Can anyone give me the story on this guy.  He was pitching for Stockton, but it appears he is back in the Mexican leagues.  Do the A's still own the rights to Leon?  He appeared to pitch well and I know at one point there was talk that he would shoot right up to the majors.  I know they have a packed system, but I am not aware of any other case of a player playing in the Mexican leagues while still being under control of a major league team.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Anyone have any insight on Hoffpauir.  I really only know what I see on the stats page.  I see that he is absolutely torturing left handed pitchers and it is pulling his numbers up considerably.  I wonder if he has the ability to be a Rob Quinlan type hitter, or does he have the defensive chops to turn that platoon split into a full time job as a second baseman.  His OBP has been great all year and the Cards aren't exactly running all star guys out in the middle infield.