C AJ Pierzynski ChW
1B Daric Barton Oak
1B/OF Michael Cuddyer Min
2B Dustin Pedroia Bos
2B/OF Bill Hall Hou
3B Ryan Zimmerman Was
SS Orlando Cabrera Cle
SS Elvis Andrus Tex
OF Jay Bruce Cin
OF Nick Markakis Bal
OF Travis Snider Tor
OF Manny Ramirez TB
OF Ryan Rayburn Det
SP Clay Buchholz Bos
SP Brett Anderson Oak
SP Trevor Cahill Oak
SP Jordan Zimmerman Was
SP Jorge de la Rosa Col
SP Ervin Santana LaA
SP Aaron Harang SD
RP Clay Hensley Fla
RP Brian Fuentes Oak
RP Evan Meek Pit
RP Peter Moylan Atl
RP Brandon League Sea
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Opening Day Minor League Roster
C Max Stassi Oak
3B Renato Nunez Oak
SS Esteilon Peguero Sea
SS Edward Salcedo Atl
OF Josh Sale TB
OF Jake Skole Tex
OF Guillermo Pimentel Sea
OF Donovan Tate SD
OF Oswaldo Arcia Min
OF AJ Pollock Ari
SP James Paxton Sea
SP Carlos Perez Atl
SP Stetson Allie Pit
SP Carlos Martinez StL
SP Tanner Scheppers Tex
SP Luke Jackson Tex
C Jarrod Saltalamachia Bos
OF Alfonso Soriano ChC
OF Juan Rivera Tor
DH Jack Cust Sea
SP Kevin Slowey Min
SP Mike Minor Atl
SP Chris Volstad Fla
RP Sam Demel Arz
3B Renato Nunez Oak
SS Esteilon Peguero Sea
SS Edward Salcedo Atl
OF Josh Sale TB
OF Jake Skole Tex
OF Guillermo Pimentel Sea
OF Donovan Tate SD
OF Oswaldo Arcia Min
OF AJ Pollock Ari
SP James Paxton Sea
SP Carlos Perez Atl
SP Stetson Allie Pit
SP Carlos Martinez StL
SP Tanner Scheppers Tex
SP Luke Jackson Tex
C Jarrod Saltalamachia Bos
OF Alfonso Soriano ChC
OF Juan Rivera Tor
DH Jack Cust Sea
SP Kevin Slowey Min
SP Mike Minor Atl
SP Chris Volstad Fla
RP Sam Demel Arz
Opening Day Little League
C Derek Norris Was
1B Anthony Rizzo SD
2B Jason Kipnis Cle
SS Adieny Hechevarria Tor
OF Mike Trout LaA
OF Marc Krauss Ari
SP Alex Wimmers Min
SP Anthony Ranaudo Bos
SP Zach Lee LaD
SP Chris Dwyer KC
1B Anthony Rizzo SD
2B Jason Kipnis Cle
SS Adieny Hechevarria Tor
OF Mike Trout LaA
OF Marc Krauss Ari
SP Alex Wimmers Min
SP Anthony Ranaudo Bos
SP Zach Lee LaD
SP Chris Dwyer KC
Saturday, March 19, 2011
The Bruce
Jay Bruce went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 13-10 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Bruce did his part in helping the Reds get out to a 10-0 lead in this one before the bullpen imploded. He's now batting .343 this spring with one homer, and the 23-year-old could be poised for a monster season.
Bruce did his part in helping the Reds get out to a 10-0 lead in this one before the bullpen imploded. He's now batting .343 this spring with one homer, and the 23-year-old could be poised for a monster season.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Notes from Spring Training
Here is some news on Heroes from minorleagueball.com
Nick Piecoro from the Arizona Republic wrote a blog post on Diamondbacks outfield prospect A.J. Pollock, with these quotes from GM Kevin Towers:
Pollock likely will open the year in Double-A Mobile, though GM Kevin Towers doesn't think he's too far from being big-league ready.
"There's no doubt in my mind he's going to be a good big-league player," Towers said, "and it's probably not too far off."
Pollock missed all of the 2010 season, but was ranked as the third best DBacks prospect by Baseball America; and this season they ranked him as their #6 best DBack prospect. Pollock plays CF, has average power and can steal some bases. Chris Young is signed through the 2013 season, so Pollock more than likely will play LF or backup Young when he finally makes it up to the bigs.
MASN's Ben Goessling on Nationals catching prospect Derek Norris:
"His combination of power and plate discipline is rare to find in a catcher, and once he refines his game behind the plate, he's got the chance to be a star."
