Following the Minor League Teams (2015)

[Natsinpwc]

Nats top 20 prospects.

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2015/1/6/7479059/melotticus-presents-the-washington-nationals-top-20-prospects

Continued from 2014 http://www.wnff.net/index.php?topic=30498.0

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Nats top 20 prospects.

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2015/1/6/7479059/melotticus-presents-the-washington-nationals-top-20-prospects

Got a thread for discussion of prospect lists:
http://www.wnff.net/index.php?topic=32098.msg1510956#new

[imref]

Via Zuck, 2015 minor league coaching roster (not Rick Ankiel is on it!!)

http://natsinsider.com/2015/01/08/2015-minor-league-coaching-staff-includes-ankiel/

CLASS AAA SYRACUSE
Manager: Billy Gardner Jr.
Pitching coach: Bob Milacki
Hitting coach: Joe Dillon
Athletic trainer: Jeff Allred
Strength and conditioning coach: Brett Henry

CLASS AA HARRISBURG
Manager: Brian Daubach
Pitching coach: Chris Michalak
Hitting coach: Mark Harris
Athletic trainer: Eric Montague
Strength and conditioning coach: Tony Rogowski

HIGH-CLASS A POTOMAC
Manager: Tripp Keister
Pitching coach: Franklin Bravo
Hitting coach: Brian Rupp
Athletic trainer: TD Swinford
Strength and conditioning coach: Mike Warren

LOW-CLASS A HAGERSTOWN
Manager: Patrick Anderson
Pitching coach: Sam Narron
Hitting coach: Luis Ordaz
Athletic trainer: Don Neidig
Strength and conditioning coach: Gabe Torres

SHORT-SEASON CLASS A AUBURN
Manager: Gary Cathcart
Pitching coach: Tim Redding
Hitting coach: Amaury Garcia
Athletic trainer: Darren Yoos
Strength and conditioning coach: RJ Guyer

ROOKIE GCL NATIONALS
Manager: Michael Barrett
Pitching coach: Michael Tejera
Hitting coach: Jorge Mejia
Coach: Jerad Head
Athletic trainer: Kirby Craft
Strength and conditioning coach: Edwin Jimenez

ROOKIE DSL NATIONALS
Manager: Sandy Martinez
Pitching coach: Pablo Frias
Hitting coach: Jose Herrera
Coach: Emiliano Alcantara
Coach: Michael Moscat
Athletic trainer: Miguel Cabrera
Strength and conditioning coach: Santo del Rosario

COORDINATORS
Co-field coordinators: Jeff Garber and Tommy Shields
Pitching coordinator: Paul Menhart
Senior advisor, player development: Spin Williams
Hitting coordinator: Troy Gingrich
Catching coordinator: Michael Barrett
Outfield/baserunning coordinator: Gary Thurman
Coordinator of instruction: Gary Cathcart
Rehabilitation pitching coordinator: Mark Grater
Medical and rehabilitation coordinator: Jon Kotredes
Strength and conditioning coordinator: Landon Brandes
Life skills coordinator: Rick Ankiel
Minor-league equipment coordinator: Calvin Minasian

[houston-nat]

Pitching coach: Tim Redding

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[blue911]

Why the freak is Miguel Cabrera a trainer. Rizzo's an idiot! 

[Natsinpwc]

Rick Ankiel, Life Skills Coordinator.  Not sure what that is but he seems like a good guy so welcome back to the Nats.

[Squab]

Life skills coordinator: Rick Ankiel

That's pretty cool, everyone loved him.

[natasaurus]

Have the non-roster invitees among the minor leaguers been announced? Do any of our mid tier (#10-20) top prospects not on the 40-man have a chance to be invited to big league camp? (i.e. Pedro Severino, Tony Renda, Austin Voth, Spencer Kieboom)

[welch]

Nats News: Syracuse manager Billy Gardner, Jr is the son of Billy Gardner, Washington Senators' starting 2B in 1960. Gardner was one of the players added for 1960 who tightened the team enough to make a run for the first division...fell off at the end of the season when Camilo Pascual had to be shut down because of a shoulder injury suffered in a brawl with Boston, a brawl that began when Boston hit Nats' catcher Earl Battey in the head. Gardner, Battey, CF Lenny Green were the notable additional players, plus youngsters Jim Kaat, Zorro Versalles (a September call-up), and Don Lee.

[Mr Clean]

Nats News: Syracuse manager Billy Gardner, Jr is the son of Billy Gardner, Washington Senators' starting 2B in 1960. Gardner was one of the players added for 1960 who tightened the team enough to make a run for the first division...fell off at the end of the season when Camilo Pascual had to be shut down because of a shoulder injury suffered in a brawl with Boston, a brawl that began when Boston hit Nats' catcher Earl Battey in the head. Gardner, Battey, CF Lenny Green were the notable additional players, plus youngsters Jim Kaat, Zorro Versalles (a September call-up), and Don Lee.

I had a card of Billy Gardner in the 50's. He had a giant piece of chaw in his mouth.

[natasaurus]

Have the non-roster invitees among the minor leaguers been announced? Do any of our mid tier (#10-20) top prospects not on the 40-man have a chance to be invited to big league camp? (i.e. Pedro Severino, Tony Renda, Austin Voth, Spencer Kieboom)

Update: Severino and Kieboom will be at big league camp, as well as Skole and Purke.

