White Sox pitchers Matt Thornton and J.J. Putz are officially headed to the DL. The team has confirmed this is a press release where they also announced that Lucas Harrell and Erick Threets will fill the vacated roster spots.

Putz left last night’s game after throwing three pitches and then experiencing discomfort in his right knee. Putz has been diagnosed with right knee patella tendinitis and Thornton with left elbow inflammation. Thornton’s DL stint is retroactive to August 18.

Things I’m thinking about…

Rank	Player	Points	Previous	Change
1	Dan Hudson	179	1	unch
2	Dayan Viciedo	172	4	+2
3	Chris Sale	168	n/a	NEW
4	Tyler Flowers	161	2	-2
5	Jared Mitchell	156	5	unch

…

I’d rank them in this order: Hudson, Sale, Flowers, Mitchell, Viciedo.

Dan Hudson the Virginia Beach native who starred at Princess and High School and Old Dominion University came back home with authority on Monday night leading the Knights to a 6-3 victory over the Tides.  2913 fans were in attendance including Hudson’s personal fan gallery in section 205 with temperatures that dropped into the mid-50s. Hudson’s supporters hung “Ks” off the Right Field Party Deck as the hard throwing right hander stuck out nine Tides giving up only 2 hits and a run in 5.2 innings work.  Apart from a lead off solo home run by Tides Center Fielder Jeff Salazar, Hudson had the Tides number at one point retiring 14 Tides in a row before Rhyne Hughes singled with 2 outs in the 5^th inning.

Brandon Erbe gave up 4 runs in his Norfolk Debut

Tides starter Brandon Erbe making his AAA debut did not fare as well.  The Orioles prospect surrendered 2 runs in the top of the first as he gave up consecutive weak singles to Alejandro De Aza and Jordan Danks and a base on balls to Stefan Gartrell.  De Aza was driven in on a ground out by Josh Kroeger and Danks on a ground out to short by Tyler Flowers before Erbe stuck out Dayan Viciedo to end the inning.

With the Tides’ bats silent and Hudson cruising the Knights went back to work in the 4^th when Brett Lillibridge was safe on a infield single to Tides Third Baseman Josh Bell.  With one out  C. J. Retherford lined a double into right field which scored Lillibridge making the score 3-1.  The Knights would add another run in the 5^th off of Erbe when Stefan Gartrell singled to left off of Erbe who was pulled for reliever Jim Miller. Miller who struggled in his first outing initially seemed unsure of himself. Gartrell stole second beating the throw by Steve Lerud and scored when Tyler Flowers doubled off the right field wall near the foul pole. Miller recovered his poise to strike out Viciedo and get Lillibridge out on a fly to center.

Tides reliever Jim Miller seemed to regain his form of a year ago

In the bottom of the 5^th the Tides got a two out rally when Rhyne Hughes singled off of Hudson to end the Tides hitting drought. Steve Lerud walked but the inning ended on a Jonathan Tucker ground ball which led to a force out of Lerud at Second.

Jonathan Tucker crashing the foul pole padding attempting to snare Tyler Flowers’ double in the 5th inning

In the 6^th inning Miller gave up a single to Javier Castillo to lead off the 9^th but stuck out the side sending Retherford, De Aza and Danks down on strikes looking like he did in the first half of 2008 when as a closer he saved 13 games and was selected for the International League All-Star Team. In the bottom half of the 6^th Robert Andino doubled off of Hudson with one out and after Hudson got Lou Montanez to ground out to third leaving Andino frozen at second Hudson left the game to the wild cheers of his personal cheering section.  Erick Threets then got Scott Moore to ground out leaving yet another Tides base runner in scoring position.

Steve Lerud trying to gun down a Knights runner

Miller set down the Knights in order in the 7^th striking out another and the Threets returned the favor in the bottom of the 7^th sending Snyder, Bell and Hughes down in order allowing Miller to leave the game in much better shape than his opening night performance.  It seemed as if the old Jim Miller was back.

Kam Mikolio came in for the Tides in the top of the 8^th and the big right hander struggled.  After striking out Viciedo Mickolio gave up a single to Lillibridge who then stole second and was driven home on a double to right by Javier Castillo.  Mikolio then waled De Aza and struck out Danks before being relieved by Alberto Castillo.  The Tides closer got Stefan Gartrell to ground out on a dribbler to him in front of home plate to end the inning.  Former Tide Greg Acquino came in for Charlotte and retired the first two batters before giving up a single to Jeff Salazar. The Tides were unable to take advantage as Robert Andino struck out to end the inning.

Charlotte would add another in the 9^th off of Castillo when Josh Kroeger singled to left and advanced to second when Tyler Flowers was hit by a pitch. Dayan Viciedo then popped out to Brandon Snyder in foul territory.  Brent Lillibridge at bat Kroeger stole 3^rd base.  Lillibridge sacrificed Kroeger in for the 6^th Knights run before Javier Castillo flied out to right to end the inning.  In the bottom of the 9^th Lou Montanez flied out to center and Scott Moore went down on strikes before Brandon Snyder singled to center and advanced on a wild pitch by Acquino.  Josh Bell doubled to Right scoring Snyder and scored himself when Rhyne Hughes singled to Center.  Steve Lerud walked but the rally died when Jonathan Tucker flied out to Right Fielder Stefan Gartrell to end the game.

Tonight Chris Tillman (0-1 4.50) will work against Charlotte’s Lucas Harrell (0-0 9.53).  The there are rain showers in the forecast with temperatures in the 50s so bundle up and meet me there.

Peace

Steve+

The other roster question was also answered as Jayson Nix made the team as a utility infielder/outfielder.

The final cuts were infielder/outfielder Brent Lillibridge, outfielder Alejandro De Aza, pitcher Dan Hudson (Charlotte) and hurlers Greg Aquino, Erick Threets and Charlie Leesman plus catcher Donny Lucy (assigned to minor league camp).

The Sox will go into battle beginning next Monday with the following roster:

Pitchers (12): Mark Buehrle, Jake Peavy, John Danks, Gavin Floyd, Freddy Garcia, Bobby Jenks, Matt Thornton, J.J. Putz, Scott Linebrink, Tony Pena, Randy Williams, Sergio Santos

Catchers (2):  A.J. Pierzynski, Ramon Castro

Infielders (7):  Paul Konerko, Gordon Beckham, Alexei Ramirez, Mark Teahen, Mark Kotsay, Omar Vizquel, Jayson Nix

Outfielders (4): Juan Pierre, Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin, Andruw Jones

                                    The dream comes true for Sergio Santos

Prior to today’s game vs. the Oakland Athletics, the Chicago White Sox made the following seven roster moves:

• Optioned OF Alejandro De Aza, RHP Daniel Hudson and INF Brent Lillibridge to Class AAA Charlotte;

• Reassigned RHP Greg Aquino, LHP Charlie Leesman, C Donny Lucy and LHP Erick Threets to minor-league camp.

