By: Nick Alicea
AAA
Atlantic League Standings
| W | L | |
| Dayton Aviators (Dallas) | 83 | 55 |
| Birmingham Bandits (Miami) | 74 | 64 |
| Columbus Cougars (Detroit) | 69 | 69 |
| Louisville Lightning (Indiana) | 61 | 77 |
| Greenville Green Sox (Houston) | 53 | 85 |
| Memphis Blues (St. Louis) | 45 | 93 |
| W | L | |
| Syracuse Storm (Boston) | 92 | 46 |
| Buffalo Blue Jays (Chicago) | 86 | 52 |
| Albany Beavers (Los Angeles) | 71 | 67 |
| Rochester Cheetahs (New York) | 66 | 72 |
| Providence Priests (Connecticut) | 56 | 82 |
| Hartford Huskies (Philadelphia) | 53 | 85 |
| W | L | |
| Greensboro Gators (New Orleans) | 72 | 66 |
| Norfolk Nighthawks (Las Vegas) | 69 | 69 |
| Richmond Diablos (Atlanta) | 68 | 70 |
| Raleigh Ravens (Carolina) | 65 | 73 |
| W | L | |
| Kansas City (Tampa) | 86 | 52 |
| Milwaukee Kings (Minnesota) | 78 | 60 |
| San Jose Hornets (San Diego) | 73 | 65 |
| Sacramento Spiders (Cleveland) | 60 | 78 |
| W | L | |
| Huntsville Hawks (Indiana) | 75 | 63 |
| Augusta (St. Louis) | 72 | 66 |
| Savannah Vikings (Detroit) | 71 | 67 |
| Montgomery (Los Angeles) | 65 | 73 |
| Mobile Bayhawks (Chicago) | 65 | 73 |
| Macon Mustangs (Las Vegas) | 65 | 73 |
| W | L | |
| Daytona (Miami) | 84 | 54 |
| Gainesville (Tampa) | 78 | 60 |
| Pensacola Pilots (Houston) | 61 | 77 |
| Tallahassee Tribesmen (Atlanta) | 56 | 82 |
| Ocala Owls (New Orleans) | 51 | 87 |
| W | L | |
| Sarasota Seminoles (Dallas) | 80 | 58 |
| St. Lucie Seagulls (Boston) | 79 | 59 |
| Ft Myers (New York) | 71 | 67 |
| Lakeland Lancers (Philadelphia) | 66 | 72 |
| Melbourne Mariners (Connecticut) | 64 | 74 |
| W | L | |
| Charleston Clippers (San Diego) | 81 | 57 |
| Columbia Colts (Carolina) | 76 | 62 |
| Hickory (Minnesota) | 61 | 77 |
| Durham (Cleveland) | 59 | 79 |
A
Great Lakes League Standings
| W | L | |
| Duluth Snow Cats (Detroit) | 70 | 68 |
| Madison Madmen (Indiana) | 59 | 79 |
| Appleton Axemen (Chicago) | 58 | 80 |
| W | L | |
| Gary Griffins (Philadelphia) | 89 | 49 |
| Peoria (Boston) | 68 | 70 |
| Rockford (Connecticut) | 61 | 77 |
| W | L | |
| Lansing (Dallas) | 73 | 65 |
| Saginaw Stealth (Los Angeles) | 60 | 78 |
| Flint (Las Vegas) | 59 | 79 |
| W | L | |
| Ann Arbor Aces (Miami) | 89 | 49 |
| Fort Wayne (Carolina) | 81 | 57 |
| Kalamazoo Kraze (New Orleans) | 62 | 76 |
Mid-America League Standings
| W | L | |
| Davenport Daggers (New York) | 79 | 59 |
| Colorado Springs (Houston) | 70 | 68 |
| Des Moines (Atlanta) | 63 | 75 |
| Lincoln Lynx (St. Louis) | 55 | 83 |
| W | L | |
| Little Rock (San Diego) | 76 | 62 |
| Wichita (Tampa) | 71 | 67 |
| Springfield (Minnesota) | 70 | 68 |
| Fayetteville (Cleveland) | 67 | 71 |
Atlantic League AAA
The Boston Bears� AAA squad, the Syracuse Storm, easily won the Atlantic League title, their 2nd in the last 2 years. The Storm had a great season, led by 4 minor league all stars on their way to a 92-46 season. The pitching staff was anchored by Ernest Mook, whose success along with injuries to the Bears got him into the majors. The Storm also had a potent offense, led by Loc Quach, along with John Deleora and Ralph Paro. Quach hit .325 with 7 HR�s and 23 RBI�s. He also has a solid OBP at .396. Loc Quach is proving that he will be in the Majors soon enough. John Deleora was acquired from New York in the middle of the season in a trade that also brought in Wilfredo Delagarza and Kevin Davis. Deleora hit .296 and hit 11 HR�s in only 44 games. With a solid season in AAA, Deleora should be a lock to back up Mateo Maestas in the upcoming 2008 season. The last solid player fore the Storm was Ralph Paro. Paro is definitely not a HR hitter, but he hit for a solid average (.310) and got on base quite a bit (.358). Paro will probably never start in Boston, but he has proven solid for the Syracuse Storm. Matt Dill and Parks Accardi were almost enough to get Tampa the Atlantic League title, but Boston was too strong and won their 2nd straight.
