 3.49 | 2.88 |
| Hyang-Nam Choi | Dodgers | 12.02 | 3.28 | 0.94 | 1.25 | 0.345 | 84.90% | 2.34 | 2.97 |
| Jose Ascanio | Cubs | 8.24 | 3.16 | 0.18 | 1.27 | 0.32 | 69.00% | 3.16 | 3.02 |
| Brad Kilby | Athletics | 10.94 | 3.41 | 0.71 | 1.01 | 0.256 | 86.40% | 2.13 | 3.03 |
| Jason Vargas | Mariners | 8.01 | 2.61 | 0.52 | 1.22 | 0.311 | 74.80% | 3.14 | 3.05 |
| Rick VandenHurk | Marlins | 7.69 | 2.41 | 0.45 | 0.99 | 0.254 | 72.20% | 2.87 | 3.05 |
| Mike Ekstrom | Padres | 6.21 | 2.31 | 0.29 | 0.96 | 0.24 | 84.20% | 1.73 | 3.06 |
| Blake Hawksworth | Cardinals | 7.03 | 2.47 | 0.37 | 1.11 | 0.28 | 66.00% | 3.58 | 3.08 |
| Alex Hinshaw | Giants | 12.38 | 5.5 | 0.52 | 1.41 | 0.34 | 71.40% | 3.96 | 3.2 |
| Josh Banks | Padres | 6.84 | 2.59 | 0.43 | 1.25 | 0.307 | 70.90% | 3.46 | 3.22 |
| Billy Buckner | Diamondbacks | 8.39 | 3.93 | 0.44 | 1.32 | 0.307 | 73.90% | 3.32 | 3.31 |
| Jerry Blevins | Athletics | 8.81 | 2.56 | 0.71 | 1.31 | 0.34 | 73.80% | 3.84 | 3.31 |
| P.J. Walters | Cardinals | 8.4 | 3.27 | 0.45 | 1.42 | 0.348 | 62.80% | 4.54 | 3.32 |
| Vin Mazzaro | Athletics | 6.99 | 2.7 | 0.32 | 1.04 | 0.257 | 77.20% | 2.38 | 3.32 |
| Ramon Ortiz | Giants | 7.91 | 2.36 | 0.76 | 1.22 | 0.31 | 73.60% | 3.05 | 3.33 |
| Adam Eaton | Rockies | 5.67 | 1.82 | 0.45 | 1.22 | 0.307 | 71.30% | 3.18 | 3.35 |
| Geno Espineli | Giants | 4.7 | 1.97 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.333 | 69.30% | 3.64 | 3.35 |
| Doug Fister | Mariners | 6.69 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 1.34 | 0.356 | 72.40% | 3.81 | 3.39 |
| Bud Norris | Astros | 8.4 | 3.98 | 0.45 | 1.31 | 0.302 | 78.00% | 2.63 | 3.41 |
| Jeremy Johnson | Astros | 5.4 | 2.56 | 0.38 | 1.29 | 0.304 | 66.70% | 3.51 | 3.43 |
| Carlos Rosa | Royals | 10.14 | 4.06 | 0.76 | 1.42 | 0.344 | 66.20% | 4.56 | 3.44 |
| Doug Mathis | Rangers | 6 | 2.37 | 0.47 | 1.39 | 0.332 | 75.50% | 2.84 | 3.45 |
| Jay Marshall | Athletics | 5.33 | 2.66 | 0.36 | 1.34 | 0.311 | 69.50% | 3.2 | 3.48 |
| Jose Marte | Diamondbacks | 7.91 | 4.27 | 0.38 | 1.42 | 0.318 | 67.10% | 4.52 | 3.49 |
| Brian Gordon | Rangers | 5.94 | 2.33 | 0.58 | 1.19 | 0.286 | 70.60% | 3.49 | 3.5 |
| Blake Parker | Cubs | 10.26 | 4.86 | 0.54 | 1.24 | 0.276 | 74.00% | 3.06 | 3.5 |
| Casey Daigle | Astros | 8.57 | 4.04 | 0.49 | 1.54 | 0.358 | 82.60% | 2.91 | 3.51 |
| Brandon Morrow | Mariners | 6.55 | 3.76 | 0.33 | 1.33 | 0.294 | 70.20% | 3.6 | 3.53 |
