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In this post we focus on some of the team's top position players. Coming mid week we'll write about Frederick's pitchers, and later I'll get Hebner's thoughts on Billy Rowell's struggles for another post to watch for.

Summing it up - The Keys finished 64-75, the 6th fewest wins in the eight-team league. They led the league in batting average at .268, were 2nd in runs and 3rd in homers.

The club's 4.11 ERA tied for 5th in the league and Frederick easily led the league with a whopping total of 179 errors.

Once again, the Keys' fans filled the turnstiles and Frederick was second in the league in average attendance at 4.585.

"Record-wise it wasn't a good season because we made too many errors. Our offense and pitching were decent and we did a lot of things right," Hebner said.

"We probably had five or six players on that team that could be in the big leagues in a couple of years. That's not bad for a Carolina League team."

1B-3B Brandon Waring: .273-26-90
He led the league in RBI, slugging and extra-base hits and was second in HR and 2B. He was the Carolina League MVP and got the O's top honor as the Brooks Robinson award winner.

"He has great power and is a great kid. He just has a good makeup to play baseball. He's kind of quiet, but well focused. He started at first and third base, a real good third baseman with a great arm."

Hebner says Waring is stronger on defense at third base right now. Hebner was asked will Waring's power project at higher levels?

"No question. He's got some major juice. He hits them a long way. I've been in the minors the last 15 years and have seen kids with that kind of power and you can't ignore them. He hit 26 at Dayton last year."

1B-OF Robbie Widlansky: .340-7-59 with 31 2B in just 86 games.
He won the Carolina League batting title and among those with enough at bats to qualify, he was the only player in the league to hit over .300.

It's quite remarkable that Widlansky began the year in extended spring training and didn't play his first Frederick game until May 22.

He hit a combined .229 in his first two years in the O's system.

"Here's a kid who didn't make a club out of spring training. Then he wins the batting title. He hit balls to left field, left center, right center, used the whole field. I think he'll hit more homers later. He's a lefty hitter that hit lefty pitching (.366 average). He started well and I figured he'd slow down but he didn't. I wish I could have batted him twice in the lineup.

"This kid almost quit I think in spring. It was the second year he didn't make a club in April and I think he was going to bang it. I don't know who saved him, maybe his agent."

3B-LF Tyler Henson: .267-8-71.
He played 3B until late June then was moved to LF.

"A good player but he struck out too many times for me. Made some real bad throwing errors at third, then we moved him to left and he developed into one of the better left fielders in the league. He's a real good athlete with great makeup. A hard-nosed, blue collar type-player that was well-liked in the clubhouse."

CF Matt Angle: .289-1-32 with 40 steals.
Angle doesn't overwhelm you on the stat sheet, but had a really solid season as the Keys' center fielder. He finished 2nd in the league in hits, 4th in steals and 5th in runs and batting average. He added 12 outfield assists.

"He was the best center fielder in the Carolina League. A great bunter with great speed. I had many scouts and managers say to me 'this kid is a player.' He came from a good program at Ohio State. Tremendous defense with a strong arm, he could play on defense in the big leagues right now," Hebner said.

SS Pedro Florimon: .267-9-68 with 32 2B.
He was the starting SS in the all-star game. After hitting 5 homers in five seasons, he showed pop this year with nine longballs.

"He had a great year, slowed down a little at the end. He really upped his average this year, he was hitting around .300 for a while. He does make too many errors. But he also made some absolute big league plays at short. This is a kid that has opened some eyes up and maybe they need to add him to the 40-man roster."

Hebner says Florimon has a solid arm and can continue to stay at shortstop as he moves up in the system.

C Caleb Joseph: .284-12-60.
He made the post-season all-star team and finished 8th in the league in batting average. He threw out 27 percent of base stealers.

"He surprised us by moving up from Aberdeen. He was leading the league in hitting for a lot of the year. He's real focused and should find himself in the big leagues someday. He's got a real good sense of the game. He's got his stuff together for a young kid.

"He caught a lot of games and got tired at the end of the year. He needs some work blocking balls. His arm was strong early and probably average later. We had some pitchers that didn't hold runners well and that got to him a bit. But he really works and is someone to watch."