Comments on: Guessing the Swing Roster http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/23/guessing-the-swing-roster/ Baseball's Future in the Gateway City Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:22:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: erik http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/23/guessing-the-swing-roster/#comment-210 erik Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:19:25 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/23/guessing-the-swing-roster/#comment-210 fgc, I can't believe I forgot Blake King! While I'm sure he'll get every chance as a starter, there is thought of King being moved to relief. He has a max effort delivery, may not be cut out to pitch a lot of innings. lboros-Donnie Smith, I should do something on him. I overlooked him and would like to know more about him. I'll have to dig around for some scouting reports on him. fgc, I can’t believe I forgot Blake King! While I’m sure he’ll get every chance as a starter, there is thought of King being moved to relief. He has a max effort delivery, may not be cut out to pitch a lot of innings.

lboros-Donnie Smith, I should do something on him. I overlooked him and would like to know more about him. I’ll have to dig around for some scouting reports on him.

]]> By: lbors http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/23/guessing-the-swing-roster/#comment-209 lbors Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:07:55 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/23/guessing-the-swing-roster/#comment-209 nice job overall erik, but don't forget about donnie smith --- he might actually be worth a separate blog post. he was a 4th-rounder out of old dominion in 2004; had a 41-5 so-bb ratio at short-season A, but then got hurt in 2005. he returned midway through last season and finished up with 8 starts for QC. he's a prototype groundball maker: 62 gb versus 40 fb/p last year for the swing. i think the organization likes him; he's already turned 24, but if he has a decent spring i imagine they'll move him right along and see how he responds. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Donnie-Smith-1.shtml nice job overall erik, but don’t forget about donnie smith — he might actually be worth a separate blog post. he was a 4th-rounder out of old dominion in 2004; had a 41-5 so-bb ratio at short-season A, but then got hurt in 2005. he returned midway through last season and finished up with 8 starts for QC. he’s a prototype groundball maker: 62 gb versus 40 fb/p last year for the swing.

i think the organization likes him; he’s already turned 24, but if he has a decent spring i imagine they’ll move him right along and see how he responds.

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Donnie-Smith-1.shtml

]]> By: DCGreg http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/23/guessing-the-swing-roster/#comment-208 DCGreg Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:50:42 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/23/guessing-the-swing-roster/#comment-208 Hell, I can't even spell my own name right. Greg Hell, I can’t even spell my own name right.

Greg

]]> By: DCGretg http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/23/guessing-the-swing-roster/#comment-207 DCGretg Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:49:27 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/23/guessing-the-swing-roster/#comment-207 Make that "Goold," of course. The man deserves to have his name spelled correctly. Make that “Goold,” of course. The man deserves to have his name spelled correctly.

]]> By: DCGretg http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/23/guessing-the-swing-roster/#comment-206 DCGretg Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:48:34 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/23/guessing-the-swing-roster/#comment-206 Erik, fyi: Derrick Gould said recently that the team is looking at mid-May for McCormick's return after labrum surgery. Good stuff, as always. I'm enjoying your site. Erik, fyi: Derrick Gould said recently that the team is looking at mid-May for McCormick’s return after labrum surgery.

Good stuff, as always. I’m enjoying your site.

]]> By: fewgoodcards http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/23/guessing-the-swing-roster/#comment-205 fewgoodcards Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:33:28 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/02/23/guessing-the-swing-roster/#comment-205 southard played a corner most of the year at state college last year so i would look for him to move to a corner and and daryl jones to play center. allen craig was drafted as a shortstop, but he played mostly 3rd last year. i think he will once again be at third. jose salazar was solid for state college last year, and got a little taste of quad cities last year. i think he will be the shortstop. the rotations for palm beach and quad cities are very hard to figure out. eddie degerman was a 5th year senior and is already 23, i think he has to start at palm beach. norrick is also 23 and has 12 starts in the midwest league, i think he will be at palm beach. here's how i see it palm beach ottavino meacham degerman hearne norrick/daniels (one will be in the pen) mccormick is out until atleast may with minor labrum surgery and i think you have to bump garcia up to AA simply b/c we don't have enough rotation slots in the lower levels. quad cities 4 guys i think are in for sure furnish daley king herron after that the competion will be between walters, lane, maiques, hernandez, smith, and depending on injuries wilson and garceau. southard played a corner most of the year at state college last year so i would look for him to move to a corner and and daryl jones to play center.

allen craig was drafted as a shortstop, but he played mostly 3rd last year. i think he will once again be at third. jose salazar was solid for state college last year, and got a little taste of quad cities last year. i think he will be the shortstop.

the rotations for palm beach and quad cities are very hard to figure out. eddie degerman was a 5th year senior and is already 23, i think he has to start at palm beach. norrick is also 23 and has 12 starts in the midwest league, i think he will be at palm beach.

here’s how i see it
palm beach
ottavino
meacham
degerman
hearne
norrick/daniels (one will be in the pen)

mccormick is out until atleast may with minor labrum surgery and i think you have to bump garcia up to AA simply b/c we don’t have enough rotation slots in the lower levels.

quad cities
4 guys i think are in for sure
furnish
daley
king
herron

after that the competion will be between walters, lane, maiques, hernandez, smith, and depending on injuries wilson and garceau.

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