Farm Development

A quite few years ago ESPN did this article putting together teams based on the talent they had developed through there farm system only that was in the majors or on a 40 man with ML experience. As if there were no trades or free agency. The embarrassment of this list is the Reds didn't have enough SP developed in the majors to fill out a rotation. So out of boredom today I did a list of developed Reds Farm Hands in the Majors.


SP:
Bailey
Cueto
Leake
Cingrani
Wood - Cubs
Villarreal - AAA

RP:
RH - LeCure
RH - Ondrusek
RH - Freeman
LH - Horst - Philly
SU - Boxberger - SD
CL - Chapman


IF
1B Votto
1B Alonso - SD
2B Valakia - Miami
2B Turner - NYM
3B Frazier
3B Francisco - ATL
3B H.Rodriguez - AAA
SS Cozart
SS Gregorious - ARI
SS Janish - ATL

C:
Hanigan
Mesoraco
Grandal - SD
Miller

OF:
RF Bruce
LF Heisey
CF Stubbs
OF Denorfia
OF Dunn - WSX
OF Wise - WSX
OF Kearns - Miami
OF Sappelt
OF Dickerson - BAL


So with these guys as your options on you 25 man roster... How many games does this team win?

I would say between 72 and 80...

No worse that the Lost Decade teams but with much better pitching...

With that team? More than the Marlins or Astros will win in 2013.

Craig Tatum played a little in the majors, didn't he? Catcher.

3B - Adam Rosales
RP - Jordan Smith
RP - Roenicke?
1B - Neftali Soto - AAA
SP - future Cy Young winner, Zach Stewart?
RP - Donnie Joseph?

So does this have to be guys we drafted or signed as an undrafted FA?

And if it's where they'd play today, Dunn shouldn't be in the OF.

Anyways, I was a little surprised to see that Todd Coffey and Dustin Moseley aren't signed anywhere.

So,


Gregorious SS
Votto 1B
Bruce RF
Dunn LF
Frazier 3B
Mesoraco C
Cozart 2B
Stubbs CF

Hesiey OF
Francisco 3B
Alonso 1B
Denorfia OF
Grandal C

Cueto
Bailey
Wood
Leake
Cingrani


Chapman CL
Lecure SU
Roenicke MR
Ondrusek MR
Horst Loogy
BoxBerger MR
Dustin Mosely Swingman

Maybe I'm a homer, but think that team could compete. Probably would be better in the AL so Dunn could DH and there would be more PAs for Alonso or Francisco and the pen is little thin after Chapman, Lecure and Roenicke, but its not terrible by any means.. Next year we probably will add Hamilton to that mix in place of Stubbs.

I'm curious to see what the rest of the division looks like. Would StL rotation be Garcia, Haren, Lynn, Miller, and a minor leaguer, or am I forgetting someone?

The Pirates team would be similar to its current state minus their #1 starter.

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Originally Posted by RedsManRick

So does this have to be guys we drafted or signed as an undrafted FA?

And if it's where they'd play today, Dunn shouldn't be in the OF.

Anyways, I was a little surprised to see that Todd Coffey and Dustin Moseley aren't signed anywhere.

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I don't know if I'm surprised.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HCQM3MIEBe...odd-coffey.jpg

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Originally Posted by RedsManRick

So does this have to be guys we drafted or signed as an undrafted FA?

And if it's where they'd play today, Dunn shouldn't be in the OF.

Anyways, I was a little surprised to see that Todd Coffey and Dustin Moseley aren't signed anywhere.

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Coffey had Tommy John in July of 2012. I'm sure no one will sign him until he's healthy.

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Originally Posted by mth123

Coffey had Tommy John in July of 2012. I'm sure no one will sign him until he's healthy.

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Hopefully Coffey had lap band surgery too. :p

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Originally Posted by OGB

I'm curious to see what the rest of the division looks like. Would StL rotation be Garcia, Haren, Lynn, Miller, and a minor leaguer, or am I forgetting someone?

The Pirates team would be similar to its current state minus their #1 starter.

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Wainwright was traded for and played two full seasons in the minors before making his first appearance. Does that still count as developed? Anthony Reyes (LOL) might be on there.

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Originally Posted by mth123

Coffey had Tommy John in July of 2012. I'm sure no one will sign him until he's healthy.

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Looks like he had Jimmy John to me...the entire chain. http://www.jimmyjohns.com/

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Originally Posted by VR

Looks like he had Jimmy John to me...the entire chain. http://www.jimmyjohns.com/

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:laugh:

Oh man, that was hilarious. :D

Wasn't he the one who used to sprint out of the bullpen every time he got the call? Now he uses one of those motorized carts from Wal-Mart.

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Originally Posted by Salukifan2

Wainwright was traded for and played two full seasons in the minors before making his first appearance. Does that still count as developed? Anthony Reyes (LOL) might be on there.

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I don't remember the exact rules, but I am pretty sure you had to be drafted or signed as a undrafted free agent. If not you could include Encarnacion on the list for the Reds....

Good catch on Rosales and others... I think the tell tale of the success of the BIG club is, Jocketty has been phenomenal on which guys to keep and which guys to move. Some of that credit goes to the peanut gallery of assistants he has... Bavasi especially...

The only two guys I would be interested to have back is MAYBE Wood who was always a huge favorite of mine coming through the system and Grandal if he proves to be the same player post suspension... But I'll take Latos as the consolation prize... :thumbup:


14 players on the roster developed by the Reds start to finish... 4 All Stars with the possibility to be 7 this summer... Incredible...

It's interesting to consider the makeup of some teams, and to think about where certain Reds would be. For example, Phillips would be on a pretty talented Nats team that would also have Cliff Lee in the rotation.