Chris Carter interview
Tim Perry has added the transcript of an interview he did with former Wild Things outfielder Chris Carter to the Unofficial Frontier League History Page. Chris is one of the all-time good guys in the Frontier League.
Check out the interview here.
Check out the interview here.
posted by Chris Dugan at
11:56 AM
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I am looking at the current 2008 roster for the Wild Things.
There are 20 players listed:
12 R2
5 L1
1 L2
2 V
I understand the L1 and L2.
What is the designation R2?
What is the league rules as far as the number of each designation?
Is there still a R (rookie) slot?
Does any one know what Chris is doing these days?
Expect an announcement in the next couple of weeks about Chris Carter returning to the Wild Things as a coach.
As I understand it, the Frontier League is using an R2 designation, beginning this season. Any player who signed with a Frontier League team last year and had no prior professional exprience will be considered an R2 this year, regardless of how many at-bats, innings pitched and apperances he had in 2007.
The argument for the change was too players were signing out of college and ending up with a handful of at-bats above the 150 total that would make the player an L1 the following season.
This helps teams keep more of their younger players from season to season. Looking at the Wild Things' roster, Eric Earnhart, Rene Quintana and Matt Sutton each would have been classified as L1 players this year under the old roster standards. Instead, they are R2 players.
Also, players who enter the Frontier League with previous professional experience but have never had more than 150 at-bats, 60 innings, or 30 pitching appearances in a single season will be classified as an R2. Players will only move from R2 to L1 status if they break any of the 150, 60, 30 thresholds.
Confusing? Yes, but this is similar to the roster standards used by the other independent leagues.
Chris Carter was a decent player by Frontier League standards. However, he is a legend in his own mind - not by any other standard!
Chris should get a real job and not associate himself with the Wild Things. There can be no future with such a bunch of losers!
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