The Cincinnati Reds have invited right-handed pitchers Scott Carroll, Jerry Gil, Matt Klinker, Justin Lehr, Chad Reinke, left-handed pitchers Dontrelle Willis, Jeremy Horst, Donnie Joseph, catchers Chris Denove, Devin Mesoraco, Corky Miller, outfielders Jeremy Hermida, Danny Dorn, and Dave Sappelt all to major league spring training.
Biggest surprises for me, Scott Carroll and Danny Dorn. Glad to see Dorn at least get a bit if a look. Reds need lefty bats and he's been pretty good throughout the minors. Wish he could play 3B.
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I'm not surprised about Carroll. He had good numbers and probably just missed being added to the 40-man roster this off-season. If he puts up the same or better numbers this season, the Reds may be forced to give him a look.Originally Posted by mth123
I'm guessing Carroll is getting a look to see if he can help later in the year if the Reds feel the need to make a deal for one of their starters. As of now, he's no better than 10th on the depth chart (and probably behind Klinker, Reinecke and maybe Lehr which would make him 12th or 13th). If the Reds should decide Chapman is in the pen to stay, Lecure is the long reliever and feel the need to deal a package including somebody like Leake and Maloney, the team could suddenly be relying on Klinker, Carroll and Lehr as the spot starters.
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Right. You can never have enough pitchers. He could get a shot in September if he has a good year or if they have an injury bug.
Found it odd that Barton did not receive an invite to camp.
I, like many of you figured he would get a shot at that 5th OF position when he was signed.
Guess the Lewis signing pushed him down the pecking order.
Considering that the minor and major league complexes are on the same site, it's really not that big of difference being a non-roster player or not. Maybe a jersey with your name on it and a nicer food spread in the clubhouse.
Every spring plenty of minor leaguers not on the official non-roster invitee list play in big league games. And while Barton doesn't have much of chance making the opening day roster, he probably will be one of the first call ups if there is an injury.
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And potentially making $1,000 a week while in big league camp.
Glad they're giving Sappelt a look. Would really like for him to have a good camp.
Since LF is now basically becoming the lead-off spot, I'd love to see Sappelt or Heisey take the RH half of the job with Lewis (maybe in more than a straight platoon with Heisey or Sappelt getting some starts against RHP). That would allow the team to deal Gomes to some team looking for low in the order RH punch (which the Reds have in ample supply with Phillips and Stubbs) and free the $1.75 Million on Gomes contract for a deadline deal. Getting a 10 to 15 range prospect at a position where the organization is a bit thin in the deal would be a nice move IMO and clear a bench spot for a LH bat.
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That and I think he could really transition well to the bullpen. He hits 94/95 out of the rotation at times. If he came out of the pen, he may be able to get a little extra and that kind of arm can really play well out of the pen.
And his number of ground ball outs is high, which would make sense out of the pen as well.
But, I may be biased just a little.
Intriguing, what else is Carroll throwing these day? How is his command/control and does he have any red flags to be concerned with?
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I'm not extremely knowledgeable of the Reds system, however I do know of, or have at least heard the names of, most of the top 30-40 prospects. Why have I never heard Scott Carroll's name until now? Or have I just happened to miss it?
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He's not a well-known "prospect" but he put up good numbers between Single-A Lynchburg and Double-A Carolina. He should start back 2011 with the Mudcats.
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