Norris has a HR in 3 at bats this spring. I think he could be ready for the big leagues in mid-2012.
Nick Piecoro from the Arizona Republic wrote a blog post on Diamondbacks outfield prospect A.J. Pollock, with these quotes from GM Kevin Towers:
Pollock likely will open the year in Double-A Mobile, though GM Kevin Towers doesn't think he's too far from being big-league ready.
"There's no doubt in my mind he's going to be a good big-league player," Towers said, "and it's probably not too far off."
Pollock missed all of the 2010 season, but was ranked as the third best DBacks prospect by Baseball America; and this season they ranked him as their #6 best DBack prospect. Pollock plays CF, has average power and can steal some bases. Chris Young is signed through the 2013 season, so Pollock more than likely will play LF or backup Young when he finally makes it up to the bigs.
MASN's Ben Goessling on Nationals catching prospect Derek Norris:
"His combination of power and plate discipline is rare to find in a catcher, and once he refines his game behind the plate, he's got the chance to be a star."
Norris has a HR in 3 at bats this spring. I think he could be ready for the big leagues in mid-2012.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Heroes 2011 Draft Recap
1. (6th) OF Josh Sale, ranked 5th on the Heroes board was the long time target of the team. Hopefuly will move to 1B and be the term option for both the Rays and the Heroes for years to come. One of the only true 30+ HR threats in this draft: Grade A-
1. (7th) SP Zach Lee, ranked 7th on the Heroes big board. Has nearly as much upside as picher not named Tailon. Would be top 10 pick in MLB if other teams knew they could sign him: Grade B+
1. (10th) SP Carlos Matinrez, ranked 8th on the Heroes big board. Best fastball in the draft and one of the best fastballs in the minors. He was the reach but had to have player in the Heroes mind. Grade C+ (based on the fact it was a little bit of a reach in a deep SP year)
2. (19th) SP Anthony Ranaudo, ranked 9th on the Heroes big board. Maybe one of the biggest steals of the first two rounds. Ranked every where as a top 100 player and some right around top 50. If pitches the way he did in the cap cod league he'll be top 25 next year. Grade A
2. (20th) SS Adeiny Hechavarria, ranked 18th the Heroes big board. Wasn't the best player left at the time, but a forsure SS that reached AA in his first minor league season and first year in the country not bad. Also recieved 8 figure signing bonus with the Jay's. Grade B
2. (32nd) SP Stetson Allie, ranked 16th on the Heroes board. If Ranaudo was not the biggest steal in the draft Allie might wind up being. Many thought could be a top 16 pick in the draftand to get number 32 was nice. Really raw but has pure stuff the can match Tailon's. Grade A+
3. (38th) OF Jake Skole, ranked 26th on the Heroes big board. With really good tools across the board will he be another Trout or Pollack? Only time will tell, he wasn't the highest player left on the board but was the highest hitter left. Grade C+
3. (43rd) SP Carlos Perez, ranked 23on the Heroes board. With in the last month the Heroes had considered him at pick 20. He was the 2nd player the HEroes had to have behind Martinez. Grade A-
4. (51st) OF Guillermo Pimentel, ranked 30th on the Heroes board. Huge raw power
4. (52nd) SP Alex Wimmers, ranked 28th on the Heroes big board. Safe pick
4. (59th) SS Esteilion Peguero, ranked 39th on the Heroes big board, jewel of the 2010 inter national hitters.
4. (60th) RP Brandon League, handcuff for Ardsma, planned on taking him there for a long time.
7. (101st) OF Ryan Raburn, major league depth should hit 20 HR this season.
8. (117st) 3B Renato Nunez, ranked 50th on the Heroes big board. Team loves his huge tools and big bonus.
Sup 2B/3B Jayson Nix, will open the Heroes 2011 active roster.
Overall grade B+
Could not be happier with the players the team added. Only draw back alot of young guys a few years away from the majors. This grade could change alot over the next few years. But never in a draft have I walked away this happy.
