Monthly Archives: April 2015

OPENING NIGHT

Cal LeagueThe season is finally upon us as the California League kicks of tonight with a full slate of five games. Each game is the beginning of a four-game set that runs through Sunday. Here are the opening night matchups:

 

SAN JOSE at LANCASTER, 6:30pm (Tyler Beede starting for San Jose)

HIGH DESERT at VISALIA, 7:00pm

MODESTO at LAKE ELSINORE, 7:00pm

STOCKTON at INLAND EMPIRE, 7:05pm

RANCHO CUCAMONGA at BAKERSFIELD, 7:15pm

NEWSWIRE

News and notes from around the web

 

ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENTS

(Updated, all teams’ announcements/rosters)

Here are more roster announcements from the various Cal League pages. Opening Night is tomorrow with the first scheduled game in Lancaster as the Jethawks host the San Jose Giants at 6:30PM. The rest of the teams face off later that evening.

BAKERSFIELD BLAZE (Mariners)

INLAND EMPIRE 66ers (Angels)

LAKE ELSINORE STORM (Padres)

LANCASTER JETHAWKS (Astros)

MODESTO NUTS (Rockies)

RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (Dodgers)

SAN JOSE GIANTS (Giants)

STOCKTON PORTS (Athletics)

VISALIA RAWHIDE (Diamondbacks)

LANCASTER JETHAWKS ROSTER ANNOUNCED

lancasterjethawksnewThe Houston Astros announced roster assignments yesterday. The Jethawks’ website has the announcement and a FULL STORY by Jason Schwartz, and all of the Astros’ minor league assignments can be found on Brian McTaggart’s TAG LINES blog.

Here is Lancaster’s preliminary 2015 squad:

PITCHERS

Brunnemann, Tyler

Cotton, Chris*

Fant, Randall*

Feliz, Michael

Frias, Edison

Grills, Evan*

Holmes, Brian*

Houser, Adrian

Morton, Zach

Sanudo, Gonzalo

Scribner, Troy

Sims, Blaine*

Tiburcio, Frederick

CATCHERS

Holberton, Brian*

Morales, Jobduan#

INFIELDERS

Davis, JD

Fernandez, Jose

Mayfield, Jack

McDonald, Chase

Moon, Chan#

Reed, AJ*

OUTFIELDERS

Mitchell, Ronnie*

Phillips, Brett*

Ramsay, James*

Vasquez, Danry*

Wik, Marc*

* – left-hander

# – switch-hitter

NEWSWIRE

News and notes from around the web

  • Closer Enrique Burgos had a great year for the Visalia Rawhide in 2014 and has been fanning hitters in Spring Training at a great clip. Ryan P. Morris did a detailed breakdown of Burgos on InsideThe Zona.com last week – FIREBALLS SHOOTING OUT OF RIGHT HAND OF ENRIQUE BURGOS
  • Several players in the Giants’ system are discussed by  Ashley Marshall on MiLB.com, including RHP Tyler Beede, who will most likely start the year in San Jose – GIANTS PROSPECT PRIMER: BEEDE ON THE RISE