Series Preview: Harrisburg @ Erie 4/23-4/26

The Harrisburg Senators (2-9) travel to Erie to play the SeaWolves (6-6). The Senators have lost five straight and are last in the EL Southern Division.

PROBABLE STARTERS:
4/23/09 Harrisburg, Ross Detwiler (L) @ Erie, Alfredo Figaro (R)
4/24/09 Harrisburg, Cory VanAllen (L) @ Erie, Brooks Brown (R)
4/25/09 Harrisburg, Luis Atilano (R) @ Erie, Luis Marte (R)
4/26/09 Harrisburg, TBA @ Erie, Dontrelle Willis (L)

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Top Prospects:
While he is not a prospect is should be noted that Dontrelle Willis is scheduled to make a rehab start for Erie on Sunday. Anyone willing to several hour trip from Harrisburg would be in for a treat. Below are both Baseball America (BA) and John Sickels (JS) list of prospects for each team. If necessary, I will also offer notes on players to watch. For more information on John’s grading system visit here

Erie Top Prospects:
SS – Cal Iorg 3(BA) / C(JS)
2B – Scott Sizemore 7(BA) / C(JS)
RHP – Cody Shatterwhite 8(BA) / C+(JS)
1B – Ryan Strieby 12(BA) / C(JS)
OF – Casper Wells 13(BA) / C+(JS)
RHP – Alfredo Figaro 16(BA) / C(JS)
RHP – Luis Marte 17(BA) / C+(JS)
LHP – Jon Kibler 19(BA) / C(JS)
C – Alex Avila 20(BA) / C+(JS)
SS – Mike Hollimon 25(BA)
RHP – Zach Simons 28(BA) / C(JS)
RHP – Jonah Nickerson C(JS)

Senators Top Prospects:
LHP: Ross Detwiler 2(BA) / B-(JS)
OF: Leonard Davis 16(BA) / C(JS)
1B: Bill Rhinehart 17(BA)
SS: Ian Desmond 19(BA) / C(JS)
RHP: Luis Atilano 27(BA)
LHP: Cory Van Allen 28(BA)
OF: Marvin Lowrance C+(JS)
OF: Mike Daniel C(JS)
LHP: Yunior Novoa C(JS)

Other pitching prospects to watch: Adam Carr, Justin Jones, Josh Wilkie, and Zech Zinicola.
Hitting prospects to watch: OF: Edgardo Baez and C: Jhonatan Solano.