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"\"&lt;p&gt;With the minor league season past its midpoint, it&amp;#8217;\\u2122s time to start taking stock in accumulated statistics. This year, instead of presenting midseason classification all-star teams, we decided to mix it up and present leaders in important statistical categories.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Double-A is next in our survey of the four full-season levels. Stats are through games of July 2. We looked at &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.baseballamerica.com\\/blog\\/prospects\\/?p=410\\\"&gt;Triple-A&lt;\\/a&gt; last week.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;As usual, * signifies lefthanded batter\\/pitcher, and # is switch-hitter.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BATTERS&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;strong&gt;AVERAGE&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;* Kroeger, Josh, Tennessee (SL), .382&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMerchan, Jesus, Reading (EL), .357&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMathews, Aaron, New Hampshire (EL), .353&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n# Headley, Chase, San Antonio (TL), .346&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHoffpauir, Jarrett, Springfield (TL), .345&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n# Cabrera, Asdrubal, Akron (EL), .337&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nPearce, Steven, Altoona (EL), .333&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Jaso, John, Montgomery (SL), .332&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMelian, Jackson, Erie (EL), .331&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDiaz, Robinzon, New Hampshire (EL), .327&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Pearce is the lone Futures Gamer out of this group, though Headley might have been if not for his big league callup.&lt;span id=\\\"more-35219\\\"&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ON-BASE PERCENTAGE&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;* Kroeger, Josh, Tennessee (SL), .449&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n# Headley, Chase, San Antonio (TL), .434&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSollmann, Steven, Huntsville (SL), .430&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBrito, Javier, Mobile (SL), .429&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMorrissey, Adam, Arkansas (TL), .427&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Jaso, John, Montgomery (SL), .423&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMerchan, Jesus, Reading (EL), .423&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHanigan, Ryan, Chattanooga (SL), .420&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHoffpauir, Jarrett, Springfield (TL), .420&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Whitesell, Josh, Harrisburg (EL), .419&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Though it seems like Kroeger has been around forever, he&amp;#8217;s just 24. Headley&amp;#8217;s 1.058 OPS edges Kroeger&amp;#8217;s 1.048 mark for the Double-A lead. Hoffpauir&amp;#8217;s older brother Micah is a Triple-A all-star.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SLUGGING PERCENTAGE&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;# Headley, Chase, San Antonio (TL), .634&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Kroeger, Josh, Tennessee (SL), .609&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMather, Joe, Springfield (TL), .607&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nPearce, Steven, Altoona (EL), .604&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDuran, German, Frisco (TL), .561&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Jacobs, Greg, Reading (EL), .544&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMathews, Aaron, New Hampshire (EL), .530&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nRuiz, Randy, Reading (EL), .529&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n# Walker, Neil, Altoona (EL), .528&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHoffpauir, Jarrett, Springfield (TL), .527&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Duran, 22, already has set a new career high for home runs with 16. He&amp;#8217;s from Mexico but attended a Texas high school, Texas Christian and Weatherford (Texas) JC, where the Rangers found him in the sixth round of the 2005 draft.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HOME RUNS&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;Mather, Joe, Springfield (TL), 18&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nCollaro, Thomas, Birmingham (SL), 17&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nLongoria, Evan, Montgomery (SL), 17&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDuran, German, Frisco (TL), 16&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nEsquivel, Matt, Mississippi (SL), 16&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Costanzo, Mike, Reading (EL), 15&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Larish, Jeff, Erie (EL), 15&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Rasmus, Colby, Springfield (TL), 15&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nFox, Jake, Tennessee (SL), 14&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n# Headley, Chase, San Antonio (TL), 14&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nJimerson, Charlton, West Tenn (SL), 14&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nKatin, Brendan, Huntsville (SL), 14&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMitchell, Lee, Carolina (SL), 14&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSantos, Sergio, New Hampshire (EL), 14&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Jimerson was the 2001 College World Series Most Outstanding Player, while Larish also made his name as a college star, belting three homers in a CWS game in 2005. Longoria&amp;#8217;s home run pace hasn&amp;#8217;t abated from last season, when he smacked 18 in 62 games.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DOUBLES&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;Colonel, Christian, Tulsa (TL), 30&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHu, Chin-Lung, Jacksonville (SL), 28&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Rasmus, Colby, Springfield (TL), 26&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Brown, Jordan, Akron (EL), 25&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHill, Jason, Reading (EL), 24&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Robnett, Richie, Midland (TL), 24&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n# Walker, Neil, Altoona (EL), 24&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Bowker, John, Connecticut (EL), 23&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSantos, Sergio, New Hampshire (EL), 23&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSnyder, Brian, Midland (TL), 23&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Santos spent the last two seasons in Triple-A and didn&amp;#8217;t hit in either of them, including a .214\\/.254\\/.299 mark at Triple-A Syracuse last season. The 2002 first-round pick, who already has set a career high for homers, turns 24 on July 4.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;STOLEN BASES&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Loadenthal, Carl, Mississippi (SL), 28&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n# Velez, Eugenio, Connecticut (EL), 28&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n# Bonifacio, Emilio, Mobile (SL), 26&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Bernadina, Rogearvin, Harrisburg (EL), 25&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nJimerson, Charlton, West Tenn (SL), 24&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n# Cabrera, Asdrubal, Akron (EL), 21&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nChristian, Justin, Trenton (EL), 18&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMoran, Javon, Reading (EL), 18&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n# Reyes, Argenis, Akron (EL), 18&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSollmann, Steven, Huntsville (SL), 18&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Velez jumped from low Class A to Double-A and has lost some power but his speed still plays; he&amp;#8217;s leading Double-A in steals even though he didn&amp;#8217;t play his first game until May 20.