Cubs Finally Begin to Address Roster

flaherty pretty much has to be added...unless he's going to boston/SD pretty soon...or something really weird is going on with him, which isn't likely.

Is this it? Are they going into the Rule 5 draft with a 34 man roster?

It certainly was very surprising (or more like puzzling) that Ryan Flaherty was not added to ther Cubs 40-man roster. A 25-year old LH power-hitting corner IF-OF with AAA experience who can also play 2B (and SS in a pinch) should get plucked in the Rule 5 Draft. This could be an example of a new management team under-valuing the players in its new team's farm system, which is fairly typical. Leo Durocher thought that way, so did Dallas Green, and so did Larry Himes. ("Cubs 'prospects' are guys I never liked much, while my former club's prospects were 'my guys' so therefore they must be better"). Also, switch-hitting IF-OF Marwin Gonzalez and RHSP Jay Jackson have AAA experience, and should be ready to play in the big leagues in 2012. Like Flaherty, both are likely Rule 5 Draft picks. M. Gonzalez can play anywhere in the infield & outfield (and he is a legitimate SS), and projects as a Geoff Blum-type utility guy at ther big league level. I saw a lot of Gonzo when he was at Extended Spring Training at Fitch Park with Starlin Castro and Junior Lake in 2008, amd he is a very versatile player who should develop some HR power as he matures (he's only 22). 24-year old Jay Jackson was selected in the 9th round of the 2008 Rule 4 Draft (June draft) out of Furman and rocketed through the Cubs system, reaching AAA in just his first full season (2009). He appears to have regressed over the course of the past two seasons at AAA, however, but he still has the stamina to be a rotation starter, and he has maintained solid strikeout totals. He is an outstanding athlete who can field his position, and he also one of the best hitting pitchers in the minor leagues. 22-year old former Korean bonus baby RHP Dae-Eun Rhee (who had TJS in 2009 but showed he was all the way back in 2011) and 21-year old LHP Jeffry Antigua (probably the Cubs #1 lefty starter prospect) are the most-tatented guys left off the 40-man roster, but neither have pitched above Hi-A Daytona, so it would be reasonable to assume that even if one or both were to be selected in next month's Rule 5 Draft that they would probably end up getting returned. Still, it is a risk to leave them unprotected. The Cubs 2009 Minor League Player of the Year back when he was still an outfielder, 23-year old LHP Kyler Burke has progressed nicely since being converted to pitcher at 2011 Extended Spring Training, and would probably project (at the very least) as a future MLB LOOGY if not something more. He features a mid-90's fastball, a plus-curve, and a decent change-up, and he was working on a slider at Instructs. Burke has not pitched above Boise, though, so it would seem unlikely that he would get selected in the Rule 5 Draft, and even if he were to be selected, he would probably get returned. But (as with Rhee and Antigua) it is still a risk to leave him unprotected. The Cubs had 33 players on their 40-man roster prior to making today's roster moves, and with Esmailin Cardidad, Kyle Smit, and Lou Montanez having been outrighted as Beliveau, Lake, Vitters, and Szczur were added to the 40, the Cubs roster now stands at 34. So there certainly would have been room to add Flaherty, M. Gonzalez, J. Jackson, Rhee, and Antigua if Team Epstein had been so inclined. One thing to keep in mind about adding players to the 40-man roster is that it is ALWAYS better to risk losing a player in the Rule 5 Draft (with at least a 50% chance that you will get the player back) than it is to add a player to the 40-man roster too soon only to find out later that you need his roster slot, and if that happens and you put him on waivers and he gets claimed, you lose the player and you won't get him back (like what happened with Casey McGehee three years ago). So there is a balance. And you never know what another club might be thinking. All is takes is one scout from one club to remember a certain player as somebody he once scouted and liked, and that player (sometimes somewhat surprisingly) gets selected in the Rule 5 Draft. One other thing that is unique to this off-season is that the Cubs and Padres and the Cubs and Red Sox have apparently agreed to defer the question of compensation for front office personnel recently signed by the Cubs until after next month's Rule 5 Draft, meaning it is possible that Flaherty, M. Gonzalez, J. Jackson, Rhee, Antigua, and/or Burke could be on the compensation list of one or both of the clubs, and were left off the Cubs 40-man roster intentionally for that reason. For instance, it is possible that the Sox (let's say) might want Flaherty and Rhee, and/or the Padres might want Antigua or Burke, but only if they don't have to add them to their 40-man roster. So they will wait until after the Rule 5 Draft to make the transaction, and if one or more of those players are selected by another MLB club in the Rule 5 Draft, then they will wait until the end of Spring Training to see if they get returned to the Cubs (and then they will consummate the deal), or other players could be made available as compensation.