1. (7th) SP Zach Lee, ranked 7th on the Heroes big board. Has nearly as much upside as picher not named Tailon. Would be top 10 pick in MLB if other teams knew they could sign him: Grade B+
1. (10th) SP Carlos Matinrez, ranked 8th on the Heroes big board. Best fastball in the draft and one of the best fastballs in the minors. He was the reach but had to have player in the Heroes mind. Grade C+ (based on the fact it was a little bit of a reach in a deep SP year)
2. (19th) SP Anthony Ranaudo, ranked 9th on the Heroes big board. Maybe one of the biggest steals of the first two rounds. Ranked every where as a top 100 player and some right around top 50. If pitches the way he did in the cap cod league he'll be top 25 next year. Grade A
2. (20th) SS Adeiny Hechavarria, ranked 18th the Heroes big board. Wasn't the best player left at the time, but a forsure SS that reached AA in his first minor league season and first year in the country not bad. Also recieved 8 figure signing bonus with the Jay's. Grade B
2. (32nd) SP Stetson Allie, ranked 16th on the Heroes board. If Ranaudo was not the biggest steal in the draft Allie might wind up being. Many thought could be a top 16 pick in the draftand to get number 32 was nice. Really raw but has pure stuff the can match Tailon's. Grade A+
3. (38th) OF Jake Skole, ranked 26th on the Heroes big board. With really good tools across the board will he be another Trout or Pollack? Only time will tell, he wasn't the highest player left on the board but was the highest hitter left. Grade C+
3. (43rd) SP Carlos Perez, ranked 23on the Heroes board. With in the last month the Heroes had considered him at pick 20. He was the 2nd player the HEroes had to have behind Martinez. Grade A-
4. (51st) OF Guillermo Pimentel, ranked 30th on the Heroes board. Huge raw power
4. (52nd) SP Alex Wimmers, ranked 28th on the Heroes big board. Safe pick
4. (59th) SS Esteilion Peguero, ranked 39th on the Heroes big board, jewel of the 2010 inter national hitters.
4. (60th) RP Brandon League, handcuff for Ardsma, planned on taking him there for a long time.
7. (101st) OF Ryan Raburn, major league depth should hit 20 HR this season.
8. (117st) 3B Renato Nunez, ranked 50th on the Heroes big board. Team loves his huge tools and big bonus.
Sup 2B/3B Jayson Nix, will open the Heroes 2011 active roster.
Overall grade B+
Could not be happier with the players the team added. Only draw back alot of young guys a few years away from the majors. This grade could change alot over the next few years. But never in a draft have I walked away this happy.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Trade 3/02/11
Heroes gives up 2b Johnny Giavotella (top 100 on project prospect)to the GI Zo's and recieves 4th rd pick (52).
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
5 Year Anniversary
The Kelly's Heroes captured there 1st and only baseball title 5 years ago in the 2006 season. The TBA was the precursor to the CPL, having with in it 7 of the founding members in it. Sure this is like the Indiana Pacers bragging about there ABA title, but it happened.
Here was the final members of the winning team
Batting
Player H/AB R H HR RBI SB AVG OPS
Rocco Baldelli 110/364 59 110 16 57 10 .302 .872
Jason Bay 163/570 101 163 35 109 11 .286 .928
Adrián Béltre 166/620 88 166 25 89 11 .268 .793
Robinson Canó 165/482 62 165 15 78 5 .342 .890
Michael Cuddyer 158/557 102 158 24 109 6 .284 .866
Vladimir Guerrero 200/607 92 200 33 116 15 .329 .934
Brad Hawpe 146/499 67 146 22 84 5 .293 .898
Derek Jeter 214/623 118 214 14 97 34 .343 .900
Paul Konerko 177/566 97 177 35 113 1 .313 .932