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;STRIKEOUTS&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Cannon, Chip, New Hampshire (EL), 110&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Costanzo, Mike, Reading (EL), 103&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nCollaro, Thomas, Birmingham (SL), 101&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nKatin, Brendan, Huntsville (SL), 98&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nWilliams, Marland, Chattanooga (SL), 93&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMitchell, Lee, Carolina (SL), 92&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Robnett, Richie, Midland (TL), 90&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Hubbard, Marshall, West Tenn (SL), 89&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n# Coronado, Jose, Binghamton (EL), 84&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nRodriguez, Sean, Arkansas (TL), 82&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Cannon hasn&amp;#8217;t built off his MVP performance in the Arizona Fall League in his second season in the Eastern League; on the contrary, he&amp;#8217;s leading the minors in strikeouts.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PITCHERS&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;strong&gt;ERA&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;Buchholz, Clay, Portland (EL), 1.69&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHorne, Alan, Trenton (EL), 2.31&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMason, Chris, Montgomery (SL), 2.55&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nZink, Charlie, Portland (EL), 2.59&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHolliman, Mark, Tennessee (SL), 2.64&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Parra, Manny, Huntsville (SL), 2.68&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMadsen, Michael, Midland (TL), 2.76&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSmith, Brett, Trenton (EL), 2.77&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nJones, Jason, Trenton (EL), 2.86&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nEgbert, Jack, Birmingham (SL), 2.88&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Madsen had a 6.68 ERA at high Class A Modesto last year, but he&amp;#8217;s been so good in 2007 that he earned a promotion to Triple-A. Zink has spent at least part of the last five seasons in Double-A.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WINS&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMason, Chris, Montgomery (SL), 10&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nTrahern, Dallas, Erie (EL), 10&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMendoza, Luis, Frisco (TL), 9&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nEgbert, Jack, Birmingham (SL), 8&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nFritz, Ben, Midland (TL), 8&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nGeer, Josh, San Antonio (TL), 8&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nGreen, Matt, Mobile (SL), 8&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHorne, Alan, Trenton (EL), 8&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMarquez, Jeff, Trenton (EL), 8&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMunoz, Luis, Altoona (EL), 8&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Reyes, Jo-Jo, Mississippi (SL), 8&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nZink, Charlie, Portland (EL), 8&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Trahern also has a win at Toledo and is tied for the minor league lead with 11 victories. Reyes also has been in Triple-A.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;INNINGS PITCHED&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;Egbert, Jack, Birmingham (SL), 103&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Patton, Troy, Corpus Christi (TL), 102 1\\/3&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Maloney, Matt, Reading (EL), 100 1\\/3&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nGeer, Josh, San Antonio (TL), 99 2\\/3&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nGreen, Nick, Arkansas (TL), 99&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHolliman, Mark, Tennessee (SL), 99&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMason, Chris, Montgomery (SL), 99&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Ramos, Cesar, San Antonio (TL), 97&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nRussell, Adam, Birmingham (SL), 96 1\\/3&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nGreen, Matt, Mobile (SL), 95 2\\/3&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Egbert only has given up one home run in all those innings; he&amp;#8217;s a command-and-control guy who keeps the ball down. Patton also will take his act to Triple-A.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;STARTER SO\\/9 IP&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;Buchholz, Clay, Portland (EL), 12.13&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Gonzalez, Gio, Birmingham (SL), 10.68&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHorne, Alan, Trenton (EL), 10.19&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nLiz, Radhames, Bowie (EL), 9.88&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMadsen, Michael, Midland (TL), 9.51&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Lofgren, Chuck, Akron (EL), 9.18&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Parra, Manny, Huntsville (SL), 9.04&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Veal, Donald, Tennessee (SL), 8.73&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n* Reyes, Jo-Jo, Mississippi (SL), 8.71&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nVasquez, Esmerling, Mobile (SL), 8.68&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Half the list&amp;#8217;s leaders are lefthanders. Buchholz ranks second in the minors in overall strikeouts, one behind Will Inman&amp;#8217;s 116. Lofgren, who also has made a Triple-A cameo, has increased his strikeout ratio while simultaneously moving up a level.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RELIEVER SO\\/9 IP&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;Perez, Chris, Springfield (TL), 14.33&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMeloan, Jonathan, Jacksonville (SL), 13.73&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDevine, Joey, Mississippi (SL), 13.24&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nRomero, Felix, Bowie (EL), 12.89&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nAkin, Brian, Jacksonville (SL), 12.38&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nGuevara, Carlos, Chattanooga (SL), 11.97&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nLewis, Jensen, Akron (EL), 11.31&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMedlock, Calvin, Chattanooga (SL), 11.14&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMiller, Jim, Bowie (EL), 11.07&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nRivera, Mumba, West Tenn (SL), 11.05&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;College closers Perez (Miami), Meloan (Arizona) and Devine (N.C. State) top the list, while Lewis is a recent conversion from being a starter. Miller is on the comeback trail with a new organization after being acquired from the Rockies for Rodrigo Lopez.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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