The Top Southern League Players of 2009

The Southern League was loaded with great prospects including the consensus number one prospect in the game right now. As is fitting he appears at the top of the list.

Top 25 Southern League Batters (minimum 50 at-bats)

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	Spd	BABIP	wOBA
Jason Heyward	Braves	14.70%	11.70%	0.352	0.446	0.611	0.259	6.1	0.368	0.467
Chris Heisey	Reds	11.10%	12.50%	0.347	0.426	0.572	0.225	6	0.362	0.457
Tyler Flowers	White Sox	18.70%	30.60%	0.302	0.445	0.548	0.246	4.7	0.39	0.447
Steve Clevenger	Cubs	11.50%	10.40%	0.364	0.443	0.532	0.169	3.9	0.397	0.44
Jamie Hoffmann	Dodgers	17.90%	17.80%	0.307	0.457	0.495	0.188	7	0.358	0.438
Gerardo Parra	Diamondbacks	16.90%	12.00%	0.361	0.469	0.491	0.13	5.4	0.391	0.433
Sean Coughlin	Diamondbacks	17.90%	11.80%	0.304	0.432	0.484	0.18	0.9	0.311	0.418
Desmond Jennings	Rays	11.10%	13.60%	0.316	0.395	0.486	0.17	8.4	0.35	0.415
Stefan Gartrell	White Sox	11.30%	27.40%	0.285	0.371	0.521	0.235	6.2	0.346	0.406
Ezequiel Carrera	Mariners	15.20%	18.80%	0.337	0.441	0.416	0.079	6.6	0.411	0.402
Mike Wilson	Mariners	13.60%	34.80%	0.247	0.38	0.461	0.213	6.2	0.321	0.401
David Cook	White Sox	13.20%	20.00%	0.264	0.369	0.513	0.249	5.1	0.276	0.394
Joshua Bell	Dodgers	13.00%	21.00%	0.296	0.386	0.497	0.201	3	0.348	0.393
Logan Morrison	Marlins	18.50%	16.50%	0.277	0.411	0.442	0.165	4.7	0.308	0.393
Doug Deeds	Cubs	6.50%	21.30%	0.305	0.353	0.534	0.23	3.7	0.359	0.392
Gordon Beckham	White Sox	8.70%	16.30%	0.299	0.366	0.497	0.197	2.7	0.336	0.39
Matt Young	Braves	17.00%	12.80%	0.289	0.421	0.407	0.117	7.5	0.325	0.39
Lucas May	Dodgers	11.70%	24.70%	0.306	0.39	0.468	0.162	3.6	0.386	0.389
Tommy Giles	Dodgers	15.20%	32.40%	0.251	0.364	0.497	0.246	1.7	0.309	0.386
Matt Craig	Marlins	5.90%	22.50%	0.3	0.341	0.525	0.225	2.8	0.345	0.385
Tyler Colvin	Cubs	5.00%	18.60%	0.3	0.334	0.524	0.225	6.4	0.331	0.384
Rhyne Hughes	Rays	10.00%	35.40%	0.252	0.34	0.5	0.248	3	0.321	0.381
Yonder Alonso	Reds	11.80%	14.30%	0.295	0.372	0.457	0.162	2	0.33	0.38
Jim Gallagher	White Sox	14.70%	22.60%	0.28	0.385	0.452	0.172	4.1	0.343	0.378
Jose Lobaton	Rays	15.20%	22.60%	0.262	0.376	0.452	0.19	1.4	0.306	0.377
Christian Marrero	White Sox	7.30%	21.80%	0.301	0.34	0.52	0.218	2.6	0.345	0.377
Eduardo Perez	Dodgers	9.30%	25.00%	0.281	0.362	0.476	0.195	2.9	0.341	0.377
James Tomlin	Dodgers	12.20%	18.90%	0.315	0.401	0.411	0.096	4.7	0.385	0.374
Drew T. Anderson	Brewers	10.40%	19.80%	0.301	0.376	0.452	0.152	4.3	0.354	0.374
Kris Negron	Reds	12.90%	13.00%	0.241	0.379	0.389	0.148	5.2	0.244	0.373
Brandon Allen	White Sox	11.10%	19.50%	0.29	0.372	0.452	0.162	4.2	0.337	0.372
Gabriel Martinez	Dodgers	10.00%	27.30%	0.296	0.372	0.458	0.162	1.4	0.378	0.371
Thomas Hubbard	Mariners	13.90%	24.60%	0.271	0.38	0.434	0.163	2.7	0.331	0.371
Todd Frazier	Reds	8.50%	14.90%	0.29	0.35	0.481	0.191	3.4	0.316	0.37
Ramon Nivar	Dodgers	2.80%	11.10%	0.298	0.333	0.48	0.181	8.3	0.322	0.37

