Not much news today other than some roster decisions were finalized. Official rosters are not available yet, and it may be 24-48 hours before I get my hands on all four full-season rosters, but when I get them I will post them hear right away.
The most surprising news of the day is how many "vets" are going to start in extended spring training (EST). Apparently, Dan Cevette, Chris Niesel, Joe Ness, Scott Roehl and some other notably higher level guys are sticking behind in EST. Allegedly, Cevette may ask for his release.
Not 100% on this, but apparently Brian Finegan was released. Still awaiting confirmation on this, but looks like he was let go. There were a few others, but no other names at this time. Supposedly, no one who played at Akron or Buffalo last year was released.
The Kinston pitching staff unofficially to start the season will be Jim Deters, Josh Tomlin, Paolo Espino, Jeanmar Gomez, Hector Rondon, Steven Wright, Matt Meyer, Erik Stiller, Neil Wagner, Carton Smith, Austin Creps, and Luis Perdomo. Espino, Rondon, Gomez, and Wright are certain to be in the starting rotation, while it is unknown who of Smith, Tomlin or Deters will claim the final rotation spot.
David Huff, Chuck Lofgren, Scott Lewis, AND Shawn Nottingham will be in the starting rotation at Akron. Frank Herrmann and Sung-Wei Tseng are also in Akron, but it is unknown which one claimed the last rotation spot.
In other news, the Buffalo game on Thursday ended in a 1-1 tie. Both the Bisons and the Braves were held to one run and four hits each. Catcher David Wallace went 1-for-2 with and RBI and first baseman Ryan Mulhern went 1-for-4 at is hitting .385 (10-26) with five doubles and five RBI in nine games this spring. Right-hander Jeff Harris started the game and threw four no-hit innings and allowed one walk while striking out four. Right-handers Rick Bauer and Eddie Mujica each pitched a scoreless inning.
The scrimmage between Akron and Lake County scheduled for April 1st has been cancelled. Weather conditions in the Cleveland area have just made it impossible to get the field ready in time to play the game, and the organization also does not want to risk injury to their players in less than ideal conditions.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Camp Update 3/28
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4 comments:
Tony,
way off on the Akron rotation i believe. Also, FYI, scott lewis is out for three months....i thought you had the scoop
Yeah, I have confirmed that Lewis is out for 2-3 months with a lat strain to his pitching arm side. Happened Monday while he was warming up. Being a travel day for me back to Cleveland, I guess I missed that one.
Shouldn't change the rotation too much as Lofgren, Huff and Nottingham are in it for sure. Not sure of the other two, but am pretty certain Herrmann is one of them.
Also, got confirmation that Finegan was released, and also that they released Argenis Tavarez and Daryl King.
tony,
my sources tell me nottingham is in the pen. you hear anything on that?
Nottingham should be in the starting rotation, especially with Lewis now out hurt. I actually asked Nottingham about ten days ago if he was going to be a reliever or starter and he said starter. He also was getting ramped up to pitch 4-5 innings in spring training, which was a clear signal he would start in the rotation. Anything can happen, but he is almost certainly in the rotation.
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