SB Nation User Blog: NMUWildcat027

What happened to...?

NMUWildcat027 — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:31:12 -0000

I know there have to be people like me who didn't get a chance to follow the minor league season as well as they would have liked to for one reason or another and have questions about what happened to certain prospects. I figured there is a diverse community of people here who could pool their info on their favorite organizations to help answer the questions. Instead of having a bunch of seperate threads, this would be a good place to ask about a guy who had a down year or some sort of injury to see what people know.

Alex or Arnold Leon

NMUWildcat027 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:28 -0000

Can anyone give me the story on this guy. He was pitching for Stockton, but it appears he is back in the Mexican leagues. Do the A's still own the rights to Leon? He appeared to pitch well and I know at one point there was talk that he would shoot right up to the majors. I know they have a packed system, but I am not aware of any other case of a player playing in the Mexican leagues while still being under control of a major league team.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Jarrett Hoffpauir

NMUWildcat027 — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:30:09 -0000

Anyone have any insight on Hoffpauir. I really only know what I see on the stats page. I see that he is absolutely torturing left handed pitchers and it is pulling his numbers up considerably. I wonder if he has the ability to be a Rob Quinlan type hitter, or does he have the defensive chops to turn that platoon split into a full time job as a second baseman. His OBP has been great all year and the Cards aren't exactly running all star guys out in the middle infield.