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Brewers Minor League Leaders thru the 00's - Hits

2000 - 2009 - Hit Leaders

Here's a list of the top 5 hit seasons for Brewer minor leaguers over the last 10 years:

*179 - Alcides Escobar, 2008 (Huntsville)
**172 - Mat Gamel, 2008 (Huntsville 167/Nashville 5)
163 - Travis Hinton, 2004 (High Desert)
162 - Lorenzo Cain, 2006 (West Virginia)
161 - Vinny Rottino, 2004 (Beloit)

* Escobar also had 2 hits for Milwaukee that season
** Gamel also had 1 hit for Milwaukee that season

One other note, Travis Hinton was sent to the White Sox as a player to be named later for Carlos Lee after the 2004 season. He only played one season for the White Sox before leaving professional baseball.


A little more about the leader, Alcides Escobar

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Drafted: Undrafted. Signed as a free agent in 2003 at the age of 16
How Acquired: Signed by Brewers
Years with Brewers: 6
Best Season: 2008 - Hit .328/.363/.434 with 95 R, 76 RBI and 34 SB in AA
Last Professional Season: Escobar is still going strong
Other Notes of Interset: Escobar started at shortstop for the World Team in the Futures game in 2009.

Escobar appeared on several of the Baseball America Milwaukee Brewers top prospect lists including:

  • After 2008, #1 Prospect, Best Defensive Infielder, Best Infield Arm
  • After 2007, #3 Prospect, Best Defensive Infielder, Best Infield Arm
  • After 2006, #9 Prospect, Best Defensive Infielder (Best infield arm was Ryan Braun)
  • After 2005, #6 Prospect, Best Defensive Infielder (Best infield arm was Enrique Cruz)

  • As a side note, the best defensive infielder and best infield arm after the 2004 season was JJ Hardy.

    2009 Leaders

    148 - Logan Schafer (Brevard County 143/Huntsville 5)
    142 - Eric Farris (Brevard County)
    139 - Adam Stern (Huntsville 113/Nashville 26)