Brewers Minor League Leaders thru the 00's - AB

2000 - 2009 - At Bat Leaders

Here's the last offensive list.  Admittedly, this list probably isn't the most interesting, but to make it you have to be a reasonably decent player to play everyday near the top of the lineup.  Oh yeah, and playing for a team that scores lots of runs doesn't hurt either.  Anyway, here's a list of the top 5 AB seasons for Brewer minor leaguers over the last 10 years:

546 - Steve Scarborough, 2001 (High Desert)
*546 - Alcides Escobar, 2008 (Huntsville)
540 - Callix Crabbe, 2004 (High Desert)
536 - Travis Hinton, 2004 (High Desert)
534 - Tony Gwynn Jr, 2004 (Huntsville)


* - Escobar also had 4 AB with the Brewers that season

Escobar was already profiled here, so here's  little more about the co-leader,Steve Scarborough

For a photo, see a picture of Steve, go to this story on the Nashville Sounds website

Drafted:                                  Drafted by the Rockies in the 19th round in 1996.  Did not sign. 
How Acquired:                      Drafted by the Brewers in teh 18th round in 1999 from Texas A&M after helping them to the college world series
Years with Brewers:              7 before leaving baseball after the 2005 season.
Best Season:                         2001 - Hit ..265/.358/.418 between AA and AAA.  In 2000 hit .255 but compiled 101 runs, 91 RBI, 36 2B and 14 HR while stealing 21 bases in High Desert.
Last Professional Season:  2005 - Scarborough played with Nashville in AAA
Major League Stats:             None.  Steve played parts of four seasons in AAA, hitting a composite .244/.315/.391
Other Notes of Interset:       Scarborough pitched in 7 games over two seasons in AAA.

Was second team All-Big 12 in 1999 when he hit .326 for Texax A&M.

Was an all-star shortstop in AA Huntsville in 2002.

Scarborough tied a California League record in 2001 with four doubles in one game.

To listen to an interview with Steve from the Nashville pregame show in 2005 focusing on Texas trivia and a little bit of baseball, go here.

If you're in the listening mode, here are the end of the season highlights from the Sounds broadcast including some from Scarborough, Fielder, Weeks and Trent Durrington stealing home.

After baseball, Steve went to work for an engineering company in the petroleum industry.

2009 Leaders

491 - Lee Haydel (Brevard County)
488 - Adam Stern (464 Huntsville / 84 Nashville)
480 - Logan Schafer (457 Brevard County / 23 Huntsville)