2008-09 Minor League Royals Information

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To prevent clutter atop the MiLB Report, I'm just going to tally the Minor League rosters below and provide hyperlinks to team statistics. Feel free to comment on roster moves or changes if you see fit. Transactions are listed in the next post.

*UPDATED 2/24*

OMAHA ROYALS



MANAGER:
Mike Jirschele

Catchers:

Infielders:

Outfielders:
Brett Bigler
Chris Lubanski

Pitchers:
Dusty Hughes
Brett Richardson
Matt Wright
Yasuhiko Yabuta

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS



MANAGER:
Brian Poldberg

Catchers:
Cody Clark
Adam Donachie
Kiel Thibault

Infield:
Cory Aldridge
Mario Lisson
Ed Lucas
Marc Maddox
Juan Richardson

Outfield:
Jose Duarte
Irving Falu
Brian McFall

Pitchers:
Greg Atencio
Dan Cortes
Kyle Crist
Tim Hamulack
Rowdy Hardy
Chris Hayes
Blake Johnson
Chris Nicoll
Matt Peterson
Julio Cesar Pimentel
Blake Wood

WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS



MANAGER:
Darryl Kennedy

Catchers:
Jeffrey Howell
Matt Morizio

Infield:
Jeff Bianchi
Brad Correll
Josh Johnson
Chris McConnell
Kurt Mertins
Anthony Seratelli

Outfield:
Joe Dickerson
Jarrod Dyson (50 Game Suspension to begin season)
Paulo Orlando
Adrian Ortiz
Derrick Robinson
Cody Strait

Pitchers:
Henry Barrera
Edward Cegarra
Tyler Chambliss
Chris Chavez
Jason Godin
Aaron Hartsock
Greg Holland
Matt Kniginyzky
Ray Liotta
Mario Santiago
Ben Swaggerty
Everett Teaford

BURLINGTON BEES



MANAGER:
Brian Rupp

Catchers:
Joe Billick
Ryan Eigsti

Infielders:
Zach Evangelho
Johnny Giavotella
Kyle Martin
Mike Moustakas
Juan Rivera
Clint Robinson
Jason Taylor (50 Game Suspension to begin season)

Outfielders:
Julio Aparicio
Nick Francis
David Lough
Wilson Tucker
Nick Van Stratten
Jamar Walton

Pitchers:
Juan Abreu
Joe Augustine
Barry Bowden
Tony Bradley
Alex Caldera
Luis Cota
Daniel Duffy
Brent Fisher
Danny Gutierrez
Kelvin Herrera
Matt Mitchell
Harold Mozingo
Eduardo Paulino
Zach Peterson
Paul Raglione
Jacob Rodriguez
Brandon Sisk

IDAHO FALLS CHUKARS



MANAGER:
Jim Gabella

Catchers:
Juan Graterol
Sean McCauley
Salvador Perez

Infielders:
John Alfaro
Alberto Espinosa
Fernando Garcia
Eric Hosmer
Antonio Jimenez
Alwin Perez
Devery Van De Keere

Outfielders:
Shawn Griffin
Patrick Norris
Neder Severino
Carlo Testa

Pitchers:
Jesse Carver
Bryan Casey
John Foster
Justin Garcia
Stephen Gilgenbach
Blaine Hardy
Ivor Hodgson
Tim Huber
Ryan Morgan
Gary Novakowski
Orlando Rada
Derrick Saito
James Thompson
Aneidy Torbio

BURLINGTON ROYALS



MANAGER:
Tony Tijerina

Catchers:
Miguel Moctezuma

Infielders:
Diego Cruz
Fernando Cruz
Angel Franco
Yeldyrs Molina
Jason Morales
David Wood

Outfielders:
Allen Caldwell
Warren McFadden

Pitchers:
Manauris Baez
Carson Bryant
Roque Colon
Giancarlo De La Cruz
Brent Fisher
John Flanagan
Pernell Halliman
Mike Lehmann
Sam Runion

ARIZONA LEAGUE ROYALS



MANAGER:
Julio Bruno

Catchers:
Jose Bonilla
Brandon Fowler
Travis Jones
Mauricio Matos

Infielders:
Deivy Batista
Geulin Beltre
Malcom Culver
Yowill Espinal
Edwin Henriquez
Lifete Jose
Jacob Kuebler

Outfielders:
Luis Del Rosario
Astin Jacobo
Alex Llanos
Miguel Mariano
Hilton Richardson
Derek Rodriguez

Pitchers:
Greg Billo
Ariel Bonilla
Gary Cuevas
Deybi De La Cruz
Dale De Schepper
Casey Feickert
Carlos Fortuna
Santiago Garrido
Keaton Hayenga
Chase Hentges
Peter Hodge Nielsen
John Lamb
Tristan Loetzsch
Sugar Ray Marimon
Michael Montgomery
Leondy Perez
Josh Ruhlman
Tyler Sample
Onassis Sirrett
Jacob Theis