A.J. Pierzynski 150/509 65 150 16 64 1 .295 .769
Aramis Ramírez 173/594 93 173 38 119 2 .291 .913
Juan Rivera 139/448 65 139 23 85 0 .310 .887
Freddy Sánchez 200/582 85 200 6 85 3 .344 .851
Frank Thomas 126/466 77 126 39 114 0 .270 .926
Kevin Youkilis 159/569 100 159 13 72 5 .279 .810
Pitching
Player IP W L SV H K ERA WHIP
Jeremy Bonderman 214.0 14 8 0 214 202 4.08 1.30
A.J. Burnett 135.2 10 8 0 138 118 3.98 1.30
Justin Duchscherer 55.2 2 1 9 52 51 2.91 1.10
Trevor Hoffman 63.0 0 2 46 48 50 2.14 0.97
Jake Peavy 202.1 11 14 0 187 215 4.09 1.23
J.J. Putz 78.1 4 1 36 59 104 2.30 0.92
B.J. Ryan 72.1 2 2 38 42 86 1.37 0.86
Huston Street 70.2 4 4 37 64 67 3.31 1.09
Dan Wheeler 71.1 3 5 9 58 68 2.52 1.15
Here were the standings
Rank Team W-L-T Pct GB Last Week Waiver Moves
*1. Kelly's Heros 181-116-11 .606 - 9-4-1 7 49
*2. Golden Shower 146-151-11 .492 35 4-9-1 9 10
*3. ilovclarkson 141-144-23 .495 34 9-4-1 6 17
*4. Mauling Tigers 165-126-17 .563 13 4-9-1 10 64
*5. WHISKY 149-142-17 .511 29 - 3 28
*6. 2 for the pink 144-140-24 .506 30.5 - 1 7
7. Taints 118-176-14 .406 61.5 8-5-1 8 6
8. Yeah Yeah 137-155-16 .471 41.5 5-8-1 5 58
9. Rollin Goats 135-154-19 .469 42 9-5-0 4 47
10. The Dark Side 140-152-16 .481 38.5 5-9-0 2 28
Playoffs
Quarterfinal
(1) Kelly's Heros
Bye
Quarterfinal
(4) 2 for the pink5
(5) ilovclarkson8
Quarterfinal
(3) WHISKY4
(6) Golden Shower9
Quarterfinal
(2) Mauling Tigers
Bye
Semifinal
(1) Kelly's Heros12
(5) ilovclarkson1
Semifinal
(6) Golden Shower12
(2) Mauling Tigers1
Final
(1) Kelly's Heros9
(6) Golden Shower4
Here was the final members of the winning team
Batting
Player H/AB R H HR RBI SB AVG OPS
Rocco Baldelli 110/364 59 110 16 57 10 .302 .872
Jason Bay 163/570 101 163 35 109 11 .286 .928
Adrián Béltre 166/620 88 166 25 89 11 .268 .793
Robinson Canó 165/482 62 165 15 78 5 .342 .890
Michael Cuddyer 158/557 102 158 24 109 6 .284 .866
Vladimir Guerrero 200/607 92 200 33 116 15 .329 .934
Brad Hawpe 146/499 67 146 22 84 5 .293 .898
Derek Jeter 214/623 118 214 14 97 34 .343 .900
Paul Konerko 177/566 97 177 35 113 1 .313 .932
A.J. Pierzynski 150/509 65 150 16 64 1 .295 .769
Aramis Ramírez 173/594 93 173 38 119 2 .291 .913
Juan Rivera 139/448 65 139 23 85 0 .310 .887
Freddy Sánchez 200/582 85 200 6 85 3 .344 .851
Frank Thomas 126/466 77 126 39 114 0 .270 .926
Kevin Youkilis 159/569 100 159 13 72 5 .279 .810
Pitching
Player IP W L SV H K ERA WHIP
Jeremy Bonderman 214.0 14 8 0 214 202 4.08 1.30
A.J. Burnett 135.2 10 8 0 138 118 3.98 1.30
Justin Duchscherer 55.2 2 1 9 52 51 2.91 1.10
Trevor Hoffman 63.0 0 2 46 48 50 2.14 0.97
Jake Peavy 202.1 11 14 0 187 215 4.09 1.23
J.J. Putz 78.1 4 1 36 59 104 2.30 0.92
B.J. Ryan 72.1 2 2 38 42 86 1.37 0.86
Huston Street 70.2 4 4 37 64 67 3.31 1.09
Dan Wheeler 71.1 3 5 9 58 68 2.52 1.15
Here were the standings
Rank Team W-L-T Pct GB Last Week Waiver Moves
*1. Kelly's Heros 181-116-11 .606 - 9-4-1 7 49
*2. Golden Shower 146-151-11 .492 35 4-9-1 9 10
*3. ilovclarkson 141-144-23 .495 34 9-4-1 6 17
*4. Mauling Tigers 165-126-17 .563 13 4-9-1 10 64
*5. WHISKY 149-142-17 .511 29 - 3 28
*6. 2 for the pink 144-140-24 .506 30.5 - 1 7
7. Taints 118-176-14 .406 61.5 8-5-1 8 6
8. Yeah Yeah 137-155-16 .471 41.5 5-8-1 5 58
9. Rollin Goats 135-154-19 .469 42 9-5-0 4 47
10. The Dark Side 140-152-16 .481 38.5 5-9-0 2 28
Playoffs
Quarterfinal
(1) Kelly's Heros
Bye
Quarterfinal
(4) 2 for the pink5
(5) ilovclarkson8
Quarterfinal
(3) WHISKY4
(6) Golden Shower9
Quarterfinal
(2) Mauling Tigers
Bye
Semifinal
(1) Kelly's Heros12
(5) ilovclarkson1
Semifinal
(6) Golden Shower12
(2) Mauling Tigers1
Final
(1) Kelly's Heros9
(6) Golden Shower4
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