Tuesday Morning Rockpile:

by Rox Girl on Mar 13, 2007 7:08 AM MDT in Rockpile

Matt Meyers did go to Rockies camp yesterday, and comes back with some interesting stuff on our Latin system, including a look at Hector Gomez.

Troy Tulowitzki and Chris Iannetta both had reason to celebrate a little bit on Monday, in a testament to their makeup as ballplayers, both went back to work instead. Fantastic.

For those that missed the list of the rest of the demotions yesterday, here's the official transactions page. As has been noted, nothing shocking here, the closest to the bigs this Spring was Jeff Salazar's brief flirtation with one of our backup outfielder roles.

Thomas Harding's notes column at the official site has an interesting quote from Clint Hurdle way at the bottom in regards to what he's looking for in Jeremy Affeldt's performance this Spring:

"His strengths are his fastball and his curveball," Hurdle said. "There are times to work on some other things, but don't lose sight of what you need to do when you need to do it."

Update [2007-3-13 9:51:18 by Rox Girl]:

In addition to writing the article linked above, Tracy Ringolsby's been busy as he also did an audio interview with Baseball Prospectus in regards to the Rockies' chances this season. And another article for their "Hope and Faith" series on How the Colorado Rockies can win the World Series. It's free content, no subscription required for this one.

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Guess for those that will be cut next?

I'm thinking non roster players.

As I'm thinking Spillbourghs will get the extra OF position after Baker and Finley, that means Gomez to AAA, and Mrbry cut. Quintinella and Barmes to AAA. As well as Covina, Gil.

Pitchers are a little harder to read. I'm thinkig Bull pen is looking like this:

I'm assuming: Lawerence to the DL

Bucholtz (If he's not a starter)
Affeldt
Corpas
Ramirez
Hawkins
Fuentes
OPEN: Veres, Herges are the top two, with Gallo, or Rivera as possibles cause they are lefties, and Maybe a long shot of Tom Martin. Graves is cut or sent to AAA

If Bucholtz is a starter then Fogg, Kim are gone and we have 2 open spots in the bullpen. If Uball is the #5 (as Rox Girl and I are both rooting for) then Bucholtz is in the Bullpen with only one spot.

by Redhawk on Mar 13, 2007 11:14 AM MDT reply actions

wait a sec...

if we kept baker and finley, why would we keep spillbouroughs as well? isn't it finly OR spillbouroughs?

there's only 5 bench slots. carroll, torrealba, and baker are guarantees. well...now that i think about it, i guess baker's versatility makes him an infielder too, so with carroll and baker, all the infield positions are covered. although, instead of taking two reserve outfielders, since baker can cover right, i'd rather just choose one between spillbouroughs and finley, and keep mabry as strictly a pinch hitter. if you have enough versatility in your first four bench slots, and left handed, veteran pinch hitter with some pop is a HUGE luxury.

i say finley over spillbouroughs, to start, and then if finley is sucking it up, bring up spillbouroughs (assuming he has options left, i'm not sure).

by Good Ol Larry on Mar 13, 2007 11:52 AM MDT up reply actions

Agee to an extent

Mabry still has to prove he has fuel left in the tank. If not, then they may not have that veteran lefty on the bench they want and instead decide to go with Spilly.....though I tend to agree that his BEST bet of making the roster is to beat-out Steve Finley

by sg8335aa on Mar 13, 2007 12:08 PM MDT up reply actions

Too Much Talent??

What's the infield at the Springs, It's time to trade.......too many good player sitting on the bench, what's the outfield at the Springs, the rotation?

by roxtalk on Mar 13, 2007 11:34 AM MDT reply actions

Springs

Too much talent is a good thing:

Definites:
3B - Ian Stewart
1B - Josh Koshansky
SS - "Likely" to be the loser between Barmes and Tulo
2B - Jayson Nix
Util: Omar Q - He'll start at SS if the loser of Barmes/Tulo doesn't make it to the Springs, or 2B if Nix isn't ready to start the season. Otherwise, he'll be the super-sub who will get regular playing time at all positions plus DH.

Outfield: (depends)
Barker, Spilborghs, Seth Smith, Salazar....with Barker, Smith, Salazar likely starting.

Spilborghs/Omar Q. battling for the starting DH job.

(My guess is Matt Miller, Gaetti, Colonel, Macri and Czarniecki start at AA)

Sully is probably the one destined to "have" to trade. You'd think the Rockies and Florida would be talking everyday right now.

by sg8335aa on Mar 13, 2007 12:07 PM MDT up reply actions

cool

great rundown on the triple a roster.

my question: why would florida, or any team, be the least bit interested in cory sullivan?

how does he have any value, whatsoever?

i'm not trying to be ultra-cynical, it's just an honest question that baffles me.

he's almost worthless. and his defense is overrated.

by Good Ol Larry on Mar 13, 2007 12:32 PM MDT up reply actions

he's not that bad....

His defense IS actually quite good. And considering the alternative (Reggie Abercrombe is the best CFer on Florida's roster) they definitely are in need of a CFer for this season. Despite Cory's shortcomings, he's a much better player than Reggie Abercrombe.

by sg8335aa on Mar 13, 2007 12:37 PM MDT up reply actions

I watch different games

I must watch different games.

I know that I value Sullivan's defense more than most but in my opinion he is a very good defensive player in center.

He gets amazing jumps and reads on balls. He rarely makes a mistake and he makes difficult plays look easy because he is so fundamentally sound (and gets such great reads on balls).

He definitely has value as a defensive replacement in center (if nothing else) for a team with a weak fielding CFer.

by MADness on Mar 13, 2007 5:24 PM MDT up reply actions

I think sg8335 was saying his defense is solid

And I agree with both of you.

I think that Coors Field, and perhaps our pitching messes with the metrics a bit, particularly those at Baseball Prospectus, as I see the same things you two do. I think his range is decent, not spectacular, but he does get a good read off the bat and closes well. His arm's an asset, and his bat is inconsistent as heck, but not terrible. I think he's a fine backup cf for contending teams, and a fairly solid starting option for desperate clubs.

by Rox Girl on Mar 13, 2007 5:33 PM MDT up reply actions