Crowded outfield
The Wild Things have signed two experienced outfielders, Trevor Pippin and Nick Santomauro. Both players were former top-10 round draft picks whose careers fizzled quickly in affiliated ball and ended up in the independent Can-Am League last year.
Pippin (6-2, 185) was the fourth-round draft pick (148th overall) of the Los Angeles Angeles in 2007 out of Middle Georgia Junior College, the same school that produced former Wild Things pitcher Tom Cochran and a host of ex-major leaguers, including Kal Daniels and Jody Davis. Pippin, from Peachtree City, Ga., played two seasons in the Angels' system, each in rookie ball. He failed to hit better than .188 in either season and was released.
Pippin did not play in a professional league in the 2009 and 2010 seasons, but did get into 10 games last season for the New York Federals, the Can-Am League's traveling team. He batted .263 with three home runs in 38 games.
This is apparently the second try at the Frontier League for Pippin. He was released in spring training by the Florence Freedom in 2010.
Santomauro (6-2, 205) was the 10th-round draft pick of the New York Mets in 2009 out of Dartmouth. A three-time all-Ivy League first team selection, Santomauro led the conference in hits in 2009 and was third in batting average (.372) as the Big Green won the Ivy League title. Santomauro was the Ivy League Player of the Year in 2009. As a sophomore in 2008, Santomauro led the conference in RBI and was second in home runs.
During his first season as a pro, Santomauro batted .241 with six home runs for Brooklyn in the short-season New York-Penn League. One of his teammates was Wild Things outfielder Luis Rivera.
In 2010, Santomauro advanced to full-season Savannah of the Class A South Atlantic League but batted only .191 in 81 games. Santomauro's hitting coach that year was former Wild Things second baseman Ryan Ellis.
Last year, Santomauro played in 39 games for the New Jersey Jackals in the Can-Am League and batted .239.
The signings of two players who are classified as Experienced by Frontier League roster standards has to make one wonder what the status of Chris Sidick is for this season. I was told Friday that Sidick's situation should be determined sometime next week.
Pippin (6-2, 185) was the fourth-round draft pick (148th overall) of the Los Angeles Angeles in 2007 out of Middle Georgia Junior College, the same school that produced former Wild Things pitcher Tom Cochran and a host of ex-major leaguers, including Kal Daniels and Jody Davis. Pippin, from Peachtree City, Ga., played two seasons in the Angels' system, each in rookie ball. He failed to hit better than .188 in either season and was released.
Pippin did not play in a professional league in the 2009 and 2010 seasons, but did get into 10 games last season for the New York Federals, the Can-Am League's traveling team. He batted .263 with three home runs in 38 games.
This is apparently the second try at the Frontier League for Pippin. He was released in spring training by the Florence Freedom in 2010.
Santomauro (6-2, 205) was the 10th-round draft pick of the New York Mets in 2009 out of Dartmouth. A three-time all-Ivy League first team selection, Santomauro led the conference in hits in 2009 and was third in batting average (.372) as the Big Green won the Ivy League title. Santomauro was the Ivy League Player of the Year in 2009. As a sophomore in 2008, Santomauro led the conference in RBI and was second in home runs.
During his first season as a pro, Santomauro batted .241 with six home runs for Brooklyn in the short-season New York-Penn League. One of his teammates was Wild Things outfielder Luis Rivera.
In 2010, Santomauro advanced to full-season Savannah of the Class A South Atlantic League but batted only .191 in 81 games. Santomauro's hitting coach that year was former Wild Things second baseman Ryan Ellis.
Last year, Santomauro played in 39 games for the New Jersey Jackals in the Can-Am League and batted .239.
The signings of two players who are classified as Experienced by Frontier League roster standards has to make one wonder what the status of Chris Sidick is for this season. I was told Friday that Sidick's situation should be determined sometime next week.
Labels: Nick Santomauro, Trevor Pippin
posted by Chris Dugan at
2:36 PM
5 Comments:
Have the Wild Things decided what to do about Chris Sidick? Are they going to grant him special status?
How would that effect the player that plays center field during the road games?
The article on Chris Sidick when he talked about his business and only wanted to play home games plus Lake Erie and Florence road games because of his business reminds me of when Teke did not travel road games and they had two pitching coaches, Teke at home and Mark Mason on the road. Teke was dumped after a year or two. I think the same thing will happen to Chris. His business is more important than having wet deams of playing MLB.
I don't see what diference it makes with the coaches as far as traveling with the team. It is entirely different when it comes to a player.
I love to watch Sidick play and hope something can be worked out. I think Chris should play the entire season, and then call it quits!
Ima Fraid
As Chuck Noll would have said, "Chris Who"?
Chuck Noll was a jerk with a smile on his face.
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