With the moves, the White Sox 25-man roster includes 12 pitchers, two catchers, seven infielders and four outfielders.

Sergio Santos and Jayson Nix made the opening day 25-man roster.

I know this comment sounds strange, considering Flowers is pegged as the organization’s catcher of the future. But in my humble estimation, you have to keep Pierzynski for another couple of years. I really think he’s as valuable as any player on the team, in terms of all the intangibles he brings to the equation. He calls a good game, is one of the game’s better catchers on offense and possesses the sort of strident leadership you need in a winning clubhouse.

Will the real Mark Teahen please step forward? The new White Sox third baseman (pictured above) was acquired from the Royals during the off-season partially due to his dominance over Sox pitching–particularly Mark Buehrle. In other words, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.

Today, the Sox got a bit closer to their Opening Day 25-man roster by sending two players to Charlotte–pitcher Carlos Torres and catcher Tyler Flowers–and five others to their minor league camp. They include outfielder Jordan Danks, first baseman Josh Kroeger, third baseman Brent Morel, second baseman C.J. Retherford and pitcher Ryan Braun. There are now 32 left in the big league camp.

The likely scenario finds two roster spots yet to be filled. The Sox expect to take 12 pitchers north–starters Jake Peavy, Mark Buehrle, Gavin Floyd, John Danks, Freddy Garcia and a bullpen of Bobby Jenks, J.J. Putz, Matt Thornton, Scott Linebrink, Tony Pena, Randy Williams and one of the following: Sergio Santos (pictured below), Dan Hudson, Greg Aquino, Erick Threets and Charlie Leesman. The best bet to make it is Santos, who is out of options and has been very impressive this spring.

The other spot, a backup infielder/outfielder, will probably go to either frontrunner Jayson Nix, who is out of options, or Brent Lillibridge. The wild card here is if the Sox decide to go with red-hot outfielder Alejandro De Aza instead of Nix or Lillibridge. Or, they could go with 11 pitchers and take both De Aza and Nix/Lillibridge (pictured below, left to right, under the watchful eye their skipper). One last possibility, admittedly remote, is to take a 13th pitcher instead of the extra position player.

seven cuts announced prior to Tuesday’s game with the Giants.And the players surviving the moves stand as intriguing as the ones sent down or sent out.

Catcher Tyler Flowers and right-handed pitcher Carlos Torres were optioned to Triple-A Charlotte, while right-handed pitcher Ryan Braun, outfielders Jordan Danks and Josh Kroeger and infielders Brent Morel and C.J. Retherford were reassigned to Minor League camp.

… Tuesday’s moves give the White Sox 32 players in Major League camp and basically nine players fighting for two roster spots. The utility infielder battle, to complement Omar Vizquel, appears to come down to Jayson Nix and Brent Lillibridge, with Nix being out of options. …

The Sox had a 4-2 lead heading into the eighth, but prospect Brian Omogrosso couldn’t find the plate and the tying runs scored. The South Siders had a chance in the top of the ninth with Alejandro De Aza on third and two outs, but C.J. Retherford struck out.

While it certainly wasn’t as satisfying as getting the win, we’ll take the tie on the road. And here are a few positives to ponder.

* A.J. Pierzynski‘s two-run homer in the fifth to give the Sox a 4-2 lead.
* Starter John Danks‘ two shutouts innings.
* If yesterday was any indication, the Sox will indeed run in 2010. They stole four
   bases in the opener–Juan Pierre, Andruw Jones, Mark Kotsay, De Aza.
* Converted infielder Sergio Santos was very impressive, striking out the side in
   the sixth.
* Dayan Viciedo, trying to make the switch to first, played well in the field and singled
   in a run.
* Newcomers Pierre and Mark Teahen each reached base on a hit and scored a run.
* Lefties Randy Williams and Erick Threets and righty Clevelan Santeliz each pitched
  a scoreless inning. Santeliz shut the door in the ninth to preserve the tie.

  Mark Buehrle makes his first spring start today against the Dodgers at Camelback
  Ranch. J.J. Putz and Scott Linebrink are also scheduled to see action.

                       Mr. Perfect takes the hill today vs. the Dodgers in Glendale

Manager Ozzie Guillen said on Sunday that he is torn between letting Hudson pitch out of the bullpen and occasionally have a spot start as opposed to pitching every five days at Triple-A.

I asked Guillen for an assessment of Hudson at this point.

“I love him,” Guillen said. “Right now if he doesn’t make the ballclub, it’s better to get his innings because we never know what is going to happen with the five starters.” …

Merkin:

Decisions will have to be made about what to do with rookie Daniel Hudson, who is competing for the long-relief spot. Manager Ozzie Guillen indicated on Sunday that Hudson might be better served getting his regular work in the Minors, as opposed to being used sporadically by the White Sox.

Freddy Dolsi, Lucas Harrell, Sergio Santos, Carlos Torres and Daniel Cabrera all are in contention for that long-relief job, while Guillen said Randy Williams has the upper hand for the left-handed specialist spot but is no roster lock. That assessment is good news for non-roster invite Erick Threets, the hard-throwing southpaw who has impressed during the first week of camp.

Gonzales:

The second left-handed relief spot is Randy Williams’ job to lose, but Erick Threets has been given an extended look and has impressed the coaching staff so far. Look for Threets to challenge Williams.

All it would take is one brief look at a sheet of paper located in the coaches’ office at Camelback Ranch for Don Cooper to lay out the full Cactus League work schedule for his starting five.

The group of Mark Buehrle, Jake Peavy, Gavin Floyd, John Danks and Freddy Garcia is so crucial to the team’s success that they will stay as close to on schedule as humanly possible.

“I really could tell you the whole Spring Training, if nobody gets hurt,” said Cooper, sitting in his golf cart and watching workouts on Thursday. “We have some split-squad games, and we might have some ‘B’ games. You never know. Maybe Charlie Leesman or [Daniel] Hudson or [Carlos] Torres or [Daniel] Cabrera will get a start there, in those situations.

