Shipped to the Pecos
The Wild Things cleared some room on their roster Wednesday by trading four players to teams in the independent Pecos League.
Washington sent catcher Brandon Peters, outfielder Rashad Taylor and left-handed pitcher Matt Kretchmer to the Roswell Invaders, and dealt former West Virginia University catcher Justin McDavid to the Alpine Cowboys. The Wild Things will receive players to be named in exchange for each of the four players heading to the New Mexico-based league.
Each of the players traded by Washington were signed during the offseason, and three had no pro experience.
Peters was the only catcher on the Wild Things' roster with affiliated experience. He was drafted by the Marlins and spent two years in rookie ball. Kretchmer played for several colleges including New Mexico State.
Taylor, you might recall, was signed out of Point Loma Nazarene University. Bando predicted Taylor would be "one of the most exciting players in the league. … I look for Rashad to catch everything in the outfield, steal bases and drive in runs."
These moves do clear room on the roster if Bando wants to sign more players who were released at the end of minor league spring training. According to my count (I've been using the Frontier League website's transactions page to keep track of the roster moves) Washington has 29 players under contract plus catcher Chris Anderson and pitcher Steve Grife, who are unsigned. Each FL team is permitted to have 34 players under contract, and all players chosen at the May 1 league draft in Washington are exempt from the 34-player limit.
UPDATE: The Frontier League just announced that Anderson has signed with Washington. The Wild Things also signed Marco Davalillo, a 21-yard-old catcher who spent two seasons playing for the Philadelphia Phillies' team in the Venezuela Summer League, and outfielder James Simmons. According to a story I found on the Internet, Davillilo's grandfather is the brother of former Pirates outfielder Vic Davalillo.
Though nothing has been announced by the Wild Things, I believe Simmons is a player who spent five years in the San Francisco Giants' system. He hit 10 home runs in high-Class A last year and was promoted to Class AAA Fresno, where he played 27 games and hit three home runs. In the five pro seasons, Simmons has a .239 career batting average and 81 stolen bases.
Washington sent catcher Brandon Peters, outfielder Rashad Taylor and left-handed pitcher Matt Kretchmer to the Roswell Invaders, and dealt former West Virginia University catcher Justin McDavid to the Alpine Cowboys. The Wild Things will receive players to be named in exchange for each of the four players heading to the New Mexico-based league.
Each of the players traded by Washington were signed during the offseason, and three had no pro experience.
Peters was the only catcher on the Wild Things' roster with affiliated experience. He was drafted by the Marlins and spent two years in rookie ball. Kretchmer played for several colleges including New Mexico State.
Taylor, you might recall, was signed out of Point Loma Nazarene University. Bando predicted Taylor would be "one of the most exciting players in the league. … I look for Rashad to catch everything in the outfield, steal bases and drive in runs."
These moves do clear room on the roster if Bando wants to sign more players who were released at the end of minor league spring training. According to my count (I've been using the Frontier League website's transactions page to keep track of the roster moves) Washington has 29 players under contract plus catcher Chris Anderson and pitcher Steve Grife, who are unsigned. Each FL team is permitted to have 34 players under contract, and all players chosen at the May 1 league draft in Washington are exempt from the 34-player limit.
UPDATE: The Frontier League just announced that Anderson has signed with Washington. The Wild Things also signed Marco Davalillo, a 21-yard-old catcher who spent two seasons playing for the Philadelphia Phillies' team in the Venezuela Summer League, and outfielder James Simmons. According to a story I found on the Internet, Davillilo's grandfather is the brother of former Pirates outfielder Vic Davalillo.
Though nothing has been announced by the Wild Things, I believe Simmons is a player who spent five years in the San Francisco Giants' system. He hit 10 home runs in high-Class A last year and was promoted to Class AAA Fresno, where he played 27 games and hit three home runs. In the five pro seasons, Simmons has a .239 career batting average and 81 stolen bases.
Labels: Brandon Peters, Justin McDavid, Matt Kretchmer, Pecos League, Rashad Taylor
posted by Chris Dugan at
3:24 PM
8 Comments:
What a freakin’ merry-go-round these Wild Things are. They just can’t seem to find their rear-ends with both hands.
We just got sold a bill of goods about how damn good Taylor was and how he was going to excite the crap out of us this season. God, we were all so excited that we almost passed out NOW, he’s traded for somebody to named later from the infamous Pecos League already. Why doesn’t Stu Williams just buy the friggin’ Pecos League, too?
What a circus this bunch is, except there are too many clowns! You sure as hell better not believe anything they say. If you do, your are just a silly fool.
Lok you sign a player for a reason right? so if you sign a player keep him. IF your going to keep trading and realesing players... THEN DON'T SIGN THEM AT ALL!!!!!!
I think I'll just be a Pitates fan.
This all too confusing for an old f**t such as I.
Ima Fraid
Trades don't bother me. Get the best players available.
Get the best players available
Yea, but how about making up your mind BFORE telling us how good a player is.
Hard to predict who will be available several months down the road. If you like a guy sign him. If somone better comes along you can always trade or cut the first guy. Its called building a team.
Are you sure these people know how to build a team? The only thing they have proven beyond any doubt is; they know how to tear down a team.
The proof is in the puddin'..
My two cents.
Although you are trying to build a roster, you are also trying to build a positive name within the baseball marketplace. It is counterproductive to sign a player, hype him in your media tothe fans, get the player excited about his opportunity, have him work his tail off to get ready and just before the season, before he has thrown an inning or had a swing you move him. Not right. And not good for the WT reputation. Too much of that going on in Indy Ball right now.
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