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Post by The Duke on Mar 17, 2008 13:32:41 GMT -5
Rookie League Billings Mustangs: 7/1/08 (will hopefully include our 1st rd pick in '08)
Low A Dayton Dragons: 4/3/08 (Will have '07 first rd pick C Devin Mesoraco, as well as Supplemental pick Kyle Lotzkar)
High A Sarasota Reds: 4/5/08 (Drew Stubbs, Todd Frazier, Juan Francisco, Raphael Gonzales, this could be the org's best team in the 1st half)
AA Chattanooga Lookouts: 4/3/08 (Dan Dorn, Adam Rosales, Daryll Thompson)
AAA Louisville Bats: 4/11/08 (Jay Bruce, Homer Bailey, Chris Dickerson, Josh Roenicke)
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Post by starpower25 on Mar 17, 2008 16:03:34 GMT -5
From all I am hearing Rosalas and Dorn will be playing in AAA not AA. They both had a half year in AA and hit well enough to start in AAA this year IMO.
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Post by Lark11 on Mar 17, 2008 19:12:56 GMT -5
I'm curious, how do you guys see us handling the logjam around the infield?
Who slots in where? Juan Francisco and Todd Frazier seem to be on a collision course at 3rd. Valaika and Turner seem likely to clog up 2nd. And, I don't know how Adam Rosales figures into the picture. I assume Brandon Waring is moving to 1st, but he's still at 3rd.
Who ends up where?
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Post by The Duke on Mar 17, 2008 20:27:41 GMT -5
Bradnon Waring is a natural 1B, he is tall, a decent athlete, but not so good that he is best utilized elsewhere.
The big battle is between Frazier and Francisco at 3B as both will start in High A this year, and both are good prospects. Francisco has the best infield arm in the system, but Fraizer has a more rounded overall offensive game and is a great athlete to boot. One of these guys will be moved to LF/RF, with a slight possibility of 2B, but I doubt it with Phillips signing a 4 year deal.
I've seen Rosales and Valiaka as great bench players more than every day guys. Dorn will go as far as his bat can take him, because his glove is average, even for left field (albeit still better than Dunn) The Reds have some interesting guys who were in rookie ball last year (Neftali Soto, Mike McKennon) but we'll have to wait and see how they respond to Low A.
If Rosales and Dorn are both in AAA, the Bats lineup might be stacked:
Jay Bruce, RF Adam Rosales, 1B Dan Dorn, LF Chris Dickerson, CF Paul Janish, SS Michael Griffin, 3B Jerry Gil, 2B Ryan Hanigan, C
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Post by redvol on Mar 17, 2008 20:46:54 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to going to several Chattanooga and Louisville (away) games this year. Cinci is just too far for me anymore.
If you ever get a chance to go see the Lookouts, do. It's a really nice stadium in the middle of downtown which is quite cool.
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Post by The Duke on Mar 17, 2008 21:09:49 GMT -5
I doubt i'll see any Bats or Lookout games anytime soon, but i'm only about 20-25 minutes from 5/3 Field to watch the Dragons. Mesoraco, Lotzkar, Ravin, McKennon, Carroll, Jone, they have some interesting players to watch out for.
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