Inland Empire Roster
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 7, 2010 9:29 AM PDT
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| # | PITCHERS (13) | B/T | HT | WT | DOB | RESIDENCE | ACQUIRED | 2009 TEAM(S) |
| 45 | Aguasviva, Geison | L/L | 6-1 | 162 | 8/3/87 | Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic | NDFA/'05 | Great Lakes (LoA) |
| 16 | Blevins, Bobby | R/R | 5-11 | 201 | 1/16/85 | Blaircliff, NY | 13th/'07 | Great Lakes (LoA) |
| 59 | Boothe, Robert | R/R | 6-2 | 222 | 1/30/86 | Tokyo, Japan | NDFA/'07 | Great Lakes (LoA) |
| 31 | Contreras, Edwin | R/R | 6-0 | 169 | 9/17/88 | Hermosillo, Mexico | NDFA/'06 | Ogden (R) |
| 63 | Jansen, Kenley | S/R | 6-5 | 257 | 9/30/87 | Curacao, Netherlands Antilles | NDFA/'04 | Inland Empire/ Albuquerque |
| 54 | Koss, Paul | R/R | 6-4 | 212 | 6/17/85 | Orange, CA | 11th/'07 | Chattanooga (AA) |
| 12 | Mann, Brandon | L/L | 6-2 | 165 | 5/16/84 | Tacoma, WA | FA/'10 | Montgomery (AA) |
| 61 | Martin, Ethan | R/R | 6-2 | 195 | 6/6/89 | Toccoa, GA | 1st/'08 | Great Lakes (LoA) |
| 50 | Miller, Aaron | L/L | 6-3 | 220 | 9/18/87 | Channelview, TX | 1st(S)/'09 | Great Lakes/AZL Dodgers |
| 21 | Redding, JonMichael | R/R | 6-2 | 195 | 11/16/87 | Haihara, GA | 5th/'08 | Great Lakes (LoA) |
| 51 | Sanfler, Miguel | L/L | 5-10 | 185 | 10/5/84 | San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic | NDFA/'02 | Inland Empire (A) |
| 10 | Smit, Kyle | R/R | 6-3 | 167 | 10/14/87 | Sparks, NV | 5th/'06 | Great Lakes/Inland Empire |
| 62 | St. Clair, Cole | L/L | 6-5 | 225 | 7/30/86 | San Francisco, CA | 7th/'08 | Great Lakes (LoA) |
| # | CATCHERS (3) | B/T | HT | WT | DOB | RESIDENCE | ACQUIRED | 2009 TEAM(S) |
| 7 | Delmonico, Tony | R/R | 6-0 | 175 | 4/27/87 | Knoxville, TN | 6th/'08 | Great Lakes (LoA) |
| 35 | Ishibashi, Fumimasa | R/R | 6-0 | 190 | 9/11/83 | Maebashi-Shi, Japan | NDFA/'08 | DNP, Injured |
| 36 | Wallach, Matt | L/R | 6-1 | 210 | 2/17/86 | Yorba Linda, CA | 22nd/'07 | Great Lakes (LoA) |
| # | INFIELDERS (7) | B/T | HT | WT | DOB | RESIDENCE | ACQUIRED | 2009 TEAM(S) |
| 34 | Baez, Pedro | R/R | 6-0 | 211 | 3/11/88 | Bani, Dom. Republic | NDFA/'07 | Inland Empire (A) |
| 60 | Caseres, Steven | L/R | 6-4 | 220 | 3/26/87 | Harrisonburg, VA | 9th/'08 | Inland Empire (A) |
| 5 | Gallagher, Austin | L/R | 6-4 | 242 | 11/16/88 | Lancaster, PA | 3rd/'07 | Great Lakes (LoA) |
| 13 | Garcia, Johan | S/R | 5-11 | 186 | 9/6/86 | Santo Domingo, D.R. | NDFA/'05 | Inland Empire/ Dodgers AZL |
| 3 | Gutierrez, Chris | R/R | 5-11 | 175 | 3/12/84 | Orlando, FL | FA/'10 | Ark/NH/ SL |
| 8 | Hunt, Bridger | R/R | 5-11 | 162 | 7/24/85 | Lake Mary, FL | 9th/'06 | DNP, Injured |
| 15 | Suarez, Cesar | R/R | 6-0 | 180 | 8/17/83 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | FA/'09 | Montgomery (AA) |
| # | OUTFIELDERS (5) | B/T | HT | WT | DOB | RESIDENCE | ACQUIRED | 2009 TEAM(S) |
| 11 | Buss, Nick | L/R | 6-2 | 195 | 12/15/86 | Los Angeles, CA | 8th/'08 | Great Lakes (LoA) |
| 30 | Mattingly, Preston | R/R | 6-2 | 209 | 8/28/87 | Evansville, IN | 1st(S)/'06 | Inland Empire (A) |
| 28 | Perez, Andres | R/R | 6-0 | 200 | 5/23/84 | New York, NY | FA/'09 | Inland Empire (A) |
| 22 | Russell, Kyle | L/L | 6-5 | 185 | 6/27/86 | Magnolia, TX | 3rd/'08 | Great Lakes (LoA) |
