Series Preview Harrisburg vs. Reading 4/16-4/19

The Senators their first home stand of the season with a 1-4 record.

PROBABLE STARTERS:
4/16/09 Justin Jones (L) vs. Reading, Joe Savery (L)
4/17/09 Ross Detwiler (L) vs. Reading, Vance Worley (R)
4/18/09 Cory VanAllen (L) vs. Reading, Mike Stutes (R)
4/19/09 Luis Atilano (R) vs. Reading, Alex Concepcion (R)

Weather Forecast:


Top Prospects:
Prospect wise, nothing has changed since these teams faced-off last week. 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

Reading Top Prospects:
OF: Michael Taylor 6(BA) / B(JS)
LHP: Antonio Bastardo 11(BA) / C+(JS)
RHP: Vance Worley 16 (BA) / C+(JS)
RHP: Edgar Garcia 19 (BA) / C(JS)
LHP: Joe Savery 20(BA)
OF: Quintin Berry 25(BA) / C (JS)
RHP: Pat Overholt 26 (BA)
LHP: Sergio Escalona 27(BA) / C (JS)
RHP: Michael Stutes C+(JS)
2B: Brad Harman 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.