Archive for the ‘Ross Detwiler’ Category
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com gave a nice status report on the 30 players drafted in the first round of the 2007 first-year player draft. He notes that because of a recent change in draft rules, players must sign with the teams that drafted them by August 15th or they have to re-enter the draft pool for the following year. Each first rounder did so, although some not early enough to play last summer.
Some highlights from Mayo’s article (draft position in parentheses):
- David Price (No. 1, LHP, Tampa Bay Rays): His elbow injury did not require surgery; he will make his pro debut in Class A, probably this May.
- Ross Detwiler (No. 6, LHP, Washington Nationals): Brought up late last September, Detwiler will start the year in the minors but looks to be moving up quickly.
- Tim Alderson (No. 22, RHP, San Francisco Giants): His unorthodox delivery made some clubs shy away from drafting him, but an impressive performance out of high school has the Giants starting him in Class A Advanced ball.
- Aaron Poreda (No. 25, LHP,Chicago White Sox): He can get his fastball into the high-90s, but the White Sox are having him spend time in the minors this year to develop his secondary pitches.
Tags: Aaron Poreda, Chicago White Sox Prospects, David Price, MLB Prospect News, Ross Detwiler, San Francisco Giants Prospects, Tampa Bay Rays Prospects, Tim Alderson, Washington Nationals Prospects
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
Most teams have made their final cuts of spring training over the past few days. This means that the remaining players not cut will more than likely spend the remainder of the spring with their respective teams. We’ve listed below the more noteworthy prospects who have been sent back to the minors:
- Wade Davis, RHP, Rays
- Jake McGee, LHP, Rays
- Adam Miller, RHP, Indians
- Chuck Lofgren, LHP, Indians
- Mike Aubrey, 1B, Indians
- Danny Moskos, LHP, Pirates
- Collin Balester, RHP, Nationals
- Tyler Clippard, RHP, Nationals
- Garrett Mock, RHP, Nationals
- Ross Detwiler, LHP, Nationals
- Greg Reynolds, RHP, Rockies
- Casey Weathers, RHP, Rockies
- Max Ramirez, C, Rangers
- Chris Davis, 1B, Rangers
- German Duran, 2B, Rangers
- Elvis Andrus, SS, Rangers
- Justin Masterson, RHP, Red Sox
- Michael Bowden, RHP, Red Sox
- Deolis Guerra, RHP, Twins
- Jordan Walden, RHP, Angels
- Matt Wieters, C, Orioles
Tags: Adam Miller, Casey Weathers, Chris Davis, Chuck Lofgren, Collin Balester, Dan Moskos, Deolis Guerra, Elvis Andrus, Garrett Mock, German Duran, Greg Reynolds, Jake McGee, Jordan Walden, Justin Masterson, Matt Wieters, Max Ramirez, Michael Bowden, Mike Aubrey, MLB Prospects, Ross Detwiler, Tyler Clippard, Wade Davis
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
- Mets’ starting OF Moises Alou is going to miss at least 4-6 weeks with a hernia. While this is bad news for Mets fans, it could be good news for prospect Fernando Martinez. With all the injuries affecting the Mets starters, there may be a need to expedite the call-ups of their prospects.
- Dbacks RHP Max Scherzer had a rough outing today. He gave up 3 ER in two innings with 2 HR, 4 H and a wild pitch. He did also have 4 K, showing signs of his ability. ESPN’s Keith Law doesn’t think Scherzer has the command or durability to be a starter, but thinks he could be a solid reliever.
- The Nationals reassigned 16 players to their minor league camp today. Among the 16 were southpaw prospects Ross Detwiler, the 6th overall pick in the Draft, and Josh Smoker. We might see Detwiler as a September call-up again, but more than likely he won’t join the rotation until 2009. Smoker is only 19, so he’s got a few years down on the farm before he’ll be fantasy relevant.
- Steve Pearce of the Pirates hit another HR today, his 2nd of the spring. Eric Hz of FakeTeams argues that if Pearce keeps hitting them, the Pirates will have to keep him on their opening day roster.
Tags: Diamondbacks, Fernando Martinez, Josh Smoker, Max Scherzer, Mets, MLB Prospects, Nationals, Pirates, Ross Detwiler, Steve Pearce
Posted in 1B, 2008 Fantasy Draft Sleepers, Daily Pepper, Diamondbacks Prospects, Fernando Martinez, Josh Smoker, MLBPN Top Prospects, Max Scherzer, Mets Prospects, Nationals Prospects, OF, P, Pirates Prospects, RP, Ross Detwiler, SP, Steve Pearce | No Comments »
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Dave Sheinin and Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post report that 21 year old pitching prospects Ross Detwiler and Collin Balester had some nasty stuff on practice Monday. Balester sent Dmitri Young away “muttering to himself” after freezing him on two consecutive pitches. Detwiler also impressed. Manny Acta isn’t in a hurry calling either of them up, but might start one of them in the bullpen when the season opens.
Detwiler is ranked #51 by both Keith Law and Baseball America, while BA ranks Ballester #86.
Tags: baseball prospects, Fantasy Sleepers, MLB Prospects, Prospects, Sleepers
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