Bowie Baysox top prospects

While waiting for the Sea Dogs to complete the sweep vs. Erie (they did, winning 1-0), I thought that I would look ahead to the top prospects of the Bowie Baysox, who come to Portland this weekend.
According to John Sickels' top 20 list, there are only three top players on the Baysox roster:

Hayden Penn (RHP, #4, B rating) has made 8 starts, with a 2.86 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and very impressive 56/12 K/BB ratio in 44 IP. Penn pitched 137 innings for three teams last season (including four starts in Bowie), striking out 122 and walking only 48. Penn pitched last night, so we won't see him this weekend.

Chris Ray (RHP, #5, B) has been pitching in relief this year. In 19 IP as the Baysox closer, he's got a 1.89 ERA, 0.68 WHIP, and 21/5 K/BB ratio. Ray was a starter last season, pitching 123.1 innings with a 3.65 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, and 120/37 BB/K ratio at two levels of A ball.

Sickels commentary: "Hayden Penn and Chris Ray are both solid Grade B pitching prospects. We need to see how they do in Double-A, but both have a decent shot to develop into rotation starters, though I don't think either will be an anchor or ace."

Tripper Johnson (3B, #7, C+) is the only hitter on the list. Sickels has this to say about him: "Tripper Johnson has been on and off prospect lists. I've always liked him as a sleeper and he spiked his home run power last year, but will have to show his bat will hold up in Double-A." He's been Bowie's top hitter among the guys who have been there all season: 305/355/445-2-14, but with 32 K's vs. 10 walks on the season. He hit 269/343/454-21-74 in 129 games at Frederick in 2004. He also made somewhat better contact, with only 93 K's in about 520 PA's.

The fact that there are only three prospects on this team doesn't mean the Baysox aren't competetive. They have three players with recent major league experience, Eric Dubose (who looked promising back in 2003), Simon Pond and Peter Bergeron. Both Pond and Bergeron have only played a few games for Bowie, and both are hitting well, making this a more dangerous lineup.