Down on the Farm-AA

The talent in AAA and in AA would seem to indicate that Houston's future is bright. Here's a look at the top end talent that Houston has in AA

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Position Players:

Billy Coleman: Maybe the best position player in the system. He could be one of the best hitting shortstops in the bigs in a few years, as he can not only field (adequately, not exceptionally) at short, he's a potential leadoff or #2 hitter.

Paulie Figueroa: Future CF with a good glove, good speed, and a lot more pop than the average CF.

Kevin Millwood: Middle infielder with good hitting skills and top end speed.


Pitchers:

Glen Marion: Very high ceiling: the question is how much of it will he achieve? Houston thinks even if he doesn't top out he'll be a very good starting pitcher.

Luis Bautista: Reliever who isn't good enough to close but should be a good solid setup man.