| 27 | Silverio, Alfredo | R/R | 6-0 | 205 | 5/6/87 | La Romana, D.R. | NDFA/'03 | Great Lakes (LoA) |
| # | COACHING STAFF | RESIDENCE | 2009 TEAM(S) | |||||
| 9 | Jeff Carter | Manager | AZL Dodgers | |||||
| Charlie Hough | Pitching Coach | Inland Empire | ||||||
| Franklin Stubbs | Hitting Coach | Inland Empire | ||||||
| Yosuke Nakajima | Athletic Trainer | |||||||
| Nathan Tamargo | S&C | |||||||
| Matt Koizim | Video Tech | |||||||
| *Disabled List | ||||||||
| ^Major League Rehab | ||||||||
The Inland Empire 66 team was unveiled yesterday for the media. A few changes from the minor league roster were noted.
Lots to be excited about regarding this roster. We should make a couple of trips to see these guys first hand. For those who live in the West Valley or Santa Clarita I'd suggest a trip to Lancaster Stadium when they come to town on May 8th, 9th or 10th.
The starting rotation has 2008 number one pick Ethan Martin, 2009 supplemental first round pick Aaron Miller, and highly regarded Nathan Eovaldi. Lot of upside in those two, filling out the rotation will be Jon Michael Redding and Edwin Contreras. Redding was the workhorse for the Loons in 2009, compiling a 16 - 3 record which led all of the minor leagues in victories. Martin and Eovaldi have a lot to prove this year after being babied all of 2009. The gloves are supposed to be off this year so we will find out if they have the stamina and variety of pitches for rotation duty. Aaron Miller will hope to build on a very successful debut where he wowed scouts and fans with his poise and control. Contreras is the only one of the group who did not pitch for the Loons last year. Contreras spent the last three years pitching in the rookie leagues so this is quite a jump for the 21 year old. I expected to see Josh Walters in this spot so I have to see what happened to him.
In the bullpen will be one of my favorites Geison Aguasviva a lefty who we will keep an eye on this year. Others of note are Robert Boothe who came over from Japan and has an erratic but powerful arm. Cole Saint Claire made the mistake of going to Rice, and his arm has not recovered the promise it once had. Now relegated to bullpen duty some think he is the best relief pitcher in the system. We shall find out. Of course the guy who everyone is interested in is Kenley Jansen who may have the biggest arm in the system. Converted from catcher last year he throws gas but has no control. If he starts learning the nuances of pitching he could come fast. The oft injured Paul Koss fills out the bullpen.
Catching will be handled by Tony Delmonico. Delmonico only made the transition to catcher last year so this is still a work in progress. He seems to have the bat, hopefully thiss experiment works out as well as the Martin / Santana ones did. Matt Wallach will back him up as he learns how to become a future minor league coach.
1st base has both Steven Caseres and Austin Gallagher. Gallagher was a 3rd baseman and with Baez on the roster I don't think he's going to get much time at 3rd base so it will be interesting to see how the playing time is dispersed between Caseres ad Gallagher. I would have expected Caseres to be in AA so this was a surprise. Gallagher is back where he excited fans as a 19 year old 3rd baseman. Now he's a 21 year old 1st baseman coming off shoulder problems.
