A's set preliminary MiLB Rosters

by athleticsBB4life on Apr 1, 2008 7:25 AM PDT

According to oaklandclubhouse.com, Sacramento, Midland, Stockton and Kane County have preliminarily set their minor league rosters.

My Observations:

Stockton's pitching should very interesting to watch

Putnam in AA - How the mighty have fallen

Linden in AAA - thought maybe he would demand his release

Apparently Chris Farley has risen from the dead to pitch in Low-A

I don't see Desme listed, must be hurt

NO Windsor or Komine to be found

Carter & Doolitle sharing 1B/DH duty in Stockton

Make or break year for Pennington (AA) and Sulentic (A)

Middle IF depth seems a weekness in the system

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Desme is probably starting in Vancouver

He had a very abbreviated 2007 season, as he missed about three months with a wrist injury.

Putnam got squeezed out by all the outfielders who came into the organization (Denorfia, Fiorentino, Cunningham, Gonzalez, Sweeney, maybe one or two I'm forgetting).

Linden's contract allows him an out... in June.

The real system weakness is third base, where there really isn't a single legitimate prospect at this point. I'm still wondering why the team doesn't at least contemplate the possibility of putting Doolittle at third. Yes, I know he's lefthanded, but he's supposed to have a great glove.

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by PaulThomas on Apr 1, 2008 8:02 AM PDT reply actions

I don't think Linden had anywhere else to go

but by the looks of things (...SMALL SAMPLE SIZE :o of three games...) if he continues to hit BB will have to give him a chance...I'm still doubtful of putting CoGo at the MLB level yet....be sure he's solid and confident at AAA, so that if he struggles at the MLB level he wont be looking back at AAA, but can grind through a tough spell

by BleacherGuy on Apr 1, 2008 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions

stockton pitching staff

So the starting pitching staff in stockton will be...
DLS
B. Anderson
T. Cahill
H. Rodriguez
A. Leon

Is that right or are they moving H. Rodriguez to the bullpen all ready?

Do we think Anderson will be the first promoted?

by dbeach13 on Apr 1, 2008 8:07 AM PDT reply actions

Farhan Zaidi answers your question here...

It’s easy to see a guy like Henry and immediately think closer, but he’s still young, his secondary pitches have come a long way in the past couple of years, and there’s no reason not to give him a chance to succeed as a starter.

"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane

by athleticsBB4life on Apr 1, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions

cool thanks

interesting beckett analogy.

by dbeach13 on Apr 1, 2008 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions

I noticed Dan Meyer's name was no where to be found. Was he released/cut from the team?

by webgem101 on Apr 1, 2008 8:34 AM PDT reply actions

Definitely not in his case

because he's still on the 40-man roster.

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by PaulThomas on Apr 1, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions

Meyer's in extended ST

Appendicitis

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Apr 1, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Rivercats Roster

I received an email this moring from the Cats front office saying that they would not be posting their roster until Wednesday.

by bamaA'sfan on Apr 1, 2008 9:42 AM PDT reply actions

Stockton in SJ

Stockton will be at San Jose April 14, 15, 16. I am trying to free up some time to go to one of those games. Anyone else?

by Future Ed on Apr 1, 2008 9:43 AM PDT reply actions

Desme

Desme is working through an injury in extended spring training. I would assume, given his skill set, he'll make his debute a month or so into the year (my guess would be in Kane County or MAYBE Stockton if the A's really like what they see). Cahill and H-Rod did last year did the same thing last year and it didn't see to hurt them, so I wouldn't be worried.

Sometimes life will strike you out on a curve ball and the only choice you have is to flip off the umpire and walk to first base anyway.

by Threepwood XX on Apr 1, 2008 9:51 AM PDT reply actions

Jason Ray

Anybody see him anywhere on the list? Maybe he is still recovering from injury.

by OkayJay81 on Apr 1, 2008 2:16 PM PDT reply actions

Odds seem pretty good

There are a whole bunch of guys who are rehabbing injuries (including the aforementioned Windsor and Komine) who didn't show up on these lists, so it's a decent bet they'll be in extended spring training for a while.

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by PaulThomas on Apr 1, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions

There is a separate Extended Spring Training list in one of the threads.

Also is one on Notes from the Nat s new site.

Charlie Brown GO A'S WIN

by Charlie Brown on Apr 3, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions

Any word on Corey Brown

I say him play last summer...absolute masher, but lots of K's and looks lost sometimes...will have to make big adjustments to progress....but nice pop...didn't seem real motivated on Defense

by BleacherGuy on Apr 1, 2008 11:42 PM PDT reply actions

Looks like Kane County

Looks like he will start his season next Monday for the Low-A Cougars. If he can get off to a hot start I wouldn't be surprised to see him get a quick promotion up to High-A Stockton.

by OkayJay81 on Apr 2, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions

He got some ABs with the big-league club in the spring

Hit a home run in his first one, I think. Hopefully this is a good omen.

He has huge, huge potential-- could be as good as Curtis Granderson, and might even have more power than Granderson to boot. I really liked that pick, despite his reputation as... not the brightest bulb in the pack. It's pretty much a crapshoot anyway... might as well take some chances on guys who could turn out to be stars.

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by PaulThomas on Apr 2, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Some interesting stuff in the MiLB web-sites

When I was looking around at some of our affiliates official web sites I noticed that Ryan Webb will not be in the starting rotation at Midland. i wonder if he will get lost in the shuffle. Personally I would have rather he got a shot than Danny Borrell.

Also it looks like there are only 3 OFers on the Ports roster; Mitchell, Sulentic, and some guy named Archie Gilbert(?). Could be a spot up there if Brown looks good early.

by OkayJay81 on Apr 2, 2008 11:23 AM PDT reply actions