“Otherwise, our starting pitchers will be doing all the starting.” …

Baltimore Orioles

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

57 Jake Arrieta R/R 6-4 225 03/06/86
75 Chris George L/L 6-2 185 09/16/79
73 Mike Hinckley R/L 6-3 205 10/05/82
– Will Ohman L/L 6-2 210 08/13/77
74 Frank Mata R/R 6-0 168 03/11/84
76 Josh Perrault R/R 6-3 205 06/11/82
45 Dennis Sarfate R/R 6-4 225 04/09/81
55 Alfredo Simon R/R 6-4 230 05/08/81
56 Ross Wolf R/R 6-0 180 10/18/82

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

83 Luis Bernardo R/R 6-0 170 01/16/88
79 Adam Donachie R/R 6-1 215 03/03/84
71 Michel Hernandez R/R 6-0 215 08/12/78
72 Caleb Joseph R/R 6-3 180 06/18/86
16 Chad Moeller R/R 6-3 210 02/18/75

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

80 Miguel Abreu R/R 5-11 190 11/14/84
78 Blake Davis L/R 5-11 165 12/22/83
6 Scott Moore L/R 6-2 195 11/17/83

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

81 Matt Angle L/R 5-10 175 09/10/85
77 Jeff Salazar L/L 6-0 195 11/24/80
82 Jonathan Tucker R/R 5-7 170 07/02/83

Boston Red Sox

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

61 Randor Bierd R/R 6-4 190 03/14/84
53 Fernando Cabrera R/R 6-4 225 11/16/81
83 Kris Johnson L/L 6-4 170 10/14/84
93 Casey Kelly R/R 6-3 195 10/04/89
82 Adam Mills R/R 5-11 190 11/19/84
84 Edwin Moreno R/R 6-1 220 07/30/80
46 Joe Nelson R/R 6-1 205 10/25/74
55 Brian Shouse L/L 5-10 190 09/26/68
36 Jorge Sosa R/R 6-2 220 04/28/77
97 Kyle Weiland L/R 6-4 195 09/12/86

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

91 Luis Exposito R/R 6-3 210 01/20/87
72 Gustavo Molina R/R 6-1 245 02/24/82

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

78 Lars Anderson L/L 6-4 215 09/25/87
96 Yamaico Navarro R/R 5-11 170 10/31/87
62 Angel Sanchez R/R 6-2 205 09/20/83
60 Gil Velazquez R/R 6-3 190 10/17/79

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

87 Zach Daeges L/R 6-4 225 11/16/83
92 Ryan Kalish L/L 6-1 205 03/28/88
85 Che-Hsuan Lin R/R 6-0 180 09/21/88
54 Darnell McDonald R/R 5-11 210 11/17/78

Chicago White Sox

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

65 Greg Aquino R/R 6-1 190 01/11/78
66 Ryan Z. Braun R/R 6-1 220 07/29/80
47 Daniel Cabrera R/R 6-9 260 05/28/81
78 Charles Leesman L/L 6-4 210 03/10/87
68 Erick Threets L/L 6-5 240 11/04/81

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

38 Cole Armstrong L/R 6-3 210 08/24/83
81 Miguel Gonzalez R/R 6-0 200 12/03/90
55 Donny Lucy R/R 6-2 205 08/08/82
79 Josh Phegley R/R 5-10 215 02/12/88

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

67 Freddie Bynum L/R 6-1 185 03/15/80
77 Brent Morel R/R 6-1 220 04/21/87
75 C.J. Retherford R/R 5-10 190 08/14/85

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

70 Jason Botts S/R 6-5 250 07/26/80
76 Jordan Danks L/R 6-4 210 08/07/86
74 Josh Kroeger L/L 6-3 230 08/31/82
80 Jared Mitchell L/L 6-0 195 10/13/88

Cleveland Indians

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

20 Mike Gosling L/L 6-2 210 09/23/80
35 Jason Grilli R/R 6-5 225 11/11/76
73 Frank Herrmann L/R 6-4 220 05/30/84
80 Josh Judy R/R 6-4 200 02/09/86
64 Yohan Pino R/R 6-0 190 12/26/83
81 Zach Putnam R/R 6-2 225 07/03/87
27 Anthony Reyes R/R 6-2 230 10/16/81
56 Saul Rivera S/R 5-10 175 12/07/77
79 Alex White R/R 6-3 185 08/29/88
– Jamey Wright R/R 6-5 225 12/24/74

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

65 Damaso Espino R/R 6-1 210 05/08/83

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

9 Brian Buscher L/R 6-0 220 04/18/81
76 Lonnie Chisenhall L/R 6-1 200 10/04/88
12 Mark Grudzielanek R/R 6-1 200 06/30/70
78 Beau Mills L/R 6-3 220 08/15/86
6 Luis Rodriguez S/R 5-9 190 06/27/80
74 Niuman Romero S/R 6-0 160 01/24/85

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

47 Shelley Duncan R/R 6-5 225 09/29/79
26 Austin Kearns R/R 6-3 245 05/20/80

Detroit Tigers

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

67 Phil Dumatrait R/L 6-2 205 07/12/81
62 Enrique Gonzalez R/R 5-10 225 07/14/82
64 Josh Rainwater R/R 6-1 220 04/09/85
70 Cody Satterwhite R/R 6-4 205 01/27/87
72 Robbie Weinhardt R/R 6-2 205 12/08/85

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

66 Robinzon Diaz R/R 5-11 215 09/19/83
74 John Murrian R/R 6-1 210 06/15/88
71 Mike Rabelo S/R 6-0 210 01/17/80
75 Eric Roof L/R 6-5 185 11/15/86
63 Max St. Pierre R/R 6-0 175 04/17/80

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

65 Kory Casto L/R 6-0 215 12/08/81
19 Jeff Larish L/R 6-2 200 10/11/82
73 Gustavo Nunez S/R 5-10 150 02/08/88

Kansas City Royals

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB
73 Adam Bostick L/L 6-1 225 03/17/83
62 Bryan Bullington R/R 6-4 210 09/30/80
69 Jorge Campillo R/R 6-1 225 08/10/78
52 Bruce Chen L/L 6-1 215 06/19/77
79 Danny Duffy L/L 6-2 185 12/21/88
77 Matt Herges L/R 6-0 210 04/01/70
59 Philip Humber R/R 6-4 220 12/21/82
67 John Parrish L/L 5-11 190 11/26/77
68 Nelson Payano L/L 6-1 190 11/13/82
66 Francisco Rosario R/R 6-0 195 09/28/80
65 Josh Rupe R/R 6-2 210 08/18/82
57 Brad Thompson R/R 6-1 190 01/31/82

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

63 Edwin Bellorin R/R 5-9 225 02/21/82
74 Cody Clark R/R 6-2 205 09/14/81
70 Steven Lerud L/R 6-1 210 10/13/84
26 Vance Wilson R/R 5-11 215 03/17/73

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

46 Wilson Betemit S/R 6-3 230 11/02/81
72 Irving Falu S/R 5-9 180 06/06/83
71 Ernesto Mejia R/R 6-6 190 12/02/85
76 Mike Moustakas L/R 6-0 195 09/11/88

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

41 Buck Coats L/R 6-3 200 06/09/82
78 David Lough L/L 6-0 180 01/20/86
75 Derrick Robinson S/L 5-11 170 09/28/87
64 Scott Thorman L/R 6-3 235 01/06/82

Los Angeles Angels

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Ryan Brasier R/R 6-0 200 08/26/87
– Ryan Chaffee R/R 6-2 190 05/18/88
– Tyler Chatwood R/R 5-11 175 12/16/89
– Travis Chick R/R 6-2 220 06/10/84
– Michael Kohn R/R 6-2 200 06/26/86
– Tommy Mendoza R/R 6-2 195 08/18/87
– Kevin Nabors R/R 6-3 210 08/12/85
– Trevor Reckling L/L 6-1 195 05/22/89
– Francisco Rodriguez R/R 6-3 215 02/26/83
– Will Smith R/L 6-5 235 07/10/89
– Andrew Taylor R/L 6-1 190 08/18/86

