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Art Deco · 05-29-2022, 04:39 PM

Before we could finalize the OD roster we had to make a deal to send out Ismael Vargas, who was out of options and wasn't making the team with the trades for lefties Mel Mejia and Chris O'Brien. So we did this:

Vargas was a college closer we drafted out of Texas Tech with a supplemental 1st-round pick in 2041, and while he did develop and retain his 80 stuff, he could never attain any level of consistency either with the big club or at Durham. 40 control was always an issue and as you can see from the career numbers cited above, he just never got it done but he could end up thriving with the Giants. You never know. The guy we got in return in Rose has a similar flawed profile except from the right side, 70 stuff (75 potential) and while he does sport 55 control his movement is only 40 so we'll have to pick our spots for him. He's going to Durham anyway for now.

So this is what the final 28-man (remember MLB increased the roster size by 1 this winter) roster will look like:

C-Cordova, Borcado
1B-S.Williams
2B-Laboy
SS-Frick
3B-Barela
IF-Morioka, Davila
OF-Saro, Gregory, Mendez, A.Duran, Parham*
DH-J.Castillo

SP-Ager, Brophy, Moses, Gibson, Bookhart
LR-Ramos
MR-Turner, O'Brien, D.Anderson, Grote, Parham*
SU-Forbes, Mejia
CL-Sato, Minier

*two-way player

The surprise here is Juan Davila, the game's #3 prospect. He's moved up level-by-level and although he underwhelmed at Durham last year (253/331/364) he had a good spring and I really didn't want to send him to Durham for another year. He can play all the infield positions but he's behind Morioka glove-wise as the primary IF backup so he's really only going to play here or there but I have a hunch he'll hit with us.

The other surprise is Greg Bookhart, whom I had expected to start the year on rehab with Durham but looked so good in his two starts late in the spring that I deemed him ready. I'm not going to push him much past 5 innings or 75-80 pitches at first but I think he's good to go.

The toughest cut came between BJ Turner and Tristan Goulet. I think Goulet's ready for the majors but is eventually going to be a starter and I want him starting at Durham as I have enough guys who can go long (Ramos, Grote). Turner looked good in the spring and can slot in as a righty setup guy should Sean Forbes struggle this season.

So that's the team, how does BNN see them stacking up?

Pretty good as things go although 102 wins would be a "down" year for this franchise.

Next up: We open the season with 4 games at Publix Park vs Boston.

05-29-2022, 04:39 PM	#1977
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,430	2046 Opening Day Roster & Preseason Predictions Before we could finalize the OD roster we had to make a deal to send out Ismael Vargas, who was out of options and wasn't making the team with the trades for lefties Mel Mejia and Chris O'Brien. So we did this: Vargas was a college closer we drafted out of Texas Tech with a supplemental 1st-round pick in 2041, and while he did develop and retain his 80 stuff, he could never attain any level of consistency either with the big club or at Durham. 40 control was always an issue and as you can see from the career numbers cited above, he just never got it done but he could end up thriving with the Giants. You never know. The guy we got in return in Rose has a similar flawed profile except from the right side, 70 stuff (75 potential) and while he does sport 55 control his movement is only 40 so we'll have to pick our spots for him. He's going to Durham anyway for now. So this is what the final 28-man (remember MLB increased the roster size by 1 this winter) roster will look like: C-Cordova, Borcado 1B-S.Williams 2B-Laboy SS-Frick 3B-Barela IF-Morioka, Davila OF-Saro, Gregory, Mendez, A.Duran, Parham* DH-J.Castillo SP-Ager, Brophy, Moses, Gibson, Bookhart LR-Ramos MR-Turner, O'Brien, D.Anderson, Grote, Parham* SU-Forbes, Mejia CL-Sato, Minier *two-way player The surprise here is Juan Davila, the game's #3 prospect. He's moved up level-by-level and although he underwhelmed at Durham last year (253/331/364) he had a good spring and I really didn't want to send him to Durham for another year. He can play all the infield positions but he's behind Morioka glove-wise as the primary IF backup so he's really only going to play here or there but I have a hunch he'll hit with us. The other surprise is Greg Bookhart, whom I had expected to start the year on rehab with Durham but looked so good in his two starts late in the spring that I deemed him ready. I'm not going to push him much past 5 innings or 75-80 pitches at first but I think he's good to go. The toughest cut came between BJ Turner and Tristan Goulet. I think Goulet's ready for the majors but is eventually going to be a starter and I want him starting at Durham as I have enough guys who can go long (Ramos, Grote). Turner looked good in the spring and can slot in as a righty setup guy should Sean Forbes struggle this season. So that's the team, how does BNN see them stacking up? Pretty good as things go although 102 wins would be a "down" year for this franchise. Next up: We open the season with 4 games at Publix Park vs Boston.