Rogelio Carmona

[dlocks]

I have noticed in the EXT box scroes that this guy has had a great month. Apparently he throws in the upper 90's? I have not hear anything on his age or how we acquired him. Can anyone confirm these details? Anyone have any additional info?

[Guest]

Age is 18. Here are his stats in the DSL last season. He was signed as an UDFA out of the Dominican, who was signed on March 8, 2007.

[dlocks]

10 walks and 25 K's in 40 innings isn't bad at all. Should be interesting to see if he develops.

[craig]

I have noticed in the EXT box scroes that this guy has had a great month. Apparently he throws in the upper 90's? ....

 

Where did you get the "upper 90's"? I recall Az Phil writing that he "throws hard" once, but I got the impression that he was pretty wild, and I don't recall reading "upper 90's" before, but my reading is pretty spotty. That would be nice if he does throw that hard, once in a while.

[biittner77]

Craig,

 

What do you think about Matt Camp at SS?

[craig]

Craig,

 

What do you think about Matt Camp at SS?

 

Not high on him. He's 24, in the minors he's been a no-power .270-type hitter. Career .269-.330-.332, .662 OPS. Seems like a nice hustle player, and as a low-K guy you might imagine that if everything clicks he might blossom into an Augie Ojeda/Theriot/Eckstein type offensive player, but only a few guys who hope to follow that model actually succeed. More significant, I assume he's not a high-gifts defensive player. If he was a stud defensive SS, I imagine his college or the Cub farm system would have noticed before now. So I'd guess that his defense isn't likely to match Ojeda/Theriot/Eckstein.

[Guest]

I asked AZ Phil after his latest entry at TCR and he said that Carmona throws at 93 mph with a slider and an occasional change. As we already know, he struggles with his control and isn't consistent from one outing to the next.

 

He said that amongst the guys throwing at extended, Rafael Dolis threw the hardest before he was shut down. Angel Guzman (rehab) and Julio Pena hit 94, Carmona hits 93 and Mark Pawelek is now back at 92.

[craig]

Thanks for those notes, Cal. 95% of RHP in the majors at least touched 92-94 when they came up (obviosly many lose their velocity over time). So none of those sound Wow exciting. But they all sound possible, if they add a bit with time. Thanks for the dope.