Build the rosters of each affiliate
Just taking a look at our roster, and the potential of youth coming up. So how about a depth chart?
I am going to be very wrong on some of this, so with all your expertise, let's try and get this thing corrected to as close as possible.
Here is my best shot at it. Please help me fill the holes and fix this thing.
Cincinnati:
Lineup (not my lineup, but Dusty's)
CF Stubbs
SS Cabrera
1B Votto
2B Phillips
3B Rolen
RF Bruce
C Hernandez
LF Dickerson
Bench
C Hanigan
IF Janish
OF Nix
IF/OF Miles
OF Balentein
Rotation
SP Harang
SP Arroyo
SP Cueto
SP Bailey
SP Wood
Bullpen
LR Owings
MR Rhodes
MR Burton
MR Herrerra
MR Lincoln
SU Massett
CL Cordero
Louisville:
Lineup
SS Cozart
2B Valaika
3B Frazier
LF Francisco
1B Alonso
CF Heisey
RF Dorn
C Miller
Bench
C ???
IF Sutton
OF Anderson
IF/OF Cairo
OF ???
Rotation
SP Maloney
SP Lehr
SP Klinker
SP Lecure
SP Buck
Bullpen
LR Avery
MR Fisher
MR Del Rosario
MR Reinecke
MR ???
SU Viola
CL Ondrusek
Carolina:
Lineup (just putting starters up by position)
C Mesoraco
1B Parker
2B Buchholz
3B Eymann
SS Gregorious
LF Puckett
CF Fellhauer
RF Henry
Bench
C Denove
IF Negron
OF Reed
IF ???
IF/OF ???
Rotation
SP Chapman
SP Smith
SP Carroll
SP Ravin
SP Webb
Bullpen
LR Smit
MR Thurman
MR Talbor
MR Gonzalez
MR Horst
SU Watson
CL Valiquette
Lynchburgh:
Lineup (just putting starters up by position)
C Soto
1B Bankston
2B Kuo
3B ???
SS Rojas
LF Wiley
CF Silva
RF Phipps
Bench
C Coddington
OF Means
IF ???
IF/OF ???
IF/OF ???
Rotation
SP Leake
SP Boxberger
SP Sulbaran
SP Serrano
SP Fairel
Bullpen
LR ???
MR Krebs
MR Corcino
MR Hotchkiss
MR ???
SU Pearl
CL Joseph
Dayton:
Lineup (just putting starters up by position)
C Barnhart
1B ???
2B H. Rodriguez
3B ???
SS Hamilton
LF ???
CF Y. Rodriguez
RF Duran
Bench
C Fleury
???
Rotation
SP Lotzkar
SP Johnson
SP Hildebrandt
SP Infante
SP Cline
Re: Build the rosters of each affiliate
Rather than list lineups and reserves for the minor league affiliates (too unpredictable), I'll just go something like this:
Cincinnati (would be my lineup, not Dusty's):
CF Stubbs
SS Cabrera
1B Votto
3B Rolen
RF Bruce
2B Phillips
LF Balentien/Dickerson
C Hernandez
SP Arroyo
SP Harang
SP Cueto
SP Bailey
SP Maloney
CL Cordero
Louisville
Notable Hitters:
CF Heisey
1B Alonso
3B Frazier (might play him at 2B)
LF Francisco
RF Dorn
SS Cozart
2B Valaika (might play him at 3B)
SP Wood
SP Klinker
SP Lecure
SP Smith
SP Avery
CL Ondrusek
Carolina
Notable Hitters:
RF Sappelt
2B/LF Puckett
2B Buchholz
CF Reed
SS Gregorious/Negron
SP Chapman (should be in Louisville by June)
SP Leake (could be in Louisville by ASB)
SP Fairel
SP Carroll
SP Horst/Webb (will move into rotation once Chapman or Leake promoted)
CL Joseph
Lynchburg
Notable Hitters:
CF/RF Fellhauer
CF/RF Means
LF Wiley
SS Rojas
C Mesoraco/Coddington (play D-Mes behind the plate 5 days a week and DH Coddington)
SP Boxberger
SP Sulbaran
SP Serrano
SP Ravin
Dayton
Notable Hitters:
C Soto
CF Y.Rodriguez
RF Silva
SS Hamilton
2B H.Rodriguez
SP Lotzkar
SP Cline
SP Hildenbrandt
SP H.Johnson
Rooke Leaguers to watch (Billings or GCL):
RF Duran
SS/2B/CF Arias
SS Valor
C Barnhardt
LHP Guillon
RHP Tuttle
Re: Build the rosters of each affiliate
Craig Tatum was claimed on waivers by Baltimore.
And what's up with Jukich in A+? He was taken by the Cardinals in the rule five draft, and if he were returned, he would go to AAA.
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Thanks guys, as I said, there will be plenty of mistakes. Fixing now...thanks!
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If Reinecke is Josh Roenicke, he is no longer with the Reds, was traded to Toronto in the Rolen trade.
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I'd definitely put Heisey at CF in Louisville. I think that is his future.
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Originally Posted by
tripleaaaron
If Reinecke is Josh Roenicke, he is no longer with the Reds, was traded to Toronto in the Rolen trade.
Chad Reineke signed a minor league contract with the Bats on 22nd Dec.
