Peoria Roster peek.

[ChiefsVoice]

I'll put a more comprehensive article on the website Monday morning.

 

I think Ceda will be our Day 1 starter. Muldowney, Dolis, Pina in the mix as well.

 

Pawelek may piggyback with someone (Castillo? Albuquerque? Carrillo?) or may just be a long reliever for now.

 

Papelbon in the pen with Ruhlman and Roquet.

 

Canzler, Camp, Johnston and Lansford in the IF with Mota as Utility.

 

Carter is back giving us a real solid OF 4some with Heredia, Lewis and Joseph. Canepa should start behind the plate. Lalli and Wellington Castillo also there.

 

I'll get you the rest later.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Nice to see Dolis make it all the way to Peoria! Same for Albuquerque and Castillo.

 

Glad to hear Pawelek is at least going to be piggybacking, but it's still disappointing to not see him start.

 

Thanks!!

[Jon]

Thanks for the info.

 

Hopefully Mark does piggyback to start out. Have you heard anything about how stretched out they think his arm is right now?

 

I can't wait to see what Ceda can do in the rotation.

[Outshined_One]

Between Ceda and Dolis, that's quite a bit of firepower that rotation will be packing. Should be fun seeing what they can do over the course of a full season!

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Between Ceda and Dolis, that's quite a bit of firepower that rotation will be packing. Should be fun seeing what they can do over the course of a full season!

 

And Castillo can bring it too.

 

ETA: Sounds like Huseby's headed to Boise during the summer.

[RichHillIsABeast]

Why is Pawelek not starting?

[Bruno7481]

I'm sure there are reasons for Pawelek not being in to rotation. They wouldn't do this for no reason, especially to a fairly recent 1st round pick.

 

To criticize this move without knowing the full story behind it is premature.

 

Lets just see what happens.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

I'm sure there are reasons for Pawelek not being in to rotation. They wouldn't do this for no reason, especially to a fairly recent 1st round pick.

 

To criticize this move without knowing the full story behind it is premature.

 

Lets just see what happens.

 

I don't think anyone's criticizing the move, just disappointment. It's the second straight season Pawelek hasn't met preseason expectations.

[craig]

Jon, why do you think Pawelek's arm being stretched out should be at issue? I hadn't read of any injuries or reported physical problems with his arm. Do you know something that hasn't been reported, or perhaps something that is not at liberty for public disclosure?

 

Bruno, I agree with Cal. Of course there are reasons for Pawelek not being an obvious rotation guy. It's the reasons that are more of concern than the wisdom of the decision-making.

 

Chief, thanks a lot for the list. That could be an interesting team.

 

Some disappointments to me; I'd hoped that dudes like Pawelek and Huseby and Renshaw might look so dynamic in camp that they'd make full-A rotation. And I'd hoped that guys like Lopez and Rundle and Clevenger would look so great that they'd command a full-season debut. And I'd hoped that Carter would look so super that he'd get a promotion, too, and that Lansford might jump right up to A+. But, great that colvin did, and Samardz. (The day he signed, I'd assumed Samardz would be Peoria.) So, can't have every unrealistic pie-in-the-sky hope.

 

There are some interesting things. Pina hasn't pitched very well; that he's still in the rotation mix is a hopeful indicator that he's maybe got more arm than his past stats might indicate.

 

I certainly hadn't expected that wild-man recent-convert Dolis would be jumping up to full-season, and if so I might have thought a throw-hard-in-relief rotation spot might be more likely than emerging directly into rotation. That he is jumping up to full-season and is in the rotation is exciting, and suggests he may have had a dynamic winter to step up. Hopefully he'll emerge as somebody to get excited about.

 

Albuquerque hasn't done much in Mesa, and has had injuries, after at one point getting some Fleita hype. Would be neat if somebody from the Albuquerque, Castillo, Carillo type class of Latin pitchers emerged as value.

 

One surprise that's not on that list is Lopez, the OF in the Ryu trade that Wilken paid 3rd round money for in 05. I'd figured he'd normally be at Peoria. If indeed he's not, that probably means he's either hurt or else has looked not-too-impressive this spring. O well, with his super-Harvey K-rate he was a pretty long shot anyway.

 

With Huseby, Rundle, Anderson, Clevenger, and Robert Hernandez, Boise could have a pretty good nucleus. And Suarez at Mesa could be a good first piece there, too. The Dominican team last year didn't win many, but had a core of your, tall, 17-year-old pitchers who did well. So there's a chance that Suarez and some of them will give Mesa an excellent pitching nucleus. The Dominican team as usual had no hitting, so Mesa isn't likely to have (m)any player prospects outside of new draftees.

[ChiefsVoice]

lopez is on our roster. I just don't know anything about him yet so he wasnt one of the guys i highlighted...

 

My guess is Herdia in Center, Carter in right and the other 3 share the Dh/LF slot with Lewis also serving as our backip first baseman.

[Bruno7481]

I'm sure there are reasons for Pawelek not being in to rotation. They wouldn't do this for no reason, especially to a fairly recent 1st round pick.

 

To criticize this move without knowing the full story behind it is premature.

 

Lets just see what happens.

 

I don't think anyone's criticizing the move, just disappointment. It's the second straight season Pawelek hasn't met preseason expectations.

 

That was more of a pre-emptive post. Just don't want to see quotes like "What are the Cubs thinking?"

 

Hopefully whatever issues are holding him back get worked out.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

http://www.peoriachiefs.com/news/current/index.html?article_id=437

[Chris]

http://www.peoriachiefs.com/news/current/index.html?article_id=437

 

Good read.

[craig]

Thanks, nice.

 

The uncertainty about the rotation stuff is interesting, and perhaps sensible. A lot of these guys are so young and so inexperienced and have such limited track record of successs, and spring training is so short, it probably doesn't make a ton of sense to decide who is or isn't starting. And, with a lot of young pitchers and young arms, the prospect of keeping innings and pitch counts under control also makes sense.

 

Often in short-season, everybody gets to start some and there isn't necessarily well-defined rotation. Perhaps this may be like that.

 

And, if Pawelek is in that mix, it doesn't necessarily reflect that he won't be starting or that he or his arm are going bust. Maybe he's just fine, and he'll start, pitch well, and keep starting.

 

I would think that whomever is the pitching coach, he better be pretty sharp. He's going to be working with a lot of pitchers who aren't exactly locked in. A lot of guys who are still impressionable and changeable and teachable.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

I would think that whomever is the pitching coach, he better be pretty sharp. He's going to be working with a lot of pitchers who aren't exactly locked in. A lot of guys who are still impressionable and changeable and teachable.

 

Rosario was at Boise last season and is credited with working with Pawelek on fixing his mechanics and helping Mark improve after his stint in the Boise pen.