Stat of the day: Eastern League OPS & ERA leaders

Top 10 OPS 1. Carlos Santana (Indians) - 943 2. Neil Sellers (Phillies) - 869 3. Brock Bond (Giants) - 838 4. Brian Stavisky (Phillies) - 831 5. Brett Pill (Giants) - 828 6. Brennan Boesch (Tigers) - 828 7. Brian Dinkelman (Twins) - 824 8. Deik Scram (Tigers) - 819 9. Josh Thole (Mets) - 816 10. Kevin Mahar (Phillies) - 815 - Obviously, many of the more interesting players didn’t qualify. Pedro Alvarez, the second overall pick in the 2008 draft, came in at 1009 in 60 games. Phillies outfielder Michael Taylor was at 977 in 86 games. The Orioles’ Brandon Snyder was promoted after posting a 1018 mark in 58 games. - Santana never received a promotion, though he clearly deserved one for the work he did offensively. The problem is that the 23-year-old is still rather raw defensively behind the plate after beginning his pro career as an outfielder. He has the tools to make it as a starting catcher, but he’s likely going to need another full year in the minors in 2010. - Bond’s 838 OPS was very impressive for a guy who played half of his games in one of the best parks for pitchers in the minors. Still, his league-leading 429 OBP would have counted for more if he wasn’t caught stealing on 15 of his 28 attempts. - Other notables: Alex Avila (Tigers) - 814, Nick Weglarz (Indians) - 808, Ryan Kalish (Red Sox) - 781, Ruben Tejada (Mets) - 732, David Cooper (Blue Jays) - 729, Beau Mills (Indians) - 724, Brad Emaus (Blue Jays) - 712, Lars Anderson (Red Sox) - 673, Cale Iorg (Tigers) - 610 Top 10 ERA 1. Zach McAllister (Yankees) - 2.23 2. Felix Doubront (Red Sox) - 3.35 3. Jeanmar Gomez (Indians) - 3.43 4. Luis Perez (Blue Jays) - 3.55 5. Matt Fox (Twins) - 3.58 6. Randy Boone (Blue Jays) - 3.70 7. Danny Moskos (Pirates) - 3.74 8. Erik Arnesen (Nationals) - 3.87 9. Ryan Mullins (Twins) - 4.03 10. Jon Kibler (Tigers) - 4.06 - Non-qualifiers included Madison Bumgarner (1.93 ERA in 107 IP), Brad Lincoln (2.28 EREA in 75 IP), Ryan Edell (2.32 ERA in 89 1/3 IP), Brandon Erbe (2.34 ERA in 73 IP) and Junichi Tazawa (2.57 ERA in 98 IP). - Also clearly deserving of mention was Yankees prospect Josh Schmidt, who had a 1.61 ERA in five starts and 41 relief appearances. - McAllister was the league’s best pitcher, and he had the 1.08 WHIP to back up his ERA. Still, his season wasn’t quite as encouraging as the numbers suggest, if only because his previously strong groundball rate dwindled. He ended up as a modest flyball pitcher, and given that he’s probably not going to be a big strikeout guy in the majors, he’s going to have to induce grounders to thrive. - Doubront’s ERA was more of a fluke, as he allowed 14 unearned runs and finished with a 1.41 WHIP, thanks to the 52 walks he surrendered in 121 innings. The 21-year-old lefty is a fine prospect without much of a platoon split, but he shouldn’t be counted on to be so effective in Triple-A next year.