A little late on this, but the weather didn’t cooperate at all earlier today so I couldn’t start until 3:50 this afternoon. The Billings Mustangs roster is out and here is what it looks like:
# | Name | Pos | Bat | Thw | Ht | Wt | DOB |
36 | Jesus Adames | P | R | R | 6′ 4″ | 195 | 1/25/1991 |
27 | Tzu-Kai Chiu | P | L | L | 6′ 0″ | 220 | 9/14/1987 |
49 | Tyler Cline | P | R | R | 6′ 2″ | 205 | 6/24/1990 |
47 | Daniel Corcino | P | R | R | 5′ 11″ | 165 | 8/26/1990 |
56 | Patrick Doyle | P | R | R | 6′ 2″ | 205 | 5/12/1988 |
26 | Starlin Gerson | P | R | R | 6′ 4″ | 175 | 8/26/1988 |
54 | Daniel Guerrero | P | R | R | 6′ 1″ | 190 | 7/21/1985 |
35 | Blaine Howell | P | L | L | 5′ 11″ | 210 | 10/2/1988 |
45 | Porfirio Martinez | P | R | R | 5′ 10″ | 175 | 11/29/1989 |
28 | Tanner Robles | P | L | L | 6′ 4″ | 205 | 2/24/1989 |
23 | Clayton Shunick | P | R | R | 6′ 1″ | 175 | 9/10/1986 |
34 | Joshua Smith | P | R | R | 6′ 2″ | 220 | 8/7/1987 |
41 | Daniel Tuttle | P | R | R | 6′ 1″ | 175 | 8/21/1990 |
22 | James Walczak | P | R | R | 6′ 2″ | 195 | 5/4/1987 |
19 | Daniel Wolford | P | R | R | 6′ 2″ | 210 | 8/19/1988 |
24 | Chris Berset | C | S | R | 6′ 0″ | 190 | 1/27/1988 |
6 | Trey Manz | C | L | R | 6′ 1″ | 185 | 9/1/1987 |
8 | Tucker Barnhart | DH | S | R | 5′ 8″ | 175 | 1/7/1991 |
4 | Billy Hamilton | SS | R | R | 6′ 1″ | 160 | 9/9/1990 |
29 | Jonathan Kaskow | 1B | S | R | 6′ 4″ | 220 | 10/6/1988 |
13 | Devin Lohman | SS | R | R | 6′ 1″ | 185 | 4/14/1989 |
48 | Donald Lutz | 1B | L | R | 6′ 4″ | 230 | 2/6/1989 |
17 | Oliver Santos | 3B | R | R | 6′ 0″ | 190 | 2/5/1987 |
11 | Jefry Sierra | 2B | R | R | 5′ 10″ | 165 | 4/16/1990 |
15 | David Vidal | 3B | R | R | 5′ 11″ | 185 | 10/23/1989 |
5 | Theo Bowe | LF | L | R | 5′ 9″ | 160 | 8/5/1990 |
53 | Juan Duran | LF | R | R | 6′ 5″ | 190 | 9/2/1991 |
9 | Dayne Read | OF | R | R | 5′ 11″ | 190 | 12/31/1988 |
40 | Yorman Rodriguez | CF | R | R | 6′ 3″ | 180 | 8/15/1992 |
Pitchers
This group certainly has potential. Four guys begin the season at 19 years old, though Tyler Cline will turn 20 by the end of the week. Jesus Adames is the youngest player in the pitching staff, having been born in January of 1991. Daniel Corcino returns to Billings at 19 to likely close again. Opening night starter Daniel Tuttle is a member of the 19 years old club and in my view, the best prospect on the pitching staff. 2010 draftees Tanner Robles, Daniel Wolford, Patrick Doyle and Josh Smith all find themselves heading for Billings.
Infielders
The 2009 draft is represented on this infield with Billy Hamilton, Oliver Santos, Tucker Barnhart and Trey Manz, the latter two who will be spending time at catcher. Joining them are several guys from this years draft – Devin Lohman, David Vidal, Jonathan Kaskow and Chris Berset. International guys Jefry Sierra and Donald Lutz also find themselves on the infield. Billy Hamilton is the best prospect on the infield, though he likely won’t be the best player. That honor is likely to go to the college guys Vidal or Lohman.
Outfielders
This is a really young group, headlined by 17 year old Yorman Rodriguez who will make his return to Billings after spending half a season with the Mustangs. Juan Duran finds himself in Billings despite struggling big time in the GCL last season. Theo Bowe is the third oldest of the group at age 19 who has a ton of speed. Dayne Read is the old man on the block as he comes in at age 21. Yorman Rodriguez is the best prospect on the team, but in the outfield I would expect Read to be the best overall performer simply because of his age advantage over the other players.