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Younger guys
I made a list of 65 position guys who were predominantly AA or lower last year. Some of them (like Soto), I'm familiar with, but others, not so much. I''ve divided them into Corner Infielders, Middle Infieldersd, Outfir\elders and Catchers. I'd appreciate it if some of you that follow the farm a little closer than I would pick some of the guys listed, make some notes on what you like/dislike about them, potential ceilings and possible big league arrival date. TIA.
1B-3B (17)
Neftali Soto
David Vidal
Sean Buckley
Donald Lutz
Gabriel Rosa
Robert Maddox
Domini D'Anna
Nick O'Shea
Chris Richburg
Carlos Mendez
Frank Pfister
Josef Terry
Cristobal Rodriguez
Sammy Diaz
Robert Ramirez
Calos Sanchez
Yimmy Lopez
2B-SS (13)
Billy Hamilton
Didi Gregorious
Henry Rodriguez
Brodie Greene
Cody Puckett
Devin Lohman
Junior Arias
Juan Perez
Ryan Wright
Humberto Valor
Miguel Rojas
Jefry Sierra
Brandon Dailey
OF (25)
Yorman Rodriguez
Juan Duran
Denis Phipps
Ryan LaMarre
Kyle Waldrop
Felix Perez
Bill Reinhardt
Josh Feldhaur
Juan Silva
Jaren Matthews
Brennan May
Drew Poulk
Stephen Hunt
Jon Matthews
Dane Read
Andrew Means
Theo Bowe
Bryson Smith
Spencer Dickerson
Josh Garton
Shane Carlson
Stev Selsjy
Kurt Mueller
Will Lenyz
Winfred Estevez
C (10)
Tucker Barnhart
Mark Fleury
Kevin Coddington
Danny Vicioso
Jordan Wiedman
Yovan Gonzalez
Fray Sosa
Wagner Gomez
Julio Morillio
Casey Weems
Chris Berset
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Re: Younger guys
I believe Will Lenyz[sic] is actually Matt Lentz, former safety for the UK Wildcats. The Reds signed him following a tryout. He's very athletic but very raw. Casey[sic] Weems is actually Chase Weems, who was released earlier this year. You misspelled a few other names, too. Cris(tobal) Rodriguez was released this year, too. Shane Carlson was placed on the restricted list, which probably means that he's retired Nick O'Shea has mostly been playing as a catcher. I made an attempt to forecast where each player will be assigned next year. It's somewhat of a rough draft since I haven't edited much since the recent trades, but it at least gives you an idea, some links to their b-r pages, and their career stats.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...hl=en_US#gid=1
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Carlson retired last year and Carlos Mendez is a free agent.
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Seems to me that the real scrum--the area where guys blend together--is in the outfield group, the likes of Dayne Read, Drew Poulk, Stephen Hunt, Brennan May, Bryson Smith, Spencer Dickinson and Steve Selsky. My sense is that Read, Smith and Selsky might have a slight edge on the rest, but it's only a hunch. If anybody can separate those guys . . .
Also, Jefry Sierra started out as an infielder, but has recently played mostly center field, and played it extremely well, according to all accounts. He's a speedy feller.
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Sierra has a really good arm as well. It's not Denis Phipps good but its probably only just a tick below, if that much