Dunedin Roster and Stats

Starting Rotation
RHP Mike Macdonald
Height: 6’1’’ Weight: 200
Age: 23 Signed: 2004
Repertoire: 86-89 fastball, breaker.
2004: 3.88 46.0 30 6-30 (NYP)
2004: 1.93 33.0 29 9-23 (A-)
2005: 4.24 127.1 136 40-87 (A+)

Notes: Carved up hitters in low minors despite less than stellar stuff, may struggle in upper minors with better hitters, better suited for pen, needs good location to survive.

LHP Kurt Isenberg
Height: 6’0’’ Weight: 190
Age: 23 Signed: 2003
Repertoire: 89-91 fastball, curve, developing change
2004: 3.88 51.0 48 15-34 (A-)
2004: 5.61 61.0 73 20-40 (A+)
2005: 3.54 145.0 147 32-90 (A+)

Notes: Struggled in 2004 after very good 2003 debut. May be best as situational lefty if he cannot master the changeup.

RHP Kyle Yates
Height: 6’4’’ Weight: 220
Age: 22 Signed: 2004
Repertoire: average fastball, curveball, changeup
2004: 6.75 9.0 9 5-11 (NYP)
2005: 4.43 81.1 82 19-81 (A-)
2005: 1.91 75.1 69 19-67 (A+)

Notes: College teammate of Curtis Thigpen. Doesn’t throw hard, needs to hit his spots. Curveball is his out-pitch.

LHP Davis Romero
Height: 5’10’’ Weight: 150
Age: 22 Signed: 2000
Repertoire: 88-91 fastball, curve , plus change
2004: 2.53 103.0 78 30-108 (A-)
2005: 3.47 124.2 133 34-136 (A+)

Notes: May be too small and fragile to start long-term, has stuff to be more than situational lefty. Changeup is his out-pitch. Still working on curve.

LHP Daryl Harang
Height: 6’2’’ Weight: 225
Age: 22 Signed: 2004
Repertoire:
2004: 4.71 21.0 16 7-23 (Rookie)
2005: 3.21 28.0 27 12-22 (A-)
2005: 4.01 24.2 24 13-13 (A+)

Notes: Brother of Reds’ Aaron Harang.

Ricky Romero LHP
Height: 6’1’’ Weight: 195
Age: 20 Signed: 2005
Repertoire: 90-94 fastball, cutter/slider, 12-6 curve, change
2004: Did Not Play
2005: 0.00 2.0 2 1-2 (NYP)
2005: 3.82 30.2 36 7-22 (A+)

Notes:

Bullpen
RHP Justin James
Height: 6’3’’ Weight: 212
Age: 23 Signed: 2003
Repertoire: 88-92 fastball, plus change, curve
2004: 3.00 78.0 67 24-83 (A-)
2004: 5.40 50.0 60 19-41 (A+)
2005: 2.87 94.0 107 21-56 (A+)

Notes: Good change, better curve could help.

RHP Milton Tavarez
Height: 6’2’’ Weight: 190
Age: 23 Signed: 2000
Repertoire:
2004: 4.55 63.0 69 26-63 (A-)
2005: 3.36 59.0 56 21-50 (A+)

Notes: Taken in minor league Rule 5 draft (Red Sox).

RHP Jeremy Harper
Height: 6’2’’ Weight: 190
Age: 24 Signed: 2003
Repertoire:
2004: 4.08 35.0 37 20-33 (A-)
2004: 3.21 14.0 13 4-7 (NYP)
2005: 3.82 33.0 33 14-38 (A-)
2005: 2.93 43.0 44 26-33 (A+)

Notes:

RHP Brian Reed
Height: 6’1’’ Weight: 210
Age: 24 Signed: 2003
Repertoire:
2004: 0.35 26.0 17 5-28 (A-)
2004: 3.16 31.0 38 8-31 (A+)
2005: 2.84 63.1 53 18-48 (A+)
2005: 4.91 11.0 13 6-10 (AA)

Notes: Doesn’t throw hard, needs to locate pitches.

RHP Mark Sopko
Height: 5’11’’ Weight: 190
Age: 23 Signed: 2003
Repertoire:
2004: 6.00 51.0 64 18-30 (A-)
2005: 2.94 33.2 38 14-24 (A-)
2005: 7.20 15.0 23 8-14 (A+)

Notes:

RHP Danny Hill
Height: 6’0’’ Weight: 200
Age: 23 Signed: 2004
Repertoire: 90-93 sinker, slider, split
2004: 1.59 11.0 9 3-6 (NYP)
2005: 2.04 17.2 16 7-12 (A-)
2005: 3.22 50.1 47 21-29 (A+)

Notes: Didn’t throw a lot last season after signing due to assortment of injuries.

LHP Brad Mumma
Height: 6’4’’ Weight: 230
Age: 24 Signed: 2003
Repertoire:
2004: 3.83 49.0 53 15-47 (A-)
2005: 4.09 61.2 60 20-69 (A+)
2005: 4.05 6.2 6 2-6 (AA)

Notes: Could start season in high-A depending on prospects ahead of him.