Phil, 33 seems...what's the word, uncommonly (needlessly, recklessly?) low? Would you think it indicates the Cubs are going to be very active in the FA market? I wouldn't be shocked to see Antigua or Burke get grabbed, in addition to the guys you think are going to be gone. Left handed potential starters with 3 pitches and 90+ fastballs don't grow on trees.

A few notes regarding the Cubs roster moves today: 1. OF Luis Montanez was outrighted to the minors, and he can be a free-agent immediately per Article XX-D of the CBA (because he was outrighted previously in his career) and per MLB Rule 55 (because he would have been eligible to be a 6YFA if he had been on a minor league reserve list after the conclusion of the World Series). 2. RHP Kyle Smit (acquired by the Cubs in the Ted Lilly deal last year) was outrighted to the minors, but he is not eligible to be a minor league FA until after next season. Meanwhile, he will be eligible for selection in next month's Rule 5 Draft. 3. RHP Esmailin Caridad was outrighted to the minors, but he is not eligible to be a 6YFA until after the 2014 season. Meanwhile, he will be eligible for selection in the 2011, 2012, and 2013 Rule 5 drafts (presuming he is not released or added back to a 40-man roster in the meantime). 4. OF Matt Szczur will get four minor league options as long as the 4th one is used prior to the 2016 season. That's because Szczur completed only one "full season" prior to being added to a 40-man roster, and a player gets a 4th minor league option as long as it is used prior to completing five "full seasons." 5. Because they were added to the Cubs 40-man roster after August 15th, Jeff Beliveau, Junior Lake, Josh Vitters, and Matt Szczur have "Draft-Excluded" status (as do Bryan LaHair and Steve Clevenger, BTW), meaning they cannot be optioned or outrighted to the minors until 20 days prior to 2012 MLB Opening Day (essentially the same as a Rule 5 Draft pick, although a Rule 5 player must clear waivers before he can be sent to the minors). Draft-Excluded players can be traded or released at any time, however. In the case of Bryan LaHair, being a "Draft Excluded" player doesn't mean much, because (#1) he is out of minor league options, and (#2) he has the right to be an Article XX-D FA if outrighted because he was outrighted previously in his career (by SEA).

Fri, 11/18/2011 - 11:17pm — The E-Man Seeing that both Fleita and Wilken are still holding influential positions with the organization, and they have been following these youngsters for quite some time, I would hope that their input was requested. Rhee, Antiga, and Flaherty are the three players that gives me some pause, and I hope that we are able to keep two of the three if not all of them. I also think that for their first actual player personnel decision, they may have been looking for the players who fit into their philisophical frame of mind. ================================ E-MAN: I would be surprised if Fleita and Wilken have much influence with the new regime. After all, Hoyer did say just this week that one of his goals is to "rebuild the farm system," and I would find it very hard to believe that either Fleita or Wilken would agree that the farm system needs to be "rebuilt." (Improved, yes. But rebuilt?). Remember, Fleita signed his contract extention before anybody knew who the new GM would be, and Wilken has just one year left on his contract and could leave at any time. I also doubt that the players who were added to the Cubs 40-man roster today were added because they fit into some New Way. You would be hard-pressed to find two more aggressive hackers than Junior Lake and Josh Vitters, while conversely Flaherty is a reasonably patient hitter who takes a fair number of walks. And it can't be because of Flaherty's questionable defense, either, because both Lake and Vitters are defensively challenged (big-time), even more than Flaherty. I think age might have been a factor, though. Flaherty is 25, while Vitters is 22 and Lake is only 21. Also, both Lake and Vitters had very strong AFL performances. And while some here might downplay the significance of the AFL, there are scouts from every MLB organization at every AFL game, and a lot of AFL players are there because they are "on the bubble" 40-man roster-wise.

