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Even a 16-win season in 2008 came with a 4.73 ERA at high-A.

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Heyward hit a combined .323 with 17 homers last season while moving up the minor league ladder from high-A Myrtle Beach (S.C.) to Class AA (Pearl) Mississippi to Class AAA Gwinnett (Ga.) and earning Minor League Player of the Year honors from USA TODAY.

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Months after being drafted second overall out of Vanderbilt, Alvarez shook off contentious contract negotiations to hit .288 with 27 homers and 95 RBI, dividing time between high-A and Class AA.

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A .288 hitter in four minor league seasons, he hit 11 homers and stole 15 bases for high-A

USA TODAY's annual list of the 100 Names You Need to Know 2010

Although the Nationals have not revealed publicly where Harper, the top overall pick of the 2010 draft, will begin his 2011 season, it almost certainly would be one of the Class A affiliates, Hagerstown or high-A Potomac.

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•Atlanta: RHP Thomas Hanson, 22, went 3-1 with a 0.90 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 40 innings at high-A Myrtle Beach (S.C.) and then 8-4 with a 3.03 ERA at Class AA (Pearl) Mississippi in 18 starts, striking out 163 in 138 innings overall.

Best of the rest in the minors for each team 2008

As 10: 11 pointed out, 25 years old is old for pitcher in high-A or even AA ball.

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•Cincinnati: OF Daniel Dorn, 24, had an .899 OPS while playing 98 games at Class AA Chattanooga (Tenn.) as well as five at high-A Sarasota (Fla.) during an early-season rehab assignment.

Best of the rest in the minors for each team 2008

An elbow strain delayed Price's minor league debut until May 22, but he went 11-0 with a 1.87 ERA in a combined 15 starts at high-A and Class AA, including a streak of 20 consecutive scoreless innings.

Rays' Price shines as Minor League Player of the Year 2008

Price lived in a small hotel room at Dodgertown when his professional career started in Vero Beach, Fla., for the Rays 'high-A affiliate.

Rays' Price shines as Minor League Player of the Year 2008