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Hank Conger S/R 6-1 220 01/29/88
– Anel De Los Santos R/R 6-3 210 06/19/88
– Alberto Rosario R/R 5-10 190 01/10/87
– Brian Walker L/R 6-0 215 07/16/85

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Alexi Amarista L/R 5-8 150 04/06/89
– Ryan Mount L/R 6-0 190 08/17/86
– Efren Navarro L/L 6-0 200 05/14/86
– Abel Nieves R/R 5-11 175 08/14/85
– Gary Patchett R/R 6-2 180 09/25/78
– Andrew Romine S/R 6-1 190 12/24/85
– Hainley Statia S/R 5-10 160 01/19/86
– Nate Sutton L/R 6-0 195 09/01/82

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Cory Aldridge L/R 6-1 225 06/13/79
– Bradley Coon L/L 6-0 175 12/11/82
– Jeremy Moore L/R 6-1 190 06/29/87
– Michael Ryan L/R 5-11 220 07/06/77

Minnesota Twins

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Jose Lugo L/L 6-1 180 04/10/84
– Mike Maroth L/L 6-0 195 08/17/77
– Anthony Slama R/R 6-3 205 01/06/84
– Kyle Waldrop R/R 6-5 215 10/27/85

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Jair Fernandez R/R 6-1 170 12/10/86
– Danny Lehmann R/R 5-11 185 09/05/85
– Daniel Rams R/R 6-2 205 12/19/88

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Brian Dinkelman L/R 5-11 195 11/10/83
– Chris Parmelee L/L 6-1 223 02/24/88
– Brock Peterson R/R 6-3 230 11/20/83
– Steve Singleton L/R 5-11 180 09/12/85

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Jacque Jones R/R 5-10 200 04/25/75
– Juan Portes R/R 5-11 170 11/26/85
– Ben Revere L/R 5-9 166 05/03/88
– Rene Tosoni L/R 6-0 195 07/02/86

New York Yankees

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

90 Wilkins Arias L/L 6-1 150 11/04/80
86 Jeremy Bleich L/L 6-2 195 06/18/87
82 Grant Duff R/R 6-6 210 12/19/82
60 Jason Hirsh R/R 6-8 250 02/20/82
27 Kei Igawa L/L 6-1 210 07/13/79
80 Zach McAllister R/R 6-6 230 12/08/87
72 D.J. Mitchell R/R 6-0 170 05/13/87
40 Dustin Moseley R/R 6-4 215 12/26/81
96 Ryan Pope R/R 6-3 200 05/21/86
47 Royce Ring L/L 6-0 220 12/21/80
93 Amaury Sanit R/R 5-11 190 07/04/79
70 Zack Segovia R/R 6-2 245 04/11/83
81 Kevin Whelan R/R 6-0 200 01/08/84

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

92 Kyle Higashioka R/R 6-1 190 04/20/90
83 Jesus Montero R/R 6-4 225 11/28/89
85 P.J. Pilittere R/R 6-0 215 11/23/81
12 Mike Rivera R/R 6-1 235 09/08/76
84 Austin Romine R/R 6-2 210 11/22/88

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

97 Brandon Laird R/R 6-1 215 09/11/87
95 Jorge Vazquez R/R 6-2 230 03/15/82

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

98 Colin Curtis L/L 6-1 200 02/01/85
66 Reid Gorecki R/R 6-1 200 12/22/80
38 Marcus Thames R/R 6-2 220 03/06/77
79 Jon Weber L/L 5-10 190 01/20/78
78 David Winfree R/R 6-3 230 08/05/85

Oakland Athletics

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

57 Cedrick Bowers R/L 6-2 220 02/10/78
70 Sam Demel R/R 6-0 200 10/23/85
52 Lenny DiNardo L/L 6-2 220 09/19/79
36 Fernando Hernandez R/R 5-11 190 07/31/84
45 Marcus McBeth R/R 6-2 185 08/23/80
66 Tyson Ross R/R 6-5 215 04/22/87
59 Matt Wright R/R 6-4 270 03/13/82

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

71 Josh Donaldson R/R 6-1 215 12/08/85
72 Joel Galarraga R/R 6-0 155 03/20/82
19 Anthony Recker R/R 6-2 240 08/29/83
68 Max Stassi R/R 5-10 205 03/15/91

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

61 Adrian Cardenas L/R 6-0 185 10/10/87
76 Grant Green R/R 6-3 180 09/27/87
18 Dallas McPherson L/R 6-4 225 07/23/80
2 Gregorio Petit R/R 5-10 200 12/10/84
28 Eric Sogard L/R 5-10 180 05/22/86
73 Jemile Weeks S/R 5-10 175 01/26/87
75 Matthew Whitney R/R 6-3 215 02/13/84

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

74 Corey Brown L/L 6-2 210 11/26/85
25 Matt Carson R/R 6-2 200 07/01/81
23 Michael Taylor R/R 6-6 250 12/19/85
67 Corey Wimberly S/R 5-8 180 10/26/83

Seattle Mariners

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Chad Cordero R/R 6-0 225 03/18/82
– Mike Koplove R/R 6-0 160 08/30/76
– Chris Seddon L/L 6-3 220 10/13/83
– Steven Shell R/R 6-4 225 03/10/83
– Levale Speigner R/R 5-11 170 09/24/80

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Eliezer Alfonzo R/R 5-11 220 02/07/79
– Josh Bard S/R 6-3 225 03/30/78
–Guillermo Quiroz R/R 6-1 215 11/29/81

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

59 Tommy Everidge R/R 6-0 240 04/20/83
– Brad Nelson L/R 6-2 265 12/23/82
16 Josh Wilson R/R 6-0 175 03/26/81
6 Chris Woodward R/R 6-0 190 06/27/76

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Corey Patterson L/R 5-10 175 08/13/79

Tampa Bay Rays

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

49 Winston Abreu R/R 6-2 170 04/05/77
73 Joe Bateman R/R 6-1 185 05/06/80
47 Jeff Bennett R/R 6-3 200 06/10/80
74 Jason Cromer R/L 6-4 225 12/11/80
72 Richard De Los Santos R/R 6-1 175 06/01/84
52 Carlos Hernandez S/L 5-11 205 04/22/80
76 Heath Phillips L/L 6-3 280 03/24/82
75 Heath Rollins R/R 6-1 185 05/25/85
68 R.J. Swindle L/L 6-3 190 07/07/83

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

65 Craig Albernaz R/R 5-8 195 10/30/82
61 Nevin Ashley R/R 6-1 215 08/14/84
67 Alvin Colina R/R 6-3 210 12/26/81

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

64 Tim Beckham R/R 6-0 190 01/27/90
69 Angel Chavez R/R 6-0 185 07/22/81
26 Joe Dillon R/R 6-2 215 08/02/75
63 J.J. Furmaniak R/R 6-0 190 07/31/79
32 Chris Richard L/L 6-2 210 06/07/74
43 Ryan Shealy R/R 6-5 240 08/29/79

