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[AZZenny]

OK -Sidewinders' 2004 opening roster - we'll be seeing several of these guys up during the season, is my guess.


PITCHERS Throws Height Weight Age Birthplace

33 Greg Aquino RHP 6-1 188 25 Palenque, Ore.

38 Brian Bruney RHP 6-3 226 22 Astoria, Ore.

22 Jon Cannon LHP 6-3 200 29 Sun Valley, Idaho

57 Chris Cervantes LHP 6-1 160 25 Morenci

44 Mark Freed LHP 6-4 225 25 Salem, N.J.

49 Edgar Gonzalez RHP 6-0 215 21 Monterrey, Mexico

30 Mike Gosling LHP 6-2 210 23 Madison, Wis.

18 Brandon Medders RHP 6-2 196 24 Tuscaloosa, Ala.

46 Jim Parque LHP 5-11 170 28 Norwalk, Calif.

51 Brady Raggio RHP 6-4 210 31 Los Angeles

40 Scott Service RHP 6-6 240 37 Cincinnati

39 Phil Stockman RHP 6-6 200 24 Oldham, U.K.

47 Brandon Villafuerte RHP 5-11 195 28 Hilo, Hawaii

36 Jeremy Ward RHP 6-2 235 26 Rocky Mount, N.C.


CATCHERS B/T Height Weight Age Birthplace

52 Craig Ansman R/R 6-3 222 26 West Islip, N.Y.

26 Juan Brito R/R 5-11 205 26 Santiago Rodriguez, D.R.

(On Rehab Assignment - Robby Hammock)

INFIELDERS B/T Height Weight Age Birthplace

11 Jerry Gil R/R 6-3 183 21 S. Pedro de Macoris, D.R.

9 Andy Green R/R 5-9 180 26 Lexington, Ky.

12 Scott Hairston R/R 6-0 188 23 Fort Worth, Texas

55 Steve Neal L/L 6-2 258 27 Pine Bluff, Ark.

17 Chad Tracy L/R 6-2 200 23 Charlotte, N.C.

25 Alan Zinter S/R 6-2 200 35 El Paso, Texas


OUTFIELDERS B/T Height Weight Age Birthplace

16 Doug DeVore L/L 6-4 217 26 Columbus, Ohio

1 Victor Hall L/L 5-10 160 23 Granada Hills, Calif.

13 Julio Ramirez R/R 5-11 159 26 S. Juan de la Maguana, D.R.

21 Luis Terrero R/R 6-2 206 24 Barahona, D.R.


COACHING STAFF

6 Chip Hale - Manager

20 Mike Parrott - Pitching Coach

29 Lorenzo Bundy - Hitting Coach

19 Mike Gray - Assistant Coach

Doesn't it seem like we are terribly thin for outfielders even at Triple-A? Do we have much in the way of strong OF prospects further down the pike, other than (converted) Conor Jackson and Carlos Quentin?

 

[AZZenny]

Diablos roster overview -

April 5, 2004 - EL PASO, TX - The Arizona Diamondbacks have set the rosters for their top four farm teams, and the 2004 version of the El Paso Diablos will be young and well-stocked with some of the organization's top prospects. In fact, three of the organizations top five prospects (according to Baseball America) are slated to play in El Paso this season.

Leading the parade of prospects is shortstop Sergio Santos, tabbed as the second best prospect in the Arizona system by BA. Santos, the Diamondbacks' first-round pick in the 2002 draft, is just 20 years old, and last season clubbed ten homers and 65 RBI's during his time in Lancaster and El Paso.

Joining Santos in the elite prospect category are pitchers Dustin Nippert (3rd) and Adriano Rosario (5th), both of whom pitched for South Bend in 2003. Nippert, who was drafted right out of college, has posted an earned run average of 2.39 during his first two pro seasons. The 6'8'' right-hander battled through adversity last year and recovered from surgery to have a benign tumor removed from his back...a procedure that sidelined Nippert for six weeks. Rosario, at 18 years of age the youngest player on this season's roster, was an impressive 9-5 with a 2.86 ERA last year at South Bend.

