2006 Daytona Cubs Roster

[karenmac]

Hi All!

 

Just saw this on the Daytona site:

Player Pos. Bats Throws Last Season Born

Berg, Justin RHP Right Right Peoria 6/7/1984

Burrows, Angelo RHP Left Right Daytona 7/2/1980

Craig, Matt 3B Switch Right West Tenn 4/16/1981

Culpepper, Jeff OF Left Right Daytona 12/30/1981

Fox, Jake C Right Right Daytona 7/20/1982

Fuld, Sam OF Left Left Peoria 11/20/1981

Gallagher, Sean RHP Right Right Peoria 12/30/1985

Hagerty, Luke LHP Right Left Boise 4/1/1981

Harvey, Ryan OF Right Right Peoria 8/30/1984

Holliman, Mark RHP Right Right Ole Miss 9/9/1983

Hunton, Jon RHP Right Right Boise 11/30/1982

Jackson, Brett RHP Right Right Mesa 9/28/1984

Johnson, Grant RHP Right Right Peoria 5/26/1983

Mendez, Adalberto RHP Right Right Iowa 2/22/1982

Perez, Carlos LHP Left Left Delmarva 5/20/1982

Rick, Alan C Left Right Peoria 9/8/1983

Salas, Issmael 2B Right Right Daytona 7/25/1982

Shaver, Chris LHP Left Left Daytona 8/21/1981

Simokaitis, Joe SS Right Right Peoria 12/27/1982

Spearman, Jemel SS Right Right West Tenn 12/27/1980

Spears, Nate 2B Left Right Frederick 5/3/1985

Vasquez, Carlos LHP Left Left Daytona ('04) 12/6/1982

Weber, Matt RHP Right Right Peoria 5/5/1985

Wick, Olin C Switch Right Boise ('04) 5/6/1982

 

 

full story at: http://www.daytonacubs.com/news/viewarticle.php?id=792

 

:) Karen

[UBlink]

Well, 3 catchers + Matt Craig learning the position should make them well covered behinfd the plate.

 

Good to see Jemel on a roster.

[craig]

Thanks, Karen.

 

Now that's an interesting roster, with *lots* of surprises and skips. Notes:

 

*If Craig is there to catch, I bet he's disappointed. There are three catchers on the roster, and not many infielders. How much is the Daytona owner and GM and manager and pitchers going to want him to play catcher? Hm, should I play Craig at catcher, where's he's probably my worst catcher, and play mighty Jemel Spearman at 1B? Or play Craig at 1B and Fox or one of my other catchers at catcher?

*Hagerty with a double skip!

*Berg and Holliman also skipping up there.

*Brett Jackson skipping up there!

*Simokaitis skipping up there.

*No sign of Kyle Reynolds.

*Carlos Vasquez back, Blasko or Connolly not.

*So, who starts? I assume Berg, Johnson, Gallagher, and Holliman. A whole bunch of former starters to contend for the last spot: Weber hagerty Vasquez Perez Shaver.... a lot of dudes heading for the bullpen.

[UBlink]

Defensively Craig might be the worst catcher (initially), but I doubt he would be the worst offensively. Maybe he'll play 3rd and 1st in games while getting work at catcher during practices.

[ChiefsVoice]

Talking to some of the guys here tonight, it looks like Shaver is in the bullpen and Hagerty will start.

[NCCubFan]

Does Hagerty look like he's finally healthy again? Last year he couldn't get anybody out at Boise; this year he's in Daytona's rotation. Hopefully that's a sign that he's back on track.

[craig]

Talking to some of the guys here tonight, it looks like Shaver is in the bullpen and Hagerty will start.

 

That would indeed be very interesting. Shaver obviously profiles as a reliever long-term, and that's actually what Stockstill said about him the day he drafted him.

 

Would be quite a story if Hagerty was able to start successfully. Heh, it's a big skip up for him, under best of circumstances. He's never pitched above short-season level, so even if this was spring 2003, jumping from short season to A+ would be an aggressive step. To jump up there after three years in which he's only pitched about 25 innings, and when he had an ERA of over 31 in his 14 innings at Boise last year with 30 walks and 9 wild pitches in 14 innings, that seems a very ambitious skip up.

 

We'll see how he does. Would be a great story if he could handle it. May also be a case where Fleita figures he's old enough, challenge him, see what he can do, fish or cut bait. If he responds well, fantastic. If not, others from the Weber Shaver Vasquez Perez pool would be happy to replace them. (Of course, may be that one of them is already in rotation, with Berg or Holliman already in relief rather than rotation...) May also be that if Hagerty struggles, in short enough time the Cubs may be ready to bring in Blasko or Connolly or Robert Ransom from the rehab pool. Or for all I know Lee Gwaltney may be sitting in Mesa sort of on reserve.... Or, if Billek gets off to a good start at Peoria, he could promote up to Daytona and get replaced at Peoria by somebody: maybe Pawelek, or Avery, or Estrada, or somebody like that.

[ChiefsVoice]

Gwaltney had shoulder surgery in Spetember. I talked to him when I was in Mesa a few weeks back and he is rehabbing. He has also been moved to the bullpen permanently which he loves. He hopes to be pitching somewhere in July....

 

Hagerty had to go past short-season he was too old to be back in Boise. Had he been a reliever I think it would have been here, but as it is we already have 7 guys (atkins and estrada seem to be the odd men out) with starting experience plus Pawelek and Taylor "waiting in the wings"

 

I think Shaver will be highly successful as a lefty out of the pen....

[craig]

Gwaltney had shoulder surgery in Spetember. I talked to him when I was in Mesa a few weeks back and he is rehabbing. He has also been moved to the bullpen permanently which he loves. He hopes to be pitching somewhere in July....

 

Hagerty had to go past short-season he was too old to be back in Boise. Had he been a reliever I think it would have been here, but as it is we already have 7 guys (atkins and estrada seem to be the odd men out) with starting experience plus Pawelek and Taylor "waiting in the wings"

 

I think Shaver will be highly successful as a lefty out of the pen....

 

Thanks for note on Gwaltney.

 

"atkins and estrada seem to be the odd men out"... Do you mean Atkins? Or AVery? You mentioned Atkins as being in the rotation, in which case Avery would be out, in middle relief. Or is it Avery in the rotation, with Atkins the odd man out?

 

Shaver was very effective the second half of last year, especially at Daytona. You mention thinking he'll be highlysuccessful as a lefty reliever. Any scouting comment on that? Did he have splits or a lowish arm slot or something that makes him especially tough on lefties? Tall guy, so I'd imagine a low 3/4 slot could look pretty tough on a lefty hitter. While his size has always suggested maybe he might throw hard, the impression I've gotten is that he's a relatively soft thrower, upper 80's or so? Am I wrong on that?

 

Again, thanks for all your info.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Nic Jackson has found his way to Daytona.

[thunderbird]

The original Daytona roster listed the wrong Jackson (Brett instead of Nic). Looks like that has been fixed.

[UBlink]

Daytona welcomes back Matt Craig, Nic Jackson and Jemel Spearman:

 

Dayton News-Journal article