i missed all the flaherty talk from threads past...can someone tell me why he's eligable for the rule 5 in the first place?

The next question is which of the 48 Cubs players presently eligible for selection in the Rule 5 Draft have been placed on the AAA Iowa roster and which were not. There is a 38-man reserve list limit for AAA clubs, so at least 10 Cubs minor leaguers eligible for selection in next month's Rule 5 Draft were placed on the rosters of Tennessee, Daytona, Peoria, Boise, AZL Cubs, or DSL Cubs today. (Actually it is almost certainly more than 10, because at least five or six slots on AAA rosters are usually left open for minor league free-agents who might sign after the Rule 5 Draft). The reason this matters is because players selected off a AAA roster in the "Major League Phase" of the Rule 5 Draft cost $50,000 and must be kept on a club's MLB 25-man roster (or MLB DL) for the entire next season, with at least 90 days spent on the club's MLB 25-man Active Roster (time spent on an MLB Active Roster in September does not count toward the 90 days). If the drafting club decides it cannot keep a Rule 5 player on its Active Roster for at least 90 days, the player must be placed on waivers (BTW, this procedure is MLB Rule 6) and any other MLB club can claim the player (and assume the Rule 5 roster restrictions) for $25,000. If the player is not claimed off waivers, the drafted player's former club can reclaim the player for $25,000, and the player is automatically outrighted to the minors (player cannot be optioned, so if the player is eligible to be a free-agent if outrighted the player can opt for free-agency). Only if the player is not claimed off waivers AND the player's previous club declines to reclaim the player can the drafting team send the Rule 5 pick to the minors. Conversely, players on a AA reserve list who are eligible for selection in the "AAA Phase" of the Rule 5 Draft can be selected for an MLB club's AAA affiliate for only $12,000 with NO ROSTER RESTRICTIONS, meaning the player does not have to play at the AAA level the following season (he just has to be given a "fair trial" in Spring Training), and does not have to be offered back to the player's previous club if he doesn't. This happened with LHP Casey Lambert and RHP Ronny Morla, who were drafted off the Cubs AA Tennessee roster by BAL and NYM (respectively) in the AAA Phase of last year's Rule 5 Draft. (BTW, Lambert was one of the Orioles players assigned to the Mesa Solar Sox this year). And players on a Class-"A" reserve list who are eligible for selection in "AA Phase" of the Rule 5 Draft can be selected for an MLB club's AA affiliate for only $4,000 (again, with NO ROSTER RESTRICTIONS). In practice players eligible for selection in the Rule 5 Draft who are placed on a Class-"A" reserve list (eligible to be drafted by AA clubs) are usually players the parent club WANTS to be selected (finding someone who is willing to buy the player for even $4,000 is considered a victory). BTW, because the Cubs added a second DSL team in 2008 (which effectively added 35 players to the organization), the Cubs could have as many as 70 or 80 players eligible for selection in next year's Rule 5 Draft. That's when it's going to get tough to decide who to place on the AAA Iowa roster, not to mention who to add to the MLB 40-man roster.

