Thats because the stat counts every minor leaguer.The A's try to avoid keeping the guy who strikes out 120 times.20 homers and at least 120K's, the Cubs got a spot for you. I have no clue what this means. I'd like to see the study broken down more to top 20/50 prospects or at least remove organizational players, though I suspect that would make our #s look even worse. Look at last year with Patterson,Burnitz, and Lee.This year with Jones.The Cubs don't seem to worry about hitters striking out.It s seemed like that about as long as I can remember.Seems to be changing this year.They are going more for speed and less for power.