Texas Rangers

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

55 Willie Eyre R/R 6-2 205 07/21/78
44 Geoff Geary R/R 6-0 180 08/26/76
47 Kasey Kiker L/L 5-10 170 11/19/87
59 Clay Rapada R/L 6-5 200 03/09/81
22 Tanner Scheppers R/R 6-4 170 01/17/87

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

72 Emerson Frostad L/R 6-1 210 01/13/83
11 Toby Hall R/R 6-3 240 10/21/75
61 Kevin Richardson R/R 6-3 230 09/12/80

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

71 Matthew Brown R/R 6-0 200 08/08/82
6 Esteban German R/R 5-9 195 01/26/78
15 Ray Olmedo S/R 5-11 175 05/31/81
12 Justin Smoak S/L 6-4 220 12/05/86

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

18 Mitch Moreland L/L 6-2 230 09/06/85
74 Chad Tracy R/R 6-3 205 07/04/85

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

36 Lance Broadway R/R 6-3 195 08/20/83
67 Willie Collazo L/L 5-8 180 11/07/79
4 Kyle Drabek R/R 6-0 185 12/08/87
72 Daniel Farquhar R/R 5-10 170 02/17/87
71 Shawn Hill R/R 6-2 225 04/28/81
33 Zach Jackson L/L 6-5 220 05/13/83
64 Chad Jenkins R/R 6-4 225 12/22/87
66 Rommie Lewis L/L 6-5 230 09/02/82
69 Steven Register R/R 6-1 180 05/16/83
73 Zachary Stewart R/R 6-2 205 09/28/86

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

9 J.P. Arencibia R/R 6-0 215 01/05/86
13 Raul Chavez R/R 5-11 240 03/17/73
62 Travis D’Arnaud R/R 6-2 195 02/10/89
12 Brian Jeroloman L/R 5-11 200 05/10/85
75 Matt Liuzza R/R 5-11 225 02/03/84
31 Kyle Phillips L/R 6-1 225 04/03/84

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

76 David Cooper L/L 6-0 200 02/12/87
77 Brad Emaus R/R 5-11 210 03/28/86
68 Jesus Merchan R/R 6-0 185 03/26/81
46 Brett Wallace L/R 6-2 205 08/26/86

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

1 Joey Gathright L/R 5-10 185 04/27/81
20 Adam Loewen L/L 6-6 235 04/09/84
70 Chris Lubanski L/L 6-3 210 03/24/85
63 Jorge Padilla R/R 6-1 215 08/11/79
7 Jeremy Reed L/L 6-0 210 06/15/81

Arizona Diamondbacks

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

41 T.J. Beam R/R 6-6 200 08/28/80
75 Josh Ellis R/R 6-1 215 08/07/84
70 Barry Enright R/R 6-3 220 03/30/86
74 Tom Layne L/L 6-3 185 11/02/84
13 Rodrigo Lopez R/R 6-1 185 12/14/75
61 Kyler Newby R/R 6-4 225 02/22/85
72 Wes Roemer R/R 6-0 205 10/07/86
76 Bryan Shaw S/R 5-10 205 11/08/87
73 Matt Torra R/R 6-3 225 06/29/84

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

37 Carlos Corporan S/R 6-2 220 01/07/84
77 Sean Coughlin L/R 6-1 205 05/14/85
79 Konrad Schmidt R/R 6-0 225 08/02/84

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

21 Jeff Bailey R/R 6-2 200 11/19/78
60 Mark Hallberg R/R 5-11 170 12/09/85

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

78 Collin Cowgill R/L 5-9 195 05/22/86
71 Evan Frey L/L 6-0 170 06/07/86
12 Drew Macias L/L 6-3 200 03/07/83

Atlanta Braves

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

74 Erik Cordier R/R 6-3 195 02/25/86
33 Mariano Gomez L/L 6-6 240 09/12/82
72 Craig Kimbrel R/R 5-11 205 05/28/88
73 Mike Minor R/L 6-3 200 12/26/87
– Scott Proctor R/R 6-0 190 01/02/77
39 Chris Resop R/R 6-3 215 11/04/82

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

22 J.C. Boscan R/R 6-2 215 12/26/79
57 Orlando Mercado R/R 5-9 210 03/13/85
76 Braeden Schlehuber R/R 6-3 190 01/07/88
75 Jesus Sucre R/R 6-0 200 04/30/88

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

70 Freddie Freeman L/R 6-5 220 09/12/89
69 Brandon Hicks R/R 6-2 200 09/14/85
7 Joe Thurston L/R 5-11 210 09/29/79

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

18 Brent Clevlen R/R 6-2 190 10/27/83
71 Jason Heyward L/L 6-4 220 08/09/89
77 Cody Johnson L/R 6-4 195 08/18/88
30 Mitch Jones R/R 6-0 215 10/15/77
78 Matt Young L/R 5-8 180 10/03/82

Chicago Cubs

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

70 Andrew Cashner R/R 6-6 210 09/11/86
– Casey Coleman L/R 6-1 180 07/03/87
20 Thomas Diamond R/R 6-3 230 04/06/83
78 Jeff Kennard R/R 6-2 220 07/26/81
68 J.R. Mathes L/L 6-3 210 11/09/81
53 Vince Perkins L/R 6-5 240 09/27/81
76 James Russell L/L 6-4 205 01/08/86

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

71 Robinson Chirinos R/R 6-1 185 06/05/84
– Steve Clevenger L/R 6-0 195 04/05/86
75 Chris Robinson R/R 6-0 200 05/12/84

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Darwin Barney R/R 5-10 180 11/08/85
67 Starlin Castro R/R 6-1 160 03/24/90
73 Blake Lalli L/R 6-1 210 05/12/83
– Kevin Millar R/R 6-0 215 09/24/71
9 Chad Tracy L/R 6-2 215 05/22/80
61 Josh Vitters R/R 6-3 200 08/27/89

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

57 Matt Camp L/R 6-0 175 05/29/84
59 Brett Jackson L/R 6-2 210 08/02/88
4 Bryan LaHair L/R 6-5 220 11/05/82
15 Bobby Scales S/R 6-0 185 10/04/77
– Brad Snyder L/L 6-3 200 05/25/82

Cincinnati Reds

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

81 Jon Adkins L/R 6-0 210 08/30/77
79 Jose Arredondo R/R 6-0 175 03/30/84
76 Mike Leake R/R 6-1 190 11/12/87
62 Justin Lehr R/R 6-2 215 08/03/77
69 Alexander Smit L/L 6-3 215 10/02/85

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

26 Wilkin Castillo S/R 6-0 200 06/01/84
75 Chris Denove R/R 6-1 215 12/09/82
78 Devin Mesoraco R/R 6-1 220 06/19/88
37 Corky Miller R/R 6-1 245 03/18/76
74 Brandon Yarbrough L/R 6-2 180 11/09/84

