AZL Reds

[mace]

Looks like, finally (since they open tonight), a roster:

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats...t_ros&cid=3430

[mace]

Some names you might be particularly interested in:

Amir Garrett
Vaughn Covington
Mason Felt
Jonathan Moscot
Kevin Arico
Lucas Moran
Abel De Los Santos

Tanner Rahier
Jonathan Perez
Humberto Valor
Ty Washington

No Travieso.

[mace]

Five catchers. One of them is Lhimmy Lopez, not to be confused with his teammate, Yimmy Lopez . . . Wait a minute. On further inspection, I think they should be confused. They have the same birth date. However, Lhimmy is 6-2, 190, and Yimmy is 6-0, 216. Hmm.

[texasdave]

Same hometown. Looks like Like Lhimmy's real name is Jhimmy. So Jhimmy and Yimmy.

[KentuckyHillbil]

I wonder what Covington's health situation is like? Other than Garrett he's the pitcher that interests me the most.

[texasdave]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi...d=lopez-001yim yimmy lopez stats.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/stati...rs/cards/84314 jhimmy lopez stats

Identical.

[mace]

Eleven 2012 draft choices: Rahier (R2), Moscot (4), Felt (5), Brent Peterson (12), Moran (14), Jackson Stephens (18) (youngest player on team), Austin Muehring (19), Avain Rachal (22), Mike Saunders (24), Michael Salter (31), Richard McCaffrey (34).

[lollipopcurve]

Well, they've got a 3rd baseman named Jonathan Perez who, it appears, spent 3-4 very unproductive years in the DSL as part of the Diamondbacks organization. But no mention of Jonathan Perez, the Reds' top international signee from last year. Weird.

Could be quite the interesting pitching staff once the real J. Perez and Travieso are on it.

[redsmetz]

Well, they've got a 3rd baseman named Jonathan Perez who, it appears, spent 3-4 very unproductive years in the DSL as part of the Diamondbacks organization. But no mention of Jonathan Perez, the Reds' top international signee from last year. Weird.

Could be quite the interesting pitching staff once the real J. Perez and Travieso are on it.

I swear it's getting like you can't tell the players without a scorecard! Oh wait...you can't tell the players without a scorecard!

[RED VAN HOT]

Some observations and questions for those closer to the game. After subtracting 60 Day DL, I get the following makeup of the Billings and AZL rosters.

AZL: 17 Pitchers and 20 Position players (including 5 catchers)
BILL: 20 Pitchers and 15 Position players
and...there are several more signings yet to come.

That seems like a lot of pitchers to develop over a short season...not many innings to go around. Ditto for the position players at AZL. Does this reflect a shift in strategy toward developing more pitchers, more cautiously with fewer game innings pitched and more side sessions to work on mechanics? They are carrying extra catchers that could accommodate such an approach in the AZL. 2012 draft picks at Billings are likely to see limited innings so I would expect a core group to get the majority of innings.

Is there a limit to roster size for rookie level teams?

Does this foretell releases at the higher levels to make room for promotions?

[mace]

Well, they've got a 3rd baseman named Jonathan Perez who, it appears, spent 3-4 very unproductive years in the DSL as part of the Diamondbacks organization. But no mention of Jonathan Perez, the Reds' top international signee from last year. Weird.

Could be quite the interesting pitching staff once the real J. Perez and Travieso are on it.

Oh. Well, then, scratch Jonathan Perez from the post about guys you might be interested in.

[corkedbat]

A;do Guzman's a biggin (6-4/235). Wonder how good he is at making contact?

Even with the iinjury to Valor, I could still see them starting three SS's in the infield (Washington @ 2B, Peterson @SS and Rahier @3B).

[corkedbat]

It wouldn't shock me to see Winker brought back to Goodyear after the CWS. Especially if Gelalich, Amaral, Pigott and Matthews all sign (although I do agree that Gelalich may start in Dayton).

[mace]

Some observations and questions for those closer to the game. After subtracting 60 Day DL, I get the following makeup of the Billings and AZL rosters.

AZL: 17 Pitchers and 20 Position players (including 5 catchers)
BILL: 20 Pitchers and 15 Position players
and...there are several more signings yet to come.

That seems like a lot of pitchers to develop over a short season...not many innings to go around. Ditto for the position players at AZL. Does this reflect a shift in strategy toward developing more pitchers, more cautiously with fewer game innings pitched and more side sessions to work on mechanics? They are carrying extra catchers that could accommodate such an approach in the AZL. 2012 draft picks at Billings are likely to see limited innings so I would expect a core group to get the majority of innings.

That's an interesting observation. If, indeed, it's a dedicated plan to allow for development, I'm impressed with the organization's foresight. I've long thought that it makes sense to draft and sign pitchers disproportionately because of 1) the attrition rate, and 2) the trade value, but this would be yet another reason--to allow guys to work on their skills without the complication of ballgames to pitch. The (very) early indication is that it seems to have worked for Stephenson.

[dougdirt]

The rookie rosters are 35, but you can only have 30 players active on a given day. However, if the other team agrees, you can use a player who is not on that days active roster.