2007 Scouting Report

Cedar Rapids Kernels

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; Playoff Qualifier)
• First Half: 38-31, .551 (3rd place tie, 5.5 behind)
• Pitching: 78-61, 3.21, 38 saves, 38 holds, 4 complete games, 957 strikeouts
• Hitting: .255, 611 runs, 112 HR, 196 steals (69% success)
• Defense: 159 errors (1.14 per game)
• April: 12-8 (.600)
• May: 16-13 (.552)
• June: 16-14 (.533)
• July: 11-15 (.423)
• August: 22-9 (.710)
• September: 1-2 (.333)
• Playoff Round One: 1-2 (.333)

• Position Players used: 22
• Pitchers used: 23
• Pitchers per game: 2.99

Leading Players

• Best Player on the Team: Outfielder Chris Pettit

• Best Starting Pitcher: Sean O'Sullivan (2.22, 10-7, 125 strikeouts)
• Bullpen Stopper: Warner Madrigal (2.06, 5-4, 20 saves, 4 holds, 75 strikeouts)
• Strikeout Pitchers: Felipe Arrendondo, Doug Brandt, Barret Browning, Warner Madrigal
• Control Pitchers: Felipe Arrendondo, Trevor Bell, Doug Brandt, David Herndon, Blake Holler, Warner Madrigal, Sean O'Sullivan, Tim Schoeninger

• Best Hitter: Chris Pettit (.346, 9 HR, 41 RBI)
• Home Run Leader: Matt Sweeney (18)
• High Batting Average: Chris Pettit (.346)
• High On Base Percentage: Chris Pettit (.429)
• High Slugging Percentage: Hank Conger (.472), Tyler Johnson (.457), Chris Pettit (.579), Matt Sweeney (.458)
• Notable Baserunners: Peter Bourjos, Tyler Johnson, Ryan Mount, Wilberto Ortiz, Chris Pettit, PJ Phillips, Stantrel Smith, Mark Trumbo
• Notable Batting Eye: none

Pre-Season Profile

Manager

Based on his first managerial summer, there's nothing particularly unusual about Ever Magallanes' management style.

First Round Draft Selections

• Hank Conger (2006; 26th selection)
• Trevor Bell (2005, sandwich pick)

Team Age Information

• Average Team Age: 21.3
• Pitchers: 21.4
• Hitters: 21.2

• Oldest Player on the Team: Marco Albano (born 8/26/1983)
• Youngest Player on the Team: Matt Sweeney (born 4/4/1988)

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 2007 Kernels are based on last summer's Orem team, with several CR holdovers and some help from the AZL Angels. These are players with some potential to put up good numbers.

Team             League           W/L    Place    Hitters Pitchers
                                        (Teams)
Rancho Cucamonga California (A+) 63/77   9(10)       0       1
Cedar Rapids     Midwest (A)     65/74  10(14)       5       1
Orem             Pioneer (R+)    45/31   2(8)        7       9
Angels           Arizona (R)     34/21   3(9)        4       4

Several of these players appeared on more than one team last season and are counted more than once in this table. One made a brief appearance at the Triple-A level.