5/4-5/7 Series Preview: Harrisburg vs. Erie

The Harrisburg Senators (4-14) face-off against the Erie SeaWolves (14-8).

PROBABLE STARTERS
5/4/09 Harrisburg, Ross Detwiler (L) vs. Erie, John Kibler (L)
5/5/09 Harrisburg, Cory VanAllen (L) vs. Erie, Alfredo Figaro (R)
5/6/09 Harrisburg, Luis Atilano (R) vs. Erie, Brooks Brown (R)
5/7/09 Harrisburg, Adrian Alaniz (R) vs. Erie, Luis Marte (R)

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Rosters
Harrisburg Senators Roster
Erie Sea Wolves Roster

Top Prospects:
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 (Tigers Affiliate):
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 (Nationals Affiliate):
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: Justin Jones, Josh Wilkie, and Zech Zinicola.
Hitting prospects to watch: OF: Edgardo Baez and C: Jhonatan Solano.