Future Redbirds

John Vuch was kind enough to send me the full opening day rosters for each team. We already know the Quad Cities and Springfield rosters. The only change is that Matt Scherer has hit the DL and Casey Rowlett has moved up to make room for Dan Nelson. I should make this disclaimer that I’m just filling out some of the blanks on where I think they will fit in the lineup.

Here you go, after the jump-

Memphis

Rotation:

SP-Mitch Boggs
SP-Blake Hawksworth
SP-MikeParisi
SP-Joe Rogers
SP-Jon Wasdin

Bullpen:

Perez
Motte
Worrell
Kelvin Jimenez
Castellanos
Flores the younger
Pollitte
Sillman (DL)

C-Mark Johnson
1B-Josh Phelps
2B-Jarrett Hoffpauir
3B-David Freese
SS-Brian Barden
OF-Amaury Marti
OF-Colby Rasmus
OF-Joe Mather

Bench- C Gabe Johnson, C Matt Pagnozzi (DL), OF Nick Stavinoha, IF D’Angelo Jimenez, UTIL Casey Rowlett.

That’s a happening lineup that looks to be undone by some mediocre pitching. I still have faith in the Hawk, and Parisi may fare better his second go at the PCL. I’m a Boggs believer, but I could see him going through an adjustment period at AAA. Don’t get me wrong, I think the 3 guys at the top are prospects, but I can also see all three have some difficulties. It’s a pivotal year for each of them. And Rogers and Wasdin certainly are less then inspiring.

Palm Beach

They are going with the piggyback at Palm Beach, y’all may not like this very much.

P-Tyler Herron
P-Jesse Todd
P-Brad Furnish
P-Mark McCormick
P-David Kopp
P-Brandon Dickson
P-Kyle Mura
P-Kyle Sadlowski

Bullpen:
Kenny Maiques
Josh Dew
Gary Daley
Marco Gonzalez

On the DL-Kris Honel, Elvis Hernandez, Tyler Norrick.
Trey Hearne is in Mexico. Scott Vander Weg is suspended.

I understand the piggyback idea; it keeps the pitch-o-meter down on their arms and gives them an opportunity to give more pitchers more looks. But Kyle Mura? Kyle Sadlowski? Seems like an odd choice to me. They both had good seasons for the QC last year, but in middle relief.  I would assume they are just keeping a seat warm for Norrick, Hernandez or Degerman. Norrick probably should be in AA once he’s well and Degerman I’m assuming is back to extended spring training to iron out his control issues. Again.

C-Nick Derba
1B-Brandon Buckman
2B-Daniel Descalso
3B-Isa Garcia
SS-Oliver Marmol
OF-Tyler Henley
OF-Tommy Pham
OF-Daryl Jones

Cruz and Hill are listed as catchers, and I think the will play everyday. Cruz most likely at 3B, Hill when he’s not catching at 1B, LF, and DH.

Also on the bench is C Casey Mulligan, IF Donovan Solano, OF Nathan Southard. OF Jim Rapoport is on the DL.

I’ve already discussed the lineup intrigue on the Palm Beach preview. That’s quite a an aggressive “challenge promotion” for Jones and Pham, but I like it and both are coming off great springs. This is an interesting lineup of sleepers with Derba, Cruz, Hill, Henley and Descalso. All of those players are capable of putting themselves in the prospect discussion, if some of them haven’t already.