Reds to invite some prospects to camp
by Slyde on Jan 13, 2009 12:58 PM EST
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On Tuesday, the club announced that the eight Minor Leaguers coming to big league camp are shortstops Chris Valaika and Todd Frazier, outfielder Drew Stubbs, catcher Devin Mesoraco, left-handed pitchers Pedro Viola and Ben Jukich and right-handed pitchers James Avery and Jordan Smith.
This is good news. I figured it would happen eventually, but it's nice to see these guys get some exposure to the big leaguers.
Have Alonso and Francisco already gotten an invite to camp based on their 40-man roster status?
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Maybe if you try really hard at Fantasy Camp
they’ll invite you too.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 13, 2009 1:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think they already have somebody to do their laundry though
We’’re in process of trying to a guy with a trade record of working with pitches
by Slyde on Jan 13, 2009 1:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good thing too
When the equipment manager would ask you to separate the whites from the colors, you’d just scream that he was racist.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 13, 2009 1:08 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
No, but good for these guys
Valaika, Frazier, and Stubbs should absolutely be in camp, and there’s a chance that any of them might see playing time in the bigs this year. Spring training will be a great opportunity to show that they belong. Good to see Mesoraco up there too. He might only be there because our organizational catching is a little thin, but it can only do him good. I’m hoping he can make some big strides this year.
And I don’t really know anything about the pitchers, but good for them too!
by Brendanukkah on Jan 13, 2009 1:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
in my uninformed opinion
I think Mesoraco is there as a confidence booster more than anything else.
I’m very happy for him. As someone who carries a pro-catcher bias, I hope he develops into a Mike Piazza.
by Daedalus on Jan 13, 2009 2:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And a lot of catchers get invited
because someone has to catch all those extra pitchers before cuts are made.
We Are ... Marshall!
by Thundering Turtle on Jan 13, 2009 3:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i think that is why the reds signed paul bako to a minor league contract.
with an invite to spring training.
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Jan 13, 2009 3:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you had to bring that up!
toothpick, too
by Daedalus on Jan 13, 2009 5:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i think if Ross was healthy
Bako would not have made the team.
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Jan 13, 2009 5:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe true
but dustbag would have pushed for him eventually
by sharks on Jan 13, 2009 5:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
if Bako stuck around
Bako may have elected free agency if he were designated for assignment.
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Jan 13, 2009 9:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Where's Danny Dorn at?
He seems the closest to the major leagues out of the system along with Stubbs, maybe.
"Yes, and it's so important in this sport that the athletes be able to train in the same location." -Cynthia Potter, NBC Synchronized Diving Analyst
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Jan 13, 2009 1:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i was about to say the same thing
these guys all deserve to be in big league camp, but leaving out Dorn is a glaring omission.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 13, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think they're afraid that he can't hack it in Spring Training
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ccUDrB_8jQ
We’’re in process of trying to a guy with a trade record of working with pitches
by Slyde on Jan 13, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
On your question Slyde
Have Alonso and Francisco already gotten an invite to camp based on their 40-man roster status?
I may be wrong but I believe every member of the 40 man roster is a part of big league spring training. Mostly because right now everyone on the 40 man roster is on the “active” roster. I am guessing Alonso will be one of the first cuts and he will be optioned to the minors and go to minor league camp.
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Jan 13, 2009 1:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Correct
Alonso and Francisco are invited already due to them being on the 40 man roster. Same goes for Maloney and Fisher.
by dougdirt on Jan 13, 2009 1:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and Manuel
We’’re in process of trying to a guy with a trade record of working with pitches
by Slyde on Jan 13, 2009 1:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and taveras
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
by boobs on Jan 13, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Juan Francisco: Niño Destructor
Juan “Child of Destruction” Francisco got some major newspaper action yesterday in the El Caribe here in the DR. The front page of the sports section (which is actually the back page of this journal like newspaper) had a photo of him following through on a golf like home run swing and said “Niño Destructor” as the headline. He hit a three run homer to put Sunday’s game against the Aguilas (EdE and Cueto’s team) out of reach. This was the day after hitting a dramatic 11th inning walk off homerun the day before against the same team. The Aguilas, defending champions and 20 time DR league champions, were eliminated from possible participation in the finals yesterday, while Francisco’s team, the Gigantes, has surged ahead into first place, a half game ahead of Licey with four games to play in the round robin. The top two teams of the four competing will play a best of 9 final.
According to MLB stats, Francisco is now leading the DR winter league in OPS:
Name Team POS G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG OPS
Juan Francisco GIG 3B 40 161 36 58 9 2 12 37 107 12 34 0 2 .419 .665 .360 1.084
Victor Diaz AGU OF 49 195 36 61 17 0 17 50 129 21 71 2 1 .382 .662 .313 1.044
Pablo Ozuna EST OF 33 118 18 46 12 0 3 21 67 13 11 2 1 .467 .568 .390 1.034
Brayan Pena GIG C 42 164 38 56 9 2 8 38 93 26 20 4 2 .423 .567 .341 .990
Jake Fox LIC C 30 116 21 41 13 0 3 31 63 11 23 0 2 .412 .543 .353 .955
(Click the link to see a much more readable stat chart)
Vólquez’s team (and Richar too), the Toros, are vying for the final spot, but they have fallen 2.5 games behind Licey. Since the round robin playoffs began, Vólquez is leading the league in strike outs with 19. His Era (6.43) and Whip (1.86) over 14 innings are nothing to write home about.
Tanzen!
by Verka Serduchka on Jan 13, 2009 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Niño Destructor
Ok, now I’m totally on board with getting him to the big leagues as soon as possible. I want to go back and do our prospect rankings votes over again because this nickname is so BAD ASS!
by Brendanukkah on Jan 13, 2009 3:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope this translates to english as 'Child Destroyer'
and Francisco makes it to the big leagues with rumors swirling that he eats children.
by jacob brumfield on Jan 13, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In this age of paranoia,
he’d have to stay 100 yards from schools with a name like that.
by Daedalus on Jan 13, 2009 5:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
but you wrote home about them anyway
His Era (6.43) and Whip (1.86) over 14 innings are nothing to write home about.
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Jan 13, 2009 3:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Verka
I really enjoy your updates!
by jacob brumfield on Jan 13, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Quite a season for Francisco
his #’s look a lot like those of Nelson Cruz (of Texas) – and Francisco is quite a ways behind Cruz in terms of development.
If you look through those stat sheets, you see quite a list of names – Luis Polonia and Jose Offerman, to name a few
"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." - Jack Handey
by JJ on Jan 13, 2009 4:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Huh, I thought Offerman was probably in jail
"Yes, and it's so important in this sport that the athletes be able to train in the same location." -Cynthia Potter, NBC Synchronized Diving Analyst
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Jan 13, 2009 4:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"Yes, and it's so important in this sport that the athletes be able to train in the same location." -Cynthia Potter, NBC Synchronized Diving Analyst
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Jan 13, 2009 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Aguilas had a terrible post season
and the press is already calling for the turning of a new leaf with some of the wily veterans like Polonia (46 years old!), José Lima (37), Julian Tavárez (36), and Alberto Castillo (39) who have help bring success to the team since the 90’s
Tanzen!
by Verka Serduchka on Jan 13, 2009 4:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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