Re: Build the rosters of each affiliate
My best guess pending spring injuries and various positional battles:
Cincinnati:
CF Stubbs
SS Cabrera
1B Votto
2B Phillips
3B Rolen
RF Bruce
C Hernandez
LF Dickerson (I still think Gomes returns)
Bench
C Hanigan
IF Janish
OF Nix
IF Miles
OF Balentein
Rotation
SP Harang
SP Arroyo
SP Cueto
SP Bailey
SP Maloney
Bullpen
LR Owings
MR Rhodes
MR Burton
MR Herrerra
MR Fisher
SU Massett
CL Cordero
Louisville:
Lineup
C Miller
1B Alonso
2B Valaika
3B Francisco
SS Cozart
LF Frazier
CF Heisey
RF Anderson
Bench
C/UT Castillo
C Yarbrough
IF Sutton
IF Burke
OF Dorn
OF West
Rotation
SP Wood
SP Lehr
SP Klinker
SP Lecure
SP J. Smith or Jukich (returned)
Bullpen
Bray
Del Rosario
Viola
Ondrusek
Adkins
Tabor
Reineke/Baez
Carolina:
C Denove
1B Parker
2B Griffin
3B Eymann
SS Negron
LF Henry
CF Sappelt
RF Danielson
Bench
Bour
Castro
Kahaulelio
Chapman
Kainer
Rotation
SP Chapman
SP Buck
SP Carroll
SP Horst
SP Webb
Bullpen
Krebs
Smit
Geronimo
Watson
Valiquette
Avery
Lutz
Medina
Montano
Ward
Lynchburg:
C Coddington/Mesoraco
1B Mendez
2B Puckett/Buchholz
3B Soto
SS Rojas
LF Wiley
CF Fellhauer
RF Phipps
Bench
Reed
Day
Feiner
Long
Rotation
SP Leake
SP Serrano
SP Fairel
SP Janke
SP Ravin
Bullpen (7 from among this group):
Thurman (first pitcher promoted)
Boxberger
Gonzalez
Partch
Bowman
Bohana
Gaffney
Beal
Freeman
Otterness
Dayton:
C Fleury
1B Richburg
2B Carlson
3B H. Rodriguez/Gualdron
SS Gregorius
LF Oliveras
CF Means
RF Contreras
Bench
McMurray
Wideman/Weems
Nurre
Kuo
Pfister
Brown
Satterwhite
Rotation
Sulbaran
Villarreal
Cline
Crabbe
Christiani
Bullpen (7 from among)
Joseph
Infante
Hotchkiss
Pearl
Walczak
Salinas
Santana
Walker
Ware
Castro
Martinez
Konstanty
Extended or could make Dayton team
OF Y. Rodriguez
SP Tuttle
SP Johnson
Dayton or continue rehab
SP Lotzkar
SP Shunick
SP Hildenbrandt
Who am I leaving out???
Re: Build the rosters of each affiliate
The Reds have already said Mike Leake will most likely begin the season in Carolina.
Re: Build the rosters of each affiliate
The AAA RiverBat roster may be better than Kansas City's, top to bottom. Starting pitchers are outstanding (they're all major league caliber-- if not ace material). The outfield has a chance to outproduce their major league counterparts. And the infield has two MLB Top 50 top prospects, two solid top 15 prospects for the team, and at least one probable former major leaguer as a back-up. There is legitimate help at every position on the team.
And as to AA, as good as Louisville is, Carolina has a chance to be that bad. Depending on Soto's movement, there may not be a prospect on the offensive side of the ball.
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72--a few questions. Who's West? Who's Danielson? Did you leave out Cairo or just figure they won't keep both him and Burke? Have you heard they're putting Partch in the bullpen or do you just think there's not room for him in the rotation? Same with Infante. And are they committed to trying Konstanty as a pitcher? Thanks.
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redsof72, I could be wrong, but I don't think Bill Bray has any options left. I don't know if the Reds could outright him without another team picking him up.
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You may be correct on Bray. Good call. If he is out of options, healthy, and throwing well in March, I would probably move him to the big league list and move Fisher to Louisville.
Kevin West, signed as a free agent. Kind of a version of Kevin Barker.
Link to career stats:
http://stats.howesportsdata.com/howe...evinCurtis.txt
Sean Danielson, signed as a free agent, fills the role that Cumberland filled last year.
Link to his career stats:
http://stats.howesportsdata.com/howe...son,SeanP..txt
This is all guesswork. Cairo...hard for me to see him sitting on a Triple-A bench. If you are a veteran infielder, Louisville is not the team you want to be with right now. Partch...I could see him remaining as a starter if there is room but on that list, there is not room unless they put Janke in the pen or send Ravin back to Dayton. Infante...not sure. Could fill either role. Guys like Infante often start seasons in the bullpen because they will target higher profile prospects for the starting jobs to get innings. Then when the need arises for a starter later in the season, those kind of guys are there...Konstanty, as far as I know, will be a pitcher in spring training.
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Who in the Reds organization had his mother punched by Sean Henry? His numbers are always solid, so why would the Reds stick him at AA for the fourth consecutive years? Personally, I've seen the guy play a number of times and would be very tempted to call him a non-prospect, but I find it hard to justify keeping a guy down those kinds of numbers.
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I'd like to see Hamilton and Yorman get a shot in Dayton. I also think Soto should be behind the plate there to start the year.
Also, is Boxberger going to begin as a starter or reliever? Either way, I'd imagine he should start in Lynchburg.