The MInor League Rosters

[Warfarin]

10 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Hmmmm.

I wonder if he shit on Sosh's couch?

I see him listed on the MILB AAA roster currently.  

[Docwaukee]

Cowart is on there.  But so is Arakawa and Walsh who we apparently released.  

Surprised we released Warmoth.  

 

[Hubs]

4 hours ago, Scotty@AW said:

Salt Lake is going to be stacked.

1B Carter 2B Fernandez SS Fletcher 3B Cowart plus Shimpf, Houchins and Sherman Johnson.

OF will have Hermosillo, Liriano, Young Jr., Blash and Revere.

Pitching staff will have Tropeano, Bridwell, Barria, Lamb...

I think Carter is the DH, Fernandez plays all over, Cowart is called up soon, and Shrimpf plays 2nd.

[Second Base]

44 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

the burlington bees.  what did you think?

Well you said there weren't any top 30 prospects...

[John Smith]

26 minutes ago, Warfarin said:

I see him listed on the MILB AAA roster currently.  

AAA roster is still 2017 version. Not updated yet.

[Docwaukee]

Just now, John Smith said:

AAA roster is still 2017 version. Not updated yet.

I see Fernandez and Schimpf on there though.  But they also list 38 players.  

[John Smith]

Brent Maguire‏ @bmags94 13

 

 

Jahmai Jones is listed as an infielder on the @66ersBaseball press release.

[Dave Saltzer]

18 minutes ago, John Smith said:

Brent Maguire‏ @bmags94 13

 

 

Jahmai Jones is listed as an infielder on the @66ersBaseball press release.

I was just going to post that. Got the press release while driving around. I'll ask him about it tomorrow in an interview. 

[John Smith]

Inland Empire 66ers Announce Roster

On the mound the 66ers will feature LHP Adrian Almeida, LHP Nate Bertness, RHP Griffin Canning, RHP Ryan Clark , RHP Joe Gatto , RHP Kyle Halbohn, RHP Erik Manoah , RHP Daniel Procopio, RHP Connor Riley, RHP Zac Ryan, RHP Carlos Salazar, RHP Tyler Stevens and LHP Jose Suarez. The catching corps will consist of Jack Kruger and Julian Leon .

The 66ers roster features six infielders. Roberto Baldoquin , Richard Fecteau, Jahmai Jones , Luis Rengifo, Jared Walsh and Jordan Zimmerman will all patrol the dirt at San Manuel Stadium. In the outfield a quartet of players are slated for San Bernardino: Derek Jenkins , Jonah Todd, Ryan Vega and Kevin Williams.

https://www.milb.com/66ers/news/inland-empire-66ers-announce-roster/c-270549184

[bloodbrother]

Oh man. Jones being able to take to 2B would be phenomenal

[John Smith]

BayBears announce 2018 initial roster

Roster includes seven Top 30 prospects in Angels organization

By Mobile BayBears | April 2, 2018 7:25 PM ET

 

MOBILE, Ala. (April 2, 2018) - The Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, announced their initial roster for the 2018 season Monday evening.

 

The roster includes the following players:

 

Pitchers	Catchers	Infielders	Outfielders
Justin Anderson	Michael Barash	Connor Justus	Zach Gibbons
Jesus Castillo	Taylor Ward	Hutton Moyer	Brennon Lund
Cortland Cox	Wade Wass	Jose Rojas	Brendon Sanger
Samil De Los Santos		Matt Thaiss	Bo Way
Jake Jewell		Riley Unroe
Conor Lillis-White
Greg Mahle
Luis Pena
Ivan Pineyro
Jeremy Rhoades
Jose Rodriguez
Dylan Unsworth
Jonah Wesely

[Gil]

Interesting to see that Taylor Ward is still listed as a catcher.

[Dick B Back]

No way, Bo Way sighting!

[Inside Pitch]

Jonah Wesley with an aggressive bump...  I would have bet on them giving him more time in High A.

[Warfarin]

Appears Jahmani Jones is being converted to a 2B?

[Second Base]

Not really converted, going back to. It's actually his natural position if you think about it.

[Second Base]

11 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Jonah Wesley with an aggressive bump...  I would have bet on them giving him more time in High A.

I think he's dealt with injuries for so long now that the team needs to see once and for all if he can stay healthy and pitch out of the bullpen.

Both he and Jewell being in the AA bullpen figures to be exciting. 

[totdprods]

With all these position changes happening and Cowart MIA, I actually wouldn't be surprised if he's headed to extended ST to work out as a pitcher and turn into a hybrid UT IF/RP.

[Warfarin]

6 minutes ago, Scotty@AW said:

I think he's dealt with injuries for so long now that the team needs to see once and for all if he can stay healthy and pitch out of the bullpen.

Both he and Jewell being in the AA bullpen figures to be exciting. 

Great to hear about Jones.  We don’t really have much 2B prospect depth at all.  Looking forward to seeing how he turns out there.

[bloodbrother]

2022 Angels gonna be dope

Trout in LF, Adell in CF, Marsh in RF and Jones at 2B

[Warfarin]

2 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

2022 Angels gonna be dope

Trout in LF, Adell in CF, Marsh in RF and Jones at 2B

Looos good to me!  And Upton at DH? 

[DMVol]

18 minutes ago, Warfarin said:

Great to hear about Jones.  We don’t really have much 2B prospect depth at all.  Looking forward to seeing how he turns out there.

They can always move him back if it doesn’t take....

[Warfarin]

34 minutes ago, DMVol said:

They can always move him back if it doesn’t take....

Definitely.  Defensive versatility is useful.  But this is pretty cool, as Jones' bat could be ready in about 2 years, while the OF has the current core locked up for the next 3+ years.  

As has been mentioned, we're pretty weak at 2B in the minors, so this is definitely a strong move to improve our middle infield depth.  This upcoming draft, I'd say we definitely need to focus on catching and middle infielders.

[Dave Saltzer]

1 hour ago, Inside Pitch said:

Jonah Wesley with an aggressive bump...  I would have bet on them giving him more time in High A.

He should have gone to AA last year. I'm still high on him, as he got his velocity up to 92-94 last year. He has a role in our ML bullpen soon, IMHO. 

[Inside Pitch]

3 hours ago, Dave Saltzer said:

He should have gone to AA last year. I'm still high on him, as he got his velocity up to 92-94 last year. He has a role in our ML bullpen soon, IMHO. 

Stong K and BB rates -- but was extremely hittable..   So, likely a sequencing thing..   But H rates over 12 are rarely a sign of dominance...