C Robinzon Diaz
Height:5’11’ Weight: 180
Age: 21 Signed: 2001
Tools: Good bat, speed
2004: .287 .342 .361 407 2 10 (A-)
2005: .294 .325 .376 388 1 5 (A+)

Notes: Needs to improve defence, versatile.

C Timothy Whittaker
Height: 6’0’’ Weight: 220
Age: 26 Signed: 2001
Tools:
2004: .257 .272 .347 144 1 1 (AAA)
2004: .161 .288 .214 56 0 0 (A+)
2005: .279 .331 .353 136 1 0 (A+)
2005: .167 .167 .167 6 0 0 (AA)
2005: .000 .111 .000 8 0 0 (AAA)

Notes: Organizational player, swings OK stick.

C/1B Joey Reiman
Height: 6’1’’ Weight: 200
Age: 24 Signed: 2003
Tools:
2004: .292 .386 .422 408 7 3 (A-)
2005: .148 .179 .148 27 0 0 (A-)
2005: .294 .377 .411 282 5 1 (A+)

Notes: Could be Matt LeCroy with less power.

1B Vito Chiaravalloti
Height: 6’3’’ Weight: 220
Age: 24 Signed: 2003
Tools: bat, OK power
2004: .267 .378 .439 446 14 0 (A+)
2005: .236 .315 .351 148 3 1 (AA)
2005: .212 .307 .356 146 4 0 (A+)

Notes: Faded late in the season, needs better conditioning, needs to improve consistency and power output to be top prospect at first base.

2B Carlo Cota
Height: 5’10’’ Weight: 180
Age: 24 Signed: 2002
Tools: good bat
2004: .294 .356 .449 463 11 2 (A+)
2005: .304 .374 .500 276 10 0 (A+)
2005: .250 .301 .375 144 2 1 (AA)

Notes: Struggles a bit on defence, does not have great range, bat could make him valuable utility infielder.

3B Eric Arnold
Height: 6’1’’ Weight: 190
Age: 24 Signed: 2002
Tools:
2004: .280 .329 .378 378 5 1 (A-)
2005: .274 .343 .504 379 19 1 (A+)

Notes: Could be useful utility player, faded as season wore on.

SS Manuel Mayorson
Height: 5’10’’ Weight: 160
Age: 22 Signed: 200
Tools: Gold Glove
2004: .217 .277 .243 300 0 2 (A+)
2005: .268 .309 .363 441 3 7 (A+)

Notes: Has Gold Glove potential at shortstop.

IF Scott Dragicevich
Height: 6’3’’ Weight: 200
Age: 25 Signed: 2002
Tools:
2004: .227 .329 .310 277 3 1 (A+)
2005: .250 .321 .348 264 3 0 (A+)

Notes: Hits better when he plays every day.

Mike Snyder
Height: 6’5’’ Weight: 230
Age: 24 Signed: 1999
Tools:
2004: .207 .282 .356 261 8 2 (AA)
2005: .226 .297 .316 177 4 1 (A+)

Notes: Fallen from grace, suffered serious knee injury.


LF Adam Lind
Height: 6’2’’ Weight: 190
Age: 21 Signed: 2004
Tools: bat
2004: .308 .367 .474 266 7 1 (NYP)
2005: .313 .375 .487 495 12 2 (A+)

Notes: One of best overall hitters in the system, could move quickly.

LF Jayce Tingler
Height: 5’8’’ Weight: 155
Age: 24 Signed: 2003
Tools:
2004: .251 .373 .300 447 1 3 (A+)
2005: .265 .353 .318 465 1 2 (A+)

Notes: On-base monster, little or no power, limited projection, could be fifth outfielder.

CF David Smith
Height: 6’1’’ Weight: 190
Age: 24 Signed: 2002
Tools:
2004: .278 .366 .431 436 12 5 (A-)
2005: .294 .349 .473 391 14 2 (A+)

Notes:

RF Rodney Medina
Height: 6’1’’ Weight: 180
Age: 23 Signed: 1999
Tools:
2004: .330 .352 .427 103 1 3 (A-)
2004: .259 .321 .386 197 3 2 (A+)
2005: .272 .305 .349 169 1 1 (A+)


Notes:

Injured:
Ed Cannon RHP
Height: 6’0’’ Weight: 170
Age: 23 Signed: 2004
Repertoire:
2004: 2.95 40.0 36 11-40 (R)
2005: 7.71 2.1 4 0-2 (A+)

Notes:

Derek Tate LHP
Height: 5’11’’ Weight: 185
Age: 23 Signed: 2004
Repertoire: mid-80s fastball
2004: 1.10 33.0 22 4-41 (R)
2004: 5.40 16.0 17 6-24 (NYP)
2005: 0.00 1.1 1 0-0 (A+)

Notes: A left-handed Macdonald, may struggle at upper levels, better chance to succeed though because he is left-handed.