The middle infield looks as weak as any I've ever seen. Hard for me to tell who is even going to play where. Johan Garcia is terrible. Bridger Hunt is somehow still in the organization after missing all of last year. The ex- outfielder has been converted to the infield so maybe he's the 2nd baseman. He had some nice on base skills once but I know nothing about his defense at 2nd. This will be his 3rd year playing for the 66ers. At SS would be one of Gutierrez or Suarzez two players acquired from other organizations who appear to be strictly roster fodder.
Pedro Baez is repeating the league and is expected to be the everyday 3rd baseman. This could be the last year that Baez proves he can be an everyday player. He has a gun at 3rd base and Logan White has joked about moving him to the mound if he doesn't improve.
The outfield will be headlined by MWL Co-MVP Kyle Russell. It is kind of scary to think of the numbers he will put up in this league. Guys like Carlos Santana and Scott Van Slyke have whacked this league around after flailing in the MWL. It will be interesting to see what a hitter who dominated the MWL can do. Alfredo Silverio who has a decent bat, great arm, but zero plate discipline will be in LF. Ex USC star Nick Buss will man CF. Somewhere in all of this will be Preston Mattingly who might get the vote for biggest Logan White bust pick. Mattingly might be a great athlete but at this point in his development he does not seem to have one baseball skill that is even average other then speed.
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I expect him to spend the month of Aug in AA
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Cal League
will be a big test for some of the arms. I hope it doesn’t knock any luster off.
Don't count me out
of the wiffleball game. I may not have the fastball like Bluebleeder, but I did have a QS with the win!
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 7, 2010 10:07 AM PDT reply actions
Baez, Wallach and Caseres
All played in AA Spring Training games, while St. Clair and Martin pitched in those games too.
Given how they were stacking the AA team, I am surprised Baez isn’t there. It will be interesting to see how long Martin and Miller stay in IE, outside of Withrow (and he was in a unique place not having pitched in a year), the Dodgers have not had a pitching prospect in the Cal League since they changed affiliations a few years ago.
Dodgers have not had a pitching prospect in the Cal League since they changed affiliations a few years ago.
James McDonald, 2007.
I will grant you McDonald became a prospect with his 2007 performance
But Kershaw skipped it, Morris got hurt at the end of 2006.
Martin is really the first prospect to follow a path of Low A to High A since being drafted.
Can't agree
Adkins and Wall were supposed to be prospects they just didn’t pan out. Adkins was a supplemental 1st round pick. Other then Kershaw skipping the Cal League I don’t see anything unusual in how they have promoted the pitchers.
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Lindblom skipped it too.
It is somewhat semanics, I don’t tend to believe every player drafted by the Dodgers is a “prospect;” that is someone who will make it to the big leagues, certainly Adkins should be closer since he was drafted among the top 40 players in his draft year (you could argue that Mattingly and Adkins have been busts from where they were picked).
But after the 2006 draft, 2007, 2008 and 2009 have seen high round pitchers (both First Round picks and Miller being the first pitcher selected in 2009) going to IE. Interestingly enough, though it was in IE where McDonald first got noticed, it was his advancement to AA in 2007 and his subsequent success that really made me notice him.
MLB TV
I have been using MLB.TV, and I gotta say the video quality is sooooooo much better than it was a year ago.
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 7, 2010 10:37 AM PDT reply actions
Story about Josh Bell
I saw this article about Josh Bell today and thought that I would pass it along:
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/04/josh-bell-tides-infielders-storyboard-laden-potential
New Junk Stat: The "DerekLoweWin"
From SBNation’s Talking Chop. Pretty funny, and our Opening Day starter makes a brief appearance.
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Ah, good catch
he was on the minorleague roster but not on the one sent to me by the club. I’ll make that change.