Other top prospects opening the season in El Paso include right fielder Josh Kroeger (12th), center fielder Marland Williams (13th), catcher Chris Snyder (15th), pitcher Jared Doyle (16th), left fielder Jay Garthwaite (19th), first baseman Sean Luellwitz (25th), third baseman Brian Barden (28th), pitcher Sergio Lizarraga (29th) and pitcher Lance Cormier (30th). This gives the Diablos 12 of the top 30 prospects in the Diamondbacks' system, according to Baseball America.

This year's club is also one of the youngest ever assembled by the Diamondbacks, with the average age of the 24 active roster players coming in at exactly 23. Rosario is the lone teenager, while seven of the eight position-player starters are 23 or younger. The double-play combo of Santos and second baseman Danny Richar are both just 20 years of age. The youth movement leaves the Diablos with just three players over the age of 25, including reserve catcher Jeff Waldron, who at 27 earns the distinction as the team's "elder statesman."

 

[AZZenny]

Sidewinders beat Tacoma 9-8 in 12 horrendously sloppy innings last night - 7 errors, and could have been more. Tracy hit a Walk-Off, and generally hit well but threw/fielded poorly (but apparently was far from the worst!! They said Hairston looked really lame defensively.) Terrero went 5 for 6.

Hope someone way down the organizational line starts working on defensive fundamentals with the kids.

 

[nathan]

TM PLAYERS AB R H BI AVG
ARZ C.Tracy 3B 6 2 3 2 .500 - 2B, HR (1), BB, K
ARZ L.Terrero CF 6 4 5 1 .833 - 2B, HR (1), 2 SB, K
ARZ S.Hairston 2B 6 0 1 1 .167 - 4 K
ARZ S.Santos SS 5 1 2 1 .400 - 3B, K
ARZ J.Kroeger RF 5 1 3 2 .600 - 3 2B, 2 K
ARZ C.Snyder CAT 4 0 2 1 .500 - 2B
ARZ C.Jackson LF 4 1 1 1 .250 - HR (1), BB
ARZ C.Quentin RF 4 0 1 0 .250 - HBP, K; pro debut
ARZ J.Ball CF 4 1 3 3 .750 - HR (1), SB, K

TM PITCHERS IP H R ER BB K ERA
ARZ B.Bruney 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00

 

[AZZenny]

I gotta say folks- I'm bouncing between DBacks, Sidewinders, and Lancaster Jethawks tonight - and DBacks are definitely the least fun of the three. The lineup at Lancaster is really promising. The radio announcers at Tucson are wonderful, btw.

 

[AZZenny]

From various sources:
The Sidewinders won for the 4th day in a row thanks to a Chad Tracy grand slam that landed in the right field berm to put Tucson ahead of Portland 7-6.

SS Jerry Gil led off the 9th by reaching an error on Portland 3B Ben Risinger. CF Luis Terrero, who opened the day leading the PCL in hits, doubled to center moving Gil to 3rd base. With one out, Andy Green drew a walk on four pitches before Tracy’s game winning slam. It was Chad’s 2nd walk-off HR of the season, as he also accomplished that feat boosting the Sidewinders to a 9-8 win on opening nights.

Tracy finished the day 3-for-5 with 2 R and 5 RBI, giving him a team leading 10 RBI’s on the season. Terrero went 2-for-2 to raise his batting average to .591.

Hammock has 4 singles in 15 AB, and two stolen bases.

In El Paso, Brian Barden is en fuego - .524/.565/.762.

Lancaster Jethawks lineup is just clubbing everybody - only two guys have BAs below .300. D'Antona is at .400, and Conor Jackson .350 -he has 7 BB to 4 SO, btw.
I am SOOooo ready for an infusion of new Babybacks.