Top Southern League Pitchers of 2009 (minimum 50 IP)

Name	Team	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA	FIP
Daniel Hudson	White Sox	10.07	1.6	0.16	0.83	0.273	80.30%	1.6	1.89
Christopher Leroux	Marlins	8.25	2.55	0	1.27	0.341	75.30%	2.7	2.27
Kasey Olenberger	Marlins	8.77	2.6	0.14	1.02	0.279	88.40%	1.1	2.32
Travis Wood	Reds	7.79	2.8	0.15	0.97	0.246	82.80%	1.21	2.75
Nicholas Hill	Mariners	9.41	2.26	0.47	1.13	0.318	65.70%	3.1	2.76
Victor Garate	Dodgers	9.51	3.91	0.17	1.11	0.272	82.80%	2.04	2.86
Fernando Hernandez	White Sox	9.06	3.08	0.34	0.99	0.251	82.40%	1.71	2.88
Jeremy Hellickson	Rays	9.85	2.22	0.64	0.97	0.274	80.50%	2.38	2.88
Scott Elbert	Dodgers	12.56	4.33	0.72	1.43	0.378	71.30%	3.9	3.14
Jarrett Santos	Marlins	5.07	1.8	0.33	1.2	0.299	58.50%	3.11	3.15
Kendy Batista	Dodgers	8.69	3.72	0.31	1.12	0.266	80.10%	2.17	3.17
Aaron Poreda	White Sox	9.65	4.9	0.14	1.27	0.29	78.50%	2.38	3.17
Jarrod Parker	Diamondbacks	8.5	3.91	0.23	1.48	0.353	73.20%	3.68	3.21
Matt Long	White Sox	5.97	2.83	0.15	1.19	0.285	72.40%	2.98	3.23
Francisco Felix	Dodgers	8.78	3.25	0.49	1.23	0.306	73.80%	2.93	3.25
Scott Diamond	Braves	7.63	3.64	0.34	1.56	0.363	69.50%	3.5	3.26
Brad Stone	Marlins	4.91	1.79	0.33	1	0.253	73.60%	2.23	3.26
Justin Souza	Mariners	7.15	2.08	0.46	1.17	0.304	69.60%	3.35	3.28
Mike McClendon	Brewers	6.06	2.13	0.43	1.25	0.311	66.70%	3.3	3.28
Andrew Cashner	Cubs	6.33	4.17	0	1.23	0.267	59.50%	3.39	3.29
John Lujan	White Sox	7.82	4.3	0.15	1.35	0.304	62.50%	4.45	3.32
John Ely	White Sox	7.2	2.88	0.52	1.22	0.293	71.80%	2.82	3.33
Chris Cody	Brewers	7.36	1.53	0.77	0.89	0.24	81.30%	2.3	3.34
J.D. Durbin	Dodgers	5.81	3.59	0.17	1.14	0.249	81.90%	2.05	3.35
Jeff Lyman	Braves	7.89	4.47	0.31	1.3	0.285	71.00%	3.12	3.42
Daniel Stange	Diamondbacks	7.66	2.61	0.7	1.57	0.379	61.50%	4.88	3.43
Nic Ungs	Marlins	6.69	2.54	0.59	1.07	0.259	78.20%	2.37	3.47
Josh Lindblom	Dodgers	7.22	2.2	0.63	1.2	0.306	57.00%	4.71	3.5
Matthew Sartor	Dodgers	9.54	3.52	0.88	1.3	0.315	65.30%	4.27	3.56
Cristhian Martinez	Marlins	5.37	1.9	0.61	1.13	0.278	74.00%	2.94	3.63
Matt Peterson	Marlins	8.18	4.17	0.46	1.32	0.297	71.60%	3.86	3.65
Michael Wlodarczyk	Rays	6.37	3.6	0.28	1.51	0.338	59.30%	5.4	3.66
Jeremy Papelbon	Cubs	6.66	2.25	0.78	1.36	0.329	76.90%	3.38	3.68
Ryan Reid	Rays	7.71	4.32	0.46	1.59	0.351	69.40%	4.17	3.7
Deunte Heath	Braves	7.88	4.28	0.45	1.48	0.328	68.10%	4.16	3.71