Roster Wrap: International and Pacific Coast Leagues (AAA)

Pitching: Jose Capellan throws really hard. You just need to do more than that to do well in the majors, and Capellan doesn't do more than that. Valerio De Los Santos might be the new Vic Darensbourg. Chris George is a Quad-A lefty who has had a ton of ups and downs. Who knows what this year will bring? Juan Morillo throws 104 mph. You gotta love that. Greg Reynolds, former No. 2 overall pick, looks like he could be the new Jason Jennings--pre-implosion Jason Jennings. Josh Towers is the ultimate garbage pitcher. You can always do better than him. And besides, it's weird to have a single-digit number for a pitcher in the majors.

Batting: It's time the Rockies either trade Todd Helton or trade Joe Koshansky, who has a ton of power and plays a good first base. He's closer to Mark Teixeira (without the switch-hitting, just lefty) than you would think. Omar Quintanilla is essentially Ramon Vazquez II, which isn't a good or bad thing, it's just okay. Ian Stewart is overhyped because he did well in Low-A ball three years ago, but there are worse 3Bs out there. Sean Barker is a Quad-A outfielder who does more than hit for power--he also makes contact and can play center field. Think Cody Ross. Seth Smith is a decent prospect who can do some of everything, but he likely will end up being a part-timer along the lines of Jason Michaels. Cory Sullivan has gotten more MLB playing time than he has deserved; he can play a good center and that's about it.

Overall: Morillo is interesting, Koshansky even more so, and the rest of the roster is a nice group of MLB-ready players. This team will be a very good AAA team, although their players won't emerge as MLB stars.

Fresno Grizzlies

Pitching: Everyone on this staff is 25 or older; that's bad. Jesse Foppert keeps getting chances to come back from injury; all he does is keep getting hurt. Billy Sadler is a short fireballer who should be in the majors now. Pat Misch is a fringe guy. Randy Messenger throws hard and that's about it.

Batting: Scott McClain should be in the majors. Scott McClain should be in the majors. Scott McClain should be in the majors. Scott McClain should be in the majors. Yes, he's 35, but he would hit 30 HR in a Giants uniform this year, taking their offense from completely pathetic to almost completely pathetic. He's easily the best power hitter on the team. The fact that Brian Bocock is at short for the Giants instead of Ivan Ochoa is nothing short of criminal. Ochoa is very small and very good defensively, and plus-plus defensive shortstops who slug .430 at age 24 in AAA should be in the majors. Get a clue, Sabean. Brett Harper is a lefty power bat at first. Whoever the Giants are playing at 1B and 3B, I guarantee Harper and McClain can beat their VORP by 20 runs. Emmanuel Burriss is a moderately interesting middle-infield prospect who's been rushed. He's better than Bocock but not Ochoa. Brian Horwitz hits for average and that's it, so he seems optimal for a pinch-hitting role in the NL. Nate Schierholtz was supposed to be part of a youth movement in San Francisco, but it obviously isn't happening. A Fred Lewis-Aaron Rowand-Schierholtz outfield wouldn't be very bad.

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