2007 Scouting Report

Peoria Chiefs

Profile

Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics are through the end of the 2007 season.

Season Summary

• Second Half: 40-30, .517 (1st place tie, --- ahead/behind)
• First Half: 31-38, .449 (5th place, 12.5 behind)
• Pitching: 71-68, 4.02, 36 saves, 30 holds, 1 complete game, 1031 strikeouts
• Hitting: .254, 581 runs, 61 HR, 136 steals (66% success)
• Defense: 146 errors (1.05 errors per game)
• April: 12-9 (.571)
• May: 14-19 (.424)
• June: 11-14 (.440)
• July: 17-9 (.654)
• August: 15-16 (.484)
• September: 2-1 (.667)

• Position Players used: 25
• Pitchers used: 31
• Pitchers per game: 3.30

Leading Players

• Best Player on the Team: Relief Pitcher Rocky Roquet

• Best Starting Pitcher: Jake Renshaw (4.33, 12-8, 96 strikeouts) or Rafael Dolis (1.80, 3-1, 24 strikeouts)
• Bullpen Stopper: Allesandro Maestri (2.26, 603, 12 saves, 2 holds, 83 strikeouts) or Rocky Roquet (0.36, 0-0, 11 saves, no holds, 29 strikeouts)
• Strikeout Pitchers: Jose Ceda
• Control Pitchers: Allesandri Maestri, Jeremy Papelbon

• Best Hitter: Wellington Castillo (.271, 11 HR, 44 RBI)
• Home Run Leader: Wellington Castillo (11)
• High Batting Average: none
• High On Base Percentage: none
• High Slugging Percentage: Yusuf Carter (.452), Marquez Smith (.484)
• Notable Baserunners: James Adduci, Matt Camp, Russ Canzler, Yusuf Carter, Leon Johnson, Alfred Joseph, Blake Lalli, Ty Wright
• Notable Batting Eye: none

Pre-Season Profile

Manager

This will be Ryne Sandberg's first professional managing gig.

First Round Draft Selections

• Mark Pawelek (2005, 20th selection)

Team Age Information

• Average Team Age: 21.2
• Pitchers: 21.2
• Hitters: 21.2

• Oldest Player on the Team: Rocky Roquet (born 11/6/1982)
• Youngest Player on the Team: Rafael Dolis (born 1/10/1988)

The average player in the Midwest League this season is 22.0 years old. This information is based on opening day rosters as published on the team website and will not be updated.

Where they played last season

This summary is based on the team's opening day roster and will not be revised to reflect roster changes.

The Chiefs are largely based on last season's strong Boise team, with some holdover hitters from last year's Peoria squad and some pitchers from the AZL Cubs.

Team           League              W/L    Place    Hitters Pitchers
                                         (Teams)
Daytona        Florida State (A+) 71/66   5(12)       1       0
Peoria         Midwest (A)        75/64   5(14)       5       1
Boise          Northwest (A)      44/32   2(8)        8       8
Cubs           Arizona (R)        21/34   7(9)        2       5

A few of the Chiefs played for two teams last season and are counted twice in this table. One of the new Chiefs was acquired from another organization, while another started last year in another organization but was traded to the Cubs in mid-season.