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

16 Chris Burke R/R 5-11 195 03/11/80
43 Miguel Cairo R/R 6-1 210 05/04/74
73 Zack Cozart R/R 6-1 185 08/12/85

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

58 Josh Anderson L/R 6-2 195 08/10/82
80 Daniel Dorn L/L 6-2 190 07/20/84
70 Todd Frazier R/R 6-3 220 02/12/86
17 Laynce Nix L/L 6-1 220 10/30/80

Colorado Rockies

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB
70 Craig Baker R/R 6-2 210 01/31/85
68 Christian Friedrich R/L 6-4 215 07/08/87
41 Jimmy Gobble L/L 6-3 210 07/19/81
76 Andy Graham R/R 6-4 210 06/29/84
71 Andrew Johnston R/R 6-5 205 04/20/84
44 Tim Redding R/R 5-11 230 02/12/78
51 Matt Reynolds L/L 6-5 240 10/02/84
58 Juan Rincon R/R 5-11 210 01/23/79
32 Justin Speier R/R 6-3 205 11/06/73

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

14 Paul Lo Duca R/R 5-9 215 04/12/72
66 Jordan Pacheco R/R 6-1 190 01/30/86
39 Paul Phillips R/R 5-11 205 04/15/77
65 Wilin Rosario R/R 5-11 190 02/23/89

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

18 Jonathan Herrera S/R 5-9 150 11/03/84
74 Darin Holcomb R/R 5-11 205 12/07/85
73 Jeff Kindel L/L 6-3 205 01/09/83
72 Mike Paulk L/L 6-2 195 04/23/84
1 Omar Quintanilla L/R 5-9 190 10/24/81

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

75 Chris Frey L/L 6-1 180 08/11/83
64 Cole Garner R/R 6-2 210 12/15/84
13 Matt Miller R/R 6-2 210 12/26/82
15 Jay Payton R/R 5-10 205 11/22/72

Florida Marlins

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Clay Hensley R/R 5-11 190 08/31/79
– Daniel Jennings L/L 6-3 190 04/17/87
– Seth McClung L/R 6-6 260 02/07/81
– Kasey Olenberger R/R 6-4 235 03/18/78
– Matt Peterson R/R 6-5 220 02/11/82
– Chris Schroder R/R 6-1 210 08/20/78
– Scott Strickland R/R 5-10 220 04/26/76
– Derrick Turnbow R/R 6-3 210 01/25/78
– Jose Veras R/R 6-5 235 10/20/80
– Jay Voss L/L 6-4 195 04/22/87

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Brad Davis R/R 6-1 190 12/29/82
– Chris Hatcher R/R 6-2 190 01/12/85
– Vinny Rottino R/R 6-1 220 04/07/80

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Brian Barden R/R 5-11 200 04/02/81
– Matt Dominguez R/R 6-1 210 08/28/89
– Hector Luna R/R 6-0 225 02/01/80
– Osvaldo Martinez R/R 5-10 170 05/07/88
– Logan Morrison L/L 6-3 245 08/25/87
– Donnie Murphy R/R 5-10 185 03/10/83
– Danny Richar L/R 6-1 195 06/09/83

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Bryan Petersen L/R 6-0 200 04/09/86
– Mike Stanton R/R 6-5 240 11/08/89

Houston Astros

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Josh Banks R/R 6-3 210 07/18/82
– Gustavo Chacin L/L 5-11 205 11/04/80
– Roy Corcoran R/R 5-10 185 05/11/80
– Casey Daigle R/R 6-5 240 04/04/81
– Chia-Jen Lo R/R 5-11 180 04/07/86
– Shane Loux R/R 6-2 235 08/31/79
– Gary Majewski R/R 6-2 215 02/26/80

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Kevin Cash R/R 6-0 200 12/06/77
– Jason Castro L/R 6-3 210 06/18/87
– Brian Esposito R/R 6-1 190 02/24/79
– Lou Santangelo R/R 6-1 205 03/16/83

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Drew Meyer L/R 5-10 200 08/29/81
– Oswaldo Navarro R/R 6-0 155 10/02/84
– Chris Shelton R/R 6-0 215 06/26/80

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Jason Bourgeois R/R 5-9 190 01/04/82
– Alex Romero L/R 6-0 200 09/09/83
– Cory Sullivan L/L 6-0 200 08/20/79

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

26 Luis Ayala R/R 6-2 190 01/12/78
88 Scott Dohmann R/R 6-1 200 02/13/78
79 Francisco Felix R/R 5-11 205 07/28/83
70 Josh Lindblom R/R 6-5 240 06/15/87
45 Justin Miller R/R 6-2 200 08/27/77
35 Ramon Ortiz R/R 6-0 175 05/23/73
48 Russ Ortiz R/R 6-1 215 06/05/74
78 Juan Perez R/L 6-0 180 09/03/78
28 Josh Towers R/R 6-1 185 02/26/77
36 Jeff Weaver R/R 6-5 200 08/22/76

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

77 JD Closser S/R 5-10 200 01/15/80
81 Gabriel Gutierrez R/R 5-11 190 11/24/83
82 Justin Knoedler R/R 6-2 215 07/17/80

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

30 Angel Berroa R/R 6-0 195 01/27/78
21 Nick Green R/R 6-0 180 09/10/78
76 John Lindsey R/R 6-1 245 01/30/77
13 Doug Mientkiewicz L/R 6-0 210 06/19/74
72 Russ Mitchell R/R 6-1 182 02/15/85
63 Argenis Reyes S/R 5-10 165 09/25/82

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Alfredo Amezaga S/R 5-10 180 01/16/78
66 Brian Barton R/R 6-3 190 04/25/82
– Brian Giles L/L 5-10 205 01/20/71
61 Prentice Redman R/R 6-3 185 08/23/79
2 Michael Restovich R/R 6-6 240 01/03/79

Milwaukee Brewers

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

67 Eric Arnett R/R 6-5 230 01/25/88
70 Zach Braddock L/L 6-4 230 08/23/87
39 Chris Capuano L/L 6-2 225 08/19/78
48 Tim Dillard R/R 6-4 225 07/19/83
50 John Halama L/L 6-5 215 02/22/72
68 Kyle Heckathorn R/R 6-6 240 06/17/88
73 Kameron Loe R/R 6-7 240 09/10/81
76 A.J. Murray S/L 6-3 220 03/17/82
77 Scott Schoeneweis L/L 6-0 190 10/02/73
52 Chris Smith R/R 6-2 200 04/09/81

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

87 Jonathan Lucroy R/R 6-0 185 06/13/86
79 Martin Maldonado R/R 6-1 210 08/16/86
20 Matt Treanor R/R 6-0 210 03/03/76

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

15 Jim Edmonds L/L 6-1 210 06/27/70
65 Trent Oeltjen L/L 6-1 190 02/28/83
66 Logan Schafer L/L 6-1 180 09/08/86
63 Adam Stern L/R 5-11 185 02/12/80