As far as the Cubs 40-man roster is concerned, the next date of importance is November 23rd (next Wednesday). It is on that date that MLB clubs must offer salary arbitration to their Type "A" and Type "B" Article XX-B MLB free-agents in order to receive a compensation draft pick (Type "B") or draft picks (Type "A") if the player signs a Major League contract with another club. Free-Agents offered arbitration then have until November 30th to decide whether to accept the offer. If the player accepts the salary arbitration offer, the player must be immediately added back to his club's 40-man roster, and the player and the club proceed onward to the arbitration process. The player does NOT receive automatic "no trade" rights through 6/15 (the right that free-agents who decline the offer of salary arbitration receive), and the contract the player ultimately receives could even be non-guaranteed. How this affects the Cubs is that Aramis Ramirez, Kerry Wood, and Carlos Pena are their three Type "B" MLB free-agents. Ramirez almost certainly will not accept the salary arbitration offer (he clearly wants a multi-year deal, or else he would not have declined his $16M player option for 2012), and so the Cubs will get a 1st round Supplemental draft pick when Ramirez signs elsewhere. Wood and Pena, however, might very well accept the offer of salary arbitration, especially KW, who has said that he will either re-sign with the Cubs or retire, and recent rumblings in the media make it sound like the Cubs new regime would like Woody back. Pena accepting the offer could complicate matters if the Cubs sign Prince Fielder or have a chance to acquire some other attractive first-baseman, but if that were to happen, the Cubs could always just trade Pena (it's likely somebody would want him, although the Cubs might have to eat some salary), since he would NOT have the "no trade" rights that MLB Article XX-B free-agents get if they do not accept salary arbitration and sign elsewhere. And then the next date of importance after November 23rd is December 2nd. Clubs must decide by 12/2 whether to tender contracts to their auto-renewal and aribitration eligible players (albeit not including any free-agent who accepts a salary arbitration offer). A player who is not offered a contract on 12/2 is said to be "non-tendered," and the player immediately becomes a totally unrestricted free-agent. The club receives no compensation if the player signs with another club. The non-tender process is sometimes used to remove a player from a club's 40-man roster without having to release the player (where the player cannot be re-signed until May 15th) or place the player on Outright Waivers (where the player could be claimed by another club). After non-tendering a player, the club can attempt to re-sign the player to a Major League contract with more than the normally max 20% cut, or perhaps to a minor league contract with an NRI to Spring Training. Sometimes these deals are pre-arranged. Koyie Hill (eligible for salary arbritation and out of minor league options) and perhaps Blake DeWitt (also eligible for salary arbitration) are the most-obvious 12/2 non-tender candidates, along with Marcos Mateo (who is out of minor league options). Since he is out of options, the Cubs might prefer to work out a deal with Mateo in advance where they non-tender him on 12/2, and then sign him to a minor league contract for "big league money" (around $420K) and an NRI to Spring Training. That would remove him from the 40-man roster without having to place him on waivers, while also giving him the same money he would have gotten if he had remained on the 40-man roster. And then if he does not make the Cubs Opening Day MLB 25-man roster, he would not have to pass through waivers before he can be sent to the minors, since he would already be signed to a minor league contract.

As far as the Cubs 40-man roster is concerned, the next date of importance is November 23rd (next Wednesday). It is on that date that MLB clubs must offer salary arbitration to their Type "A" and Type "B" Article XX-B MLB free-agents in order to receive a compensation draft pick (Type "B") or draft picks (Type "A") if the player signs a Major League contract with another club. --- I've heard that the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (which we should heard details about on Monday) will change some of the above. Supposedly, there will be no compensation draft pick for Type B free-agents even if offered salary arbitration. If true, this changes the gamesmanship involved and the players that were on the borderline of missing Type A status (like Ramirez) really screw the clubs that offer arbitration but who now won't get any compensation if the F-A declines it. Hendry never did play that game as he usually just let the player go without offering arbitration (like Kerry Wood), which made them a bit more valuable to the team signing the free-agent since they wouldn't lose a draft choice in the signing. I guess we'll see how that plays out shortly. This certainly would be a perk to going after Type B free-agents .

