LHP Ankiel, Riley, Anderson top Howe SportsData All-Teen Team.BOSTON--(BW SportsWire)--Sept. 8, 1999-- Pitchers Rick Ankiel Richard Alexander "Rick" Ankiel (born July 19, 1979, in Fort Pierce, Florida) is an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. Ankiel began his career in the majors as a starting pitcher, posting a solid rookie season in 2000 with 11 wins and 7 losses, , Matt Riley Matthew Paul Riley (born August 2, 1979 in Antioch, California) is a pitcher in Minor League Baseball who currently plays in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization for the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. He went to Sacramento City College. and Ryan Anderson Ryan Anderson may refer to:
To be eligible, a player must not have turned 20 until after April 8, 1999. Position players must have played 40 games, a starting pitcher Noun 1. starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; must have made 15 starts and a reliever must have pitched in 40 games. No 1999 draft picks are included. Ankiel (St. Louis Cardinals For the National Football League team that played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987, see . The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. ) dominated at both Double and Triple-A. He was leading the minors in strikeouts (194) when he was promoted to St. Louis in August and finished the minor league season first among all starters in strikeouts per nine innings (13.68). In addition, his .196 opponents' batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. was the best of any starting pitcher above Class-A. Riley (Baltimore Orioles) coming off a 1998 campaign where he posted a 1.19 ERA and struck out 136 batters in 83 innings, excelled at Class-A Frederick (3-2, 2.68 ERA) and Double-A Bowie (10-5, 2.88 ERA) this season before being called up to Baltimore in September. Anderson (Seattle Mariners) hasn't had the success of the other two, but he was the youngest pitcher in the Eastern League and has the power arm and breaking ball to be special. Joining the three southpaws on the club are righthanders Jon Garland (Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the White Sox have played in U.S. ) and Jesus Colome (Oakland Athletics). Garland, a 1997 first-round pick traded by the Cubs to the White Sox last season for Matt Karchner, is starting to come into his own. Colome has serious arm strength, with a fastball that topped out at 100 mph. Adding to the left-handed pitching depth are honorable mention hurlers Alan Webb (Detroit Tigers), C.C. Sabathia (Cleveland Indians) and Chris George (Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium. ). The 1999 Howe SportsData All-Teen squad also features a dynamite leadoff hitter, one of the best pure hitters in the game and an excellent all-around outfielder. Rafael Furcal (Atlanta Braves) is the leadoff hitter and shortstop. An aggressive hitter who has more pop than his 5-8 frame would indicate, Furcal furcal /fur·cal/ (fur´k'l) shaped like a fork; forked. fur·cal adj. Forked. furcal forked. has been known to take over games when he gets on base. Just 19, he finished the season four stolen bases shy of becoming the first 100-steal man in the minor leagues since 1985. Third baseman Sean Burroughs, the San Diego Padres' first-round pick in 1998, batted .438 the last two months of the season and reached base by hit or walk in his last 54 games. His stroke and patience at the plate was extremely impressive since he was the second youngest everyday player in the Class-A Midwest League. Center fielder Corey Patterson (Chicago Cubs), the third player chosen in the 1998 draft, had an outstanding season in his first taste of professional baseball. The left-handed swinger hits for average and power, steals bases and makes consistent contact for a player with power potential and very little experience. Right fielder Abraham Nunez (Arizona Diamondbacks), a raw five-tool talent with a powerful arm, and Wily Pena (New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. ) join