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE ROYALS



MANAGER:
Jose Mejia

Catchers:
Jhonson Alvarez
Edul Escobar
Juan Fortuna

Infielders:
Samuel Carmona
Yunior Figueroa
Roberto Lantigua
Adrian Martinez
Luis Piterson
Victor Soto
Jhoan Ubri
Juan Wilmore

Outfielders:
Ysmelin Alcantara
Santos Cabrera
Vicni Pereira
Juan Polonia
George Rosario
Williams Sanchez

Pitchers:
Ezequiel Amador
Willian Avinazar
Geronimo Batista
Roque Breton
Domingo Castillo
Starling De La Rosa
Angel Garcia
Leo Gomez
Omar Gomez
Aroni Nina
Edgar Nunez
Abraham Ramirez
Freddy Rodriguez
Jonathan Rodriguez
Leonel Santiago
Willer Violi
Robinson Yambati

UNASSIGNED:

C Rainier Bello
C J.R. House
C Jin-Ho Shin
C John Suomi
C Matt Tupman
C Vance Wilson
2B Jonathan Baez
2B Tug Hulett
3B Jeifrich Garcia
3B Corey Smith
SS Luis Hernandez
OF Steven Boggs
OF Brian Buchanan
OF Tommy Murphy
OF Jordan Parraz
OF Eric Shortell
LHP Dan Cevette
LHP Jose DeJesus
LHP Frankely Diaz
LHP Lenny DiNardo
LHP Heath Phillips
LHP Carlos Sencion
RHP Carlos Arias
RHP Jose Brito
RHP Federico Castaneda
RHP Roman Colon
RHP Jairo Cuevas
RHP Brandon Duckworth
RHP Luke Hudson
RHP Riquy Pena
RHP Luis Ortega
RHP Franquelis Osoria
RHP Sergio Rosario
RHP Carlos Villanueva
RHP Oscar Villarreal
RHP Jamey Wright

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TRANSACTIONS

9/22 - 9/28
Released: RHP Angel Martinez, RHP Jace Smith, SS Jamie Nilsen
Reinstated from inactive list: OF Wilson Tucker
Assigned to Hawaii Winter Baseball: RHP Jason Godin, LHP Ben Swaggerty, 2B Kurt Mertins

9/15 - 9/21
Released: RHP Colby Beach, RHP Gary Novakowski, SS Jorge Gutierrez
Recalled: RHP Julio Pimentel, LHP Tyler Lumsden, LHP Neal Musser, LHP Josh Newman, C Mat Tupman, SS Mario Lisson
Reinstated from DL: RHP Juan Abreu, RHP Jose Capellan, RHP Jason Godin, RHP Matt Mitchell, RHP Harold Mozingo, RHP Chris Nicoll, RHP Eduardo Paulino, RHP Michael Penn, LHP Danny Duffy, LHP John Foster, 1B Mike Stodolka, SS Dave Matranga, OF Joe Dickerson
Assigned to Arizona Fall League: RHP Daniel Cortes, LHP Rowdy Hardy, RHP Chris Hayes, SS Chris McConnell, OF Joel Dickerson, OF Brian McFall
Assigned to winter league: RHP Jason Godin, LHP Gilbert de la Vara, LHP Ben Swaggerty, 2B Kurt Mertins, SS Kyle Martin

9/8 - 9/14
Released: RHP Steven Miller, C Todd Balduf

9/1 - 9/7
Recalled: RHP Carlos Rosa, 1B Ryan Shealy, SS Angel Sanchez, OF Shane Costa
Added to 40-man roster: RHP Devon Lowery, RHP Yasuhiko Yabuta, 1B Kila Ka’aihue
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Chris Nicoll
Reinstated from DL: RHP Carlos Rosa, SS Angel Sanchez, OF Shane Costa
Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Victor Jorge

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www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=1727

Transactions 9/29 - 10/5

Signed: 3B Juan Richardson, SS Carlos Garcia, OF Cory Aldridge
Released: RHP Williams Farinas, RHP Victor Jorge, RHP Edwin Mieles

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2008-09 Rule 5 Eligibilities

C Adam Donachie
C Jeff Howell
C Brayan Pena
C Kiel Thibault
1B Mike Stodolka
2B Josh Johnson
SS Irving Falu
SS Chris McConnell
3B Ed Lucas
LF Chris Lubanski
CF Jose Duarte
RF Brian McFall

