September call ups ...

[wpa2629]

So who do you think is going to be coming up to the big club in September? Morrero? Lanhan (sp?), Detweiler? What say you?

[2k6nats]

1B Broadway
IF/OF Casto
OF Marrero
OF Watson
OF Maxwell
SP Balester
SP Everts
SP Lannan
SP Thompson
RP Zinicola

I know it's a bit much, but I really think now is the year to call up a ton of players to the big leagues, in preparation for next year's (hopefully) somewhat competitive.

[shoeshineboy]

1B Broadway
IF/OF Casto
OF Marrero
OF Watson
OF Maxwell
SP Balester
SP Everts
SP Lannan
SP Thompson
RP Zinicola

I know it's a bit much, but I really think now is the year to call up a ton of players to the big leagues, in preparation for next year's (hopefully) somewhat competitive.

I think Casto, Watson, Maxwell, Lannan, and Balester for sure. One or more of those may be up before September. You could see Broadway and Castro as well. I would be shocked to see Marrero.

[UMDNats]

I highly, highly, highly, highly doubt we see Marrero. No reason to. He's only 19.

Balester*, Watson*, Broadway, Casto*, Lannan*, Maxwell, and probably some more minor leaguers who are just that, minor leaguers.

* = may get called up before that

[Evolution33]

I think Dee Brown, Josh Whitesell, and Ofilio Castro could get looks in September.

[nospinzone1]

isnt it BALL ESTER , TWO LS?

[KnorrForYourMoney]

It's just one "L."  There are two L's in Collin, though, I think.  Collin Balester

It's confusing like Kory Casto.

It would be redundant for me to list most of these, but I do think we'll see Mike Daniel in September.

[spidernat]

I noticed Balester pitched 3 innings and gave up 1 ER on 4 hits at Columus last night. His problem seems to be his walk/strikeout ratio, he struck out 3 but walked 4.

[shoeshineboy]

I noticed Balester pitched 3 innings and gave up 1 ER on 4 hits at Columus last night. His problem seems to be his walk/strikeout ratio, he struck out 3 but walked 4.

Yeah, the 4 walks really stood out. You expect that these guys will have some rough spots as they move up levels. But this will be a good test for him.

[ronnynat]

I highly, highly, highly, highly doubt we see Marrero. No reason to. He's only 19.

I think we should treat SOMEONE like a Miguel Cabrera! If any team should and has a player to do so w/, this is the one.

[sportsfan882]

no way we see Marerro and it is unlikely we see Detwiler.  I'd look for Lannan, Balester, Casto, Fruto and then a slew of random Triple A players (Restovich, Watson, Bernie Castro, Hanrahan, etc.) to be called up.

[shoeshineboy]

no way we see Marerro and it is unlikely we see Detwiler.  I'd look for Lannan, Balester, Casto, Fruto and then a slew of random Triple A players (Restovich, Watson, Bernie Castro, Hanrahan, etc.) to be called up.

I would agree. It is one thing to give a kid a sip of coffee in ST like they did with him and Smiley, but with only A ball experience, he could end up looking really foolish. Plus, it doesn't sound like they could think of putting him into the field anywhere, so he would just be a pinch hitter. And if you are trying to win games, that doesn't make much sense. If he got promoted quickly to AA and was just tearing it up, maybe he would be given some consideration, but I don't see it. They need to use September to really test out the guys who are on the bubble or on the cusp of transitioning to the bigs. Marerro seems to need a full season of work in the minors to develop as a position player before putting him in that kind of situation.

[UMDNats]

Forgot about Fruto. He'll be up.

[Steve Heezy]

I was going to say that Flores has never played above A ball either and he hasn't looked too folish, but then again, he is also 2 years older than Marrero ...

Can someone please clarify .... if a person is on the 40 man roster and they are called up in September, said call up does not count as an option year does it?

[shoeshineboy]

I was going to say that Flores has never played above A ball either and he hasn't looked too folish, but then again, he is also 2 years older than Marrero ...

Can someone please clarify .... if a person is on the 40 man roster and they are called up in September, said call up does not count as an option year does it?

Actually, I have seen Flores look plenty foolish at the plate. He has been very overmatched by decent pitching, especially the offspeed and breaking stuff. Manny has done a good job of letting him bat as much against lefty pitching as possible to help him. (His numbers against righties are awful.) Flores has a good eye for the K zone, but he has been pitched to in a lot of situations, because he has limited experience, and teams have often chosen him to challenge. To his credit, he has responded fairly well to that. But once the pitchers start throwing him the breaking stuff, he can look very discombobulated. That's not a complaint, it just goes with the territory. He has done extremely well given that he was promoted from A ball. But he really needs more time against better pitching and regular at bats.

But like you point out, Flores has been around in the minors for a little more time, so people felt he was ready to face a challenge. For similar reasons, I don't expect Merrero to be called up like that until the guys on the development side feel that he is capable of handling it - meaning the maturity to not only have a good chance at some success, but the ability to handle the failure. The last thing you want is a guy to have a first taste and walk away feeling completely overmatched. Flores came into ST believing that he was ready to handle the challenge of big league pitching. That is where Merrero should be before getting the chance.

[Kenz aFan]

1B Broadway
IF/OF Casto
OF Marrero
OF Watson
OF Maxwell
SP Balester
SP Everts
SP Lannan
SP Thompson
RP Zinicola

The Nats currently only have 4 open spots on its 40-man roster, and on your list, Broadway, Marrero, Maxwell, Balester, Everts, Lannan, Thompson and Zinicola aren't on the 40-man roster. Since a player must be on the 40-man roster to be called up, only 4 of the 8 players not on the 40-man roster among those you listed can be called up. If the Nats call up more, then players already on the 40-man must be removed.

It's all well and good to want to see those players playing with the Nats come September, but until they change the rules, only players that are on a team's 40-man roster are eligible to be called up.

[shoeshineboy]

Well, we should feel confident that D'Angelo Jiminez will be tossed come September. One down, 4 to go. We should also assume that Marerro would not be called up at this point.

[Nat of the Living Dead]

DO NOT rush Chris Marrero!  Let that boy age like fine wine!

[Kenz aFan]

Guys like Shawn Hill, Jesus Colome, Micah Bowie and Michael O'Connor should or could be back before or for the September call-ups, so will Alex Escobar, who once activated will take up a spot on the 40-man roster. John Patterson, Ryan Wagner and Nick Johnson are complete unknowns. We can guess that one or more of the players on the current roster will be traded, either for another player or prospects. Whether or not those prospects will be September call-up quality, only time will tell. Aslo, before someone like D'Angelo Jimenez can be moved, the Nats must find someone to take his place on the bench.

[blue911]

I was going to say that Flores has never played above A ball either and he hasn't looked too folish, but then again, he is also 2 years older than Marrero ...

Can someone please clarify .... if a person is on the 40 man roster and they are called up in September, said call up does not count as an option year does it?

A couple of points about the option year. Only players on the 40 man have option years & the option is to send them to the minors not call them up.In Marrero's case he would have to be added to the 40 man before he could be added to the roster