Interesting attempt at a study over at BP by MGL... he screwed it up though (he uses "average hitting pitchers versus average hitting PH's to calculate the numbers, even though the managers are actually never actually faced with that decision", but it features the 2010 Cubs prominently. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php... Makes me wonder how it would have worked out had he done it correctly.

Still don't love the idea of not protecting Flaherty, though. --- Is Flaherty comparable to Casey McGehee (from about 3yrs ago) before the Brewers took him? McGehee's last yr in Iowa (2008) stat line: .296/.345/.429/.774 vs. Flaherty: 173AB/.237/.277/.399/.676 (2011,Iowa) although his 2011 TN numbers were good: 302AB/.305/.384/.523/.907 Also seems odd to leave Flaherty off since they might need some competition for DJ LeMahieu as a prospect for the opening at 3B. Also, what are the chances for Marquez Smith going in the rule 5 draft? He was Iowa's 3B last year. Not much upside considering he will be 27 next March?

http://twitter.com/PepeBeisbol PepeBeisbol Raul Lopez Big Z Carlos Zambrano took a shot that hit him in the face ..blood can be seen ...he came out looking ok in the 5th... 13 hours ago Carlos Zambrano has been taken to a local hospital as precaution...should get some stitches in face ..#cubs #mlb 12 hours ago Carlos Zanbrano at this time is ok and asked NOT to be taken out of the rotation of his Venezuelan team in Winter Ball 10 hours ago

Levine... also stuff on Fielder, Cespedes (McLeod is there and Epstein and Hoyer are going to the DR to see him Monday) and Darvish.

A team’s baseball budget and baseball payroll are two different things. The Cubs will have around a $200 million budget in 2012, which represents the entire amount of money the Cubs will allocate for major league salaries, employee salaries, running the minor leagues, amateur draft signings and international free agent signings.

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/i...

XM interviews with Mike Ferrin and Sveum: http://siriusxmsports.posterous.com/dale-sveu... and Epstein: http://siriusxmsports.posterous.com/theo-epst...

random thought for Az Phil... What are the chances for Angel Guzman to stick around the Cubs organization given all the management changes? Any update on his status?

AFL championship game on MLB Network, btw. looks like there's 200 or so people in attendance =p really small crowd.

Maybe they chose not to protect him because they've noticed that he tends to have a relatively long adjustment period to each level, and he hasn't yet adjusted to AAA. Could be they are thinking that his adjustment period will mean he'll never stick as a Rule V guy unless the team just stashes him, and he doesn't have enough upside to justify that.

quoted in rotoworld... "He's a bull," Caribes GM Sam Moscatel said. "He's OK. We spoke the night he had the surgery, and he said he wants to make his next start on Friday." Zambrano is slated to undergo more tests in the coming days. A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed he received 18 stitches after being hit on the side of the head.

HGH testing in the new CBA according to j.heyman. pee or blood? *shrug* penalty for testing positive? *shrug* we'll find out.

fwiw...via rotowurld Mark Cuban isn't interested in buying the Braves should they be put for sale, he told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in an email Saturday. "I like franchises that need a lot of help," Cuban wrote. "The Braves have a great franchise."

Heard on radio that the penalty for positive hgh testing will be the same as for anabolic steroids

Ken Rosenthal Full details on draft-pick compensation changes. http://t.co/nenU9iWi

lookie, an unblocked Bruce Miles article... http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20111118/s... but this Wittenmeyer article hints that Sveum is considering Chris Bosio as pitching coach. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/...

