Catching up on my reading, I caught this piece from the Baseball Analysts in which Rich Lederer skims all minor league starters for guys who miss bats (K/9 > 9), have decent control (K/BB > 3), and keep the ball in the yard (HR/9 < 1).
Here's the list that he comes up with:
Name Team Level Lg Age K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 WHIP ERA Matt Garza MIN AAA IL 23 9.29 3.30 3.06 0.49 1.35 3.62 Clay Buchholz BOS AA EL 22 12.05 2.28 5.27 0.42 0.89 1.77 Alan Horne NYY AA EL 24 9.84 2.83 3.47 0.39 1.24 2.36 Gio Gonzalez CWS AA SL 21 11.08 3.36 3.30 0.70 1.17 3.04 Jack Egbert CWS AA SL 24 9.07 2.44 3.72 0.14 1.07 2.57 Jacob McGee TB A+ FSL 20 11.08 3.12 3.55 0.66 1.11 3.12 Chris Cody MIL A+ FSL 23 9.07 1.48 6.13 0.10 0.93 1.77 Kyle Ginley TOR A MDW 20 9.73 2.98 3.27 0.79 1.51 4.86 F. de los Santos CWS A SAL 21 11.00 3.34 3.29 0.49 0.88 2.55 Chris Jones BOS A SAL 23 9.29 2.59 3.59 0.77 1.43 4.98
But after another dominating performance (7IP 3H 0R 2BB 12K) yesterday, Jack Egbert makes the cut as well. I've taken the liberty of adding him to the list, and have asked Lederer for his thoughts on the late qualifier Egbert. But, maybe if we link to him, he'll be more likely to respond. ;)