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Altoona Curve's Roster

The Altoona Mirror has it. Some of the more noteworthy inclusions and omissions:

-P- The infield starters look to be Matt Hague, Josh Harrison, Chase D'Arnaud and Jordy Mercer, which means that Jim Negrych and Shelby Ford will be in reserve duty. Translation: Negrych and Ford really aren't prospects anymore, in case that weren't already clear.

-P- The only three outfielders on the roster are Gorkys Hernandez, Miles Durham and Alex Presley, which is weird, since Presley hasn't even shown he can hit at the Class A+ level. The Pirates released Jeff Corsaletti, a perfectly competent organizational outfielder, a few days ago, which is also weird.

-P- Rudy Owens will start the season with the Curve, which is a pretty aggressive assignment, since he's only played a handful of games at Class A+. Good for him. Justin Wilson and Tim Alderson will also be in the rotation.

-P- Danny Moskos will be in the bullpen, which basically suggests that the Pirates aren't taking him seriously as a prospect, as they shouldn't.

-P- Jeff Locke didn't make the team despite spending all of 2009 at Class A+. WTM suggests that Locke wasn't terribly impressive in camp--he was throwing 88-89 MPH, which isn't a disaster for a lefty, but he had trouble locating his breaking stuff.

-P- Ramon Aguero isn't listed, which is strange, because the Pirates assigned him to Altoona after cutting him from big league camp. I don't know if the roster isn't complete, or whether Aguero might have been assigned somewhere else. UPDATE: WTM writes that Aguero is injured.

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Aguero has some minor injury. He’s expected to join the Curve soon.

It’s very likely Negrych and/or Ford will see time in the outfield. Jose de los Santos probably will, too, which is bad because he can’t hit at all. I seriously doubt Presley will play very much. Hector Gimenez might even play left a little.

by WTM on Apr 4, 2010 3:28 PM EDT reply actions  

OF...

possibly someone that we had figured for Indianapolis gets sent there?? Like maybe, Cooper. Indy has enough guys (Tabata, Jones, Van Every, Giminez, Walker, Pearce) that can play or fill in Indy’s outfield.

by Thunder on Apr 4, 2010 5:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Owens, Wilson, and Alderson make for a rather interesting group of young arms.

Hey, an out is an out - unless you're Mario, in which case it's probably two outs. -UtesFan89

Hard work always beats talent if talent doesn't work hard.

by wg1of5 on Apr 5, 2010 6:38 PM EDT reply actions  

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