[cpredsox]

Age:19
Born: September 9, 1988
Texarkana, TX
Height: 6-4
Weight: 200
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 5th round, 2007
How Acquired: Draft
High School: Liberty-Eylau HS (TX)
ETA: 2012

Will Middlebrooks has really started slow this season after a great start in his first year with the red sox. Though recently he seems to have found his own stroke. In his last 10 games he's hitting .359 with one homerun and 6 doubles.

[Tek]

will is now ranked Number 6 overall prospect in all minors

http://www.baseballa...009/268625.html

^^ source


Team: low Class A Greenville (South Atlantic)
Age: 20
Why He's Here: .500/.552/.1.000 (12-for-24), 3 HR, 3 2B, 10 RBIs, 7 R, 4 BB, 7 SO, 1-for-2 SB
The Scoop: Middlebrooks tried to do too much at the plate in May after tearing his hamstring in March during spring training, forcing him to miss all but six games in April. He hit .179/.309/.209 with just two extra-base hits in 21 games that month. Since then, Middlebrooks has been on a tear, showing why the Red Sox signed him for $925,000 in the fifth-round out of Texarkana HS. In July, Middlebrooks has hit .323/.383/.545 with five home runs and 26 RBIs in 26 games. Middlebrooks was projected to be a sandwich-round selection out of high school, but scared teams away with his asking price. He missed some time last year with shoulder tendinitis, and after struggling during the first few weeks of the season, found success by attacking the ball and being more aggressive at the plate. Middlebrooks started 2009 serving as Greenville's designated hitter with Michael Almanzar seeing most of the time at third base. But Almanzar was overmatched and sent down to short-season Lowell, so Middlebrooks has been able to flash the leather at the hot corner since. Middlebrooks' best game last week came on Tuesday against Lakewood. He went 2-for-4, both hits home runs, with four RBIs.