Patterson in the outfield.Second baseman Jason Romano (Texas Rangers), called a "baseball rat" by Rangers director of player development Reid Nichols, has a live bat, speed and the glove to play everyday in the big leagues. Drew Henson (New York Yankees), a third baseman by trade, was moved over to first base to join the first team. Henson, with only 10 games of pro experience prior to this season, showed a power bat and advanced hitting skills for a player who spends the majority of his time playing quarterback at the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. . Catcher Jeff Goldbach (Chicago Cubs), a 1998 second-round pick, took the spot away from incumbent Jayson Werth (Baltimore Orioles). Goldbach has tremendous power potential and he walked nearly as often as he struck out, an excellent indicator of future success. The Cubs and Yankees led the way with two players each selected to the squad. Previous members of the Howe SportsData All-Teen Team include current major leaguers Scott Rolen (Philadelphia Phillies), Ben Grieve (Oakland Athletics), Andruw Jones (Atlanta Braves), Vladimir Guerrero (Montreal Expos), Carlos Febles (Kansas City Royals) and Kerry Wood (Chicago Cubs). Howe SportsData, the leading minor league sports statistical provider, is the Official Statistician for all 16 U.S.-based National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, eight Fall and Winter baseball leagues, several independent professional baseball leagues, seven professional minor hockey leagues and three other professional basketball leagues including the CBA See Capital Builder Account. , IBA IBA abbr. International Bar Association IBA (in Britain) Independent Broadcasting Authority IBA n abbr (Brit) (= Independent Broadcasting Authority and USBL USBL United States Basketball League USBL Ultra-Short Baseline (acoustic positioning system) . Additionally, Howe is the statistician of the National Professional Soccer League, A-League Soccer and the Arena Football League. All told, Howe SportsData processes information on over 14,000 games in a calendar year. SportsTicker is the instant sports news and information service of ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , Inc., in partnership with Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal and a leader in electronic information services See Information Systems. . ESPN, Inc., the leader in sports news, includes ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN International, ESPN Radio Network, ESPN.com, ESPN Enterprises, ESPN Regional Television, ESPN The Magazine ESPN The Magazine is a bi-weekly sports magazine published by the ESPN sports network in New Britain, CT in the United States. The first issue was published on March 11, 1998. and ESPN Classic. -0-
1999 Howe SportsData All-Teen Team
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HITTERS CLUB ORG AGE AVG AB H 2B HR RBI BB SO SB
Jeff Goldbach,C LANSING CHN 19 .271 399 108 27 18 72 64 66 1
power/plate discipline at young age;
defense needs work
Drew Henson,1B TAMPA NYY 19 .280 254 71 12 13 37 26 71 3
Michigan QB is athlete with power/huge upside
Jason Romano,2B
CHARLOTTE-FSL TEX 20 .312 459 143 27 13 71 39 72 34
high pick hits/runs/defends; great work ethic
Sean Burroughs,3B
R. CUCAMONGA SDG 18 .363 449 163 33 6 85 77 62 17
best hitting prospect in league; erratic throws
Rafael Furcal,SS
MYRTLE BEACH ATL 19 .322 519 167 24 1 41 55 78 96
kid switch-hitter gets on; set Appy SB record in 1998
Corey Patterson,OF LANSING CHN 20 .320 475 152 35 20 79 25 85 33
has all the tools and the numbers
to match; very young
Abraham Nunez,OF
HIGH DESERT ARI 19 .273 488 133 29 22 93 86 122 40
5-tool talent with speed/arm best skill;
held own at 19
Wily Pena,OF YANKEES-GULF NYY 17 .247 166 41 10 7 26 12 54 3
awesome skills and a truly powerful bat; only 17
PITCHERS CLUB ORG AGE W L SV ERA IP H BB SO
Rick Ankiel,LHP ST. LOUIS STL 20 0 0 0 3.18 17 14 8 16
MEMPHIS 13 3 0 2.35 138 98 62 194
bonus baby with power arm proved he's minors best!
Matt Riley,LHP BOWIE BAL 20 13 8 0 3.05 177 147 56 189
92 mph heat/great curve; coming fast
Ryan Anderson,LHP NEW HAVEN SEA 20 9 13 0 4.50 134 131 86 162
6-10 lefty w/big-time heat and
breaking ball; learning
Jon Garland,RHP BIRMINGHAM CHA 19 8 8 0 3.59 158 148 57 111
'97 1st rder has developed command/curve/sinker
Jesus Colome,RHP MODESTO OAK 19 8 4 1 3.36 129 125 60 127
power arm that tops out at 97 mph; needs refined
HONORABLE MENTION: C Jeff Winchester (Rockies); C Jayson Werth (Orioles); 2B Cesar Crespo (Marlins); 2B-SS Antonio Perez (Reds); 2B Carlos Urquiola (Diamondbacks); 3B Tony Torcato (Giants); 3B David Kelton (Cubs); 3B Matt Holiday (Rockies); SS-2B Luis Rivas (Twins); SS Travis Dawkins (Reds); SS Cesar Izturis (Blue Jays); SS Maicer Isturiz (Indians); SS Felipe Lopez (Blue Jays); OF Nathan Haynes (Angels); OF Jackson Melian (Yankees); OF Adam Dunn (Reds); OF Choo Freeman (Rockies); LHP LHP Left-Handed Pitcher LHP Left Hand Path LHP Lighthouse Point (Broward County, Florida city) LHP Left Half-Plane LHP Lead Hollowpoint (bullet) LHP Living History Project LHP Landslide Hazard Program Chris George (Royals); RHP rhp abbr. rated horsepower Junior Guerrero (Royals); RHP Juan Figueroa (White Sox); RHP Pat Strange (Mets); RHP John Stephens (Orioles); RHP Carlos Zambrano (Cubs); LHP Alan Webb (Tigers); LHP C.C. Sabathia (Indians). |
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