1996 Top Double-A Prospects

From Minorleagueball.com. Three former Sea Dogs were among the top 10 prospects in the Eastern League - Luis Castillo, Felix Heredia and Todd Dunwoody. Of those three, Castillo has had a very good major league career, Heredia has been around (he's a lefty), but he's been pretty inconsistent, and Dunwoody never really got himself established in the majors. Career stats through 6/30/05:

Castillo: 1,062 G 294/371/357-18-256, 277 SB. Zero power, good on-base skills, good defense.
Heredia: 511 G 28-19, 6 SV, 4.42 ERA, 1.48 WHIP. Journeyman lefty setup, now with his 6th ML team.
Dunwoody: 295 G 233/277/348-11-81. Career peaked in 1998. Hasn't played in bigs since 2002. Current property of the Twins.

There were several other regulars on that team who went on to have major league careers:

Kevin Millar: 866 G, 290/365/482-106-451. Solid major league hitter and noted clubhouse presence.
Dave Berg: 582 G, 269/328/373-21-163. Journeyman utility player, now with Pawtucket.
Mike Redmond: 509 G, 281/345/357-11-143. Backup catcher, can get on base, good defensive rep, simply owns Tom Glavine (1075 career OPS).

Other than Heredia, the pitching staff was a little less successful in the majors:
Tony Saunders: 62 G, 13-24, 4.56 ERA, 1.58 WHIP. All star potential, career derailed with broken arm(s). Currently attempting a comeback with Baltimore.
Will Cunnane: 184 G, 13-12, 3 Sv, 5.26 ERA, 1.61 WHIP. Had a brief moment of glory with the 2003 Braves. Currently property of the Cubs (I think).
Marc Valdes: 144 G, 12-15, 4 Sv, 4.95 ERA, 1.59 WHIP. Recently resurfaced with the Trenton Thunder.

There were a few guys who appeared briefly with the 1996 Sea Dogs who also went on to have significant careers: Livan Hernandez, Alex Gonzalez and Brian Meadows. And as good as the 1996 team was, the 1997 team might have been even better, with Millar holding over to be joined by Gonzalez (full time), Mark Kotsay and Randy Winn, along with famous flameout Josh Booty. The pitching staff featured Meadows for the full year, and AAAA guys like Hector Mercado, Mike Duvall and Bryan Ward.