Chip Cannon

With a name like that (Chip as a good-hitter in Chipper Jones & Cannon as a rocket-throwing arm), this guy is my favorite Blue Jays prospects simply because of his catchy baseball call-sign. A 8th round pick in '04, Chip has got some positive attention from scouts, not just from his made-for-the game name. This guy could be get called up later in '07 as a DH/1B if he continues his hot hitting. This kid has one of the best names ever in baseball (even better than Hack Wilson).

In recent Toronto's official Arizona Fall League update, he is noted as one of TOR's most promising power hitters:

Since Toronto drafted him in 2004, Chip Cannon has quickly proven he is among the organization's most promising power hitters. After slugging 42 home runs in his first two professional seasons, the 24-year-old first baseman didn't slow down in 2006, leading the Eastern League with 27 roundtrippers.

Now he's out to conquer another level, the Arizona Fall League. Judging by his performance on Oct. 16, he's well on his way. The graduate of The Citadel went 3-for-3 with two home runs and three RBIs to lead Phoenix to a 14-6 victory over the Peoria Seguaros. Cannon went 5-for-17 with four RBIs in five games this week.

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level		Pos	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2001	Citadel	NCAA	19		NCAA			22	33	4	11	0	0	2	4	0	0	3	7	2		0	0	2	.333	.421	.515	936
2002	Citadel	NCAA	20		NCAA			57	214	37	60	9	1	9	39	1	1	40	46	1		0	1	4	.280	.395	.458	853
2003	Citadel	NCAA	21		NCAA			57	205	50	69	15	3	12	60	0	0	42	44	7		0	3	7	.337	.459	.615	1074	as
2004	Citadel	NCAA	22		NCAA			67	232	69	83	20	2	17	66	3	1	71	49	7		0	3	1	.358	.514	.681	1195	as
	Auburn	NYPL	22	Tor	A-		1b-dh	62	210	33	57	15	1	10	41	0	0	22	55	1	1	1	4	4	.271	.338	.495	833
2005	Lansing	Midw	23	Tor	A		1b-dh	46	168	22	45	9	2	11	36	0	0	20	47	2	5	0	1	1	.268	.351	.542	893
	Dunedin	FSL	23	Tor	A+		1b-dh	29	112	28	43	4	2	14	39	0	1	16	32	1	2	0	0	2	.384	.465	.830	1295
	N Hampshre	East	23	Tor	AA		1b-dh	47	170	15	42	13	1	7	23	2	0	10	58	1	1	0	0	4	.247	.293	.459	752
2006	N Hampshre	East	24	Tor	AA		1b	135	475	78	118	25	1	27	69	0	2	51	158	11	6	1	1	5	.248	.335	.476	811
Minor League Totals - 3 Season(s)								319	1135	176	305	66	7	69	208	2	3	119	350	16	15	2	6	16	.269	.345	.522	867

His real name is "Rhame B Cannon", in case you really want to know. Heck, Chip Cannon rocks, bottom line!