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Fielder grounds out with a runner on 3rd and 2 outs
Rox still up 4-3
Lineups
Furcal 6, Kemp 8, Ethier 9, Ramirez 7, Loney 3, Blake 5, Dewitt 4, Martin 2, Kershaw 1
Iwamura 4, Mccutchen 8, Jones 9, Doumit 2, Milledge 7, Clement 3, Laroche 5, Ohlendorf rhp, Cedeno 6
Per Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
by Eric Stephen on Apr 7, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Interesting
Kemp in the 2-spot. I would have put Dewitt.
by Julio Nievas on Apr 7, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Read ...
Joe Torre likes to fiddle with the lineup.
I predict that G Jones
does not hit a home run tonight.
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Bold prediction
he is projecting at this point 324h, 324HR, and 486 RBIs
Did I miss all the hoopla about Greg Smith starting the 2nd game for the Rockies
Smith was traded with CarGo for Haren and then was also sent along with Cargo for Holliday. I wonder how many times that has happened?
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithgr02.shtml?redir
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Sometimes Eric tweets good news other times..........
#Dodgers have 4 NRIs that made team (GA, Weaver, Ortiz x2). Last time that happened was 2005 (Carlyle, Erickson, Wunsch, Schmoll) 2 hours ago reply
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Anyone remember the side slinging Schmoll?
Thought we had a real find there.
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I was a big fan of Schmoll, almost exclusively because of the delivery.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 7, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
You had to bring us down today, didn’t you (both of you, Eric for the news, you for reposting the news)?
:P
I was reading all kinds of tripe like that on ESPN’s boards. Jon is a brave, brave man. Every time I venture there to read comments I have the overwhelming need to take a shower.
You haven’t read the forums on Dodgers.com yet…
by Julio Nievas on Apr 7, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha. I checked Dodgers.com and looked at their forums today, I’m incredibly glad I found this place last season instead of staying there…it’s a damned zoo.
I’d just like to say thanks again, mods!
I don't know what you mean by "there," ....
but the content of the comments on DT at ESPN/LA has been just fine. And the troll factor is the lowest I’ve encountered – including Toaster.
I assume he meant ESPN blogs
because he couldn’t have meant ESPN/LA since the comments are of the usual high caliber.
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I occasionally read game threads for UofA sports, soccer, and occasionally MLB, and I have to say the Post/Facepalm rate there has been pretty high. Although I haven’t checked out the new digs at ESPN/LA all that intensely yet.
cool beans!
08 for me. I follow Bball recruiting as hardcore as the dodgers.
We’re going to win the pac 10 next year.
I hope so, Picking up Selby or Lamb (Probably not) McCallum (I think he is playing for his dad) or Kadeem Jack would be big wins. Need Tree or Kyryl to really step up so Williams can play the 4
recruiting
the big 3 PGs are a no go :(…although it speak volumes to Sean Miller and Book that we were in it until the end basically. Ray Mac totally suprised me with his athleticism in the Mcdonalds Slam Dunk contest; makes me sad.
I think we get jack, our competition is uconn, miami and arkansas, and hes not even visiting Uconn. His head coach is pushing him to us as well.
I also heard rumors of a transfer PG…specifically peyton siva from louisville.
Thats interesting, I hadn’t heard anything about Siva. Iirc they have 1 schollie left for 2010. Unless someone else transfers.
Jamelle...
They’ll make room.
Lavender will probably see the writing on the wall too; Bejarano is a stud.
Everyone hates on Horne so much, he’s like the Red and Blue Billingsley. I don’t care for him too much, but the kid has some serious talent, unfortunate that the coaching hasn’t been there. At least part of the reason he hasn’t panned out. I don’t think he goes though, senior season and all. Lavender I could see though.
i dont see the comparison
sure he has talent, but he’s never produced like billingsley has.
and quite frankly, I don’t really see too much talent. Sure he was an AA coming in, but that was because of his athleticism; and his only athleticism is that he can jump high.
After 3 years, these are the only things he is good at:
spot up 3
helpside blockshots
he doesn’t display constant effort.
his bball iq is minimal.
his dribble drive skills have not improved.
and by the end of the year, he was being outplayed by two freshmen in Parrom and Solo.
its an imperfect comparison, my point being he tends to be the goat of the organization. For the most part I agree with you, I had this feeling that he was going to break out after his performance in the tourney last year. Possible he just wasn’t buying what Miller was selling. He is supposedly pretty smart, I think he just checks out of games (ex. UAB and USC, 2008).
