Opening Day

by nybirdfan on Jun 17, 2009 7:42 PM EDT Comment 6 comments

This might not be a typical fanpost, but I have to let folks know that June 20th is opening day at Falcon Park In Auburn, NY. Why shoud anyone care? Well, they are hosting the Batavia Muckdogs. I live about 10 miles from the park. I looked at the Muckdogs roster at the MiLB site and it is not close to being set.

So does anyone have an idea when they will have the roster set or who might be on it? The next question is who should I look out for? Lastly is anyone interested enough for me to write a follow up post on what I saw. I usually keep score when at the game, and would be willing to keep notes and pass them on to VEB. If anyone cares let me know.

Rain is in the forecast unfortunately. At least it is not snow!

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Brian Walton

posted this roster on The Cardinal Nation earlier this week. It says tentative on it, but it looks like additions would be new draft picks.

My players to watch include:
Niko Vazquez (struggled significantly this year at QC, but showed real promise last season)
Jason Stidham (big time college performer at Florida St.)
Ryan Jackson (Adam Everett type SS, question is can he hit?)
Deryk Hooker (suspended under drug policy, thought not to be a PED (right?), can he regain momentum?)
Can any of the listed outfielders put up numbers that are halfway respectable?

By the way, most of my knowledge of these prospects is the result of the awesome Future Redbirds. Az, erik, HL, Jeff, and others make it the number one stop for Cards minor league info. Thanks guys. They usually welcome notes on players along with their DFRs as well.

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by jacksonian on Jun 18, 2009 1:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think I'm right in saying that

Joe Kelly, our 3rd round pick who’s a big, hard-throwing righty reliever (closer?) signed quite recently and was rumoured to be on his way to batavia. Wouldn’t shock me if Virgil Hill (who RB described as a right-handed Chris Duncan type, ugh) might end up on the roster too? I’m guessing some of the lower end draft guys we signed (see http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/team/draft.jsp?c_id=stl) will probably end up playing short-season or rookie ball somewhere. I’m also intrigued to see that (apparently) FOUR of the guys we drafted at the end of the draft have a middle name beginning with X – either that’s a mistake on MLB.com, or Luhnow’s idea of a practical joke…

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by Felonius_Monk on Jun 18, 2009 9:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought Kyle Conley was the Chris Duncan type guy?

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Actually, I found the quote: “Reading the scouting reports, Conley sounds Chris Duncan-esque. Big, tall hitter with pull power, weak contact and defensive skills.” Here’s the page on FutureRedbirds with a description of him and a few other hitters from the draft.

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by mattybobo on Jun 18, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs