Posted April 4, 200619 yr Reggie Abercrombie, OF, Marlins And just like that, one of the toolsiest players in recent memory, all but forgotten and with his third team, is in the big leagues. Sure it's the Marlins, and sure he's still Reggie Abercrombie, but at least he'll be entertaining. This is not to say that Abercrombie hasn't made progress--he has, it's just been e...x...t...r...e...m...e...l...y slow progress--and it's still not enough to think he'll be anything but a strikeout machine with one of the highest SportsCenter Highlight/Actual Production ratios in baseball. Here's everything you need to know about Reggie's skills and tools using a limited number of stats. YEAR LEVEL AB H AVG HR BI BB K 2000 R 220 60 .273 2 32 22 66 2001 A- 486 110 .226 10 44 19 154 2002 A+/AA 530 146 .275 10 42 27 159 2003 AA 448 117 .261 15 28 16 164 2004 A/AA 421 106 .252 12 27 12 123 2005 A/AA 477 127 .266 25 26 25 127 So yes, he's added power, cut his strikeouts and even walked a little more. He won the job with a .358/.394/.627 spring, but with three walks and 19 strikeouts in 67 at-bats, that kind of production is simply not sustainable. Carlos Martinez and Ricky Nolasco, RHPs, Marlins Martinez isn't quite the longshot Boone was--while nobody is surprised that the Marlins are starting the year with 11 rookies, few could have predicted Martinez' quick ascent. The closer at High Class A Jupiter last year, Martinez, who turns 24 in May, was slow to develop but didn't allow a run this spring until the end of March. With just four strikeouts in 8.2 innings, it looks fluky, but he's a classic long and lean Dominican with good stuff and a better chance to succeed than Boone. Nolasco came over from the Cubs in the Juan Pierre trade. A 2001 fourth-round pick, Nolasco really came into his own last year at Double-A West Tenn, with a 2.89 ERA in 161.2 innings with 173 strikeouts and just 46 walks. He lacks the same projection as some of the big-name pitchers acquired in the offseason by the Marlins (Gaby Hernandez, Yusmeiro Petit, Anibal Sanchez) because his changeup has been slow to develop, but his ability to command his fastball and plus curve gives him set-up man potential in the big leagues, and he could find success as early as this year. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=4936 Nolasco = Ryan Madson? I'm game. Mid-Season? Willis, Vargas, Johnson, Olsen, Moehler/Petit Borowski, Resop, Nolasco, Mitre, Bowyer, and 2 of German/Wellemeyer/Moehler/Herges/Martinez/Messenger/Kensing
April 4, 200619 yr Will German be sticking on the active roster? Has the FO made a move yet? Whatever happenend with Brandon Phillips and Tomas Perez? Have the Indians & Phillies done anything with them as of yet??? Thx. :mischief2
April 5, 200619 yr Author lou, did you watch the game last night? did you watch carlos martinez's stuff? Are you kidding? One inning isn't going to catapult him into solid RP status. Kid's never played above A ball. The best case scenario is he pitches a nice few innings, and he is sent down before the pounding comes.
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