Minor League Ball Career Profiles

by John Sickels on Jan 21, 2026 6:06 PM EST

I am folding the Prospect Retro and Not a Rookie features into one feature called "Career Profiles" which you will be able to access below. I will revisit and update players I've already done, and collect them into this central point for easier reference. Note the new link over on the left-hand scroll bar, which will take you to this central location.

Garret Anderson (written March 2011)
Matt Anderson (written February 2011)
Bronson Arroyo (written May 2011)
Daric Barton (written February 2011)
Nick Blackburn (written March 2011)
Kyle Blanks (written February 2011)
Mike Bordick (written March 2011)
Russ Branyan (written February 2011)
Frank Catalanotto (written March 2011)
Miguel Cabrera (written February 2011)
Eric Chavez (written February 2011)
Jermaine Dye (written April 2011)
Jim Edmonds (written February 2011)
Tony Fernandez (written April 2011)
Jeff Francis (written January 2011)
Gary Gaetti (written March 2011)
Nomar Garciaparra (written April 2011)
Alex Gonzalez (written April 2011)
Alex S. Gonzalez (written April 2011)
Vladimir Guerrero (written April 2011)
Tony Gwynn (written April 2011)
Pat Hentgen (written April 2011)
Trevor Hoffman (written January 2011)
Kent Hrbek (revised March 2011)
Torii Hunter (written March 2011)
Bo Jackson (written February 2011)
Andruw Jones (written April 2011)
Chipper Jones (written March 2011)
Nick Johnson (written March 2011)
Brian Jordan (written February 2011)
Paul Konerko (written April 2011)
Cliff Lee (written January 2011)
James Loney (written February 2011)
Jed Lowrie (written February 2011)
Gil Meche (written January 2011)
Matt Morris (written April 2011)
Mike Mussina (wrriten March 2011)
John Olerud (written March 2011)
Lyle Overbay (written February 2011)
Mike Pelfrey (written February 2011)
Andy Pettitte (written February 2011)
Alex Rios (written February 2011)
CC Sabathia (written February 2011)
Luis Salazar (written March 2011)
Deion Sanders (written February 2011)
Kevin Seitzer (written March 2011)
Gary Sheffield (written February 2011)
Ian Snell (written March 2011)
Mike Sweeney (written March 2011)
Jim Thome (written January 2011)
Jayson Werth (written January 2011)
Randy Winn (written April 2011)
Brian Wilson (written March 2011)

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I like it

Going to be very convenient

>mfw

by MonkeyEpoxy on Jan 21, 2026 6:57 PM EST reply actions

Terry Felton

I’m not sure if this is the place for suggestions, but I have one. I know you weren’t breaking down prospects in 1982, but I’ve always been curious about Terry Felton. Not many pitchers would get the opportunity to lose 16 consecutive decisions at the start of their careers. 1982 was an obviously a rebuilding year for the Twins so I could see them not worrying too much about the losses. I wonder if they thought they had something with Felton, or if they just didn’t have anyone else to take his place?

by Caesar Tovar on Jan 22, 2026 3:51 AM EST reply actions

Felton

I remember Terry Felton. He had a 90+ fastball and a breaking ball with a lot of bite, but his command wasn’t great and he was the unluckiest pitcher I ever saw.

by John Sickels on Jan 22, 2026 1:14 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed

When you just look at the numbers, the 5.7 BB/9 does seem a tad high. Still, to go 0-13 with an ERA under 5 can’t be done without lots of the bad luck you mentioned. I wonder if his career might have turned out differently if he had been sent down to work on his command rather than having his confidence shattered by racking up all of those losses.

by Caesar Tovar on Jan 22, 2026 1:25 PM EST up reply actions

Felton

Yeah, Felton definitely had enough stuff to be a good major league pitcher…he threw hard, had movement, but the command issues were obvious and the guy just could not catch a break….the bullpen would blow leads for him, or the defense would collapse behind him, or there would be a series of freak/bloop hits, or all of the above. I remember 1982 very well.

by John Sickels on Jan 22, 2026 1:31 PM EST up reply actions

Cliff Lee

Thanks John, these are always very interesting! As a suggestion, how about a Cliff Lee minor league career profile? Looking at his career minor league stats it doesnt look like he was ever a top 10 pitching prospect, and just in the last 5 seasons he has became an elite starter.

by Tim Montague on Jan 22, 2026 4:26 PM EST reply actions