Abridged from Wiki on Bosio's coaching career:

After retiring from playing...He was a special assignment pitching coach in the Seattle Mariners organization in from 1998 to 2002. In 2001 he was the pitching coach for the Tacoma Rainiers. In that season Tacoma won the Triple-A title and led the pitching staff to the lowest earned run average in the Pacific Coast League, working with future-Major Leaguers Brian Fuentes, Brett Tomko, and Joel Piniero. In 2003, he was the Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitching coach for Lou Pinella. Leaving baseball after the 2003 season for family health reasons, he moved his family to Appleton, Wisconsin. Bosio joined the Cincinnati Reds organization in 2008, serving as pitching coach at their Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts. In 2009, he served as the Triple-A Nashville Sounds pitching coach. He helped lead the Sounds Pitching staff to the lowest earned run average in the Pacific Coast League... On August 12, 2009, he replaced Bill Castro as pitching coach for the Milwaukee Brewers. He is currently the pitching coach of Nashville Sounds of the PCL league, replacing Rich Gale who left the team for personal reasons.

ESPN article on Z with video of the play he was hit in the mouth. Z fielded the ball and got the out at first. Amazing. http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/725... His agent is quoted saying he got 18 stitches and was hit in the side of the mouth 2nd video link (larger): http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:7256751

Boston Globe, Nick Cafardo sunday schtick... http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/...

ETC. 1. The Cubs should give up outfielder Tyler Colvin to the Red Sox as compensation for Theo Epstein and call it a day;

on Cespedes...

3. Yoenis Cespedes, OF, free agent - Cespedes has faced mostly pitchers who throw in the mid-80s, which is why teams like the Phillies and Red Sox have held private workouts. Said one scout who watched him last week, “He has too long of a swing for me. He could strike out a lot. He reminds me of Wily Mo Pena a little with his power, but whether you can devote those kinds of dollars and project him as a top major league player, that’s quite a leap of faith.’’

on Garza...

4. Matt Garza, RHP, Cubs - Epstein will listen to offers on Garza and just about anyone on his team. The reason? Epstein needs players to fill his farm system. The Cubs likely are not going to be really competitive for a while, so rather than keep resources that won’t be able to make your team better instantly, why not trade assets for younger players until that moment comes? Epstein always coveted Garza when he was Red Sox GM. Will Cherington take a shot?

and on Sveum...

9. Dale Sveum, manager, Cubs - Sveum’s personality wouldn’t have gone over in Boston. He’s a nice guy with great baseball passion, but very quiet and not someone who could take the attention away from his team and put it on himself, which is what managers need to do in big markets. He’s better for the Cubs in a rebuilding mode. That’s the way one Major League Baseball executive put it recently. I think he’s right.

Cards really know how to pick their managers http://m.deadspin.com/5861228/mike-matheny-go...

And so ends the Bears season.

Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks with a broken thumb on his right throwing hand...According to a source, surgery could be an option...Caleb Hanie will assume the quarterback duties as Cutler recovers.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football...

Phillies get Ty Wiggington from Rockies for ptbnl or cash

I wouldn't bury the Bears yet JACOS. Hanie is an athletic QB who has had a couple years under this system, and is well-liked by the players. He has a VERY good arm. We'll see soon enough. On the Bears D and special teams alone, factoring in their WC competition, they STILL are right in it (now).

CM posted the Cubs 2012 Spring Training schedule... http://muskat.mlblogs.com/2011/11/21/1121-cub...

Wittenmeyer article...Jaramillo is on Sveums staff. Dernier and DeJesus are not. Not confirmed regarding Strode and Listach (both under 1 yr contracts, article says to expect them to be back). Sveum talked to Mark Riggins but nothing final on him yet. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/...

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php... Minutes 35 to about half way through 43, followed by their rundown on the Red Sox system. Highlights: They still like Vitter's swing and think he eventually gets there. Same as everyone else on B Jackson. Divided on Szczur, and were puzzled by the money given to Duston and Gretzky.

SEA swing-and-miss power prospect Greg Halman stabbed to death in the netherlands...brother arrested as prime suspect.

