Same with Perez. I wasn't particularly enamored with him, but if he can shoot up through the system and continue to put himself on base at that rate, he will be valuable. Someone with that much speed is a threat everytime they reach base, even if the threat is only implied in some cases. Hopefully he can keep it up.

This has been an absolutely terrible year from Brignac. I don't know what his problem is, but his ticket is not the glove so he needs to get in gear offensively.

Good to see Chris Mason's ERA reflect his peripherals. I thought he was a bit screwed playing in the California League last year. His peripherals were all excellent, but the 5 ERA was really a blight on his record. Especially if you don't understand the context of pitching in the California League. I'm glad that his ERA is finally reflecting how well he has pitched.

If you're Brian Henderson, how frustrated do you have to be? I'm not sure why he keeps getting passed over, but there really is no excuse at all. This is his fourth year in Montgomery, good lord. Even if he is only a LOOGY, he needs to have been promoted at least two years ago. His ERA right now is 3.29, in 2006 it was 2.16, in 2005 it was 3.60, and in 2004 it was 2.91. I see no reason whatsoever to possibly defend his having been kept in Montgomery this long. Absolutely none. He is now 25 years old, how do you cope with having 80% of your minor league career spent at a level which you mastered long ago? It's an endless stagnation. That must be really depressing. No reason at all for him to have been slowed up this much, this is insane.