Minor League Camp

[Guest Edgy DC]

Courtesy of Adam Rubin

Pitchers (80)
Nick Abel Salvador Aguilar Edgar Alfonzo* Josh Appell* Hayden Beard Alexis Beras Eric Brown Mike Bynum Angel Calero* Dustin Cameron Nick Carr Jonathan Castillo Steven Cheney Ryan Cullen* Joe D�Alessandro Jose De La Torre Michael Devaney Eric Domangue* Matt Durkin Blake Eager	Emary Frederick Deolis Guerra Shane Hawk* Nathan Hedrick Grady Hinchman* John Holdzkom Steven Holquin Travis Hope Scott Hyde William Jostock Jonathan Koller David Koons Jeffrey Landing Joseph Leaper Ivan Maldonado German Marte Pedro E. Martinez Waner Mateo Blake McGinley* Tim McNab	Ryan Meyers Jeremy Mizell Ricardo Morales* Greg Mullens Carlos Muniz Brandon Nall Jacobo Neguilis Jon Niese* Jose Paniagua Robert Parnell Robert Paulk Marcelo Perez Julio Polanco* Nelson Portillo Duane Privett Matt Rainey Edgar Ramirez Victor Ramos Jorge Reyes Kyle Risinger	Jacob Ruckle Jose Sanchez Yury Santana Jose Santiago (!) Scott Schafer Joseph Serfass Andrew Sides Jeramy Simmons Charles Smith Richard Sparks Josh Stinson Tobi Stoner Tim Stronach Michael Swindell Kevin Tomasiewicz* Raul Valdes* Nicholas Waechter Rip Warren* James Wladyka Tim Worthington
Catchers (16)
Rafael Arroyo Jean-Luc Blaquiere Yasmil Bucce Robinson Cancel	Cesar Cordido Daniel Cummins Teddy Dzuiba* Aaron Garcia	Jeremy Hambrice B.J. Hubbert Jason Jacobs Stephen Malvagna	Sean McCraw* Tony Piazza Stephen Puhl# Josh Thole
1B (5)
Nick Evans Brett Harper*	Ben Saylor*	D.J. Wabick*	Andy Wilson
2B (12)
Wilson Batista# (!) Ryan Coultas Jose E. Cruz	Tyler Johnstone Anthony Manuel Ivan Naccarata*	J.J. Newman Hector Pellot Jonathan Schemmel	Greg Veloz# Jeff Voyles# John Wolff*
SS (14)
Jason Alfaro Jose Castro# Jose Coronado# Emmanuel Garcia*	Jacob Eigsti Mark Kiger Juan Lagares Raul Nieves#	Ritchie Price# Corey Ragsdale Kevin Rios	Luis Rivera Joaquin Rodriguez Jonathan Santos#
3B (10)
Shawn Bowman Jay Caligiuri Nicholas Giarraputo	Tim Grogan* Chase Lambin# Jonathan Malo	Dan Murphy* Josh Petersen	Andy Tracy* Leivi Ventura
OF (24)
Will Bashelor Greg Cain Darren Clark* Corey Coles* Ambiorix Concepcion Elvis Cruz	Jesus Feliciano* Jesus Gamero Donald Green Sean Henry Jamar Hill Joe Holden*	Nic Jackson* Bobby Malek* Brahiam Maldonado Dustin Martin* Richard Pena Raul Reyes*	Jonathan Sanchez* Dan Stegall* Caleb Stewart Alhaji Turay Will Vogl Mark Wright

[nymr83]

Tony Piazza?
Pedro E Martinez?
where are all the real prospects? starting off in big-boy camp even if they are destined to spend the season at low-A?

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Zac Clements?

Is the knuckleball experiment over?

[Gwreck]

Elvis Cruz is the relative, not Pedro E.

[MFS62]

I guess that means that just signed 17 year old catching prospect Tony Pena Jr. is in the major league camp.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

]where are all the real prospects? starting off in big-boy camp even if they are destined to spend the season at low-A?

Yes.
That's when you hear them distinguish between players who have, or have not, "been invited to ML camp"
Those minor league guys will work out on the outer fields and not have much contact with the reg team. And, one by one, the cut-ees will join them.





What's with the asterisks?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

My guess:

* bats lefthanded
# switch hitter

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yup. Except for the pitchers, where * means that he throws lefthanded.

Clements may be being held out for a short-season league. Though you figure such animals (minor-league vets stuck in short-season ball) still report to minor-league camp, before ending up in the limbo of extended spring training.

[Vic Sage]

the lack of 2b and Catcher prospects is worrisome, given our current situation at those positions on the major league level.

[MFS62]

I'll be interested in seeing what levels first baseman Abreu, Evans, Harper (I hope he's healthy again) and Carp start at.

And, are they sending out an APB for Australian catching prospect Patrick Maat? He was signed last year, then allowed to stay home to finish high school.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Given Jose Reyes' situation, I think the shortstop prospects can be considered secondbase prospects.

Obviously, our top catching prospects --- Pe�a and maybe Maat --- are far away (haven't taken a professional cut), but that changes if they can reclaim Jesus Flores from Pittsburgh.

Else, it's the free agent market.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I thought Flores went to Washington, not Pittsbugh. And where the F is Zac Clements?

[MFS62]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: And where the F is Zac Clements?

Trying to get into the country using Hideo Nomo's visa?

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Right, Washington.

I'm just thinking that Lo Duca's successor is going to be one of them damn Molinas.

[Guest SI Metman]

MFS62 wrote: I'll be interested in seeing what levels first baseman Abreu, Evans, Harper (I hope he's healthy again) and Carp start at. And, are they sending out an APB for Australian catching prospect Patrick Maat? He was signed last year, then allowed to stay home to finish high school. Later

My early predictions on first base is:

New Orleans - Abreu
Bing - Carp
St Lucie - Evans
Savannah - Wabick

Harper will probably DH at Bing to start before getting bumped to Orleans.

[Frayed Knot]

The only thing surprising about this thread is that it doesn't yet have an anti Corey Ragsdale screed from MFS'62

[Guest Edgy DC]

And clearly the absence of Zac Clements.

How about Chase Lambin --- the favorite of many fans' dream of secondbase productivity in spring 2006, after hitting 24 homers in just 393 at-bats between Bingo and Norfolk in 2005. In spring 2007, he's not even in big-league camp after slumping his way back to Bingo in 2006.

The French word "lambin," by the way, translates to English as "slowpoke." Yikes.

[MFS62]

="Frayed Knot"]The only thing surprising about this thread is that it doesn't yet have an anti Corey Ragsdale screed from MFS'62

FK, it pains me to disappoint you on your birthday (Happy Birthday, BTW). I sense how much you have been looking forward to that. But, like when The Sporting News announced that it would no longer be printing box scores in its print edition, it has run its course. The topic was discussed as nauseum the past two years, and all that can be said was said.

I know this must be massive trauma for you, but we must move on. Have a drink on me tonight.

Regards, and thanks for remembering.

Later

PS- Edgy, my name translates into "lead mountain". If you've ever seen me run, you would realize how appropriate that is.