New York Mets

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

90 Travis Blackley L/L 6-3 200 11/04/82
64 Elmer Dessens R/R 5-11 200 01/13/71
– R.A. Dickey R/R 6-2 215 10/29/74
93 Jack Egbert L/R 6-3 220 05/12/83
43 Josh Fogg R/R 6-0 205 12/13/76
68 Bobby Livingston L/L 6-3 205 09/03/82
70 Carlos Muniz R/R 6-1 190 03/12/81
77 Eric Niesen L/L 6-1 180 09/04/85
47 Hisanori Takahashi L/L 5-10 170 04/02/75

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

72 Kai Gronauer R/R 6-1 205 11/28/86
71 Mike Nickeas R/R 6-0 210 02/13/83
74 Francisco Pena R/R 6-2 230 10/12/89
73 Shawn Riggans R/R 6-2 200 07/25/80

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

65 Russ Adams L/R 6-0 200 08/30/80
22 Jolbert Cabrera R/R 6-1 215 12/08/72
67 Mike Cervenak R/R 5-11 200 08/17/76
78 Ike Davis L/L 6-5 195 03/22/87
10 Andy Green R/R 5-10 180 07/07/77
88 Luis Hernandez S/R 5-10 180 06/26/84
66 Mike Hessman R/R 6-5 215 03/05/78
35 Mike Jacobs L/R 6-3 215 10/30/80
79 Ruben Tejada R/R 5-11 165 09/01/89

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

2 Frank Catalanotto L/R 6-0 205 04/27/74
62 Jesus Feliciano L/L 6-0 174 06/06/79
91 Kirk Nieuwenhuis L/R 6-3 210 08/07/87

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Phillippe Aumont L/R 6-7 220 01/07/89
– B.J. Rosenberg R/R 6-2 215 09/17/85
– Joe Savery L/L 6-3 215 11/04/85
– Ryan Vogelsong R/R 6-3 215 07/22/77
– Ehren Wassermann S/R 6-0 190 12/06/80
– Bill White L/L 6-3 225 11/20/78

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Tuffy Gosewisch R/R 5-11 190 08/17/83
24 Paul Hoover R/R 6-1 210 04/14/76
– Kevin Nelson R/R 6-3 215 04/08/81
– Dane Sardinha R/R 6-0 215 04/08/79
– John Suomi L/R 5-11 200 10/05/80

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Ozzie Chavez S/R 6-1 160 07/13/83
– Freddy Galvis S/R 5-10 170 11/14/89
– Cody Ransom R/R 6-2 190 02/17/76
33 Andy Tracy L/R 6-3 240 12/11/73
– Wilson Valdez R/R 5-11 170 05/20/78

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Domonic Brown L/L 6-5 204 09/03/87
– Chris Duffy L/L 5-9 185 04/20/80
– Tyson Gillies L/R 6-2 190 10/31/88
– Dewayne Wise L/L 6-1 190 02/24/78

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

66 Jimmy Barthmaier R/R 6-5 215 01/06/84
74 Brian Bass R/R 6-2 215 01/06/82
71 Brian Burres L/L 6-2 175 04/08/81
77 D.J. Carrasco R/R 6-3 220 04/12/77
23 Vinnie Chulk R/R 6-2 195 12/19/78
78 Anthony Claggett S/R 6-3 195 07/15/84
72 Neal Cotts L/L 6-1 200 03/25/80
38 Craig Hansen R/R 6-6 225 11/15/83
79 Steven Jackson R/R 6-5 230 03/15/82
27 Jeff Karstens R/R 6-3 185 09/24/82
36 Wilfredo Ledezma L/L 6-4 225 01/21/81
68 Jean Machi R/R 5-11 245 02/01/82
69 Jeremy Powell R/R 6-5 230 06/18/76
70 Jack Taschner L/L 6-3 205 04/21/78
65 Justin Thomas L/L 6-3 220 01/18/84
50 Virgil Vasquez R/R 6-3 205 06/07/82
30 Tyler Yates R/R 6-4 250 08/07/77

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

75 Luke Carlin S/R 5-11 185 12/20/80
81 Hector Gimenez S/R 5-10 210 09/28/82
67 Erik Kratz R/R 6-4 250 06/15/80
55 Tony Sanchez R/R 6-0 220 05/20/88

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

82 Doug Bernier R/R 5-11 175 06/24/80
80 Brian Friday R/R 5-11 180 12/16/85

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

76 Brian Myrow L/R 5-11 210 09/04/76
61 Jonathan Van Every L/L 6-1 190 11/27/79

San Diego Padres

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

66 Simon Castro R/R 6-5 210 04/09/88
73 Cory Luebke R/L 6-4 215 03/04/85
76 Wynn Pelzer R/R 6-1 200 06/23/86
41 Mark Worrell R/R 6-1 215 03/08/83

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

68 Mitch Canham L/R 6-2 215 09/25/84
70 Michael Collins R/R 6-3 213 07/18/84
72 Chris Stewart R/R 6-4 210 02/19/82

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

74 James Darnell R/R 6-2 195 01/19/87
67 Logan Forsythe R/R 6-1 195 01/14/87
75 Lance Zawadzki S/R 5-11 15 05/26/85

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

77 Chris Denorfia R/R 6-0 205 07/15/80
16 Matt Stairs L/R 5-9 215 02/27/68

San Francisco Giants

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Denny Bautista R/R 6-5 195 08/23/80
– Santiago Casilla R/R 6-0 200 07/25/80
– Craig Clark L/L 6-2 200 07/09/84
– Rafael Cova R/R 6-2 175 03/05/82
– Steve Edlefsen S/R 6-2 180 06/27/85
– Eric Hacker S/R 6-1 210 03/26/83
– Osiris Matos R/R 6-1 200 08/06/84
– Tony Pena R/R 6-2 180 03/23/81
– Felix Romero R/R 6-2 200 06/18/80
– Clayton Tanner R/L 6-1 202 12/05/87
– Daniel Turpen R/R 6-4 230 08/17/86
– Craig Whitaker R/R 6-4 210 11/19/84

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Steve Holm R/R 6-0 210 10/21/79
– Johnny Monell L/R 5-11 205 03/27/86
– Hector Sanchez S/R 6-0 185 11/17/89
– Jackson Williams R/R 5-11 200 05/14/86

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Ehire Adrianza S/R 6-1 155 08/21/89
– Brandon Crawford L/R 6-2 200 01/21/87
– Nick Noonan L/R 6-0 180 05/04/89

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Wendell Fairley L/R 6-2 195 03/17/88
– Roger Kieschnick L/R 6-3 200 01/21/87
– Thomas Neal R/R 6-1 205 08/17/87

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

48 Rich Hill L/L 6-5 205 03/11/80
70 Lance Lynn R/R 6-5 250 05/12/87
76 Evan MacLane L/L 6-2 185 11/04/82
77 Pete Parise R/R 6-1 185 12/05/84
78 Oneli Perez R/R 6-2 200 05/26/83
72 Fernando Salas R/R 6-2 200 05/30/85
79 Eduardo Sanchez R/R 5-11 155 02/16/89
99 Charlie Zink R/R 6-1 190 08/26/79

