Opening Day Roster: Tampa Yankees

Written by Greg Fertel | 08 April 2010

The Tampa Yankees roster has been posted:

Catchers(3): Mitch Abeita, Ryan J. Baker, Myron Leslie

Infielders(6): Walter Ibarra, Corban Joseph, Trent Lockwood, Addison Maruszak, Jose Pirela, Brad Suttle

Outfielders(4): Abraham Almonte, Neil Medchill, Melky Mesa, Jack Rye

Pitchers(12): Manny Banuelos, Philip Bartleski, Brandon Braboy, Andrew Brackman, Jairo Heredia, Craig Heyer, Daniel Kapala, Trenton Lare, Hector Noesi, Jonathan Ortiz, Pat Venditte, Adam Warren

If you're looking for pitching prospects, this is the team to follow. The Rotation shapes up to be some combination of Banuelos, Brackman, Heredia, Noesi, and Warren, all legitimate starter prospects. This is the most interesting rotation in the system, and will surely keep opponents at bay.

Pat Venditte is always interesting; I mean, he throws with both hands. Hopefully, if he pitches well, he'll be quickly promoted to Trenton. The numbers he has put up so far have been extremely impressive, so I'm not sure why the Yankees are having him repeat A-ball.

On the offensive side of the ball, the team has some question marks. Joseph, Medchill, and Suttle should make up the heart of the lineup. Suttle is listed at 3b, but I wonder if he'll be playing first base as he continues to recovery from labrum surgery. Beyond those three, Almonte and Mesa could develop and put up big years but have yet to excel offensively. The rotation is really who we'll be watching this season; it's about as good as I've seen in the Yankee system.