Washington Nationals Reclaim Cole Kimball, Add Four More Players To 40-Man Roster.
by Patrick Reddington on Nov 18, 2011 7:11 PM EST
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A day after the Toronto Blue Jays claimed 26-year-old right-hander Cole Kimball when the Washington Nationals tried to sneak the injured pitcher through waivers, the Nats returned the favor, claiming Kimball back when the Blue Jays tried to outright him to their own Triple-A affiliate. Kimball was added to the Nats' 40-Man Roster tonight along with 24-year-old first baseman Tyler Moore, 22-year-old catcher Derek Norris, 26-year-old backstop Jhonatan Solano, and 21-year-old center fielder Eury Perez. The moves leave the Nationals with 37 players on their 40-Man roster.
Among those left off the 40-Man Roster who are available for selection in December 8th's 2011 Rule 5 Draft are 22-year-old '07 1st Round pick left-hander Josh Smoker, 26-year-old right-hander Jeff Mandel, 26-year-old righty Brad Meyers, outfielder Erik Komatsu, pitchers Jack McGeary, Patrick McCoy, catcher Sandy Leon, outfielders Chris Curran and J.R. Higley and infielders Stephen King and Jose Lozada. Any team that selects a prospect in the Rule 5 Draft has to keep the player on its 25-Man Roster for the entire season after the draft or return them to their original team.
Tyler Moore was the 2010 Player of the Year in the Nationals' organization after a .269/.321/.552 season in which he hit 43 doubles and 31 HR's in 129 games and 553 plate appearances at Class-A Potomac, leading the Class-A Carolina League in doubles, home runs, RBI's, extra-base hits, total bases, and slugging percentage. At Double-A Harrisburg this past season, Moore hit 35 doubles and 31 HR's, posting a .270/.314/.532 slash in 137 games and 561 plate appearances and leading the Double-A Eastern League in home runs, RBI's and total bases.
A then-20-year-old catcher Derek Norris was the organization's Player of the Year in 2009 after a .286/.413/.513 season at Class-A Hagerstown which saw him hit 30 doubles and 23 HR's in 126 games. Now 22, and 9th on Baseball America's list of the Nationals' Top 10 Prospects, Norris is coming off a .210/.367/.446 season with the Double-A Senators in which he hit 17 doubles and 20 HR's in 104 games and 423 plate appearances. Norris, according to the Nats' press release this afternoon, "... ranks second among all minor leaguers with 256 walks over the last three seasons. He has thrown out 151 of 375 (40 percent) would-be basestealers in five seasons as a professional."
Backstop Jhonatan Solano, described in the Nats' press release as, " An exceptional defender behind the plate," is a 26-year-old catcher who spent the 2011 season at Triple-A Syracuse, playing 78 games and making 279 plate appearance in which he had a .275/.325/.388 line with 14 doubles and 5 HR's. In his six seasons in the Nationals' system, Solano has a .251 AVG with 21 home runs and 181 RBI's in 461 games and 1725 plate appearances.
Eury Perez, 21, played at the entire 2011 season at Class-A Potomac, stealing 45 bases in 60 attempts and putting up a .283/.319/.321 slash with nine doubles, two triples and a HR in 119 games and 465 plate appearances for the P-Nats. "His 45 stolen bases ranked second in the Carolina League, behind teammate Jeff Kobernus (53 SB)," the Nationals' noted this afternoon, and, "He has a .303 batting average with 43 doubles, 15 triples, 11 home runs, 165 RBI and 168 stolen bases during his five-year professional career."
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4 catchers and 1B men
They got some extra depth in these position.
Four catchers: Wilson Ramos, Jesus Flores, Jhonatan Solano, and Derek Norris.
Four 1st Basebase men: Adam LaRoche, Michael Morse, Chris Marrero, and Tyler Moore.
vs 4 OF (excluding Morse)
only one of which is a lock to make the OD 25-man
Yeah, well, you know, that's just like, uh, your opinion man
Of course,
the Nats see Morse as more of an outfielder than a first baseman, so…
Rob
-- In baseball we trust.
Splitting hairs, but...
Moore is apparently having a go at the OF, so you could say four CA (Ramos, Flores, Norris, Solano), three 1B (Laoche, Marrero, & Morse/Moore), and five OF (Morse/Moore, Werth, Bernadina, Perez, & Harper).
I will say I like the move to protect Solano, as long as Rizzo has a trade lined up that includes Flores. Solano posts decent offensive numbers, calls a good game but is small for a CA (6’0 – 180). He’s good as a #2, but can’t carry a full load, imo.
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Moore's in instructs doing OF?
Wow. That’s a surprise. I didn’t think he was all that defensively at 1B. Hope it works out. More versatility can only help his career.
Waiting to bang my drum in parades for the Nats and Caps.
MASN's Mr. Kerr wrote aboot that a few weeks ago...
LINK: Outfield an “option” for Nationals’ power-hitting prospect Tyler Moore
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by Patrick Reddington on Nov 19, 2011 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
Could this be because the Nats do not feel a team will want to put him on the 25-Man roster for the entire season, since he is probably not ready? Just a thought, but I could see them taking that risk on a couple of players who are not ready, since teams can’t afford to waste a roster spot. If he were closer to being MLB ready, I bet he would be protected….wouldn’t you agree?
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Wow, Fitt really likes Goodwins potential
“There’s not a lot of true five-tool talents in the minor leagues and certainly not in this organization. I think he has the best all-around package of any prospect that they have got.”
MOAR SEVERINO!
Smells like hype to match the rating to me.
Fitt also says his arm is ‘averag-ish,…not bad on some plays’, hasn’t shown the BP power in games yet, and needs mechanical adjustments to become a .280 – .300 hitter. That’s not the kind of explanation you normally see associated with a “5-tool” player, but more in line with a 3-tool prospect.
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Of the big four drafted this year
Goodwin strikes me as the most likely to bust.
Rob
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Agreed, high risk high reward
Rendon I would say is pretty safe, Meyer is probably gonna at least be a good reliver, Purke is all how healthy he is.
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I'm even a little less crazy about Meyer than Goodwin
Extremely tall pitchers tend to have a hard time repeating their motion / delivery point toward the plate (see Randy Johnson, Jon Raush, Andrew Brachman, et al). He might take 3-4 years just to calm down enough to be functional.
All four of the Nationals’ top-end signings carry some risk – Rendon & Purke have injury concerns, while Meyer & Goodwin have mechanical / skill issues. It was a good draft, with solid signings, but leaves some room for doubt.
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In other words,
2011 was a “normal” draft, albeit with multiple first-round picks. Getting “once-in-a-generation” picks is not the norm, especially two years in a row. Hopefully, the Nats won’t be in a position to pick #1 (or close to it) for a very long time …
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Probably better than normal overall
but they got the BA hype from going after & inking three projected 1st rounders. The team also signed all of their top twelve this year, and 31 of their 51 picks overall.
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