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

80 Tony Cruz R/R 5-11 205 08/18/86
81 Charles Cutler L/R 6-0 200 07/29/86
82 Steven Hill R/R 5-11 200 03/14/85
86 Robert Stock L/R 6-0 175 11/21/89

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

87 Daniel Descalso L/R 5-10 190 10/19/86
3 Ruben Gotay S/R 5-11 190 12/25/82
88 Peter Kozma R/R 6-0 170 04/11/88
89 Donovan Solano R/R 5-10 165 12/17/87

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

74 Tyler Henley L/L 5-10 200 06/10/85

Washington Nationals

Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

– Miguel Batista R/R 6-1 210 02/19/71
68 Victor Garate L/L 6-2 210 09/25/84
18 Eddie Guardado R/L 6-0 225 10/02/70
41 Logan Kensing R/R 6-1 190 07/03/82
52 Joel Peralta R/R 5-11 195 03/23/76
46 Ryan Speier R/R 6-7 210 07/24/79
58 Drew Storen S/R 6-2 180 08/11/87

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

56 Jamie Burke R/R 6-0 225 09/24/71
62 Derek Norris R/R 6-0 210 02/14/89

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

10 Eric Bruntlett R/R 6-0 200 03/29/78
24 Pete Orr L/R 6-1 195 06/08/79
59 Josh Whitesell L/L 6-1 225 04/14/82

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

38 Chris Duncan L/R 6-5 230 05/05/81
– Kevin Mench R/R 6-0 215 01/07/78
3 Jerry Owens L/L 6-3 195 02/16/81

- Carlton Fisk disagrees with Marc Mcgwire.

- The Sox outrighted catcher Cole Armstrong to AAA Charlotte.

- Dayan Viciedo is working out at 1st base at Camp Cora.

- Kenny can’t figure out why Linebrink sucked last year. J.J. wonders what the Sox will do with him after this year.

- Paul Konerko a Hall of Fame player?.

- Erick Threets: Don Cooper Spring Training project.

The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on minor-league contracts with right-handed pitchers Greg Aquino and Daniel Cabrera, left-handed pitcher Erick Threets, infielder Freddie Bynum and outfielder Jason Botts.

The Cabrera signing is new. Stats: Cabrera. Stats for others: Bynum, Botts, Aquino, Threets.

Those 5 were invited to Spring Training. Also, Jordan Danks, Jared Mitchell, Brent Morel, and C.J. Retherford highlight the 10 players within the Sox system that were invited to Spring Training. More organization invitees: Charlie Leesman, Josh Phegley.

UPDATE: The other 4 organization invitees are C Miguel Gonzalez, C Donny Lucy, OF Josh Kroegar, and RHP Ryan Braun. Pitchers and catchers report to camp on February 21, position players on February 26. Here’s FutureSox’ post.

Chicago White Sox
Signed: RHP Greg Aquino, LHP Erick Threets
Released: RHP Daniel Albritton
Traded: RHP John Ely and RHP Jon Link to Dodgers for OF Juan Pierre

Stats: Aquino, Threets.

The Dodgers need relief pitchers, and reliever Will Ohman needs a job. Those two needs intersected on Sunday morning, when the Dodgers gave the free-agent left-hander a tryout.

Ohman, accompanied at Camelback Ranch-Glendale by his agent, went through a two-inning simulated game against Minor League hitters in front of manager Joe Torre and most of the Dodgers’ front office.

Great! Perfect! In case you’re not familiar with Ohman, he’s exactly what the team needs right now, and not even just because of (complete lack of) competition for the position otherwise. The 31-year-old Pepperdine alum made his debut with the Cubs in 2000, getting into 17 games in his first two years, before blowing out his arm and missing 2002 and 2003. Since making it back to the bigs in 2005, he’s been one of the most reliable lefty relievers over the last four seasons, making at least 56 appearances each year with quality results (ERA+ scores of 151, 112, 94, and 116).  Even better, unlike Joe Beimel, Ohman’s been killer on fellow southpaws, holding them to just a .571 OPS in 2008.

That’d be a pretty valuable addition to any team, but in comparison to Mazone (32 and yet to appear in a MLB game) and Threets (6.75 spring ERA after allowing a run and two hits in 1/3 of an inning today) Ohman’s basically looking like Sandy Koufax right now – especially when you consider that Hong-Chih Kuo is almost guaranteed to miss some time this year due to injury. (That said, until Kuo does go down, how tasty is a Kuo/Ohman lefty duo? Niiiice.)

So what’s stopping the Dodgers from signing him now-ish? Well, Joe Torre, for one:

Free agent left-hander Will Ohman said he would be ready for opening day, but Manager Joe Torre wasn’t so sure.

Of Ohman’s command when he pitched to minor leaguers in front of the Dodgers’ brain trust, Torre said, “You can see he hasn’t been pitched in games.”

From the MLB.com story, Torre also mentioned:

“But there’s a certain element of sharpness you’d like to have. Where we are, how many times can he pitch [in a game]? We saw today the quality of his stuff. You can see he hasn’t been pitching in a game as far as command. Not that he’s been pinpoint [in his career].”

Well, yeah. I don’t doubt he’s rusty. Why wouldn’t he be? He’s missed almost all of spring training. But doesn’t he have enough of a track record of success to think that it’ll just take him some extra time to get going? I mean, what would you prefer to have out there in the pen? A proven reliever who might need a week or two more to get up to speed, or, well, Brian Mazone and Erick Threets?

Will Ohman. Dodger blue. Let’s make this happen.

Eric Stults: 2.1 IP, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 HR (spring ERA: 12.96)
Claudio Vargas: 1 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 2 HR (spring ERA: 8.22)

Just like most of their pitches today, any chance of these two winning this competition has to be going… going… gone.

With Shawn Estes already a washout, Eric Milton not far behind, and Jason Schmidt already counted out, that has to mean James McDonald wins this by default, right? Imagine that – we really could see a Dodger rotation that’s three-fifths twenty-five-and-under. It’s not exactly the way we all wanted to see it, but man, is that thought tasty.

Not that things went any better for the guys still competing for the 2nd lefty reliever spot, as Brian Mazone and Erick Threets each gave up a homer. Are we really going to sit by and watch the Giants go get Will Ohman? It’s not like his skill set perfectly fits what this team needs, or anything.

On another note, what is with all of the injuries? You’ve got Chad Billingsley, Blake DeWitt, and Mark Loretta all pulling muscles in the same game. You’ve got Clayton Kershaw taking a liner off the hip, Jason Repko pulling a hamstring – in addition to Manny’s previous hamstring problem – and now you’ve got Delwyn Young going for an MRI on his surgically-repaired elbow. Granted, none are that serious, but still, not a good omen.

The season simply cannot start soon enough.