SP Henry Barrera
SP Jose Capellan
SP Luis Cota
SP Blake Johnson
SP Dusty Hughes
SP Matt Kniginyzky
SP Mario Santiago
RP Juan Abreu
RP Greg Atencio
RP Kyle Crist
[glow=red,2,300]RP Gilbert De La Vara[/glow] (selected in Rule 5)
RP Patrick Green
RP Chris Nicoll
RP Jarod Plummer

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For Week Ending 9/29:

Signed: RHP Matt Wright
Released: RHP Ariel Bonilla
Reinstated from inactive list: RHP Jarod Plummer

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B.A. transactions for the past month, combined:

www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?cat=7

Signed: RHP Federico Castaneda, RHP Sergio Rosario
Released: OF O.D. Gonzalez
Added to 40-man roster: C Brayan Pena
Removed from 40-man roster: RHP Brandon Duckworth, RHP Yasuhiko Yabuta, C Matt Tupman

The 24-year-old Castaneda, a five-year veteran of the Mexican League, went 4-1, 4.28 in 58 games for Laguna in 2008. He struck out 46 and walked 22 in 54 2/3 innings.

Both Yabuta (40 innings) and the Rangers’ Japanese reliever import, Kazuo Fukumori (64 innings), spent significant time in Triple-A in 2008. In fact, Indians righthander Masahide Kobayashi was the only one of the trio of Japanese relievers from the class of 2008 to make it through the entire season as a member of a 40-man roster. He went 4-5, 4.53 for the Indians, racking up six saves and striking out 35 in 56 innings.

Here are the Royals' Minor League Free Agents:

RHP: Jose Capellan (AAA), Roman Colon (AAA), Matt Peterson (AA), Jarod Plummer (AA), Brad Salmon (AAA)
LHP: John Foster (AAA), Paul Mildren (AA)
C: Mat Tupman (AAA)
1B: Mike Stodolka (AAA)
2B: Josh Labandeira (AAA), Dave Matranga (AAA)
3B: Chad Spann (AAA)
SS: Gookie Dawkins (AAA)
OF: Brian Buchanan (AAA), Damon Hollins (AAA), Alexis Marte (R), Ovandy Suero (AA)

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More B.A. transactions for the last several weeks:

Signed: 2B Jonathan Baez, RHP Franquelis Osoria, C J.R. House, C Mat Tupman, 3B Corey Smith, LHP Carlos Sencion, SS Luis Hernandez
Granted free agency: RHP Luke Hudson
Added to 40-man roster: RHP Henry Barrera
Removed from 40-man roster: RHP Luke Hudson, LHP Josh Newman

Royals GM Dayton Moore has a not-so-secret weakness for Braves cast-offs, with Sencion and Hernandez being the latest two acquisition with Atlanta ties. Both came to Kansas City via the minor league free agent market. A 24-year-old Dominican, Sencion might turn out to be a worthwhile gamble because he’s a 6-foot-4 lefty who has struck out more than a man per inning at every stop until a rough Double-A stint last season. (Plus he first emerged in the 2006 Appalachian League, and I have a soft spot for minor leaguers who do so.) Hernandez, 24, has none of the sheen of the unknown—he’s a slick fielder and career .245/.289/.316 hitter in the minors. The biggest difference between him and Tony Pena Jr. is that Hernandez is a switch-hitter.

Other players developed by the Braves on the Royals’ 40-man roster: righthanders Jairo Cuevas (October waiver claim) and Kyle Davies (Octavio Dotel trade, July 2007), catcher Brayan Pena (May waiver claim) and Pena Jr. (Erik Cordier trade, March 2007).

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Wow....I can't believe this many Royals were eligible for the Rule 5 draft:

www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/news/2008/267289.html

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For week ending 12/17:

Signed: RHP Jairo Cuevas, RHP Riquy Pena, LHP Heath Phillips, C Rainier Bello
Acquired: OF Jordan Parraz from Astros as player to be named in trade of LHP Tyler Lumsden
Rule 5 selections: RHP Russell Haltiwanger (Cardinals, AAA), LHP Gil de la Vara (Astros, ML)

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For week ending 12-30:

Signed: RHP Luke Hudson, RHP Oscar Villarreal, LHP Lenny DiNardo, OF Tommy Murphy

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For week ending 1/14:

Signed: RHP Roman Colon, C Vance Wilson, OF Brian Buchanan
Released: C Nestor Jacobs, C Yenssi Reyes

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Week ending 1/19:

Signed: RHP Brandon Duckworth, RHP Yasuhiko Yabuta

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Week ending 1/26:

Signed: RHP Jose Brito, 3B Jeifrich Garcia

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Week ending 2/2:

Signed: LHP Jose De Jesus, LHP Frankely Diaz

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Week ending 2/8:

Kansas City Royals
Signed: LHP Dan Cevette, OF Steven Boggs, OF Eric Shortell