[PC]

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Tim Redding's birthday is today.  He's only 37 years old.  I was sure he'd be in his forties.

[varoadking]

Mark Butler new majority owner of H-Sens

http://ballparkdigest.com/2015/02/25/mark-butler-new-majority-owner-of-h-sens/?utm_source=BALLPARK+DIGEST+INSIDE+PITCH+for+Feb.+25%2C+2015&utm_campaign=feb+25+BPD+newsletter&utm_medium=email

[imref]

Opening day minor league rosters announced, here's the P-Nats:

PITCHERS (13)
RHP Dakota Bacus
RHP Cody Davis
RHP Brian Dupra
RHP Jake Johansen
LHP Nick Lee
LHP David Napoli
RHP Nick Pivetta
RHP Brian Rauh
RHP Manny Rodriguez
RHP Blake Schwartz
LHP Matthew Spann
RHP Wander Suero
LHP Justin Thomas

CATCHERS (2)
C Spencer Kieboom
C Craig Manuel

INFIELDERS (6)
IF Christopher Bostick
IF Wilmer Difo
IF Khayyan Norfork
3B Drew Ward
IF/OF John Wooten
1B James Yezzo

OUTFIELDERS (4)
OF Isaac Ballou
OF Rafael Bautista
OF Estarlin Martinez
OF Brandon Miller

[imref]

And the Chiefs:

PITCHERS (13)   Bat   Throw   Height   Weight   DOB
BILLINGS, Bruce   R   R   6-0   210   11-18-85
COLE, A.J.   R   R   6-5   200   1-5-92
DELCARMEN, Manny   R   R   6-2   225   2-16-82
FORNATARO, Eric   R   R   6-1   225   1-2-88
GRACE, Matt   L   L   6-3   190   12-14-88
HILL, Rich   L   L   6-5   220   3-11-80
HILL, Taylor   R   R   6-3   235   3-12-89
JORDAN, Taylor   R   R   6-5   200   1-17-89
LIVELY, Mitch   R   R   6-5   255   9-7-85
MARTIN, Rafael   R   R   6-3   215   5-16-84
McGREGOR, Scott   R   R   6-2   193   12-19-86
MEEK, Evan   R   R   6-0   225   5-12-83
RIVERO, Felipe   L   L   6-2   195   7-5-91

CATCHERS (2)                   
BUTLER, Dan   R   R   5-10   210   10-17-86
LERUD, Steve   L   R   6-1   220   10-13-84

INFIELDERS (6)                   
BURRISS, Emmanuel   S   R   6-0   190   1-17-85
DYKSTRA, Cutter   R   R   5-11   180   6-29-89
JOHNSON, Josh   S   R   5-10   190   1-11-86
KA'AIHUE, Kila   L   R   6-4   235   3-29-84
MARTINSON, Jason   R   R   6-1   190   10-15-88
STEWART, Ian   L   R   6-3   215   4-5-85

OUTFIELDERS (4)                   
GWYNN JR., Tony   L   R   6-0   190   10-4-82
MINICOZZI, Mark   R   R   6-0   220   2-11-83
RAMSEY, Caleb   L   R   6-2   215   10-7-88
ROBINSON, Derrick   S   L   5-11   190   9-28-87

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And the Senators:

Pitchers (13)
Tim Alderson
Robert Benincasa
Robert Bleier
Abel De Los Santos
Paul Demny
Paolo Espino
Bryan Harper
Gilberto Mendez
Joe Ross
Sam Runion
Derek Self
Matt Swynenberg
Austin Voth

Catchers (2)
Cole Leonida
Pedro Severino

Infielders (6)
Rick Hague
Stephen Perez
Shawn Pleffner
Tony Renda
Adrian Sanchez
Matt Skole

Outfielders (4)
Delta Cleary
Kevin Keyes
Randolph Oduber
Drew Vettleson

[imref]

Note that Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez are staying in Viera for now, both are expected to end up at Potomac.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/wp/2015/04/07/minor-league-rosters-released-lucas-giolito-reynaldo-lopez-not-at-class-a-potomac-yet/

[Natsinpwc]

Note that Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez are staying in Viera for now, both are expected to end up at Potomac.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/wp/2015/04/07/minor-league-rosters-released-lucas-giolito-reynaldo-lopez-not-at-class-a-potomac-yet/

Probably too cold for them.  Hope Giolito gets here soon.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

wow, those position players in syracuse would feel complimented if you called them AAAA

[imref]

wow, those position players in syracuse would feel complimented if you called them AAAA

absolutely amazing to see Cutter Dykstra make it to AAA, i thought he was done when he was playing DH at Potomac.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

absolutely amazing to see Cutter Dykstra make it to AAA, i thought he was done when he was playing DH at Potomac.

didn't he come up as an OF, too?

[imref]

didn't he come up as an OF, too?

yep - http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=dykstr001cut

Been in the minors since 2008.

[Mr Clean]

I notice Dupra in a different league every year.

[NJ Ave]

Wow, pretty fun rotation in Potomac (at least the first half of the year): Giolito, Lopez, Pivetta, Johansen 

[imref]

Wow, pretty fun rotation in Potomac (at least the first half of the year): Giolito, Lopez, Pivetta, Johansen 

Difo and Kieboom should be fun to watch too.