Deep South League AA
Miami�s Daytona was far better than any other AA team, and had the 10 all stars to prove it. They had an all star for every position except RF, and have plenty of future talent. The one guy that really strikes me as a future star is SP Joseph Sunday. Sunday went 9-3 with an ERA of 3.85. Cleveland Alarcon may not have a future in the majors, but he won a surprising 17 games. Enrique Villa doesn�t appear to be a power hitter, but he hit 16 bombs in 89 games this past season. However, the offensive MVP was probably Douglas Cohrs, who also hit 16 HR�s, but added 71 RBI�s and a .335 average. He was very consistent for a very solid offense. The only team close to Daytona was the Sarasota Seminoles, Dallas� AA squad. The man who led the Seminoles was Arjet Landzaat, who hit for a great .348 average. He was doing so well that he was promoted to AAA at the end of the season. Had he stayed in AA, he might�ve been able to help get Sarasota the Deep South championship. Instead, Sarasota just was not enough to overcome a very good Daytona team, who could be good again this year.
Tobacco League AA
The Charleston Clippers had the 2nd best record in AA, and it was good enough to give them the Tobacco League title. The Clippers had a great 2B-SS tandem this past season, lifting the team to the Tobacco League title. 2B Robert Miller hit .310 with 8 HR�s and 29 RBI�s in 54 games. Jon D�Angelo was phenomenal, hitting .338, 19 HR�s and 40 RBI�s in only 54 games. He was hitting a HR on average once every less than 3 days. He also stole 17 bases, making him a threat all around. D�Angelo did his part in AA this past season, but don�t expect him to help the Clippers to another Tobacco League title this season. LF Jeffrey Page also contributed to a good offense, with a .320 average along with 7 HR�s. There�s no doubt that D�Angelo led the team to the Tobacco title, but he got good help from Miller and Page. The Columbia Colts managed to finish 5 games back, but they couldn�t compete with the great Clippers. 1B Dante Conti helped the Colts offense, hitting .337 and 9 HR�s in only 47 games, but his offense wasn�t enough to get the Colts a Tobacco League title.
Great Lakes League A
The Ann Arbor Aces were given the Great Lakes League title with a record of 89-49. The Aces had something that no other A team compared in: pitching. There were 4 all stars from Ann Arbor that were just pitchers. Unjuurou Shun tried to make it in AA ball, but was unsuccessful. However, in A ball, Shun went 10-5 with an ERA of 2.65. David Ragin was also consistent for the Aces, going 13-6 with a 2.87 ERA. The 3rd great SP for Miami was David Kilgore, who went 9-7 with a 3.72 ERA. Placido Alvarez got the job done in the 9th, converting 18 saves for the Aces. Miami was led by their 4 good pitchers who led them to an 89-win season. The Gary Griffins also had an 89-win season, but did not get the Great Lakes title. On offense, they were led by a solid OF in Bernie Hinojosa. Hinojosa hit 14 HR�s, 31 RBI�s along with his .321 average. Gary had an outstanding ace in Anton Hernandez, who went 14-2 with a 2.33 ERA. If Hernandez has another good year like this past season, look for Gary to get back the Great Lakes championship.
Mid-America League A
The Davenport Daggers finished with the 4th best record in A, but it was good enough for the Mid-America League title. Matias Luna was a 1st round pick back in 2005, but he will never pan out as a Major League pitcher. Now, Luna is the ace of the Daggers� staff. He led the pitching staff with a 12-7 record and an ERA of 3.11. LF Kong Byungju played only 16 games, but hit for a .333 average and was good enough to be an all star. However, he is no longer on the Davenport roster after providing some decent numbers in a short amount of time. Another all star not returning is 2B Andy Gordon. Gordon was released in the expansion draft and picked up by San Antonio. He hit for a very good .347 average to help the Daggers to their Mid-America title. The Daggers may not be as good as this past season, but they will still be solid in 2008. Despite having 0 all stars, San Diego�s A Little Rock won 76 games, 3 back of the Daggers.
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