I figured, but I needed to clarify
Since he was connecting me to the “tripe.”
I’ve got enough commenting problems to deal with – I don’t want to add onto that by people thinking that the comments at DT are no longer worth reading.
I can easily see why you might be offended or take it personally, but I really don’t think it was a slight at you, just the typical know-nothing fans who follow the crap the national media says about the Dodgers and their rotation that is obviously in shambles.
I haven’t been to DT that many times, but I’ve very much enjoyed the quality of writing, and haven’t seen many bad comments. You do a very nice job over there.
I didn't take it personally.
It’s just this simple – there was a clear implication that the ESPN message boards that I am part of were “tripe” and I just wanted to nip it in the bud.
I'm quite ignorant of other sites
I think DT and SBNation are the only two I visit these days.
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Expect it
Bigger audience, more “casual” fans.
by Chad Moriyama on Apr 7, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Brewers with a tenuous lead
5 – 4 but Rockies have dueces wild.
Not bad after starting out down 3 – 0 in the 1st.
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I'm positive that Villanueva will get Olivo out
Olivo is batting .000 against him! In 1 AB
by Julio Nievas on Apr 7, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Good call
went 3 – 2 but got em. Ianetta would have walked.
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Nothing else to do as I eat my
lunch. Started out headed for the Hot Dog stand and got waylaid by a street vendor fruit cup.
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Such a shame that Sandoval is a Giant
May only be the Astro’s but that is some good work being done by the Giants on the road.
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Atlanta scares me
adding Prado, Heyward, Escobar, and McLouth over the last two years is impressive. Prado is kind of a secret but he’s very good.
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If Hudson and C Jones
can stay healthy it should make a great race. Losing Vazquez will hurt but getting Hudson back takes alot of the sting away.
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Prado
is like the NL version of Zobrist
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 7, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
David Cone as a Met once also missed the Jergens in the bullpen…allegedly.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 7, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
LaTroy "Screamin' Line Drive" Hawkins
pitching the 8th for the Astros.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Someone named # Sammy Gervacio pitching in the top of the 8th in a tie game for Houston at home.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Sammy Gervacio is very good
remember the name, he’ll be the Astro closer someday, killer GB rate, awesome peripherals.
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His name sounds like a character in a Martin Scorsese movie.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
The Fifth Season will be portraying him.
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And Whiteside to go to 3rd. Throwing error was on the P.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
“Mattingly might be a great athlete but at this point in his development he does not seem to have one baseball skill that is even average other then speed.”
How ironic, given that was the one area his dad DIDN’T dominate in his heyday.
Is that what I wrote?
Sounds like me. :o
God what a bust.
by Chad Moriyama on Apr 7, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Hoffman in for the save in Milwaukee
Due to face Helton (PH), CarGo and Fowler.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I like the Rox so much it’s almost hard for me to root against them. Their players impress the heck out of me.
I agree
Did you see the Helton Tweeter commercial?
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woah, woah, woah. I dunno if you heard, but the Dodger’s bullpen isn’t as good as everyone thought, and they don’t have a “true ace”
The houston play by play guys just said so too.
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 7, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Not the great CarGo?
How about that Hoffman, when are those wheels going to come off?
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Manager allows starting pitcher to hit with a RISP and 2 outs
He makes out and then he doesn’t last past 3 batters in the bottom of 6th inning.
Relievers come in, do allow eventual winning run to score but then retire sides in 7th and 8th inning.
Affeldt left in to face Carlos Lee, Pence and Blum
with a two-run lead in the bottom of the 8th?
And he retires the first two.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Game Thread Is Up
http://www.truebluela.com/2010/4/7/1409531/game-2-good-things-come-to-those
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
What happened to Eovaldi?
that he was taken off the writeup?
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 7, 2010 3:11 PM PDT reply actions
Phil was sent a roster without Eovaldi’s name on it.
The roster here is a little bit different.
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