For those of you who like to think ahead, AS THINGS STAND RIGHT NOW here is where we will be this time next year: ARTICLE XX-B MLB FREE-AGENT POST-2012: Jeff Baker Marlon Byrd Ryan Dempster Koyie Hill Sean Marshall Carlos Zambrano ================================ ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE POST-2012: Andrew Cashner (could qualify as a “Super Two”) Starlin Castro (could qualify as a “Super Two”) Blake DeWitt Matt Garza James Russell Jeff Samardzija Geovany Soto Randy Wells ============================ ARTICLE XX-D MINOR LEAGUE FREE-AGENT POST-2012: NONE AT THIS TIME ============================ RULE 55 MINOR LEAGUE FREE-AGENT POST-2012: SIX-YEAR MINOR LEAGUE FA: Jim Adduci, OF Kyler Burke, LHP (ex-OF) Matt Camp, IF-OF Marwin Gonzalez, IF-OF Blake Lalli, C-1B Oswaldo Martinez, RHP Jonathon Mota, INF Blake Parker, RHP Nate Samson, INF Kyle Smit, RHP PREVIOUSLY RELEASED MINOR LEAGUE FA: Adrian Aviles, LHP (previously released by LAD) Dan Berlind, RHP (previously released by MIN) Carlos Figueroa, INF (previously relased by COL) ================================= ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION IN DECEMBER 2012 RULE 5 DRAFT: Abner Abreu, OF Jeffry Antigua, LHP Smaily Borges, OF (player-coach) Justin Bour, 1B Jane Bremon, RHP Michael Brenly, C Justin Bristow, RHP Michael Burgess, OF David Cales, RHP Esmailin Caridad, RHP Matt Cerda, 3B-2B Hung-Wen Chen, RHP Evan Crawford, OF Willengton Cruz, LHP Manolin DeLeon, RHP Antonio Encarnacion, RHP Eduardo Figueroa, RHP Darlyn Figueroa, OF Ryan Flaherty, IF-OF Luis Flores, C Carlos Galvez, LHP Ramon Garcia, RHP Gregori Gonzalez, IF-OF Miguel Gonzalez, C (player-coach) Yohan Gonzalez, RHP Gian Guzman, INF-RHP (player-coach) Marcus Hatley, RHP Ty’Relle Harris, RHP Graham Hicks, LHP Brett Jackson, OF Jay Jackson, RHP Alvido Jimenez, RHP Richard Jones, 1B Austin Kirk, LHP Jordan Latham, RHP Luis Liria, RHP Jeff Lorick, LHP David Macias, IF-OF Brandon May, INF Hector Mayora, RHP Trey McNutt, RHP Pedro Medina, OF Tarlandus Mitchell, RHP Jose Montesino, INF Jesus Morelli, OF A. J. Morris, RHP Craig Muschko, RHP Jon Nagel, RHP Jake Opitz, INF Enyelberth Pena, RHP Felix Pena, RHP Starling Peralta, RHP Nelson Perez, OF Manuel Pestana, OF Roderik Pichardo, RHP Brooks Raley, LHP Ramon Reyes, RHP Dae-Eun Rhee, RHP Rebel Ridling, 1B-OF Gregorio Robles, OF Jhon Rodriguez, RHP Santo Rodriguez, RHP Greg Rohan, IF-OF Carlos Romero, C Melvin Rosa, RHP Jose Rosario, RHP Zac Rosscup, LHP Chris Rusin, LHP Julio Sanchez, RHP Ryan Searle, RHP Deuris Severino, RHP Marquez Smith, 3B Matt Spencer, LHP (ex-OF) Nick Struck, RHP Larry Suarez, RHP Charles Thomas, RHP (ex-3B) Jose Tineo, RHP Francisco Turbi, RHP Brett Wallach, RHP Logan Watkins, IF-OF Rob Whitenack, RHP Ty Wright, OF

Az Phil; Has Camp Colvin begun yet?