2003’s Top 50 Prospects – Baseball PrimerThe only Tiger to make the list was Jeremy Bonderman at #39. This is similar to Baseball Prospectus’ rankings of the Top 40 and Bonderman was an honorable mention. Before Tiger fans get discouraged though, 9 teams had nobody on the list. Before Tiger fans feel too relieved, the … Continue reading

Transaction Analysis: (On Jeremy Bonderman) In short, he’s that rare high school pitcher that you want to take a flyer on early on in his pro career. It’ll be four or five years before he’ll get to the chalk board to erase Jeff Weaver’s name, but he’s an outstanding pickup.

Kevin Wheeler: The A’s sent righthander Jeremy Bonderman to the Tigers to complete the Jeff Weaver-Ted Lilly-Carlos Pena trade. Bonderman was 9-8 with a 3.61 ERA over 144 2/3 innings and he struck out a whopping 160 batters while walking 55. That’s an impressive performance for a 19 year-old in the hitter-friendly high Class A … Continue reading